Walmart Whistle-Blower Claims Cheating in Race With Amazon
- Online executive alleges he was let go after raising concerns
- Retailer ‘ignored’ errors and misled investors, Huynh says
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In its race to catch Amazon.com Inc. in online retailing, Walmart Inc. issued misleading e-commerce results and fired an executive who complained the company was breaking the law, according to a whistle-blower lawsuit.
Tri Huynh, a former director of business development at Walmart, claims he was terminated “under false pretenses” after repeatedly raising concerns about the company’s “overly aggressive push to show meteoric growth in its e-commerce business by any means possible -- even, illegitimate ones.”