NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Walmart ( WMT ) on Tuesday

said it is eliminating some roles and closing its office in

North Carolina, as part of its move to relocate employees to its

main hubs in California and Arkansas, according to an internal

memo seen by Reuters.

The company is also asking office-based employees in

Hoboken, New Jersey and some of its smaller offices to relocate

to its newly opened headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas and

its office in Sunnyvale, California, Donna Morris, Walmart's ( WMT )

chief people officer wrote in a memo marked to its U.S.

office-based employees on Tuesday.

Fox News first reported news of the job cuts.

The moves are part of Walmart's ( WMT ) broader relocation strategy

that began last year and comes as several other U.S. corporates

mandate employees return to office three to five days a week.

In May 2024, Walmart ( WMT ) made the decision to relocate the

majority of its employees in Dallas, Atlanta, and its Toronto

Global Tech office to Bentonville, Arkansas, San Francisco and

Hoboken. That came a year after it closed three tech offices and

asked some staff to relocate to central corporate hubs.

"We are making these changes to put key capabilities

together, encouraging speed and shared understanding," Morris

said in the memo. "Through this review process, we have

eliminated some roles as we streamline how we work and will also

be exiting our office in Charlotte, North Carolina."

Walmart ( WMT ), on Tuesday, did not specify the number of people

being affected by the decision or the severance packages they

will receive if they decide against relocating. Employees will

be given a month to inform the company if they plan to move, the

Fox News report said.

Earlier this year, Walmart ( WMT ) unveiled a new headquarter campus

in northwest Arkansas, just a few miles from its previous

location it called its "Home Office."

The expansive 350-acre campus is designed to accommodate

over 15,000 employees across 12 buildings with move-ins planned

to be completed by fiscal year 2026.

The company is also opening new office spaces later this

year in Sunnyvale, California and Bellevue, Washington and

expanding and upgrading its office in Hoboken and its Fashion

office in New York City, the memo said.

(Editing by Stephen Coates)