Economic pinch felt in Apple retail with 10% staff reduction - Ars Technica

Apple managed to pull of a great quarter, but lower sales revenue at retail resulted in the layoff of about 1,600 full-time "equivalent" employees. Still, the company increased retail staff year-over-year.

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