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Walmart to close over 200 stores, lay off 10,000 workers

The world's largest retailer is pulling the plug on its smallest store format and closing 269 stores globally, in a restructuring that will affect 16,000 workers.

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Walmart's imports from China have cost 400,000 jobs in the last decade

A new report released by the U.S. based Economic Policy Institute suggests that Walmart's imports of consumer goods from China has led to the loss of over 400,000 jobs in the United States between 2001 and 2013.

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New campaign aims to give voice to Walmart workers

"#OurWalmartVoices" is a new campaign in the United States aimed to give Walmart workers a voice on a national stage.

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Walmart cuts an exercise in corporate greed

After announcing that it will be raising the wage for its lowest paid workers in its U.S. stores, Walmart Corp. has been quietly cutting the hours of its workforce in an attempt to maximize profit.

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