FedEx will close four facilities in Florida this year, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices filed last week.
The July 29 closures of two Ship Centers in Naples, one in Punta Gorda and one in Fort Myers will impact 220 employees in total, including many delivery couriers. Affected employees will be offered options such as relocation or severance where applicable, FedEx said in an emailed statement to Supply Chain Dive.
"Each market is unique and operational decisions such as this are based on a number of factors, including volume fluctuations, customer demand, facility footprints, and more," FedEx said. "Decisions of this nature are never made lightly, and are the result of much thought and consideration for the needs of our business."
FedEx has been rightsizing its network footprint to reduce operating costs as it weathers volume declines, a transformation that has also impacted its staffing levels. Last year, the company disclosed layoffs at Ship Centers in Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Georgia and Mississippi.
"As an initial matter and as part of responsible headcount management, we have reduced our workforce by nearly 22,000 over the last year and expect additional opportunities in the future as we move forward with our transformation," EVP and CFO John Dietrich said in a March earnings call.
Rival UPS has also been trimming its headcount this year and is cutting sortation shifts at several facilities in its network.
