Estée Lauder Companies to cut up to 2,000 retail jobs worldwide

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 20-Aug-2020
Finance Retail

One of the world's largest beauty brand owners, the luxury American conglomerate saw sales plummet across major make-up and fragrance categories due to Covid-19

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Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is cutting up to 2,000 jobs globally across its retail teams.

It said it is letting go staff in sectors

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