Check out what Wet Seal folks did as they closed the store today: Wet Seal - Birmingham, Alabama http://i.imgur.com/JCAdGv4.jpg

Heard some stories about major restructure. Elimination of SMM in under performing tier 2 stores, PT Team Supervisor to go, ET Supervisor in smaller stores as well. Can someone confirm?

May our cloudy future meet sunshine in 2015... Best Wishes to ALL... Do not let this define you.. we will be better in the long run...

New York state is raising minimum wage to $8.75 per hour. We were told to expect ink cartridge price increases to offset the wage increase. Hoping this is not the last straw for sub $4mil stores.

Has anyone heard if our jobs will be impacted as well?

So let's fire innocent associates at the store level for something they have no control over. Announced that 434 stores were involved. But is actually in the 600's.

We have a mandatory meeting 12/30/14 @ 6am.. They say OCHA.. a normal start day is 7:30am.. another day we were told our DM is moving to a FC position.. Gary A. will be available to assist.. but DM position won't be filled until after peak.. well if... — read more 

The Damn Devil is now completely over my FC. Can you believe this bunch of horse shit? Would anyone like to take a guess?

"Reductions will be swift and fluid. We won't allow our operations (sdo and store) to stall or faulter for a moment throughout the process of realignment of field operations with corporate."

Why would Staples help a driver relocate.. Then shut us down.. We needed drivers in Charlotte.. So one driver from Detroit relocated here... That SDO closed in November.. if they planned on closing our SDO.. interesting... should we be fooled?..

Not sure if it is full public knowledge but it has been announced internally in corporate that 20 more SDOs will be closed in February. sorry folks but as I reported before in the past... they are all going to be closed. when I get the list I will... — read more 

I was hoping this place was going to be my last job.. ever.. In the 7 years, I've been here I've seen so many changes.. This morning as I was driving to my 1st stop.. I'm at a light and I sees a private courier van full of Staples boxes.. front to... — read more 

I say this with the most sincerest respect for all associates in Delivery...be ready and don't be caught off guard when your regional leadership makes the announcement that your SDO is shutting it's doors! Time is of the essence, prepare now so that... — read more 

Any thoughts

New SDO closure announcements go to regional leadership the last Friday of January. Roughly 30 percent are expected to be eliminated from Logistics. Regional leadership will also be receiving information on the enormous number of retail closures... — read more 

During there peak. How many SDO's did they have in USA and Canada?

my question is will you get paid for vacation if the SDO is closing?

sure wish they would let us know their plans on closing SDO's. I am thinking it's coming sooner than later. Scanners and batteries and chargers are crap and no attempt to replace them. After hear about other closures around the country I was sure we... — read more 

They claimed they didn't know which locations were being looked at.

I was supposed to get my first severance check last week. HR messed up and we didn't get it. I got a call from HR on Friday afternoon indicating that they messed up and we won't be getting it last week because they didn't file the paperwork. So... — read more 

Anyone know what SDOs will also close next?

What will happen if tomorrow Q3 earning announcement is below the target mark?

I feel like something is up but can't figure out what.

I work on the 5th floor east side. I hear Bill Ross gave his notice. He wasn't long for the world as he wanted to be SVP of Supply Chain. Guess he got impatient waiting for Don to retire.

There is life after Staples.

So much our financial leadership has been laid off in the last few months. We have no number crunchers and finance to backup field operations. The next to go is specialty services and the remaining B2B

We have to have made a lot of field revision by this date or if the reduction isn't satisfactory they'll drop the manager instead. In one of my district's the DM is acting GM since her store was on a cut list and she refused.

We're super busy and we're hiring drivers. Hired 7 seven so far in the last three months looking for two more.

We have til Friday to wrap up our work and then we are through.

I know of 1 store in the Chicago area, Anyone hear anything else