Just a few weeks after Walmart’s U.S. CEO John Furner spoke at the NRF Big Show about how his company is seeking to create jobs that “people aspire to move into,” the retail giant is testing a pay wage increase in approximately 500 stores. Walmart has raised starting hourly pay for team associates, a newly created role, from $11 to $12. The company said some of these new hires will help stock shelves and work as cashiers and deli workers.
