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Amazon makes fresh job cuts, mainly in retail division

Global Published 8 October 2026, 08:11 · archived 8 Oct 2026

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon confirmed on Wednesday it had cut what it said were a small number of jobs, primarily ​in its Stores unit which oversees the main e-commerce website. The ‌layoffs to its retail unit coincide with one of Amazon’s biggest shopping days, which it calls Prime Big Deal Days. The promotion started on Tuesday ​and runs through Wednesday, offering varying discounts. The cuts are the ​latest in a series of small reductions since a larger round ⁠of 30,000 job cuts that began last year and continued into ​January. Some affected employees reached out to Reuters and shared posts ​from...

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