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NEWELL BRANDS INC. (NWL): restructuring charge — Newell Brands announces global productivity plan: cut ~900 jobs, close 20 Yankee Candle stores
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
- Workforce reduction of ~900 employees (10% of professional/clerical); U.S. separations largely by end of 2025.
- Closing ~20 Yankee Candle stores (~1% of brand sales) in U.S. and Canada, effective January 2026.
- Expected annualized pre-tax cost savings of $110M to $130M once fully implemented.
- Restructuring charges estimated at $75M to $90M, primarily cash severance, most by end of 2026.
- Q4 net/core sales guidance now expected toward lower end of prior range due to slower Latin America recovery.