Retail giant closing its Charlotte corporate office with over 260 layoffs
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, with the number of job cuts.
Walmart is closing its regional office in Charlotte with 267 layoffs as the retail giant consolidates its corporate offices nationally.
Walmart has asked some of its office-based workers to relocate to its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, and Sunnyvale, California, the retailer said in a memo emailed to The Charlotte Observer late Tuesday.
Just five months ago, the Charlotte office cut 155 jobs at the corporate office following the remodel of several area stores. Those layoffs are were effective Sept. 20.
All told since late last June, Walmart has cut 422 jobs at its Charlotte corporate office at 2118 Water Ridge Parkway, just south of the airport.
The 267 job cuts are effective June 13, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notices filed Wednesday with the N.C. Department of Commerce.
“Through this process, we have eliminated some roles as we streamline how we work and will also be exiting our office in Charlotte,” the memo said. Employees directly impacted are being provided relocation support or severance, according to Walmart.
Walmart is consolidating offices to Bentonville, where it is adding buildings, opening offices in the San Francisco Bay area, and upgrading New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey, offices. The consolidation will “increase collaboration, innovation and speed,” Donna Morris of Walmart human resources said int he memo to U.S. office employees.
Walmart in the Charlotte area
Walmart’s corporate office closing and job cuts comes after a dozen area stores have or will be remodeled as part of the retail giant’s $9 billion investment nationwide.
In 2021, Walmart purchased Iredell County’s largest speculative building for $69 million at 386 Old Murdock Road in Troutman, 35 miles north of Charlotte, and aimed to create 500 jobs, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. The fulfillment center is part of Walmart’s strategy to grow online sales.
In 2019, Walmart laid off nearly 570 corporate employees at its site near Charlotte’s airport.
The retailer was transitioning its finance and accounting services to a third-party vendor Genpact, a publicly traded financial services firm headquartered in New York.
Walmart has 32 supercenters, eight neighborhood markets and seven Sam’s Clubs in the Charlotte region, and over 62,000 employees in North Carolina.
This story was originally published February 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM with the headline "Retail giant closing its Charlotte corporate office with over 260 layoffs."