According to a letter sent to the state, the retailer will close its facility at 603 Munger Boulevard in Dallas and its call center at 1025 Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton.
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Walmart is scaling back its operations in Dallas, a move that will affect more than 1,400 employees.
The retailer plans to close its facility at 603 Munger Boulevard in Dallas and its call center at 1025 Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton, according to two Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notices sent to the state. A company spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Munger Street store closure affects 1,266 employees, most of whom will work remotely and not all will be laid off. Walmart said in the notice that many of the affected employees will be relocated or continue their employment in new positions within the organization before the end of a paid transition period.
Most of the Dallas plant’s employees will be asked to relocate to one of the company’s main offices, with many being offered jobs at the retailer’s headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. But some employees may be transferred to offices in the San Francisco area or Hoboken, New Jersey, Walmart’s notice said.
The closure of the call center, located at 1025 W Trinity Mills Rd, will result in a reduction in operations at the company’s facility, affecting 206 employees. Affected employees can apply for open positions at other Walmart stores during a 90-day paid transition period, according to the company’s WARN notice.
All employees who are unable to secure employment elsewhere within the company after the transition period will be made redundant from 9 August.
Walmart is also offering affected staff support resources, including severance pay, continued access to a career portal and an associate support center ready to answer questions about Walmart policies.
The Wall Street Journal reported on May 14 that retail giant Walmart plans to relocate employees and cut hundreds of jobs in the Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto areas. Walmart employs about 1.6 million people in the United States, many of whom work in stores and warehouses.
The company, like many other companies, abandoned remote work flexibility and closed its Austin technology office and two other locations around the country last year.
