Rosetta Stone says adios to 16% of workforce and airport kiosks
Skift Take
Translation: This is a painful move for Rosetta Stone and its employees as the airport and mall kiosks were a declining part of its revenue mix, and the move sadly makes sense as online and mobile tools are undoubtedly the way to go.
A day after buying Livemocha's online language learning platform for $8.5 million, Rosetta Stone fired 15.8% of its own workforce and closed its remaining 56 kiosks in the U.S. at airports and malls.
The Arlington, Virginia-based language learning