On Monday, February 12th, Barnes & Noble fired a number of employees.
From CNBC:
Barnes & Noble is trimming its staff, laying off lead cashiers, digital leads and other experienced workers in a company-wide clearing, CNBC has learned from sources familiar with the matter.
The news came abruptly for many workers who showed up Monday morning at various Barnes & Noble locations to be notified that they no longer had a job, the people said. The number of affected workers couldn't immediately be determined. As of April 29 of last year, Barnes & Noble employed about 26,000 people.
"[Barnes & Noble] has been reviewing all aspects of the business, including our labor model," a spokeswoman told CNBC about the layoffs. "Given our sales decline this holiday, we're adjusting staffing so that it meets the needs of our existing business and our customers. As the business improves, we'll adjust accordingly."
From The Digital Reader:
The initial report said B&N had fired "lead cashiers, digital leads, and other experienced workers", but what that report missed - and why this was worth bringing up a day later - was that B&N also fired nearly all of its receiving managers in what current and ex-employees are calling Bloody Monday.
[...] When B&N fires a digital sales lead, it means they'll sell fewer Nooks. This is no big deal given how B&N's digital revenues have fallen since 2013. When B&N fires a head cashier, it means you're in for longer waits at the register.
But when B&N fires its receiving managers, it means that B&N won't have the merchandise to sell you because the person who was responsible for making sure shelves get stocked does not work there any more.
Previously: Barnes & Noble Reports Holiday Revenues Down
Barnes & Noble Pivots to Books
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:42PM (7 children)
You have to have people buying your product to be concerned about restocking. Barnes and Noble, at least the last time I went, was very overpriced when compared with Amazon or Borders (when it existed). Barnes and Noble came in and killed all the small bookstores because they were able to give cheaper prices and better selection, now they are being killed in turn by Amazon who can offer an even greater selection and cheaper prices.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2, Insightful) by tftp on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:53PM (5 children)
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:16PM (4 children)
Then this becomes a reality [gnu.org]
(Score: 1) by tftp on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:33PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15 2018, @05:16PM
Like China, Russia, the UK, and the US Governments? :)
(Score: 3, Informative) by pendorbound on Wednesday February 14 2018, @07:52PM (1 child)
Kindle DRM is still trivially breakable. As long as that's true, I'm not especially worried.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Arik on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:27PM
You should be.
Of course it's breakable. That's not the point, and shouldn't give you any comfort.
The game doesn't rely on unbreakable DRM. We both know that's not possible.
What it relies on is the law - the men with guns - to enforce their privilege over your rights. And that's already on the books and being done.
Can you get away with it in your own home still? No doubt. But go try and offer your services to other people who are less technical than you, but no less entitled to the books they have bought. See how long you get away with that.
We're rapidly approaching the point where understanding how anything works is effectively illegal.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Thursday February 15 2018, @06:43AM
The last time I went into a Barnes&Nobel, it's prices were about like everyone else, but the selection in any category I was interested in was so poor I never bothered to go back.
Javascript is what you use to allow unknown third parties to run software you have no idea about on your computer.