Walmart (WMT) announce it is closing a fulfillment center that services online orders for its warehouse club chain Sam’s Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and sources familiar with the matter said the move could result in job losses, Reuters’ Siddharth Cavale reports. Walmart confirmed the closure to Reuters, but said it could not estimate the number of possible job losses until employees make their decisions on relocation. A spokesperson said the facility employed fewer than 200 workers, but declined to elaborate.
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