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Amazon has confirmed another round of corporate job cuts, primarily affecting its retail operations, as the technology company continues restructuring its workforce.
The latest reductions involve fewer than 1,000 white-collar employees, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by Reuters.
Most of the affected positions are within Amazon’s Stores division, which manages the company’s main e-commerce platform and associated retail services.
The layoffs have affected employees in the United States, United Kingdom, and India, with reports indicating reductions across customer service, seller support, and potentially other corporate teams.
Amazon confirmed the changes on October 7, saying that adjustments to its organisational structure were intended to help the company deliver on its business priorities.
The latest cuts coincide with Prime Big Deal Days, one of Amazon’s major promotional shopping events, which took place on October 6 and 7.
The timing highlights the contrast between Amazon’s efforts to expand retail activity and its continuing reductions in corporate staffing.
The latest move follows a much larger workforce restructuring that began in 2025 and continued into January 2026, involving approximately 30,000 job cuts.
Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos addressed the company’s previous reductions in a Fox News interview, saying the business had expanded its workforce substantially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The surge in online shopping during lockdowns led Amazon to increase staffing rapidly to meet demand, he said.
The current reductions are smaller than those announced during the earlier restructuring, but they add to uncertainty among employees across several corporate teams.
The layoffs also come as major technology companies continue reassessing workforce requirements and operational structures in response to changing market conditions.
Amazon has not publicly disclosed a detailed breakdown of the latest job losses by country or department.
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