Struggling bookstore chain Borders is cutting 742 retail positions in its more than 900 stores, or about 3% of its workforce. The company eliminated 679…
St. Petersburg, Florida's Home Shopping Network cut about 250 jobs in Q4 2008, and canceled merit increases for 2009. HSN, which had about 5,500 full-time…
Jewelry distributor Finley is packing up its Orange, Connecticut operations and taking 200 jobs to North Carolina. Finley sells to 674 department stores like Bloomingdales…
Virginia has posted its first-ever year-over-year negative job growth. The Virginia Employment Commission says statewide employment in December was 3.8 million, down 0.8% from the…
Brambles, the world's top pallet supplier, will cut 750 jobs over the next year after an 8% drop in first-half 2008 profits. Australia-listed Brambles, whose…
Retail giant Wal-Mart will close its Macon, Georgia return center, cutting about 400 jobs. The center will relocate near Spartanburg, South Carolina. The company says…
The United States lost nearly 600,000 jobs in January, sending the unemployment rate to 7.6%, the highest in 16 years, according to the Labor Department.…
Clothing company Chico's FAS is eliminating 180 positions, and may close up to 25 stores to cope with the economy. Chico's, which operates its namesake…