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Ahold to lay off 120 in central offices

Ahold USA on Thursday confirmed an internal restructuring effort likely to result in the elimination of 120 jobs at its support offices in Carlyle, Pa., and Quincy, Mass.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

March 5, 2015

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Ahold USA on Thursday confirmed an internal restructuring effort likely to result in the elimination of 120 jobs at its support offices in Carlisle, Pa., and Quincy, Mass.

The layoffs would represent approximately 6% of the retailer's staff. The layoffs will not affect workers at the company's banners but would impact shared services including marketing, human resources and legal.

“Today’s announcement is the next step in our work to make Ahold USA better able to serve our customers," the company said in a statement. "These changes build on the successful steps we’ve taken in other parts of our operations to lower prices, limit costs and make our decision-making quicker and less complex.  Unfortunately, this means we will need to eliminate a small percentage of AUSA support center positions, a decision that we do not take lightly."

 

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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