Peloton Interactive said it plans to cut about 500 jobs, roughly 12% of its remaining workforce, a move its chief executive said was necessary to save the connected-fitness-equipment maker.

Chief Executive Barry McCarthy, who took over in February, said he is giving the unprofitable company about another six months to significantly turn itself around and, if that fails, Peloton likely isn’t viable as a stand-alone company. 

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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