Staples Lays Off More Employees
By marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
January 28, 2016 8:07am CST
This past Monday senior and junior Corporate employees were handed their pink slips.
It is being said they are trying to steamline their structure and there will be various other leadership changes coming.
The chairman and CEO Ron Sargent wants to buy Office Depot but there is opposition from The Federal Trade Commission.
The company also has spent two years in a store closure process that was expected to affect at least 225 locations.
It seems we are hearing of closures and buy outs all the time these days.
7 people like this
9 responses
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 Yeah you can read about it googling it. I had always liked Staples.
1 person likes this
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
22 Feb 16
@fishtiger58
Where I am living now the closest one is over an hour away so I no longer go there so much.
1 person likes this
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Jan 16
@Marcyaz I don't think we have one around here but I have been to them.
1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
31 Jan 16
Oh no! I really like Staples! A ton of big companies are closing (Macys, Walmart)
1 person likes this
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@infatuatedbby A lot of stores are closing their doors and pretty soon we won't be able to go and look at what we want in a store because there will be none that are open for business.
1 person likes this
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
22 Feb 16
@infatuatedbby
That is exactly how I feel also I like to see physically what I am buying.
1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
31 Jan 16
@Marcyaz that's a shame! I prefer to shop in stores to see the items physically!
1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
22 Feb 16
I've not heard about this before and I guess because we don't have that store here. I'm guessing it's a office supplies store?
1 person likes this
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
22 Feb 16
@VivaLaDani13 Yes, it is an office supply store and the place where I bought my first laptop. So many places are laying off or cutting back I think it does not look good for the economy.
1 person likes this
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
28 Jan 16
Staples's and Office Depot's post merger downsizing indicates that the companies hasn't been doing that well in recent years. It's always depressing to see hundreds of workers lose their livelihoods overnight. The way Staples handled the situation appears unrefined and abrupt.
1 person likes this
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@Ladypeace I guess that they are losing business and it is depressing the stores are closing and also people losing their livelihoods. It was unrefined and abrupt.
1 person likes this
