Packages travel on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday, one of the busiest days at the company’s Amazon fulfillment center in Orlando, Florida, on December 2, 2024.
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Amazon The company confirmed that it will lay off about 200 employees in its North American store division.
The core retail business, which Amazon also calls its stores division, Covers a wide range of sectorsincluding its private label, Prime membership program and consumables businesses.
“We are making changes to some of the personnel within our North American store team because we believe this structure will allow us to better achieve our priorities,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “As part of these changes, We have made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of positions and we are committed to supporting affected employees through the transition.”
The spokesman said the layoffs included employees in areas such as the fashion and fitness businesses. business insider News of the layoffs was reported earlier.
Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy has taken steps to control costs across the company, cutting about 27,000 jobs since the start of 2022. Nearly every business in the company’s portfolio.
Amazon has also shut down some of its more experimental and unprofitable initiatives, including telemedicine services, Physical delivery planand Clothing and shoe fitting service.
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