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Amazon has let go of a few of the workers in its Pharmacy enterprise, the corporate confirmed to CNBC.
A “small quantity” of staffers within the Amazon Pharmacy division have been knowledgeable Thursday they have been being laid off, Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser mentioned in a press release. Roughly 80 workers have been laid off, in accordance with Semafor, which beforehand reported the information.
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“Like many companies, we’re at all times enhancing our processes, for each high quality and effectivity, and figuring out how we will ship on one of the best buyer expertise,” Glasser mentioned. “Consequently, we’ve got made the choice to regulate assets and a small variety of roles have been eradicated on the Amazon Pharmacy Companies workforce.”
The cuts come as Amazon just lately wrapped up the biggest layoffs in its 29-year historical past. The corporate laid off 18,000 workers over a number of months final fall and earlier this yr, then introduced an extra 9,000 workers could be let go in March. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been aggressively slashing prices throughout the corporate because the e-retailer reckons with an financial downturn and slowing income development. Jassy has focused a few of Amazon’s extra unproven bets like grocery and gadgets, whereas freezing company hiring and slowing warehouse enlargement.
Amazon’s healthcare companies have been affected by the layoffs earlier this yr. Some workers within the firm’s pharmacy, digital well being instruments and Halo health band models have been laid off, CNBC beforehand reported.
Amazon has spent years making an attempt to crack the healthcare market. The corporate launched its personal on-line pharmacy in 2020, a service that was born out of its acquisition of PillPack in 2018. Amazon launched, then shuttered, a telehealth service referred to as Amazon Care, and introduced in July it might purchase boutique major care supplier One Medical for $3.9 billion.
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