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Amazon Cuts Nearly 1000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs Impacting US UK and India
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News18•08-10-2026, 07:47
Amazon Cuts Nearly 1000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs Impacting US UK and India
- •Amazon has cut fewer than 1000 white-collar jobs primarily affecting its Stores business which manages the main e-commerce platform.
- •Employees based in the US India and the UK received layoff notices across divisions like customer service and selling partner services.
- •The recent cuts follow a much larger workforce reduction initiative where Amazon planned to eliminate around 30000 corporate positions.
- •Founder Jeff Bezos previously acknowledged that the company had overhired during the pandemic-era surge in online shopping.
Key Questions Answered
The recent workforce reductions primarily affected Amazon's Stores business, which oversees the company's main e-commerce website and includes customer service and selling partner services.
Prior to the recent cuts of fewer than 1,000 positions, Amazon had announced plans to eliminate around 30,000 corporate jobs in a massive workforce reduction that began last year.
Founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos explained that the company overhired because people were staying home and ordering significantly more products online during an incredible and stressful period.
