Nike to axe hundreds of jobs in bid to save $2bn amid sales slump
by Sarah Butler from US news | The Guardian on (#6HB27)
US sportswear brand announces job cuts and simplification of product ranges in streamlining' of operations
Nike is to cut hundreds of jobs, simplify its product ranges and increase its use of automation as part of attempts to save $2bn (1.6bn) in costs over the next three years amid poor sales.
The US sportswear brand said it was taking steps to streamline the organisation" and would be spending up to $450m on the changes, mainly on payoffs for employees.
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