One of the most popular and iconic retail chain of the United States, Walmart has decided to downsize and cut hundreds of store-support roles, in its latest move to simply the existing structure, as per the latest Bloomberg News report.
According to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters, the U.S. retail powerhouse is eliminating the ‘market coordinator job’ that supports some managers. This elimination of the support roles would affect multiple people, and leave them hanging without a job. These coordinators are considered to be corporate positions, assisting market managers, who are responsible for supervising roughly a dozen store managers, help co-ordinate data compilation and conduct analysis on behalf of some managers.
The company is also additionally cutting some coach and coordinator roles at Walmart Academy, which trains store employees and managers, according to the report. Market coordinators and academy coaches will be guaranteed store-level coach roles in the local area, the report said. This has been assured to save them for being fired and being left unemployed without a secure future,
Bloomberg, which first reported the news, said that hundreds of store-support roles would be affected. The reported move underscores the company’s continual efforts to streamline and smoothen its current scheme of operations. Walmart had in May 2025 announced plans to cut about 1500 jobs, affecting teams in the domains of global technology operations, e-commerce in U.S. stores and its advertising business division ‘Walmart Connect’.
Walmart also plans to make some tweaks and adjustments to certain roles in its training academies as well, as it seeks to switch the focus to higher volume locations and train more associates in person. It however, plans to offer affected employees alternative roles as coaches and even open up certain new roles in places where there are no open roles, the memo said.
For the uninitiated, Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States, with about 1.6 million employees. It has about 2.1 million people worldwide in total as per the latest data available on its website. The company in February 2025 had cut some roles and closed its office in North Carolina, as part of a move to relocate employees to its main hubs in California and Arkansas. In May, the world’s largest retailer had also said it would have to raise prices due to the high cost of tariffs put in place by U.S. President Donald Trump.
This move aligns with what’s been dubbed the ‘Great Flattening‘, a trend across industries where companies reduce mid‑management layers to streamline decision‑making and cut costs. The timing reflects growing economic pressures. Walmart has cited growing tariffs and tough competition in e-commerce from Amazon, Target, and other retailers as a major cause to streamline operations and invest in efficiency-enhancing automation and technology.
Helene Elliott is the senior reporter for News Raise. She covers Science news. She also has a keen interest in photojournalism. Helene holds a nomination for the prestigious Red Smith Award. She is married to author Dennis D’Agostino, a former publicist with the New York Mets.
