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A bleak day of announced job cuts

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Play from 0:14[0:14] ..." with a one. Sprint Nextel will lay out some 8000 positions and Home Depot and -- the comfortable clothes its expo design locations. Eliminating some 7000 jobs. Home Depot's move reflects the continuing effects of the recession and downturn in the home improvement and building markets. -- came Home Depot spoke with."...

Play from 2:58[2:58] ..." to. You know. Still have some of those customers shop and traditional home Depot's stores but. We have like -- capsule and decline in demand for and for these tiny and declined. Design projects."...

Play from 3:11[3:11] ..." is WBZ business producer Michael Epstein stay with us for New -- business reports weekday mornings at 38 past the hour. And weekday afternoons at 25 past the hour here on WBZ news radio 1030."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" This is Anthony -- would double ABC news for many companies today the news was bleak with -- 68000 job cuts announced today alone. Caterpillar will cut some 20000 positions Pfizer would eliminate about 8000 jobs as a combined with a one. Sprint Nextel will lay out some 8000 positions and Home Depot and -- the comfortable clothes its expo design locations. Eliminating some 7000 jobs. Home Depot's move reflects the continuing effects of the recession and downturn in the home improvement and building markets. -- came Home Depot spoke with."

Play from 0:36[0:36]" Well the first elephant -- today's the very difficult thing for a these are decisions that we. Me lightly and an excellent stuff -- passionately -- involved. We decided today we announced that we and our expert business. Support centers of operations. The company is has no plans to -- orange box some people at stores in today's announcement -- not have any impact on customers seeking additional income because shores. And it and really just says -- your question. But business has not perform well financially and unexpected -- and attention. Even during the mission hugging them it it is not strong business. And then really weakened significantly as the demand for big -- designed to -- projects has declined. The current economic environments."

Play from 1:26[1:26]" I would tell you I've I've been to. Expo design very impressive -- very impressive stores how many locations and you have at the height of that expansion."

Play from 1:36[1:36]" Aaron well we're close into the -- that are closed on thirty course stores that are expressed or. And 2005 we had coast --"

Play from 1:45[1:45]" How many employees will be affected by the decision."

Play from 1:48[1:48]" And that's going to be."

Play from 1:49[1:49]" 7000 -- seven present total 5000 movie I'm expo in in 2000 support function. Which is -- percent of the company's total work force."

Play from 1:59[1:59]" Our are these -- being phased out closed slowly it was process."

Play from 2:04[2:04]" And tomorrow we'll start closed up sales and outsource and the stores will remain open want to shelter their remaining merchandise."

Play from 2:12[2:12]" We expect this is gonna take probably two months and so we also expect that and the source of the coast -- of people."

Play from 2:19[2:19]" This is what a lot of companies are facing in this in this downturn right now."

Play from 2:23[2:23]" Outfit you know like I said it was a difficult decision to make but you know it's necessary -- and -- want to witness. And we're doing everything we can have access to corner assessment students."

Play from 2:35[2:35]" The types of of merchandise sold in the expert designs and has obviously which optional. Very well designed very well produced do you think there's a market in this country for that merchandise. Or will any of that merchandise now fight its way into the more traditional. Home -- locations."

Play from 2:52[2:52]" Well -- and the the merchandise in the stores certainly hope that you know we were able to. You know. Still have some of those customers shop and traditional home Depot's stores but. We have like -- capsule and decline in demand for and for these tiny and declined. Design projects."

Play from 3:10[3:10]" This is WBZ business producer Michael Epstein stay with us for New -- business reports weekday mornings at 38 past the hour. And weekday afternoons at 25 past the hour here on WBZ news radio 1030."

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