Powell's Books, the legendary Oregon-based bookstore, announced it has rehired more than 100 of its workers amid the flood of online orders it has received since closing its stores because of the coronavirus pandemic
Powell's Books, the legendary Oregon-based bookstore, announced it has rehired more than 100 of its workers amid the flood of online orders it has received since closing its stores because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Owner and CEO Emily Powell thanked customers for their support in a statement on the store's website."Your kind words, messages of encouragement, ideas for perseverance, and orders for books have taken our breath away," she wrote."Thanks to your orders on Powells.com, we now have over 100 folks working at Powell's again -- all full time with benefits. Most importantly, we're working hard to keep everyone safe and healthy.
— Powell's Books March 27, 2020 Powell's Books, which describes itself as the world's largest independent bookstore, employed more than 530 people, according to its website.However, as coronavirus concerns increased nationwide, the indie bookstore chain closed its five Portland-area stores on March 15 and a result had to lay off the majority of its employees.
— ILWU Local 5 March 30, 2020 The union said it had filed a formal challenge to Powell's Books actions."While we understand the difficult nature of the situation COVID-19 has created in our society, we remain incredibly disappointed in how Powell's has dealt with this situation and treated workers," the statement said.Powell's said it will keep its website sales running for as long as it can, and promised to reopen its stores as soon as it can.
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