How Walmart is trying to solve its excessive-inventory issues Hi, I''m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Weekly, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: Employees are defying orders to return to the office — and getting away with it . After throwing away $181 million worth of bitcoin, one man is on a mission to get it back . Paul Weiss'' Brad Karp, lawyer to the rich and powerful, is wrestling with his future . Drug companies found a cure for "bubble boy" disease. So why are kids still dying from it? Before we get started: Ben Tobin, our resident Walmart reporter, published a story last week on the retailer''s "chaotic, overcrowded back rooms and outdoor storage units stuffed with unsold goods." Today, Ben''s here to break down the latest. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here . Download Insider''s app here . Inside Walmart''s major inventory problem Walmart''s excess-inventory issues are spilling out into its stores — literally, Insider''s Ben Tobin writes. The company reported that it had finished the first quarter with a 32% increase in inventory because of inflation and supply-chain issues, and it has been dealing with the consequences .