Amazon to lay off thousands of employees starting this week

Amazon to lay off thousands of employees starting this week

FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen at the company's logistics centre in Boves, France, February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles beginning this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, in what would amount to its biggest such reduction to date.