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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:29 PM Mar 2020

Macy's to furlough most of 130,000 employees as stores stay shut

Macy's said Monday it will furlough most of its 130,000-strong workforce starting this week as all stores of the department chain operator have been temporarily shut during the coronavirus pandemic.

Like many retailers, Macy's has already said it would suspend quarterly dividend and withdrew its 2020 sales and profit forecasts in response to the uncertainty and financial hit from the store closures.

The company said on Monday the store closures had severely dented a majority of its sales, despite the online business staying up and running.

"We've already taken measures to maintain financial flexibility ... While these actions have helped, it is not enough," the company said in a statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/macys-to-furlough-most-of-130000-employees-as-stores-stay-shut/ar-BB11UWat?li=BBnbfcL

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Macy's to furlough most of 130,000 employees as stores stay shut (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP
Wow Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #1
Damn. Their stock has lost 2/3rds of its value in 6 weeks. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2020 #2
The "service industry" people in my extended family have mostly been furloughed. hunter Mar 2020 #3

hunter

(38,311 posts)
3. The "service industry" people in my extended family have mostly been furloughed.
Mon Mar 30, 2020, 05:08 PM
Mar 2020

Even a few who didn't expect it.

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