Parrot Cuts Jobs After Drone Discounts at Christmas Hurt Profits

Parrot SA, the maker of toy drones you can fly from your phone, is cutting a third of its staff after lowering prices at Christmas to lure consumers from rivals including market leader SZ DJI Technology Co. Sales were short of what the company had forecast in the fourth quarter even as profitability fell in consumer drones, to a level unsustainable in the long-run, Parrot said Monday in a statement.