Layoffs mainly in the Stores business; reports say fewer than 1,000 roles
Source-backed update · Confirmed reduction · Amazon
EventCuts made October 6, 2026; confirmed October 7, 2026
ReportedOctober 7, 2026
Added to WorkHushOctober 6, 2026
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Business Insider · Oct 7, 2026Supports: Reported cuts on Tuesday across customer service, marketplace support and retail engineering, including staff in India and the UK, with fewer than 1,000 affected per a person familiar; an Amazon spokesperson confirmed eliminating a small number of roles, primarily in Stores.Open the sourceReuters (via Khaleej Times) · Oct 8, 2026Supports: Reported that Amazon acknowledged late on October 7 a round of layoffs concentrated in its Stores unit, affecting fewer than 1,000 white-collar workers per a person familiar, in the US, India and the UK.Open the source
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Amazon confirmed only "a small number" of roles; the under-1,000 figure comes from an unnamed person, and the full list of teams and locations is not established.
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