UPS Announces Layoffs

{Louisville, Kentucky}...UPS announced Wednesday it will lay off more than 400 workers at its logistics center near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, most being hourly warehouse workers. The layoffs come after a decision by online retailer Seattle-based Zulily Inc. to stop relying on the UPS facility to manage inventory and fill orders and to coordinate fulfillment and distribution in-house. UPS spokeswoman Susan Rosenberg says cutbacks will begin in mid-March and will be completed in April. Operations will continue at the UPS Hebron facility, but with a scaled back work force of about 150 employees. Zulily Inc. provides apparel, gear and accessories for mothers, infants and children.