Inventory Of Part Of Us Electricity Supplier Layoffs In The Second Half Of 2015

According to the world clothing shoes and hats net, the winner is king and the loser is Kou.

It looks relatively stable in the US.

The field is also experiencing an industry baptism, and even the first ancestor level platform, which was once more popular, is now facing the plight of being forced to lay off.

In this part of the second half of 2015, part of the US electricity supplier layoffs were designed to help Chinese businessmen understand the US market.

First, group buying website Groupon layoffs thousands of people worldwide.

Layoffs account for the total number of Companies: 10%

Layoff time: September 2015

Reasons for layoffs: the company's business adjustment, withdrawal from the local

Company profile: Groupon, founded in 2008, is the first group in the group buying world. It is also the largest group buying website in the world, covering 48 regions of the world.

After careful assessment, Groupon finds that not every market can get return on investment.

Therefore, in order to make rational use of resources, the company decided to withdraw some of the disproportionate market share of investment and return.

Recently, Groupon has withdrawn from the Greek and Turkey markets.

Groupon said today that it will also withdraw from Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, China Taiwan, Thailand and Uruguay markets.

By the end of December last year, Groupon had 11800 employees.

Groupon expects the layoffs to be completed by September 2016.

Two, flash shopping website Gilt layoffs 47 people

Layoffs account for the total number of Companies: 5%

Layoff time: October 2015

The purpose of layoffs is to reach the bottom line of profits and generate cash flow on a continuous basis.

Company profile: Gilt was founded in 2007, and the products include

Jewelry, home and travel services are available in more than 100 countries around the world and provide Chinese customer service.

In November 2014, it formally announced access to Alipay payment, and cooperation with Alibaba's Taobao mall.

Since its inception, Gilt has not reached the bottom line of profit.

To ensure that Gilt meets its profit objectives, the company has adjusted its marketing and international framework.

Three, group buying website LivingSocial laid off 200 people.

Layoffs account for the total number of Companies: 20%

Layoff time: October 2015

Reasons for layoffs: changing sales mode and reorganizing departments

Company profile: LivingSocial is a privately-held company whose business has been growing rapidly.

The layoffs are limited to North American businesses, and LivingSocial chief executive GautamThakar said layoffs would help streamline the company's business while the company is developing more new products.

The layoffs are part of the LivingSocial restructuring plan, which aims to keep away from the concept of daily group buying pactions and pform them into a "experience market" goal, thereby eliminating frictions from daily pactions.

In 2012, the company cut 400 employees and laid off another 400 people last year.

Four, online travel platform Orbitz layoffs 325 people

Layoffs account for the total number of Companies: 40%

Layoff time: December 2015

Reasons for layoffs: acquired by Expedia, integrating internal structure of the company

Company profile: American online travel platform Orbitz was established in 2001, mainly providing travel booking, hotel reservation and other services.

In February 2015, Expedia proposed to buy $1 billion 300 million from its rival Orbitz, which formally completed the acquisition in September of the same year.

The Expedia did not provide official figures, but said it would reserve 1.3 to 150 million dollars in pre tax expenses for severance payment, employee benefits and equity compensation.

This group of employees also includes OrbitzCEOBarneyHarford.

Five, home flash shopping website OneKingsLane layoffs 89 people

Home flashover website OneKingsLane

Layoffs account for the total number of Companies: 25%

Layoff time: December 2015

The purpose of layoffs: 1. Speed up the execution of the work and serve the customers better.

Company profile: OneKingsLane, founded in 2009, covers home decoration, art, jewelry and so on.

19 months ago, the platform had cut 15% of its staff to control operating costs.

It is reported that in 2014, when OneKingsLane got $112 million in financing, it was valued at $900 million.

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