Amazon closing Fresh and Go stores
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Amazon has been "working to strengthen our organization by reducing layers."
An early alert left impacted employees in the dark.
Amazon will lay off approximately 400 workers in Washington state as part of its decision to close all Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores across the country, according to a notice filed with the state Employment Security Department on Wednesday.
Estimates place Texas 3rd in the nation for Amazon workforce size.
Amazon announced a second major round of layoffs at the company in three months.
Amazon announces another mass layoff as CEO Andy Jassy takes aim at bureaucracy and seeks a cultural reset.