There were 7,173 job cuts recently announced by companies in California, Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Quebec.
It is the fifth wave of layoffs across the nation’s supply chain industry since early October, with a total of 16,919 workers losing their jobs, according to firms filing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.
Over the past eight weeks, companies announcing job cuts or facility closures include Amazon, GXO, UPS, DHL, Kuehne+Nagel, Advance Auto Parts, Great Dane, Ryder, True Value Co., CJ Logistics America, PepsiCo, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC, Hunt & Sons LLC, Americold Logistics, Green Thumb Produce Inc., 3E Logistics NJ Inc., Genuine Parts Co., Trademango Solutions, FedEx, Russ Davis Wholesale, Mountain Valley Express LLC, McLane Foodservice Distribution and Orora Packaging Solutions.
E-commerce giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced Jan. 22 it is closing its seven fulfillment centers across the Canadian province of Quebec and cutting about 2,000 jobs, according to the CBC.
The closure and layoffs are scheduled to be completed by the end of March.
After Amazon said it would close its Quebec operations, more than 2,500 other people employed by Amazon delivery service partners have lost their jobs.
Quebec’s Labour Ministry has received notices of mass layoffs from 23 logistics and transport companies, bringing the total number of Amazon-related layoffs to 4,543, according to figures compiled by Radio-Canada.
Amazon said customer savings were the reason for the mass layoffs and that it would revert to using subcontractors to handle deliveries across Quebec.
Kohl’s
Retail chain Kohl’s Corp. said it is closing a distribution warehouse in San Bernardino, California, and eliminating 690 jobs as part of its companywide reorganization.
Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) did not provide a reason for the closure and layoffs in a WARN notice it filed with the state. The closure will be finalized by March 28.
Jen Johnson, Kohl’s senior vice president of corporate communications, told Retail Dive the company is reducing its workforce and closing 27 underperforming stores to “support Kohl’s ongoing actions to increase efficiencies and improve profitability for the long-term health and benefit of the business.”
Kohl’s, founded in 1962, is based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company has over 96,000 employees and 1,700 stores in the U.S.
