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Walmart | Virtual reality used to decide employee promotions

Virtual reality used to decide employee promotions

US retail corporation Walmart has welcomed the use of technology within its stores, using virtual reality (VR) to help promote its staff members.

Set to be rolled out across all of its 4,600 stores, the technology will source internal candidates for management positions, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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