Wal-Mart Stores cuts about 11,200 Sam's Club jobs nationwide as it outsources product sampling

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will cut about 11,200 jobs at Sam's Club warehouses as it turns over the task of in-store product demonstrations to an outside marketing company.

"Sam's has been the relative laggard, and it has lagged relative to its direct competitors, Costco and the smaller BJ's (Wholesale Club),

marks Wal-Mart Stores' largest job cut, they expect many employees to be picked up by Shopper Events, so the net effect on the economy probably won't be that bad.

Wal-Mart Stores cuts about 11,200 Sam's Club jobs nationwide as it outsources product sampling - chicagotribune.com