{"id":794504,"date":"2026-05-13T23:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794504\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:21:23","slug":"amazon-continues-job-cuts-in-retail-as-it-doubles-down-on-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794504\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Continues Job Cuts in Retail As It Doubles Down on AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon<\/a> cut more jobs this week, with reductions hitting its Selling Partner Services organization this time, a company spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider.<\/p>\n

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The layoffs follow roughly 30,000 job cuts<\/a> announced across waves in October and January. In March, the company also eliminated a small number of roles in its robotics division<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The size of the layoffs this week could not be determined, though the spokesperson described the cuts as affecting a “small number” of employees.<\/p>\n

“We regularly review our organizations to ensure we’re best set up to deliver on our goals. Following a recent review, we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a relatively small number of roles in our Selling Partner Services team. We don’t take decisions like this lightly, and we’re committed to supporting affected employees with transitional health care, a separation payment, and outsourced job placement services,” the spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The Selling Partner Services group works closely with millions of third-party merchants that sell products on Amazon’s marketplace, helping with onboarding, logistics, and account support.<\/p>\n

The latest cuts underscore how Amazon continues to reshape its sprawling retail organization after CEO Andy Jassy<\/a> spent the last two years emphasizing efficiency and cost discipline. While the company previously framed large-scale layoffs as a response to pandemic-era over-expansion, the continued reductions suggest Amazon is still fine-tuning headcount across multiple businesses.<\/p>\n

The cuts also come as Amazon aggressively expands its investments in AI across nearly every part of the company, from retail operations and customer service to advertising and logistics.<\/p>\n

Executives have increasingly pushed teams to use AI tools<\/a> to automate routine tasks and streamline operations, raising concern among some employees that roles might be replaced<\/a> or reduced through automation. Jassy has said AI will allow Amazon to operate more efficiently over time, and warned last year that it could help “reduce”<\/a> the company’s workforce.<\/p>\n

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