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If you are a Walmart client, you might be surprised to learn that it may not be around when you need it most, as the company plans to shut down 269 of its stores all over the world, including 154 spots in the U.S.

There will also be 60 stores in Brazil, 55 in Latin America, and seven in Puerto Rico that will be shut down.

The personnel affected will also be huge. More than 16,000 employees will get impacted, tens of thousands of which work in American stores, Fox News  noted.

Even as sales have fallen, the global strategy is being reassessed. However, Walmart assures that those stores that are shutting down would be within 10 miles of another store.

Most of the departments shutting down in the U.S. were part of the "Walmart Express" pilot program, which was an unexpected failure, according to TIME.

Other outlets that will be shutting doors include four Sam's Club stores, six discount centers, 23 Neighborhood Markets, and 12 Supercenters.

"It's important to remember that we'll open well more than 300 stores around the world next year. So we are committed to growing, but we are being disciplined about it," Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, said in a press release.