Dive Summary:
- Outdoor gear retailer REI reported Thursday that a "limited number" of employees were laid off at its Kent, Wash., headquarters.
- Around 1,100 people are employed at the facility, and the company says most of the layoffs were in the "support" area.
- REI says that the layoffs weren't a response to any financial downturn, but were a result of the company's changing business needs, and they come as chief executive Sally Jewell goes through the confirmation process to become head of the U.S. Interior Department.
From the article:
... “The shifts we made support the needs of our business and growth strategy,” REI said in a statement. “Out of respect for those individuals whose positions were eliminated, we’re not providing specifics on the total number or which areas were impacted.” ...
