This is a master thread about Stein Mart layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential Stein Mart layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I try not to think anymore about the humiliating way I was laid off, but it’s hard to forget. Especially when you come across an article like this:... —  read more 

Released a video on Stein Mart’s history and recent decision to liquidate. https://youtu.be/UGpDpCKESLw

Discount department store Stein Mart revealed Wednesday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it plans to close a "significant portion, if not all" of its 281 stores nationwide. Both the changing retail landscape and coronavirus pandemic... —  read more 

Stein Mart just laid off a bunch of people at corporate in Jacksonville and it sounds like they are laying off even more.

I'm hoping those of us who are still here will be okay at least for another month or two, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried.

All is bad now. This will maybe clear soon, but it will be bad... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Stein Mart Inc. is laying off most of its 8,600 employees in its stores and supply chain, according to a report by the Jacksonville Daily Record. The... —  read more 

What's going to happen now? People have nothing to do?

WeissLaw LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT) in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Kingswood Capital... —  read more 

Post any information you have about the total headcount (I know it changes all the time). How about the main office at Jacksonville?

Post any information about potential or actual Stein Mart Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

For those wondering if Stein Mart is closer to bankruptcy, here is a really good article that gives an overview of the whole situation. It's certainly worth a few minutes to read it... —  read more 

Was googling, and found this article courtesy of Wall Street Journal: :Retailer Stein Mart Hires Legal Adviser to Explore Its Options." I, unfortunately, can't access its contents for being po... —  read more 

Stein Mart has its ups and downs - that’s a known fact with all retail stores. The one I am in is no different. I have a store manager who bullies his employees, ridicules them in front of customers and disregards any positive feedback. Why he works... —  read more 

Noting new to see here, just another Stein Mart store bites the dust. Something tells me we are looking at an increase in similar announcements. Stein Mart will close its doors by the end of February, two months shy of its 10th anniversary... —  read more 

Okay, I'm so tired of being forced to harass people into signing up for credit that I have to vent somewhere. Stein Mart has switched its focus from sales to pushing Credit Cards, which makes absolutely no sense. I've seen some of my coworkers badger... —  read more 

It's bad. And it'll get worse: https://www.news4jax.com/money/stein-mart-eliminates-48-corporate-jobs

They just released the EVP Planning, along with a huge group of other people at the corporate office in Jacksonville. What's going on at Stein Mart?

That's what I heard, let's see what happens.