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Walmart Trims Pharmacy Jobs as Company Mulls Health Strategy
- Chain won’t give numbers but reports say 40% of senior staff
- Retailer needs to decide ’what they want to be about’: analyst
Shoppers wait in line to be served at the pharmacy of a Walmart Inc. store in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Walmart Inc. is eliminating some jobs inside its U.S. pharmacy business as the world’s largest retailer seeks to reduce costs and plot a new course in an evolving health-care landscape.
The company is “aligning our staffing with the demands of the business,” said spokeswoman Marilee McInnis, who declined to specify the number of jobs being cut.