Amazon (AMZN.US) initiates a new round of small-scale layoffs, with the retail department as the hardest hit area
智通财经2026/10/08 03:21According to information from Zhitong Finance APP, Amazon (AMZN.US) confirmed on Wednesday that it has laid off a small number of employees, mainly from its Stores division responsible for its main e-commerce website. This round of layoffs is the latest small-scale staff reduction since Amazon's large-scale layoffs that began last year and continued into January this year. The previous round involved about 30,000 employees. A person familiar with the matter stated that Amazon cut fewer than 1,000 white-collar employees this time.
According to Zhihu Finance APP, Amazon (AMZN.US) confirmed on Wednesday that the company has laid off a small number of employees, mainly within its Stores division, which is responsible for its primary e-commerce website. This round of layoffs is the latest small-scale staff reduction following Amazon’s large-scale layoffs that began last year and continued until January of this year. The previous round affected about 30,000 employees. According to a source familiar with the matter, Amazon has cut fewer than 1,000 white-collar employees in this round.
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