Avon To Exit South Korea and Vietnam, Cut 1,500 Positions Globally
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
In an effort to realize $400 million in annual cost savings by 2015, Avon plans to eliminate part of its workforce and withdraw from two Asian markets.
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