Sears Canada cuts 1,600 jobs
Posted Jan 15, 2014 3:29 pm.
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Sears Canada Inc. says it has cut 283 jobs at warehouses across much of the country as the department store chain moves ahead with cost reductions.
The retailer also says it will outsource its three customer call centres in Toronto, Montreal and Belleville, Ont., a decision that will eliminate 1,345 associate jobs over the next nine months.
President and chief executive Doug Campbell says the job cuts are necessary for the health of the company.
Sears Canada is trying reduce costs and improve its overall business as part of a three-year turnaround plan to respond to intense competition within the retail sector. It has been closing some of its most prominent locations and reducing the number of employees across operations.
Spokesman Dan Madge says Sears warehouses affected by the most immediate layoffs are in Calgary, Montreal, Belleville and Vaughn, Ont., and a Vancouver suburb.
