(Reuters) – The US pharmacy chain CVS Well being will reduce 5,000 jobs, the Wall Road Journal reported on Monday, citing a word to workers.

In an e-mail response to Reuters, CVS confirmed that the corporate was shedding some non-customer-facing workers to chop prices, however didn’t touch upon the variety of workers affected.

An organization spokesperson stated CVS expects “no affect on our customer-facing colleagues in our shops, pharmacies, clinics, or customer support facilities.”

The pharmacy chain had about 300,000 workers within the US on the finish of final yr.

Rhode Island-based Woonsocket will reduce journey bills in addition to its use of consultants and suppliers, in accordance with a Wall Road Journal report.

The layoff information comes forward of CVS’s quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Rishab Jaiswal and Gursmran Kaur in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Rashmi Aish)