Saks Fifth Avenue Layoff
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGPennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry· filed February 1, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Wilkes Barre, PA (Luzerne County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 1, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the PA state workforce agency.
Summary
Saks Fifth Avenue notified the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry it will close its distribution and fulfillment facility at 250 Highland Park Boulevard in Wilkes-Barre Township, with the shutdown occurring between April 11 and April 30. The WARN filing states the closure will result in the loss of 155 jobs at the Highland Park Boulevard site, which supports Saks' retail and online operations. The action is part of a broader restructuring by parent company Saks Global, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in mid-January 2026. Company officials have provided no further details beyond the required state notification; affected workers may be eligible for unemployment and reemployment assistance and potentially 60 days of severance under WARN-related claims.
Saks Fifth Avenue disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the PA state workforce agency on February 1, 2026. The notice covers 155 employees in Wilkes Barre, PA (Luzerne County).
That is roughly 1.6% of the 10,000 people Saks Fifth Avenue employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at Saks Fifth Avenue since April 2026, including 306 jobs documented in official WARN filings.
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