
Layoffs occur during the Prime Big Deal Days event and affect administrative teams in several countries.
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The company began a larger round of 30,000 layoffs last year, completed in January, due to excessive hiring during the pandemic.
Amazon confirmed this Wednesday (8) that it had cut a small number of jobs, mainly in the Stores area, responsible for the company's main e-commerce website.
The layoffs in the retail division come during one of Amazon's biggest shopping events, Prime Big Deal Days. The promotion started on Tuesday (7) and ends this Wednesday, with discounts on various products.
The cuts are the latest in a series of staff reductions made by the company since a larger round of 30,000 layoffs that began last year and concluded in January.
Some affected employees reached out to Reuters and shared messages posted on internal company channels following the announcement.
Amazon has laid off fewer than 1,000 administrative employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. Business Insider previously reported the cuts.
"We have made adjustments to some areas of our Stores business because we believe this structure will allow us to better meet our priorities," a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Messages shared on an internal channel indicate that several teams in the Stores area were affected, including customer service and services aimed at partner sellers. Employees in the United States, India and the United Kingdom are among those who have received layoff notices.
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, said in an interview with Fox News, shown this Wednesday, that the continued cuts were necessary because the company hired excessive employees during the pandemic.
"People were staying home and ordering, and it was an incredibly stressful time for us," Bezos said, when asked about the 30,000 jobs lost in the previous round of layoffs.
“The whole team worked hard and got a lot done, but we really increased our headcount,” he said.

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