Layoffs begin for D'Arcy New York staff
20 Dec 2002 | by Staff,
NEW YORK - D'Arcy has begun to lay off staff in its New York office, as the French advertising giant Publicis Groupe begins the final break-up of the 94-year-old advertising group.
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