Amazon reportedly cuts jobs in its retail unit during Prime Big Deal Days sale
Amazon has cut a small number of office jobs, mostly in its Stores division, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The cuts came during Prime Big Deal Days, its two-day sale on October 6 and 7.
Business Insider first reported the layoffs, and then a person familiar with the matter told Reuters that fewer than 1,000 office workers lost their jobs.
The Stores unit manages Amazon’s primary online shop, and, as Reuters reported, messages in an internal Slack channel indicated that various teams were affected, including customer service and selling partner services, which assist external sellers.
Business Insider reported that there had also been staff reductions in the marketplace support and engineering departments, with employees from the US, India, and the UK being laid off. In India, the job cuts occurred at the same time the Amazon Great Indian Festival sale began.
On Tuesday, news of the layoffs spread among the...
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