原本無想過寫此題目, 因本身工作上已需不停面對客人同生意上嘅問題, 有D頭痕, 放工希望可以寫D輕鬆D來調節吓, 但因今日收到D幾嚇人嘅新消息, 順便連帶公司瘦身問題一齊講吓。
朋友及舊同事中, 聽到有好多個都遇到公司裁員問題, 每隔幾個月就裁一批, 只不過可能未輪到佢地自己。上個月我其中一位好友K小姐終於中獎, 收到通知, 不過都算安慰係佢呢個級別最後一個離開公司嘅, 即是公司架構重組, 將呢個級別所有位置取消, 咁就無野好講啦, 反正補足錢, 唯有休息去旅行。呢位好友每次轉工都會休息3-6個月, 今次都唔例外, 會過完農曆年才開始搵工, 祝她旅途愉快並且搵到好工, 或早日搵到個好老公。
本星期日與家人食飯, 阿嫂話佢個妹, 已經係間投資公司做咗十幾年, 點都估唔到會比人裁出嚟, 全公司最高薪果三個係首當其沖, 因為開唔到源就要節流。哥哥不停講個市將會點差點差, 失業率一定高企, 家姐就唔擔心, 佢係社工界, 現在係一間非牟利社會褔利機構做院長, 此行長期缺人, 就好似醫生護士咁, 只會做死。
我做緊嘅行業, 產品屬於生活必須品, 但隨著時代變遷, 近幾十年經濟好轉, 此類必須品, 已變為裝飾多於其實用性, 更換原因是過時多於破爛, 所以當經濟唔好嘅時候, 精明嘅消費者會更換少D或唔買 。由於亞洲很多地區都發展得不錯, 此行在香港面對很大競爭, 前兩年有很多在大陸設廠嘅廠商被淘汰, 加上今次金融海嘯, 相信年尾會有很多此行嘅廠商倒閉, 而數目絕對會比舊年及前年多, 不容樂觀。早幾日收到一些資料係關於2009年, 大陸出口到美國無quota, 但佢地會用Anti dumping來阻攔大陸出口。 今日又收到以下呢個list, 關於美國零售店鋪例閉情況, 相信只是冰山一角,但已非嚇人。
STORE CLOSINGS AND LAYOFFS
Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide A company spokeswoman said the company hasn't revealed which stores will be shuttered. It will let the stores that will close this fiscal year know over the next month
Eddie Bauer to close more storesEddie Bauer has already closed 27 shops in the first quarter and plans to close up to two more outlet stores by the end of the year.
Cache closing storesWomen's retailer Cache announced that it is closing 20 to 23 stores this year.
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Catherines closing 150 stores nationwide The owner of retailers Lane Bryant , Fashion Bug , Catherines Plus Sizes will close about 150 underperforming stores this year.The company hasn't provided a list of specific store closures and can't say when it will offer that info, spokeswoman Brooke Perry said today.
Talbots, J. Jill closing storesAbout a month ago, Talbots announced that it will be shuttering all 78 of its kids and men's stores. Now the company says it will close another 22 underperforming stores.. The 22 stores will be a mix of T albots women's and J. Jill , another chain it owns. The closures will occur this fiscal year, according to a company press release.
Gap Inc. closing 85 storesIn addition to its namesake chain, Gap also owns Old Navy and Banana Republic . The company said the closures - all planned for fiscal 2008 - will be weighted toward the Gap brand.
Foot Locker to close 140 storesIn the company press release and during its conference call with analysts today, it did not specify where the future store closures - all plan ned in fiscal 2008 - will be. The company could not be immediately reached for comment
Wickes is going out of businessWickes Furniture is going out of business and closing all of its stores, Wickes, a 37-year-old retailer that targets middle-income customers, filed for bankruptcy protection last month.
Goodbye Levitz / BOMBAY - closed alreadyThe furniture retailer, which is going out of business. Levitz first announced it was going out of business and closing all 76 of its stores in December. The retailer dates back to 1910 when Richard Levitz opened his first furniture store in Lebanon , PA. In the 1960s, the warehouse/showroom concept brought Levitz to the forefront of the furniture industry. The local Levitz closures will follow the shutdown of Bombay .
Zales, Piercing Pagoda closing storesThe owner of Zales and Piercing Pagoda previously said it plans to close 82 st ores by July 31. Today, it announced that it is closing another 23 underperforming stores. The company said it's n ot pro viding a list of specific store closures. Of the 105 locations planned for closure, 50 are kiosks and 55 are stores.
Disney Store own er has the right to close 98 stores The Walt Disney Company announced it acquired about 220 Disney Stores from subsidiaries of The Children's Place Retail Stores. The exact number of stores acquired will depend on negotiations with landlords. Those subsidiaries of Children's Place filed for bankruptcy protection in late March. Walt Disney in the news release said it has also obtained theright to close about 98 Disney Stores in the U.S. The press release didn't list those stores.
Home Depot store closings (E. Brunswick, Rt 18 just put up their closing sign) ATLANTA - Nearly 7+ months after its chief executive said there were no plans to cut the number of its c ore retail stores, The Home Depot Inc. announced Thursday that it is shuttering 15 of them amid a slumping U.S. economy and housing market. The move will affect 1,300 employees. It is the first time the world's largest home improvement store chain has ever closed a flagship store for performance reasons. Its shares rose almost 5 percent. The Atlanta-based co mpany said the underperforming U.S.stores being closed represent les! s than 1 percent of its existing sto res. They will be shuttered within the next two months.
CompUSA (CLOSED) clarifies details on store closings Any extended warranties purchased for products through CompUSA will be honored by a third-party provider, Assurant Solutions. Gift cards, rain checks, and rebates purchased prior to December 12 can be redeemed at any time during the final sale. For those who have a gadget currently in for service with CompUSA, the repair
Macy's - 9 stores
Movie Gallery - 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exitbankruptcyThe video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie Galleryand Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video rentalchain closed last fall.
Pacific Sunwear - 153 Demo stores
Pep Boys - 33 stores
Sprint Nextel - 125 retail locations New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse appears to have inherited a company bleeding subsc ribers by the thousands, and will now officially be dropping the ax on4,000 employees and 125 retail locations. Amid the loss of 639,000 postpaid customers in the fourth quarter, Sprint will be cutting a total of 6.7% of its work force (following the 5,000 layoffs last year) and 8% of company-owned brick-and-mortar stores, while remaining mute on other rumors that it will consolidate its headquarters in Kansas . Sprint Nextel shares are down $2.89, or nearly 25%, at the time of this writing.
J. C. Penney, Lowe's and Office Depot are scaling back
Ethan Allen Interiors: The company announced plans to close 12 of 300+stores in an effort to cut costs.
Wilsons the Leather Experts - 158 stores
Pacific Sunwear will close its 154 Demo stores after a review of strategic alternatives for the urban-apparel brand. Seventy-four underperforming Demo stores closed last May.
Sharper Image: The company recently filed for bankruptcy protection and an nounced that 90 of its 184 stores are closing. The retailer will still operate 94 stores to pay off debts, but 90 of these stores have performed poorly and also may close.
Bombay Company: (Freehold Mall store closed) The company unveiled plans to close all 384 U.S.-based Bombay Company stores. The company's online storefront has discontinued operations.
KB Toys posted a list of 356 stores that it is closing around the United < /FONT>States as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. To see the list of store closings, go to the KB Toys Information web site, and click on Press Information
Dillard's to Close More StoresDillard's Inc. said it will continue to focus on closing underperforming stores, reducing expenses and improving its merchandise in 2008. At the company's annual shareholder meeting, CEO William Dillard II said the company will close another six underperforming stores this year.
