Staples subsidiary closing Charlotte distribution site, laying off nearly 60
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- Essendant will close its Charlotte facility in November, cutting nearly 60 jobs.
- The layoffs result from company downsizing and will be permanent with no transfers.
- Essendant, a Staples-owned distributor, operates about 20 U.S. facilities.
Essendant Co., a Chicago-area office supply company and subsidiary of office supply retailer Staples, will close its Charlotte distribution facility — a move that will leave 58 people without jobs this fall.
The layoffs will begin on or within 14 days after Nov. 7 at the 10800 Withers Cove Park Drive facility, Essendant said. This decision was made due to companywide downsizing, according to Joe Kave, vice president and general counsel.
Kave declined to provide additional information to The Charlotte Observer, including the size of the layoffs comnpanywide.
Kave submitted a letter about the layoffs to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles last Thursday. The notice was made in accordance with the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions. Bumping rights occur when an employee with more seniority takes the job of an employee with less seniority during layoffs.
The employees are not represented by a labor union or other collective bargaining representative.
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Essendant Co. was founded in 1922. The Deerfield, Illinois-based company is a wholesale distribution and fulfillment service with about 20 facilities in the U.S.
It provides products such as office supplies, furniture and industrial items to resellers, retailers and manufacturers across the country.
The company is now owned by Staples, which is controlled by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Staples employs more than 31,000 people at business centers and U.S. retail stores.
