Yellow Pages cuts 35 jobs, splits out print unit to focus on digital growth

Yellow Pages cuts 35 jobs, splits out print unit to focus on digital growth
By Tina Morrison June 14 (BusinessDesk) – Yellow Pages, the former Telecom directory company whose lenders seized control in 2010, will cut about 35 jobs and separate out its print unit to focus on digital growth. Splitting the print and digital units will allow the directories business to better meet customer needs, chief executive Chris Armistead said in a statement. New units will develop digital marketing products and third-party partnerships, he said. The job losses, from a total staff of about 500, are mostly from the Auckland sales te...