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RetailTotal Jobs Cut
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Largest Single Layoff
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Layoff Timeline
October 2025
Reason: Corporate streamlining and cost reduction
May 2025
Reason: Cut 1,000 corporate staff and closed 800 open roles; 8% of global HQ workforce
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