TeamOne, a Latino-owned agency specializing in warehouse jobs with short- and long-term assignments in the Inland Empire, laid off 725 workers at a Skechers USA Inc. factory store in Moreno Valley.
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“Due to unforeseen business circumstances, TeamOne was recently informed that the owner and operator of the facility had made the decision to end its staffing agreement with TeamOne and thus, the job assignments of TeamOne’s employees at its location,” wrote Frank Moran, president and chief executive officer of TeamOne, in .
As a staffing agency, TeamOne does not own or operate the factory store or an adjacent warehouse, but provides temporary workers to Manhattan Beach-based Skechers USA Inc. — the owner of the massive warehouse and factory store complex off the 60 Freeway in Moreno Valley.
The Skechers factory store is located at 29800 Eucalyptus Ave.
Moran, who could not be reached for comment, wrote that his company was notified by Skechers that it was no longer needed to supply temporary workers on May 14.
“Regardless, this event is anticipated to affect employees currently staffed by TeamOne at these locations,” he said. “Accordingly, while TeamOne does not believe it has a legal obligation to provide this notice, it does so out of an abundance of caution.”
Skechers spokeswoman Jennifer Clay did not respond to requests for comment.
It’s unclear how many workers remain at the factory store, or why the layoffs were made.
All TeamOne employees were notified this week of the layoffs, effective June 13, according to the filing made as part of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act — commonly referred to as WARN. Such notices are required when an employer lays off more than 50 employees. All affected employees are notified at least 60 days before their terminations are scheduled to occur.
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The jobs listed in the EDD layoff notice include 309 material handlers, 231 equipment operators, 145 processors, 29 in housekeeping services, nine in clerical warehousing and two maintenance mechanics.
Construction on the Skechers shoe distribution center began in 2010 with expectations that it would eventually bring 2,400 jobs to the 200-acre Highland Fairview Corporate Park in Moreno Valley. The distribution center, larger than 40 football fields and more than a half-mile from end-to-end, had about 600 people working there in 2012, according to a Press-Enterprise report.
As of May 21, a Skechers career website advertised for 20 jobs at the Moreno Valley warehouse.
By 2019, plans were approved by the Moreno Valley City Council to expand the 1.8-million-square-foot Skechers complex by nearly half.
In September 2025, Skechers changed ownership hands.
New York-based investment firm 3G Capital paid $9.4 billion to buy Skechers in a go-private deal, the largest buyout in footwear history.
The company, which no longer trades on the NYSE, is the third largest footwear company in the world and operates more than 5,300 retail stores.
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