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Neutrogena Is Closing Its Los Angeles Office and Laying Off Staff

Closing the office is part of parent company Kenvue Inc.’s effort to boost growth and improve collaboration, according to a spokesperson for the company.
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Closing the office is part of parent company Kenvue inc’s effort to boost growth and improve collaboration, according to a spokesperson for the company. (Shutterstock)

Neutrogena is permanently closing its Los Angeles office as parent Kenvue Inc. consolidates operations to New Jersey.

The closure is resulting in 84 layoffs, according to a worker notification document viewed by Bloomberg News. Of those employees, 74 have been offered relocation and employment at other company locations.

Kenvue, which owns consumer brands such as Tylenol, and Aveeno, is moving its headquarters to a renovated office building and newly built research and development facility in Summit, New Jersey. The company is currently based in Skillman, New Jersey.

Closing the office is part of Kenvue’s effort to boost growth and improve collaboration, a spokesperson said in an emailed response to questions from Bloomberg. “Decisions that impact our employees are never easy.”

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Neutrogena gained popularity in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1994. It benefited from the consumer-health giant’s deep marketing pockets and product-development prowess. More recently, however, the brand has faltered amid supply shortages that have caused retailers to take Neutrogena items off the shelves and replace them with products from rivals such as CeraVe and Hero. Kenvue was spun off from J&J last year.

Neutrogena’s struggles have weighed on Kenvue’s results, with the parent reporting an 8 percent drop in organic sales for its skin health and beauty segment in the most recent quarter. Kenvue stock has declined 6.8 percent this year and 8.8 percent from its initial public offering last May.

Kenvue is also dismissing 51 employees at its current headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey, this spring, and says other parts of the business are also being restructured.

By Leslie Patton

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