#retail

It sounds like everything is out now.

We sold a significant amount of doors to the agents... The good news is, those employees will have a job. I’m told we’re keeping a thousand corporate doors and that my team and I are safe for at least 3 years, do we trust that? Looks like operations took a significant hit, who is going to do that work?

Overall, I feel lucky, but feel awful for anyone who is impacted.

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/verizon-shed-274-stores-lay-off-another-500-corporate-employees-2026-07-16/

July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. wireless carrier Verizon (VZ.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations ​and cut about 500 corporate jobs as part of its ‌restructuring.

The moves will affect about 3,000 retail and corporate employees. Verizon will own 1,000 stores after the sale, effective August 16. Verizon eliminated several hundred jobs in ​May after announcing in November it was cutting more than ​13,000 jobs in its largest single round of layoffs.

Word from any Virginia stores?

It’s to diverse your store got confirmation blood bath

How many people on this site are commenting with perspectives from Retail vs Corporate functions?

Anyone know what stores are closing or divesting?

Any news on what stores in WA are impacted?

Well the news is out…. Over 250 stores, directors, sr directors…all because someone “accidentally” sent the email out today instead of tomorrow

has anyone heard of any stores in california closing or turning indirect?

From another district and just got off a call these stores will be impacted and or going to indirect with options to either take the package or continue with indirect once fully transforms

New York / Long Island

Lawerence
Manhasset
Rockville center
57th and broadway

Are all the stores getting divested or are there stores that will just simply be closed? Have all the stores in East Region been notified?

St. Peters, Creve Coeur, & Kirkwood are divested!!!!!

Did anyone else get an email about rekeying the store for agent?

Budgets cut to bare minimum, even less than stores like ROSS, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Bealls, and Burlington

It May be the worst in the retail industry

I'm not in retail, but I see the job postings and every day there's 10+ postings with retail in the title. What is all the retail hiring if people are talking about massive retail layoff and store closures?

Just got word Thursday is a go, however my leader had no word who's impacted. I'm in CP on the retail side. Good luck and may the odds forever be in your favor 🤞

I’ve heard rumors that we will be losing some stores come October. Anyone else hear anything or know which stores?

Those of you that are already RTM. How many stores do you have? Did you gain stores, lose stores are pretty much stay the same?

July has been talked about for 2 months now as the "big one" but will it be and who's getting hit? Wireless? Wireline? Retail? I know we will find out next week, if true, but if anyone is aware please share. Thanks.

I was part of a team that designed and engineered Personal Shopper - the app that most of the retail reps use. I knew it wont be appreciated yet i still worked on it and pushed it out. Thats my confession. Heads up, theres a v2 coming up and its worse.

we can't keep support associates or leads. they walk out.

With the talk of upcoming layoffs happening on 7/16, how sure are we that retail will be affected? Like 60/40? 80/20? 100? I'll be on vacation for that day so I'm just curious if I'll be coming back to the news lol

So much churn here, it is looking like mixer grinder on full speed. And perfect timing also with in-person work is starting soon, and now we have a new SVP with full “I have a PhD in retail/store” energy. Apparently he is telling us Jack himself recruited him. Very God. Very VIP. Please bow and clap.

But one small clarification: this Sprouts, not Walmart. Budget is not unlimited, people are not lining up to suffer, and nobody is waiting for some retail professor to come and save the day.

People already do not want to work with him. Existing employees are looking. New hires are ghosting after talking to him.

He is in for a rude awakening. Organic. Locally sourced, and very expensive

I work at a retail store and received an email about ALL retail stores locks being updated and changed, My store among many others have since been removed from that list. Asked our ops people and was told it was due to extra work needing to be done to have locks installed. Email specifically says any stores needing extra work are still on the list but will be delayed. Any one else in retail can go and see the list has been edited down as the total store count seems to be in the 800s. Possible early warning sign for stores. I'm taking it as my store is being affected with whatever is coming....

One of the criteria of the VSP is your age and number of years of service must total 60. Seems like they want a lot of tenured retail employees to take the bait. Stay tuned.

Upcoming consolidation of regions and districts by Q12027. More to come.

Anyone here anything about retail stores/closures or are they safe this time.

Temple Mall received a city-mandated temporary closure. This action followed the mall owner's failure to fix fire code violations. Many workers across mall businesses face job loss. Dillard's remains open, having separate safety systems. The owner, Kohan Retail Investment Group, has a history of property neglect.

Temple, Texas

https://kdhnews.com/news/region/temple-issues-temporary-mall-shutdown-notice-more-than-100-layoffs-expected/article_02b6bf6b-8c70-59f7-8770-f89e931fba44.html

So I’ve been hearing that we are no longer going to service independent stores ? Has anyone had this happened in their region ? Mostly Hispanic stores in my area that are considered d stores

Retail L2s were notified. They are just not rushing to post on here. Prayers to all those impacted.

Just got notice from my TL that I will be getting an email that states I either have to go full time at whole foods if there is a spot available or give up either my part time at whole foods and part time at the Amazon counter since I cannot have "two jobs within Amazon". I'll have 5 days to make the decision.

Anyone know the plan for VCG Ops? Based on some reorg emails it seems like retail and CS OPS have been officially combined under the same umbrella creating even more redundencies or were taking a second stab at OPOO

https://www.vogue.com/article/isaac-mizrahi-is-targets-first-creative-director-at-large

what exactlys the point of telling a customer we will give them one month free for insurance, perk if the customers are going to cancel it anyway? doesnt it hurt the company?

I’m hoping for some honest feedback. I recently applied for a role in the Retail IT department at Walgreens, but I walked away with a really bad feeling about the hiring director and the overall environment. I’m wondering if pursuing this opportunity might be a mistake.

Notified yesterday of a mandatory in store meeting happening tomorrow. Any information on this? Seems to be happening to select stores, including COR. I know US Cellular has been shutting doors lately, is T-Mobile cutting corporate doors as well? No information is able to be given by anyone until this meeting.

Anyone else? Got told last day is 6/6/26, ironically enough. On the east coast. Not even sure if all my coworkers are aware yet either. Next steps are basically severance or reapply to a role nearby and hope the rsm likes you. Had another friend find out the same thing at his store in the south as well.

out of touch or what !?!?

how is the quota so much this month!