Consumer Safety Fact Check

Walmart Has NOT Returned to 24-Hour Operations!

A claim circulating on social media suggests that Walmart, a renowned global retail chain, is reverting to 24-hour operations. This claim has been widely shared across various platforms.

Social Media Posts

Recently, Facebook users shared an image that seemed to display a post from Walmart. The post announced a change in the store’s operating hours and suggested that Walmart is resuming 24-hour operations.

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Below are other instances of the same claim.

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 We also found the claim spreading on other online platforms, such as Thread and X.

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Fact Check

Contrary to the viral social media post, Walmart has not announced a return to 24-hour operations. In 2020, the company ceased 24-hour operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic and adjusted its store hours to operate from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time.

Carla Landon, the Global Communications Director at Walmart, has confirmed to the Fact Crescendo team that there are no current plans to return their stores to 24-hour operations. This statement is consistent with a similar response from Walmart in July 2022, when another version of this claim circulated.

(Source: First Coast News, MSN.com)

Walmart is a global retail corporation with an extensive network of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. A significant feature of Walmart’s operations is its store hours. Many Walmart stores used to operate 24 hours a day, offering customers the opportunity to shop at their convenience. However, in 2020, due to the global pandemic, Walmart revised its operating hours to be from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time. (Source)

Conclusion

The claim that Walmart is returning to 24-hour operations is false. Despite changes in pandemic conditions, the company has confirmed that it has no current plans to extend its operating hours back to 24 hours a day at the moment.

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Title:Walmart Has NOT Returned to 24-Hour Operations!

Fact Check By: Cielito Wang

Result: False

Cielito Wang

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