Philips CE To Move To Connecticut

ATLANTA — Philips Electronics said it will be moving its operations to Stamford, Conn., over the course of the year as part of the ongoing merger with the company's personal care division.

The new Philips Consumer Lifestyle North America operation will use a building on Summer Street in Stamford that has been occupied by the domestic appliances unit since last summer. Philips said it also plans to move the offices for its accessories division in Ledgewood, N.J., to the Stamford location. For the time being the accessories group's warehouse operations will remain in New Jersey, a spokesperson said.

The consumer electronics unit in Atlanta currently has about 200 employees, a spokesperson said. Philips is evaluating which employees will make the move.