Walmart to shutter all US health care services and hunker down on inflation-fueled growth in grocery business
The closures mark a major U-turn for the big-box retailer.
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The closures mark a major U-turn for the big-box retailer.
The decision follows a 2023 statement that announced a plan to increase the number of health center locations beginning in 2024.
Walmart said on Tuesday it will close all 51 of its health clinics and shut its virtual health care operations, saying it could not see it as a sustainable business
Walmart will instead focus on its 3,000 vision centres and nearly 4,600 pharmacies located inside its stores. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Walmart is slowly building a network of in-store clinics, believing it has a place in America’s health care system.