Walmart Shortens Its Hours to Disinfect and Restock

Walmart Shortens Its Hours to Disinfect and Restock
Employees work at the checkout counters of a Walmart store in Secaucus, N.J., on Nov. 11, 2015. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Walmart, the largest retailer in America, said Saturday that it will will modify its store hours in response to the pandemic.

Beginning Sunday, all of Walmart’s more than 4,700 U.S. stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice. The company said the shortened hours will help employees restock shelves overnight and clean stores. Thousands of Walmart stores are already operating under shortened hours.