Hudson's Bay cuts 1,000 jobs

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Canada's largest department store chain is slashing 1,000 jobs across Canada, or 5 per cent of its full-time workforce, citing the need to cut costs.
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8 A# X' ~/ z8 r7 }) u& ]Hudson's Bay Co. said today that the job losses, which affect mainly head office staff in accounting, information technology and logistics, would help it save $150 million a year.
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* z1 V2 }" D/ s8 z; rThe job cuts, effective today, are the result of a strategic decision by Hudson's Bay's new U.S. owners to combine more of its Canadian and U.S. operations to save money.
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. H6 k! v' z+ T7 \% z4 d; DBut there could be more cost-cutting if business conditions worsen, the retailer warned.

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