Walmart to Cut Store Hours to Give Workers Time to Restock
- Toilet paper, hand sanitizers hard to keep in stock, CEO says
- Apple, T-Mobile also making changes to operating hours
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Walmart Inc., the biggest U.S. retailer, will cut its store operating hours starting Sunday to give its workers time to restock shelves as the coronavirus outbreak intensifies.
The pandemic is prompting Americans to buy more groceries and other daily necessities including cleaning products, often emptying shelves in anticipation of an extended period of so-called social distancing or self-isolation. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases globally has risen to almost 152,000, with deaths nearing 5,700.