Wal-Mart Cuts 11,000 Jobs At Sam's Club

from National Public Radio

Wal-Mart says it's cutting about 10 percent of the workforce at it warehouse club stores. About 10,000 members of the demonstration department are being let go, mostly part-time workers. The company is also cutting its new business membership representative positions, affecting about two staffers per store. Sam's Club faces tough competition from Costco.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, January 25, 2010