Urban Outfitters Lays Off 180

Urban Outfitters will cut its Pennsylvania work force by 180 employees, including 75 who work in direct marketing and mail order returns, according to news reports.

The Philadelphia-based firm is moving its call center operations to South Carolina.

Urban Outfitters runs a catalog and online marketing operation and owns 75 Urban Outfitters stores, 66 Anthropologie stores and two Free People stores.