Washington Post journalists have begged the newspaper’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos to spare their jobs – while his wife Lauren Sanchez flaunted expensive couture outfits at Paris Fashion Week.
Up to 300 Post staffers are set to be affected by job cuts as CEO Will Lewis transforms the paper and reverse millons of dollars in losses each year, Puck reported.
The hashtag #SavethePost gained traction among the Post’s current and former journalists this week as a result.
It comes as Bezos joined his wife at the Christian Dior Haute Couture show in Paris on Monday. Sanchez cut a stylish figure in a pale blue skirt and matching jacket, complete with a lavish fur collar.
Back in the United States, furious Post employees were demanding Bezos ditch plans for cuts.
In a statement, the Washington Post Guild wrote: ‘The Post Guild vehemently opposes any more cuts to the staff of The Washington Post.
‘As we’ve seen in recent years, continuing to eliminate scores of workers who make this storied institution what it is only stands to weaken the newspaper, drive away readers and undercut The Post’s mission: to hold power to account without fear or favor and provide critical insight into communities across the region, country and world.
‘If Jeff Bezos no longer supports that mission, then The Post and its readers deserve a steward who does.’
Amazon closing all Amazon Fresh and Go stores to focus on Whole Foods and grocery delivery
Amazon’s homegrown grocery stores are getting shelved.
The company said Tuesday morning that it’s closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations, a total of 72 stores nationwide, concentrating its efforts instead on its Whole Foods Market locations and grocery delivery from Amazon.com.
The move follows a decade of experimentation and expansion in Amazon-branded grocery and convenience stores. Despite “encouraging signals,” Amazon said it wasn’t able to create “a truly distinctive customer experience with the right economic model needed for large-scale expansion.”
The final day for most Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations will be this Sunday, Feb. 1. California stores will stay open 45 more days due to state labor notification requirements.