July 16 : U.S. wireless carrier Verizon said on Thursday it will sell 274 company-owned retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs as part of its restructuring.The moves will affect about 3,000 retail and corporate employees. Verizon will own 1,000 stores after the sale, effective August 16. Verizon el

Reuters reports most of the lost jobs will come from the sale of company-owned stores

Verizon is cutting more jobs this week as part of its $5 billion cost-reduction strategy, having already eliminated over 13,000 positions since 2025.