After the rapid expansion of outdoor outdoor retailer Bass Pro began small-scale layoffs

After the rapid expansion, American outdoor retailer Bass Pro began small-scale layoffs: 2015-08-21 00:15

After a series of store expansions, Bass Pro Shops, the famous American outdoor retailer, announced layoffs. On Friday, the company confirmed that nearly 60 people will be laid off from its headquarters in Springfield and a wood shop in Nixsa.



With regard to layoffs, Paul Shore, vice president of human resources at Bass Pro Shops, said that the average layoff of each of their retail stores will be no more than six. We did reduce some of our employees, Shore said, but don't over-interpret it. Remember that we employed 5,800 people in the Ozark region and added 2,300 jobs in the past three years. This small layoff was just to make the company run more streamlined and efficient and maintain a healthy system.

Shore said that Bass Pro Shops will provide layoff employees with compensation for retirees and continuation of benefits, while welcoming them to apply for other positions open to the company. He pointed out that the company will continue to expand its pace and will open 8 new stores this year. At present, the total number of Bass Pro employees exceeds 22,000.

In the past few years, Bass Pro has rapidly expanded the number of stores in the United States. At the same time, it has recruited a large number of employees. Each outdoor store opening a new recruit will attract many times the number of candidates, usually the ratio is more than 1:10.

The Bass Pro, which is in a rapid development stage, is also in need of a large amount of capital injection. In early April this year, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US private equity firm, Leonard Green Partners, is contacting Bass Pro and intends to acquire the retail giant and its nearly 100 in the United States and Canada. Home outdoor retail store. As early as September last year, there was news that Bass Pro was exploring ways to raise funds. The Wall Street Journal estimated that the market value of this outdoor chain giant is between US$4.0 billion and US$5 billion.

The Bass Pro Store is one of the largest outdoor retailers in the United States operating in fishing, hunting, camping, and other outdoor products. Founded in 1972, the Bass Pro store is privately owned. At present, the stores are distributed in 26 states and parts of Canada. The total number of shops is nearly 100. The annual flow of people reaches 100 million. In addition to physical store operations, Bass Pro Shops also conducts direct catalogue sales and online sales online. RodGun's product retail network spans more than 7,000 independent stores worldwide. On the Forbes 2013 US 400 Rich List, the founder of Bass Pro - John L. Morris ranks 110th with $4 billion in wealth, and was the only person in the outdoor industry at that time.

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