Proactive Investors - Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) grocery chain Whole Foods is planning to eliminate hundreds of corporate jobs in a strategic reorganization, according to reports.
The changes include shifting from nine to six regions, creating a unified operations team, and adjusting structures and processes in its Global Support teams.
An internal memo received by several news outlets revealed that Whole Foods is planning to reorganize certain global and regional support teams over the next two months, which will result in several hundred layoffs.
The layoffs will not affect store and facility-based roles, the executive team said in the memo.
“We often talk about how simplifying our work and improving how we operate is critical as we grow,” the executive team wrote in the memo.
“As the grocery industry continues to rapidly evolve, and as we — like all retailers — have navigated challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and continued economic uncertainty, it has become clear that we need to continue to build on these changes. With additional adjustments, we will be able to further simplify our operations, make processes easier, and improve how we support our stores.”
Whole Foods parent Amazon has itself seen mass layoffs in recent months: in March 2023, Amazon said it is laying off 9,000 more employees after it cut 18,000 jobs in January.