Funny turn that that adopted by Microsoft the day after confinement. The giant of Redmond announced at the end of last week to close most of its stores across the globe in favor of items now only offered online. A logical decision for the group, which explains that together, the stores Microsoft.com, Xbox and Windows almost 1.2 billion customers resemble each month in 190 countries.
No layoffs announced by Microsoft
« Our commitment to grow and develop careers from this pool of diverse talent is stronger than ever “Explained in a press release published on LinkedIn David Porter, VP of Microsoft Store, talking about employees of Microsoft stores. No layoffs are therefore topical, Microsoft confirmed to The Verge. The employees concerned will probably be redirected to other positions within the company or will work remotely.
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« Members of our retail team will continue to serve customers while working at Microsoft, or remotely, and we will continue to grow our diverse team to support the overall mission and goals of the business “, Explains the group in another press release shared last Friday.
A shift initially planned for next year
This global and massive closure was visibly in the pipes at Microsoft, which nevertheless planned to make this change of course only from next year, explains The Verge. The health situation and the risks of the second wave of COVID-19 will have prompted the firm to advance its project by a few months so that it can take effect now. The shops closed during the epidemic will therefore not reopen … with the exception of only four sites.
Microsoft explains that its stores in New York City (on Fifth Avenue), London (Oxford Circus), Sydney (Westfield Sydney) will reopen but in a different form, ” reimagined ” They will no longer sell any product and will instead become ” experience centers », The exact nature of which has yet to be defined. The same will apply to the store located on the Microsoft campus in Redmond.
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