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Lowe’s Layoffs Hit Another Department — Delivery

Lowe’s is continuing to reduce its U.S. staff, confirming Aug. 3 layoffs of  “an undisclosed number of delivery workers nationwide” and the outsourcing of their work, The Charlotte Observer reports.

Lowe’s, which is headquartered near Charlotte in Mooreseville, North Carolina, told the Charlotte newspaper that the latest job cuts are a reaction to “‘the growing demand for timely delivery,’ including next-day delivery.”

The layoffs are at stores “in markets where the increased demand for delivery exceeds Lowe’s current capacity,” the article says.

The big-box retailer has already eliminated about 3,000 U.S. jobs this year, including in-store positions and corporate headquarters jobs, and moved others to India. Lowe’s operates more than 2,000 retail stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

About Kate Klein

Kate is profiles editor for Hardware Retailing magazine. She reports on news and industry events and writes about retailers' unique contributions to the independent home improvement sector. She graduated from Cedarville University in her home state of Ohio, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and minored in creative writing. She loves being an aunt, teaching writing to kids, running, reading, farm living and, as Walt Whitman says, traveling the open road, “healthy, free, the world before me.”

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