Walmart Stores to shake up management, remove 3,500 co-managers

Stores will now be allocated a certain number of co-managers depending on their sales volume

A day after embarking on a pay hike, Walmart Stores is taking steps to shake up management at thousands of its stores. The world’s biggest retailer is removing about 3,500 store co-managers, a salaried role that acts as a lieutenant underneath each store manager, according to people familiar with the move. It’s also adding about 1,700 assistant store managers, a slightly lower-paid role, who will oversee fast-growing areas like online orders, one of the people said.

All co-managers will be notified Friday, and those affected will be able to apply for other roles, said the people, who asked not to be