Walmart shutting down its 106 Tire, Lube and Express car repair shops across Canada

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Walmart says it’s going to start closing its Tire, Lube and Categorical companies in shops throughout Canada.

An e-mail from company affairs director Adam Grachnik says the transfer will enable Walmart to speed up on-line progress whereas persevering with to ship its “core enterprise of meals, consumables, well being and wellness, style and common merchandise.”

Nevertheless, it says a few of Walmart shops will proceed to have a partnership with Mr. Lube.

The e-mail says 106 shops Canada-wide and roughly 550 staff shall be affected.

It says Walmart is trying to attenuate job losses and that it expects to retrain the overwhelming majority of these staff.