Amazon layoffs again: Jobs cut in India, US and UK, right in the middle of Great Indian Festival Sale
Amazon has laid off fewer than 1,000 white-collar staff in India, the US and the UK during its Great Indian Festival sale. Here is what we know so far
PTC Web Desk: Amazon has begun another round of layoffs and this time the cuts have reached several teams, including parts of its core retail business. Employees in India, the US and the UK are affected. According to a report, fewer than 1,000 white-collar employees may have lost their jobs across the world.
What Amazon has said
Amazon has accepted that a reduction is happening, but it calls it a change involving a "small number" of roles. The company says most of the changes are in its stores business, which handles its main online shopping operations.
The timing has drawn attention. The layoffs came just as the Great Indian Festival sale got underway. Some employees shared the news with colleagues on internal channels such as Slack.
Which teams are affected
The cuts are not limited to one kind of job. Reports say teams working on customer service, selling partner services and marketplace support have been hit. Engineers in the retail division have also lost roles.
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Why Amazon is cutting jobs again
This round follows a much bigger clean-up. Between late 2025 and January 2026, Amazon removed around 30,000 corporate jobs as it tried to cut costs and make the company simpler to run. The new layoffs are smaller, but they show that the restructuring is still not over.
At the same time, Amazon is betting big on artificial intelligence. The company plans to spend about $220 billion on data centres, chips and other infrastructure needed to run AI.
What it means for India
The cuts come even though Amazon keeps investing in India. In March, it opened a new Bengaluru campus, which it calls its second-largest office in Asia. The 1.1-million-square-foot building is expected to hold more than 7,000 employees working across e-commerce, payments, technology and seller services.
So the layoffs do not mean Amazon is leaving India. It looks more like the company is moving people and money to the areas where it wants to grow.
Great Indian Festival 2026: Offers to know
- The sale began at 12 am on October 8 for all customers. Here are the main offers:
- Up to 65 per cent off on home appliances such as TVs, refrigerators and washing machines
- 10 per cent instant discount on SBI debit and credit cards, including credit card EMI transactions
- Unlimited 5 per cent cashback for customers using the Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card
- Extra Rs 250 cashback for Prime members on select devices
- 10 per cent cashback on Amazon Pay Later EMI transactions