Walgreens to lay off 250+ workers in Orlando
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2015/02/02/walgreens-to-lay-off-250-workers-in-orlando.html
http://www.news965.com/news/news/local/walgreens-layoff-250-employees-orlando/nj3M6/
Walgreens announced on Monday that it will cut 252 jobs from its Central Pharmacy Operations facility in Orlando.
The Orlando Sentinel Reports those cuts will affect pharmacists, data processing and technicians in addition to general support staff.
The fulfillment center is in the South Orlando area on John Young Parkway and Sand Lake Road.
The pharmaceutical chain filed a release through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
Nearly 350 Walgreens employees will also be laid off as part of job cuts in Arizona.
The Orlando fulfillment center supports roughly 20 percent of Walgreens’ 8,200 stores in the US including roughly 100 locations in Central Florida.
A couple of weeks ago.. I published this about rumors on certain cut-backs at WAGS/Boots
Rumor on the street 01/05/2015
This article got 84 comments from calling me an idiot … to some saying it could happen… to some saying it was right on the mark. You can add to this information that they sold a majority interest in their specialty/homecare division…
It would appear that the people in control of the E-suite at WAGS/Boots is definitely doing some sort of re-alignment.
Filed under: General Problems
I could be wrong, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a merger of two corporations where there were no layoffs. Considering the size of these two, and the competition in this industry, I see more layoffs coming… But it bears repeating that I could be wrong.