Qurate Layoffs affect QVC and HSN Hosts

I really HATE they chose to release Shannon …….

They also let Gary Goben, the designer for Denim & Co go

Terrible!!! This is off the hook between hsn and the Q!!!!! Stop buying from the Qrate or what ever it is called!! Get some yikies!!!!

Wow!! I heard about Shannon, but wanted to see who else got the axe. I am appalled at who they let go! There are newer hosts without established audiences that should have gone first IMO. Big mistake in letting go your well-loved hosts! I think I just made my last order. The prices have gone through the roof across the board. HSN carries a lot of junk (sorry, I said it). I am not only angry but heartbroken. When will these big corporations learn anything?? Farewell QVC and HSN!

Disgusting letting Shannon Smith go. Good luck filling her shoes. I always admired her for working all of the night shifts. I was a huge fan of HSN for many years but they have been going down the toilet for years. Seeing the same items over and over and over again including today specials. I still shop but not half as much as I used to. Back to the mall

I almost never post on these forums, but I had to agree that their choice to dismiss Carolyn, Dan, Shannon, and Gary is just awful. It seems that their recent changes in hosts has not had the impact on sales they’d hoped for yet they continue to let go seasoned employees to pursue younger less experienced individuals. It’s a shame that they don’t value those who have helped to build their company over the years. Instead of putting the axe to their careers, management might consider changing up the quality and diversity of items they’re selling. as well as trimming down some of the corporate managers that made the poor decisions that led to their current earnings losses.
Just my opinion though.

I’m just sick about this! QVC has gone down the toilet for sure. The new clothes lines they’ve brought in are horrible and too expensive! Carolyn Gracie & Gary Goben made QVC worth watching. Now HSN, what’s up with letting Shannon go???? It’s time to hit up the malls again and eBay!! Glad I just paid off my balance on both cards! Caio QVC & HSN

I think they are trying to attract a younger audience that doesn’t want to be attracted. And they are doing it at the cost of an older audience that has kept the lights on.

I never watch QVC in the evenings. I don’t subject myself to their nonsensical, non-informative presentations. I really question what the powers to be have been thinking.

Both stations have made bad decisions with releasing the host they have.

Shame on you.,QVC / HSN.

Leslie was shown the door too.

I agree with all the comments made about the hosts who are being let go. I am so sick of all the silliness, dancing, goofy comments between the hosts, stating that the price of an item is actually the flex pay, not the actual price, etc. I’m just not sure the idea of attracting a “younger” audience is going to work. Even the younger customers don’t need the clown show HSN has become. I truly believe that Home Shopping has been trendy for a while, but in store shopping is making a return. Being able to actually try on an article of clothing is so much better than wondering if the ordered item will fit! Of course this is just my own opinion….so long HSN.

EEO Suit? Age discrimination.

What a shame.

Leslie was let go many years ago and then rehired, like Jane Treacy on the Q. I will miss her.

Not upset about Carolyn, I honestly could not watch her. I’d DVR the shows and fast forward, the baby talk and squirrel routine was worn out long ago.
I loved Dan, and imagine he will do just fine. Shannon Fox, gorgeous woman but getting information out of her was not an east feat either.
The costs are high, the calamity is constant, and the quality is subpar for the price.
The business model may need an overhaul….and not just replacing the former hosts with same thing in different packaging. Ie: younger hipper less more ethnically diverse.

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