Nike announced on April 23 that it will lay off 1,400 employees as part of its ongoing turnaround effort, with most of the job cuts affecting technology roles within the company’s operations division.

Nike said Thursday that it is laying off about 1,400 global operations employees in an effort to streamline workflows as the struggling sportswear company fights through a yearslong sales slump.

Nike reported approximately 77,800 employees worldwide in May 2025, including retail and part-time workers. Alagirisamy said workers whose roles are affected would hear directly from their managers and HR partners beginning Thursday.

This marks Nike’s second round of layoffs in 2026, with the cuts expected to affect 1,400 workers, primarily in the technology division.

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