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Amazon is cutting fewer than 1,000 white-collar jobs, mostly in its stores division, which oversees the company’s main e-commerce site, according to Reuters.
The reported discounts come as Amazon wraps up its October Prime Big Deal Days sales event, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The workforce reduction follows a series of larger layoffs totaling about 30,000 jobs that began last year and continued through January.
A person familiar with the matter told Reuters the latest round of layoffs would affect fewer than 1,000 employees.
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Amazon is cutting fewer than 1,000 white-collar jobs in its latest round of layoffs, mainly affecting its stores division, according to Reuters. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Business Insider was first to report the latest layoffs.
Internal Slack messages reviewed by Reuters and shared by affected Amazon employees suggest the cuts will affect multiple divisions at the company.
Customer support and sales partner services are expected to be affected, along with other units of the tech giant.
Employees in the United States, India and the United Kingdom are believed to be among those affected.
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“We have adjusted parts of our Stores business because we believe this structure will allow us to better meet our priorities,” an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters.
FOX Business has contacted Amazon for additional comment.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos previously discussed the company’s broader workforce reductions in an exclusive interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on “Special Report.”
Bezos said Amazon was in a “very unique position” after significantly increasing its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has previously addressed the company’s workforce reductions, noting that the retailer significantly increased its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. (REUTERS/Abdul Saboor / Reuters)
He also acknowledged public fears about the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, but said he disagreed with those who predicted a more worrying outcome.
Stepheny Price of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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