Walmart cuts starting pay for new hires who prepare online orders, stock shelves

Published Thu, Sep 7 20233:23 PM EDT

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Key Points

Walmart has cut the starting pay for store employees who stock shelves and prepare online orders.

The discounter had hiked pay for those workers in March 2021, as e-commerce sales were soaring.

As the nation’s largest private employer, Walmart is closely watched by economists for signs of slowing inflation or a cooler labor market.