All the other layoffs will pail in comparison with what will happen once automation is fully implemented in stores. It is expected it will leave 2.5 million American workers without a job per year! A bunch of that will be Walmart, higher-ups have already said they are heavily investing in automation.
Learn how to do new stuff folks, you'll need it.
http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/04/24/automation-jobs-middle-class
If I want a vending machine experience, I may as well order it from Amazon and have it shipped to my door.
Yeah... And it is not just WM. Millions will be out of a job shortly.
Companies that want to survive will automate everything they can. People that want to survive need to do things that can't be automated easily. The machines are coming.
Walmart = VENDING MACHINE!
Walmart will turn into one large VENDING MACHINE to compete with Amazon. No need for cashiers. No need for stockers. No need for department supervisors.
Automated stocking.
Automated inventory.
Automated checkout.
Automated returns.
Automated everything!
It’s coming regardless of wages.