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Bebe Announces CEO Change, Cuts 15% of Corporate Workforce
Spring cleaning has come early for retailers, it seems, as many are clearing out jobs and stores that aren't…
Kohl’s Cuts Three Top Jobs at Headquarters Amid Weak Performance
Kohl's hasn't had a great start to the year as sales have slowed and stock dropped to a near seven-year low…
Walmart to Shutter 269 Stores Worldwide; 10,000 US Workers Affected
Walmart is closing 269 underperforming stores in the U.S. and Latin America and cutting around 16,000 jobs as…
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More Kmart and Sears Closures are Coming
Job cuts and closures appear to be retail's new normal.
Aéropostale Cuts 100 Jobs
Struggling specialty chain Aéropostale on Tuesday revealed plans to cut about 100 corporate jobs by the end…
J.C. Penney Lays Off 300 from Headquarters
J.C. Penney said Thursday that it would trim staff at its Plano, Texas, headquarters by nearly 9 percent.
Dollar General Cuts Hundreds of Corporate Jobs
Downsizing is on the cards at Dollar General.
Pink is the New Black: Bebe Trims 50-Plus Design and Production Positions
Bebe Stores on Wednesday announced plans to eliminate more than 50 positions, primarily in design…
J.Crew Group Lays Off 175 Staff, Replaces Women’s Designer
J. Crew Group on Wednesday ousted its women's design chief as part of a mass culling that saw its corporate…
HSBC Cuts 50,000 Jobs Worldwide
British bank HSBC announced Tuesday that it's cutting as many as 50,000 jobs around the world and shuttering…
750 Workers Laid Off at Ugandan Textile Manufacturer
Declining demand due to increasing imports from China has caused Southern Range Nyanza, a Ugandan textile…
China’s Manufacturing Industry Continues to Deteriorate
Chinese factories reported their strongest drop in activity in a year as new orders fell in April for the…
Walmart’s Asda to Cut 1,360 Jobs in Company Restructure
British supermarket chain Asda announced that it will proceed with plans to restructure its management…
Tesco Trims Middle-Management; Opens F&F Stores in the Philippines
Tesco, the UK’s biggest retailer, recently opened three F&F clothing stores in the Philippines with its local…
Sears Canada Announces Another Round of Job Cuts: 624 This Time
Only two weeks after announcing the gradual elimination of 1,628 jobs, Sears Canada reported plans to cut 624…