Wal-Mart suddenly closed five stores and thousands of workers laid off, and no one knows why

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Hayley Peterson

Wal-Mart suddenly closed five stores in four states Monday assumptions plumbing problems.

Closures may take up to six months and affect about 2,200 workers in Texas, California, Oklahoma and Florida, reports CNN Money.

The Wal-Mart say they were surprised by the news, after only a few hours before the shops close by 19 clock from Monday informed.