Walmart turns employees into delivery drivers to compete with Amazon

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Walmart is coming up with some new ideas to beat arch-rival Amazon. Or, rather, perhaps, its new head of e-commerce and founder of jet.com, Marc Lore, is. The plan is to turn its 1.5m strong workforce into delivery drivers. If they choose, they can opt to get paid for delivering goods on their way home. Of course, staff will need to be vetted for background and vehicle checks, and on approval will be given an app to determine deliveries. The ...