Walmart slashes grocery costs for employees with expanded discount program as food prices squeeze budgets

Walmart is extending its 10% employee discount to nearly all groceries, offering financial relief as food prices continue to strain household budgets.

Walmart Chief People Officer Donna Morris told employees in a Wednesday memo, obtained by FOX Business, that the company was simplifying and expanding its Walmart Associate Discount Card program, effective immediately, to all food categories. This includes dairy, frozen, dry groceries, meat and seafood, in addition to general merchandise and fashion .

With the change, the associate discount now covers 95% of regularly priced items across the store, according to Morris. Previously, the discount only applied to fresh produce and most general merchandise.

The Walmart Discount Card program, which launched over 50 years ago, is available t