Layoff Announcements Mount

Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest computer products distributor, said it will cut 470 jobs, or 2.8% of its work force, over the next two months in anticipation of a market slowdown that has plagued the computer industry.

The Santa Ana company said it will close a facility in Fullerton and lay off 42 workers. It also will move the distribution operations there to a new 800,000-square-foot facility in Mira Loma, Calif., early next year, said company spokeswoman Jennifer Marchetta. The company, which has 16,500 employees worldwide, also will close a plant in Columbus, Ohio, and move that operation to its Memphis, Tenn., facility.

Ingram Micro initially planned to convert the Fullerton facility to a return center, she said, but the returns now will be handled in Mira Loma. Most of the positions are in shipping and receiving, she said. Ingram’s shares gained 9 cents to close at $12.65 on the New York Stock Exchange.