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Canada's largest department store chain is slashing 1,000 jobs across Canada, or 5 per cent of its full-time workforce, citing the need to cut costs.$ b [% N) X; P8 ]# y8 r9 @5 T
3 u2 n8 ^* T, jHudson's Bay Co. said today that the job losses, which affect mainly head office staff in accounting, information technology and logistics, would help it save $150 million a year.* F6 a$ M( p: v
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The job cuts, effective today, are the result of a strategic decision by Hudson's Bay's new U.S. owners to combine more of its Canadian and U.S. operations to save money.! B" E: x% A7 G+ t' d
* h+ n! Z% O" ?; [: rBut there could be more cost-cutting if business conditions worsen, the retailer warned. |
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