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Walmart e-comm warehouse cuts to top 2,000 jobs

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Walmart is cutting over 2,000 jobs at five U.S. e-commerce fulfillment centers in California, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas. The Texas facility will see the most jobs cut with more than 1,000 positions being eliminated. Walmart is working with workers to find employment in other facilities it operates.

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