Talbots

Mass. locations: Headquarters in Hingham

Total Mass. employees: 1,594 employees

Total announced job cuts: 370 in addition to closing 20 stores

Total Mass. job cuts: 279

The Hingham-based retailer Talbots announced on Feb. 5, 2009, it planned to cut 17 percent of its corporate headcount, according to the Globe. The cut would affect 279 employees in Massachusetts.

The announcement came as the company unveiled key components of its $150 million "expense reduction program."