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Related: About this forumWalmart 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 stores closing was due to several factors, including some financial factors, she said.
The stores closing was not Covid-19 related, Hatfield said.
Employees can apply for open positions at other Walmart stores or Sams Club locations. Hatfield said Walmart is working with every store associate to help during the transition.
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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 stores closing was due to several factors, including some financial factors, she said.
The stores closing was not Covid-19 related, Hatfield said.
Employees can apply for open positions at other Walmart stores or Sams 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
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Jeebo
(2,284 posts)1. Did they recently lose a court battle with a labor union?
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
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.
pansypoo53219
(21,728 posts)3. the damage is complete. what now?
yesphan
(1,599 posts)4. Jay
is a small and pretty poor community. I'm sure the dollar stores will fill the void.