Department affected: corporate-owned retail stores.
Based on news reporting.
Verizon announced plans to cut about 3,000 jobs and to divest some of its retail stores. The company characterized the move as part of a restructuring to streamline operations and adjust its retail footprint. The announcement indicates these are planned workforce reductions rather than layoffs already completed, though the article does not provide a specific timeline or geographic breakdown. No particular department or exact locations for the store divestitures were specified in the article.
Verizon cut 3,000 jobs affecting its corporate-owned retail stores team as of August 16, 2026.
That is roughly 2.2% of the 135,000 people Verizon employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 7 layoff events at Verizon since November 2025, affecting a combined 16,500 employees.
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