Walmart to Lay Off About 1,500 Workers at Atlanta Fulfillment Center

A Walmart sign inside its department store in West Haven, Conn., on Feb. 17, 2021. Mike Segar/Reuters

NEW YORK—Walmart Inc. is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed on Walmart.com.

In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed on Wednesday, the nation’s largest retailer said it would lay off 1,458 workers at the e-commerce fulfillment center located in Fulton Parkway in Atlanta, Georgia.