Consumer Goods & Food · Kuwait
Alshaya Group layoffs
We've tracked 2 rounds of Alshaya Group layoffs between Jan 2024 and Mar 2024, affecting 2,375 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
2K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
2
Jan 2024 → Mar 2024
AI-attributed
0%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −2,000
Kuwaiti franchise operator cut staff at its Starbucks stores across the Middle East and North Africa after boycott calls linked to the Gaza war hurt sales.
About the figure: Number is from sources cited by Reuters; Alshaya confirmed the cuts but not the figure.
Source: AGBI
- −375
The Kuwaiti franchise retailer closed about 60 Egyptian stores including The Body Shop, Mothercare and Debenhams after three currency devaluations hurt the business.
About the figure: About 375 of the group's 2,000 Egyptian staff were affected; Starbucks outlets stayed open.
Source: Middle East Eye
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