WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » supermarkets http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Shaw's Laying Off 700 New England Workers http://wbsm.com/shaws-laying-off-700-new-england-workers/ http://wbsm.com/shaws-laying-off-700-new-england-workers/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:35:02 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=29438 Shaw's Supermarkets is cutting it's New England workforce down by 4%. That translates to about 700 store-level employees who will be layed off. 169 Shaw's Supermarket stores will be affected.

In a written statement, Shaw's President Mike Stigers says the layoffs are a "necessary step" for the company to take to help "improve our business, reduce expenses, and reinvest in more customer-facing initiatives

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