Wayfair

Wayfair is cutting about 870 employees, or 5% of its global workforce, as part of a plan previously announced by the home goods company to manage operating costs and realign its investment priorities. Wayfair Inc. said in a regulatory filing that it anticipates approximately $30 million and $40 million of costs, related mostly to employee severance and benefit costs, being...

Wayfair to focus on cost efficiency after another unprofitable quarter

Online home goods retailer Wayfair has pulled a beach towel depicting the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha, according to a Hindu organization that raised objections. Rajan Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said in a statement Thursday that the Boston-based company had apologized and removed the towel from its website within an hour of the organization raising concerns. Zed called…

Self-proclaimed internet sleuths are matching up names of Wayfair’s products to those of missing children as part of a bizarre, baseless conspiracy theory that claims the retail giant is using storage cabinets to traffic children.

Online furniture seller Wayfair announced Thursday they plan to reduce 550 jobs, 350 of them at their Boston headquarters.

After years of growth and hiring, Wayfair on Thursday announced layoffs that would impact 550 employees worldwide, including 350 at its Boston headquarters. The Boston-based furniture and home decor company — which has its headquarters at the Copley Place mall — gave the news to its employees on Thursday through an email. The company, which employs 17,000 people worldwide, said…

A former employee at online home furnishings retailer Wayfair says in a federal lawsuit the company failed to adequately respond when she complained that a subordinate was sexually harassing her and then retaliated by firing her. Emily Forsythe, 33, tells The Boston Globe for a story published Wednesday the man had expressed an interest in a personal relationship when they…

After a series of disturbing incidents involving a man touching or exposing himself in front of women, police in multiple Maine municipalities are asking for the public’s help to track him down. Security video from this weekend shows a man outside an Aroma Joe’s coffee drive-thru in Sanford.

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a man with distinctive hair believed to be involved in a series of disturbing incidents in Maine involving a man touching or exposing himself in front of women.

Amazon customers can now head to the Natick Mall in Massachusetts to shop for highly-rated products in person. Amazon 4-Star is a brick-and-mortar store offering products with four-star or higher ratings on the e-commerce giant’s website. There are five Amazon 4-Star stores in the U.S.; the Natick location is the first in the Greater Boston area.

A new store opening at the Natick Mall in Massachusetts is offering Amazon customers the opportunity to shop in person.

Hundreds of Wayfair workers walked out on Wednesday in protest of the Boston-based company’s decision to sell $200,000 worth of furniture to a government contractor that runs a detention center for migrant children.

Hundreds of Wayfair employees are expected to walk off the job on Wednesday in protest of the company making sales with contractors who work with border camps.

Hundreds of Wayfair employees walked off the job Wednesday to protest the online retailer’s decision to furnish a detention camp for migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The workers walked out from their Boston headquarters at 1:30 p.m. and headed to Copley Square, about a seven-minute walk away. Organizers called on employees who are based in the headquarters and remote...

A walkout is looming at Wayfair after employees raised concerns about furniture sales to migrant detention centers.

Employees at Wayfair are planning a walkout to protest the company’s decision to sell furniture to facilities housing detained migrant children at the southern U.S. border, according to The Boston Globe. An employee, who did not wish to be named, told The Globe that BCFS, a government contractor, placed a $200,000 order of bedroom furniture last week.

Employees at Wayfair are planning a walkout to protest the company’s decision to sell furniture to facilities housing detained migrant children at the southern U.S. border, according to The Boston Globe. An employee, who did not wish to be named, told The Globe that BCFS, a government contractor, placed a $200,000 order of bedroom furniture last week.

Online furniture seller Wayfair is expanding its physical presence, opening its first permanent mall store later this year. Online retailers like Wayfair have embraced physical stores as a way to boost sales and let shoppers touch and feel products. Online mattress seller Casper, for example, announced plans to open 200 stores in the next couple of years. And online clothing...

Entering the work force is a challenge for anybody, but without a college degree or connections, it can be even harder. A Boston organization has been working for 20 years to help.

Forbes released their 400 List of the wealthiest Americans, and 20 New England residents made the list. Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos replaced Bill Gates as the number one wealthiest with a fortune of $160 billion, thanks in part to a one-year gain of $78.5 billion, but the New Englanders on the list included New England Patriots owner Robert...