Cutting Jobs - A Painful Exercise, So Do It Right - Modern Distribution Management

Cutting Jobs – A Painful Exercise, So Do It Right

Layoffs and other cost-cutting measures in building materials have begun in earnest, with several distributors and retailers announcing workforce reductions” in the past week.
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The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA, will cut upwards of 950 jobs, many from its three call-center operations that work with customers to install doors and other products. An HD spokesman told Reuters that the closings were not solely due to a down housing market. The retailer wants to give customers a local contact for installation help rather than send them to a call center. Still, HD is hurting, posting a 27% drop in profit in the past quarter.
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UK-based Wolseley said it would cut its workforce in North America by at least 1,300 more this year, mostly in its Stock Building Supply subsidiary. …

Layoffs and other cost-cutting measures in building materials have begun in earnest, with several distributors and retailers announcing workforce reductions” in the past week.
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The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA, will cut upwards of 950 jobs, many from its three call-center operations that work with customers to install doors and other products. An HD spokesman told Reuters that the closings were not solely due to a down housing market. The retailer wants to give customers a local contact for installation help rather than send them to a call center. Still, HD is hurting, posting a 27% drop in profit in the past quarter.
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UK-based Wolseley said it would cut its workforce in North America by at least 1,300 more this year, mostly in its Stock Building Supply subsidiary. …

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