Amazon reportedly cuts jobs in its retail unit during Prime Big Deal Days sale

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  • Amazon has cut a small number of office jobs, mostly in its Stores division, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
  • The cuts came during Prime Big Deal Days, its two-day sale on October 6 and 7.
  • The Stores unit manages Amazon’s primary online shop, and, as Reuters reported, messages in an internal Slack channel indicated that various teams were affected.
  • Amazon cut about 14,000 office jobs in October 2025 and another 16,000 in January, for a total of around 30,000.
Amazon has cut a small number of office jobs, mostly in its Stores division, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The cuts came during Prime Big Deal Days, its twoday sale on October 6 and 7.

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