NEW YORK CITY: The Gap is laying off 1,800 corporate workers, roughly three times the number of headquarters jobs it cut last fall, as the struggling chain cuts costs in a bid to become nimbler.

More layoffs at the struggling chain follow similar cuts at large US corporations this year, such as Amazon and McDonald's, with white collar workers taking the brunt of the headcount reductions as the economy slows.

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