Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as shoppers surge on coronavirus fears

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Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as shoppers surge on coronavirus fears

Citing a jump in shoppers due to pandemic.

Big-box retailer Walmart Inc said on Thursday it would hire more than 150,000 hourly workers in the United States, citing a jump in shoppers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rival Amazon.com Inc made a similar move earlier this week, announcing it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery ...

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