Walmart is cutting hundreds of store-support roles, Bloomberg News reports
The U.S. retail bellwether is eliminating the market coordinator job that supports some managers, the report said. These coordinators are considered to be corporate positions, assisting market managers, who are responsible for supervising roughly a dozen store managers each, it said.
The company is also cutting some coach and coordinator roles at Walmart Academy, which trains store employees and managers, according to the report.
Market coordinators and academy coaches will be guaranteed store-level coach roles in the local area, the report said.
Walmart did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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