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Amazon cut hundreds of corporate roles in retail division
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October 13, 2026
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ClaudeAmazon has cut just under 1,000 corporate roles within its retail division.
The white-collar job cuts, confirmed by Amazon, took place within the omnichannel retailer's Stores division which oversees its e-commerce operations, according to a Seeking Alpha report citing a news story by Business Insider.
The news came as Amazon conducted its Prime Big Deal days shopping event.
The layoffs impacted several departments within the Stores division including customer service and engineering roles across the U.S., U.K. and India.
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