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Amazon has laid off some employees in its pharmacy business, the company confirmed to CNBC.
Amazon spokesman Brad Glasser said in a statement that a “small number” of staff members in Amazon’s pharmacy division were notified of their layoffs on Thursday. About 80 employees have been laid off, according to reports. semaphorepreviously reported the news.
“Like many companies, we are constantly identifying ways to improve our processes, both in terms of quality and efficiency, to provide the best customer experience,” Glasser said. “As a result, we decided to adjust our resources and removed a small number of roles from the Amazon Pharmacy Services team.”
The job cuts come as Amazon recently completed the largest layoff in its 29-year history. The company laid off 18,000 employees over the course of several months last fall and early this year, before announcing a further 9,000 layoffs in March. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says e-retailers are aggressively cutting costs across the company in light of the economic slowdown and slowing revenue growth. Jassy has frozen corporate hiring and slowed warehouse expansions while targeting some of Amazon’s less successful businesses, such as food and equipment.
Amazon’s healthcare business was hit by job cuts earlier this year. Some employees at the company’s pharmacy, digital health tools and Halo fitness band divisions have been laid off, CNBC previously reported.
Amazon has spent years trying to break into the healthcare market. The company launched its own online pharmacy in 2020. The service was born out of the Pillpack acquisition in 2018. Amazon introduced a telemedicine service called Amazon Care, which it has since closed, and announced in July that it would acquire specialist primary care provider One Medical. $3.9 billion.
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