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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,024 posts)
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:05 PM Jul 2020

Walmart in Jay closing next month after 40 years

I've heard of a lot of them opening, but I've never heard of one closing.

Walmart in Jay closing next month after 40 years
By Sheila Stogsdill For the Tulsa World Jul 23, 2020

JAY — The Jay Walmart store is closing its doors to the public on Aug. 21, displacing 67 employees.

“This is a very difficult decision,” Walmart spokeswoman Anne Hatfield said.

The store opened in 1980, she said. The last day for its workers is Sept. 25.

The Jay Walmart store’s closing was due to several factors, including some financial factors, she said.

“The store’s closing was not Covid-19 related,” Hatfield said.

Employees can apply for open positions at other Walmart stores or Sam’s Club locations. Hatfield said Walmart is working with every store associate to help during the transition.

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Walmart in Jay closing next month after 40 years (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP
Did they recently lose a court battle with a labor union? Jeebo Jul 2020 #1
It's a standard MO of theirs SoCalNative Jul 2020 #2
the damage is complete. what now? pansypoo53219 Jul 2020 #3
Jay yesphan Jul 2020 #4

Jeebo

(2,284 posts)
1. Did they recently lose a court battle with a labor union?
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:23 PM
Jul 2020

That's one of the reasons they sometimes close their stores, rather than actually have to deal with a union.

-- Ron

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
2. It's a standard MO of theirs
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jul 2020

Not the case necessarily with this location, but that they go in and open store after store, driving out Mom & Pop businesses, only to end up closing down and leaving the towns that they already damaged even more broken. This, of course, after getting tons of government and tax subsidies from the towns and counties where they opened.

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