"While 7-Eleven Inc. has fared [image-nocss] better than many other retailers, we have not been immune to the slowdown of the economy," the Dallas-based company said in a statement provided to CSP Daily News and reported in a Flash on Friday.
7-Eleven spokesperson Margaret Chabris told CSP Daily News that the layoffs "have no impact on the stores or the store operations people like our field consultants and market managers, it's more in the non-store and support areas."
She added, "It was done in a very fair way. It was thought through quite well. We had been doing things in advance to manage costs, and hopefully we saved some jobs in the process.... We have to position ourselves for this year."
The company also said in the statement, "The management team made some other difficult decisions for 2009 to minimize further job loss, which include a suspension of merit increases, suspension of 401(k) matches in the U.S. and a reduction of incentive compensation for most positions."
It added, "Despite the reduction, 7-Eleven intends to continue to grow its store base while actively managing costs and providing the product assortment that customers need."
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