Goings and Comings at Walmart.com
Walmart.com, a joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The online retail operation is sharpening its
focus, working to improve its design and make the check-out process easier.
Most of those laid off are in the areas of marketing and merchandising.
Walmart.com spokeswoman Cynthia Lin told Internetnews.com that the job cuts
were not made because of funding concerns, but rather because the company is
"refocusing its resources based on what we learned from the holiday season."
She said the company has 52 open positions in engineering, site design and
product management. Lin also said that the company is fine-tuning its
checkout procedure, its search function and its product assortment.