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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: 3, Insightful) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:57PM (1 child)
No, they can't. Barnes & Noble is selling an Experience, not "books." Same exact reason that B&N must be in higher scale locations than the mall. You need to feel like this isn't going to Whatever's to find earrings or Gamestop. They're killing off the ONE advantage they had left over Amazon - the friendly live helpful person giving a welcoming and knowledgeable experience promptly yet you can spend hours browsing and sitting - in the name of quarterly bonuses. RIP B&N.
This sig for rent.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday February 14 2018, @11:52PM
Hate those people.
Surfing the shelves, getting immersed in the book or two, and suddenly you have to shift into the other half of your brain to make pleasant talk with some busybody. I know how to find help if I need it, and would go to a public library if I needed help, rather than to a 20 something who was selling cell phones last week, and ear rings the week before.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.