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SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: restructuring charge — Shift Technologies records $29.2M restructuring charges for closure of 7 hubs; 60% workforce reduction
SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Total restructuring charges of $29.2M in Q3 2022: inventory losses $8.5M, software decommissioning $6.5M, severance/CEO transition $3.7M.
- Workforce reduction of approximately 60% due to closure of 7 inventory, reconditioning, and storage hubs.
- Only $0.9M of charges expected to result in future cash expenditures; restructuring substantially completed by Sept 30, 2022.
- Closures part of strategic business review; detailed cost estimates provided in this 8-K amendment.