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Business August 28, 2020

Bed, Bath and Beyond, Cisco Systems and more plan layoffs

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The moratorium on layoffs for companies that accepted federal funding or Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans is expiring. And even those that didn't take the federal money now feel safe to cut employees from the payroll.

This is no surprise in the retail industry where stores were often closed for up to 2 months. The airline industry, which was hit hard by restricted travel, has not had a chance to recover. But even in the tech sector where the profit is increasing and the stocks are up, there are industry-wide layoffs.

Retail

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., (BBBY), Chief Executive Mark Tritton announced on Tuesday that it plans to eliminate 2,800 jobs “effective immediately” from corporate headquarters and retail stores. The reorganization will shift focus from traditional retail to the online sales for the company and its affiliates.  

The troubled retailer is trying to streamline its operations and finances during the ongoing pandemic. When the pandemic started, Bed Bath & Beyond had 55,000 employees. They are cutting 5% of the workforce.

Last month, the retailer announced it was permanently closing 200 stores later this year. Physical locations continue to struggle as the COVID-19 epidemic has shifted retail shopping online. 

The company also operates Buybuy Baby, Christmas Tree Shops and Harmon Face Values. It operates 1,500 stores. About 1,000 of those are its primary brand, Bed Bath & Beyond locations.

The employee and store cuts are proposed to reduce overhead and management layers and "significantly reposition field operations to better serve customers in a digital-first shopping environment," the company said. 

The reorganization will result in an estimated $150 million in annual savings, Bed Bath & Beyond said. 

"Saying goodbye to colleagues and friends is incredibly difficult, but this component of our comprehensive restructuring program is critical to rebuilding the foundation of our business, construct a modern, balanced and durable business model, and meet the structural shift in customer shopping and service preferences that we have seen accelerate as a result of COVID-19," Tritton said in his statement.

Tech

Despite the solid performance of the technology sector, tech companies are laying off employees.

Cisco Systems, the networking hardware company located in San Jose, California, and VMware, Inc., the cloud computing software company are both cutting staff.

Boulder-based NetApp is the latest to announce plans to lay off about 5.5% of its workforce. NetApp is focusing on cloud and software-defined technologies.

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Jackie is a freelance journalist and technology geek. She worked as a telecom project director for AT&T and BellSouth. Before joining the USA Herald she has written books, articles, blogs and whitepapers. Her clients include Samsung and other technology companies.

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