Zazzle Lays Off 15%, Corporate Office Hit Hard

Zazzle , the online shop that lets you order custom-decorated clothing, mugs, and a variety of other items, has laid off nearly 40% of its corporate staff and 15% of the overall company, which includes workers in its manufacturing factory. The corporate office was hit hard, with over 30 of 110 employees cut, primarily in business development, marketing, and engineering. Cuts were also made in the company's factories, which houses 140 workers (some of which are working under contract). In an official blog post, the company's founders write that the site has seen strong growth over the past year, but that the sluggish economy forced them to make cuts in order to ensure the company's continued profitability. The company says it will continue to sell products currently available on the site, but has cut some projects that have yet to appear and will continue to drop products that aren't performing well.