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Amazon cuts fewer than 1,000 corporate roles, mainly in Stores, as reported

Amazon is cutting fewer than 1,000 corporate roles, mainly in its Stores business, across the US, India and the UK, according to reports on 7-8 Oct by Hindustan Times and Invezz that quote a company statement about adjusting its structure. Amazon has not published a release.

By Nora Quinn · 9 Oct 2026 · 1 min

Amazon is cutting fewer than 1,000 corporate roles, mainly in its Stores business, across the US, India and the UK, according to reports on 7-8 Oct by Hindustan Times and Invezz that quote a company statement about adjusting its structure. Amazon has not published a release.

Sources: Hindustan Times (secondary) · Invezz, 8 Oct (secondary) · Note: CTN found no Amazon release; this is as reported by Hindustan Times and Invezz, quoting a company statement. The “AI spending reshapes workforce” framing is Invezz’s, not a reason Amazon gave.