Well of course they will layoff in 2018 that is and has been their standard since 2006. Bottom line, they have made some extraordinary bad decisions in the Marketing and e-commerce side of the business.
When your business model is to buy Jet.com for 3 billion in an attempt to take down Amazon, you really have to ask the question...do you really know what the hell you are doing? I hate to see such great talented people lose there jobs, but it will happen. They don't care about you and they are not your family...
Walmart is a corporation that is looking out for the shareholders. You are a number and some of you will be replaced soon.