Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty Images) The perks of working for Walmart increased after the company announced it will hand out more than 740,000 Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro smartphones to its associates — free of charge."As we make enhancements for our customers, we’re also rethinking how we can help our associates succeed in their roles today and deliver some of what they’ll need for the future," the company said in a news release Thursday. "The right tools can be the difference between fast and frustrating."The phones will come with a case and a protection plan.