Andy Jassy, who took over as chief executive from founder Jeff Bezos in July 2021, said in a note to employees that the redundancies "will help us pursue our long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure". Mr Jassy also cited "the uncertain economy" for the move and said Amazon had "hired rapidly over the last several years". It is understood the company's biggest-ever set of layoffs will include staff across UK and Europe, but the firm has not given details.
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