WALMART shoppers are eager for a return to a pre-COVID policy, however, the retailer shows no signs of returning to the old ways.
Customers demanded the retailer bring back 24-hour Walmart locations.
“It’s time to bring back 24-hour Walmart so I can shop at 3am in peace,” one shopper posted on Facebook.
Others joined in, commenting that they also miss the previous policy.
“Okay! How long must we suffer? All night, Walmart!!” one person wrote.
“Yes, it was helpful,” another person added.
“I loved going before my 7am shift,” commented a third person.
Walmart changed its opening hours in 2020 for public safety reasons.
During the pandemic, the retailer decided to limit hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time.
Although many of its loyal customers assumed this would be temporary, the retailer never returned to 24-hour hours.
They officially dashed buyers’ hopes last year when an X user (previously known on Twitter) asked if they planned to return to the previous format.
The retailer responded, revealing that it plans to maintain limited hours.
“We have no plans to return to 24-hour service, but you can shop online at any time,” a spokesperson responded to the customer.
Walmart revealed that labor shortages, maintaining supply and the lack of need for the store to stay open all night led to the decision, according to Best stocks,
CONSTANT RUMORS
Despite Walmart drawing the line at bringing back 24-hour Walmart locations, that hasn’t stopped constant rumors from appearing on social media.
A rumor recently surfaced claiming that Walmart would resume its 24-hour programming starting August 14th.
Walmart stores closed in 2024
So far, Walmart has closed the following stores in 2024:
- San Diego, California – February 9
- El Cajon, California – February 9
- Columbus, Ohio – February 16
- West Covina, California – March 29
- Towson, Maryland – April 5
- Granite Bay, California – April 12
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin – May 19
- Fremont, California – May 24
- Aurora, Colorado – June 7
“Walmart announced that starting June 3rd, all U.S. locations will return to 24-hour operation,” read a post shared on X.
Other posts went viral, being reshared thousands of times on other platforms.
The retailer had to put the rumor to rest, explaining that it does not intend to change the current schedule.
“[There] there are no current plans to return our stores to 24-hour operation,” said Walmart spokesman Joe Pennington. Reuters in an email.
Pennington also clarified that the account was not affiliated in any way with Walmart.
Similar rumors surfaced in 2021, when another social media user also stated that he would resume his old policy in August.
“Great news for night thieves. 24-hour Walmart starts August 14, 2022,” read a post shared thousands of times on Facebook.
This rumor was proven false by USA Today.
The US Sun has reached out to Walmart for comment.
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