Walmart hires 100,000 to meet demand, as toilet paper and sewing machines fly off the shelves [CNBC]
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WalmartThe big-box retailer has hired more than 100,000 new workers over the past three weeks to help it keep shelves stocked and fulfill online orders during the pandemic, the company's executive vice president of corporate affairs, Dan Bartlett, told CNBC'sIt announcedon March 19 that it would look to fill 150,000 positions"We'll easily hit the 150,000," he said. "We'll do an assessment to see if we need to do more."Bartlett said most of the jobs are temporary, but about 10% to 15% are permanent. He said many of Walmart's new employees have come from hard-hit industries and are using the jobs to stay afloat "until their traditional jobs come back online.""People are keeping their eye on the horizon to see when industry and when the economy will crank back up," he said. "But in the meantime, they're providing a critical service, and we welcome them with open arms."Walmart is one of the retailers that's seen an increase in sales as Americans have bought more groceries and household i
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