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Wayfair and Macy’s are cutting thousands of jobs as retail layoffs deepen

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail layoffs are hitting especially hard this week. Online furniture seller Wayfair is cutting about 1,650 jobs, or 13% of its global workforce. Macy's is laying off about 3.5% of its total headcount, which amounts to roughly 2,350 employees, and the iconic department ...

Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont scoop shop employees reach contract agreement

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's has reached its first contract agreement with workers at a retail shop in the Vermont city where it was founded after the employees petitioned to unionize last year, Scoopers United and the brand announced Thursday. About 40 workers ...