Maybe they are haveing a problem hiring people that only want to work 28 hours/week, ie part time no health insurance.
I could see this as a problem in states that have a lower unemployment rate like NH.
I avoid Walmart because they have always understaffed their stores and I do not like to wait in like for 15 minutes just to buy something. The worst are their superstores where it takes 20+ minutes just to check out your groceries.
Funny, I hardly ever have to wait at Walmart, but sometimes our local Target store has long lines because there are not enough checkers. Target has gotten better about that lately, but I don’t have a problem with Walmart. I haven’t noticed shelves being empty, either.
Maybe another commenter was right. It’s true of the blue states, but not here in other places.
Ours here are nice and clean, stocked well, and usually the service is good.
The other night I was in line for a good 45 minutes. At first, I thought customers just had a large amount of items but after all that time, the reason for the wait became apparent. The cashier had no sense of speed, picking up one object, slowly moving it to the scanner, after it scans, pause, then SLOWLY move that item to the bag. Pause. SLOWLY reach for the next one, all one-handed, all in this slo-mo repetition... After a few minutes of this, I had all I could do not to yell at her to get the lead outta her asset and move faster. (And, no, she was not handicapped, not slow mentally... There was no reason for it.)
WalMart has understaffed the registers for at least 10 years. Obamacare has nothing to do with it, but I do expect it to get worse. 25 registers and never more than 4 open, that;s the WalMart way.