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Apologies if it's already been done....

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2016/02/09/specialized-announces-realignment-and-layoffs#.Vru2fuzYOnM


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 7:26 am
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Sounds like sensible realignment of resources and reinvestment into new facilities while cutting dead wood. 3% wastage is nothing and probably needs to happen. If people are not achieving objectives when peers are, they rightly need to go.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 7:39 am
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Is it coz of their latest failed attempt at suing stans


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 7:41 am
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Got to pay the lawyers somehow.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 7:57 am
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It might help if they made it easier to buy one. There is no doubt I'd be an SWorks Epic owner if I could have bought one a couple of years ago.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 8:10 am
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3% isnt bad given alot of companies (non cycling related) are offloading 10%+ currently. All sounds sensible, but not of course very nice if you are on the receiving end.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 8:35 am
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More interesting (unless you're personally affected) is the departure of the ex-Apple guy after so short a period.

I'd like to know the story behind that.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 8:36 am
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To be fair, 3% is probably easily achievable with natural staff turnover, and slightly restructuring of roles if needed.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 8:40 am
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Why are they suing Stans?


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 8:43 am
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its being going on at the UK distributor in Chessington for some time now, so not surprised to see it affecting the American parent company


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 8:51 am
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MT.its the other way around. Stans suing successfully over breach of copyright/patent on some wheel rim tech I think.


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 9:04 am
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The might be getting rid of the wheels department?


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 9:05 am
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Less than 50 people affected. Clearly not good, but it's not that big an impact in the context of other redundancy programs


 
Posted : 11/02/2016 9:09 am

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