The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant will hire an initial 45 staff in software development, product management and other tech roles, and plans to add “hundreds of new jobs” in the city over the next 12 months. Walmart Canada did not answer questions from The Logic about the precise number of new positions or what specific technologies it will develop here. (The Logic)
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The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant will hire an initial 45 staff in software development, product management and other tech roles, and plans to add “hundreds of new jobs” in the city over the next 12 months. Walmart Canada did not answer questions from The Logic about the precise number of new positions or what specific technologies it will develop here. (The Logic)
Talking point: The Toronto hub is one of 17 the firm now operates worldwide; on Tuesday, it also announced a facility in Atlanta, which will start out with 140 positions. Walmart aims to grow its tech team by 5,000 this year, so Canada will still make up a relatively small piece. The firm cited the tech talent pool and STEM-teaching institutions in Toronto—and Canada more broadly—as a major factor. But competition for those workers is already pitched sector-wide, and Walmart is following online grocery and ecommerce platforms including Amazon, Instacart, Ocado, Postmates and Shopify into the city.
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