David’s Bridal is laying off thousands of employees across the country as it makes plans to sell the company — just weeks before wedding season kicks off.
The country’s largest bridal retailer fired its first round of employees Friday and plans to lay off the rest in two separate phases that will stretch through August,A total of 9,236 employees will be eliminated across David’s Bridal’s 300 stores in the mass sacking.
“We are evaluating our strategic options and a sale process is underway,” a spokesperson told The Post. “At this time, there are no updates to share, and all stores are open to serve customers. Providing excellent service remains our focus and we are committed to serving and delivering for our brides and customers and being part of magical moments.”Distribution center workers will be on the chopping block in June, while field and store employees will be fired from June through August.
David’s Bridal announced it has begun laying off thousands of employees in the latest round of mass firings across the nation.The exact location of the layoffs are not yet known, but the notices warn all employees could be affected. “The layoffs are expected to be permanent, although new opportunities may become available depending on the outcome of the Company’s sale efforts,” Andrea Dauphinee, the company’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources, stated in the filings.The layoffs come just one week afterThe country’s largest bridal retailer fired its first round of employees Friday and plans to lay off the rest in two separate phases that will stretch through August.
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