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Amazon Plans To Lay Off Around 10,000 Employees, Report Says
A week before the holiday shopping season officially kicks off, Amazon is set to begin laying off approximately 10,000 corporate and technology employees, The New York Times reports.
Job cuts at the online retail giant were expected to start the week of Monday, Nov. 14, and will primarily affect Amazon’s retail, devices, and human resources divisions, according to the outlet.
The largest in its history, the layoffs would impact 1 percent of the company’s global workforce and 3 percent of its corporate employees.
It follows several other cost-cutting moves that CEO Andy Jassy has implemente…
Thousands Of Beds Recalled Due To Serious Impact, Crush Hazards
About 8,200 beds have been recalled after more than 60 reports of injuries caused by beds falling or breaking.
On Thursday, Sept. 8, full-sized and queen-sized Murphy beds sold online under the brand names “Ivy Bronx,” “Orren Ellis,” “Stellar Home Furniture,” and “Wade Logan" were recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
According to the announcement, the beds can break or detach from the wall and fall onto people, posing serious impact and crush hazards.
CPSC said it has received 146 reports of the beds falling or breaking, including 62 injuries involving bro…
Amazon To Close Warehouses In Everett, Dedham, Mansfield, Others: Report
Amazon announced Friday, Aug. 26, that the company would scale back some of its growth during the COVID-19 pandemic and begin closing some of its warehouses. That includes five in Massachusetts, according to a news report.
The Boston Globe reported the massive online retailer planned to close delivery warehouses in Dedham, Everett, Randolph, Mansfield, and Milford. Though, Amazon did not provide a timeline for when these closures would take place.
Employees at those warehouses will get the option to move to other facilities in the state. Amazon did not say how many workers would…
Whole Foods To Close Stores In Four States, Including Massachusetts
Whole Foods will be shuttering the doors of six markets across four states, including one location in the North East, Amazon announced, according to a Bloomberg report.
Citing long-term goals, Amazon, which purchased Whole Foods for $13 billion in 2017, confirmed that some stores will soon be closing as they shift their business plan.
Stores will be closing in these locations:
Brookline, Massachusetts;
Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama;
Tarzana, California;
The Englewood and DePaul neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois.
According to multiple reports, some of the stores could be closing as soon…
