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Amazon's U.S. expansion

Amazon's decision to expand or reduce its U.S. footprint based on economics, competition, regulation, and macro forces

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Jan 21, 2026
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How many Amazon fulfillment and delivery facilities were closed, canceled, or delayed nationwide between 2022 and 2025?

Public reporting documents a wave of adjustments to its U.S. fulfillment footprint beginning in 2022; independent trackers and trade outlets reported anywhere from roughly four dozen closures/cancella...

Feb 1, 2026

why did amazon lay off 30,000 people recently

announced roughly 30,000 corporate job cuts across two rounds—14,000 in October and about 16,000 announced in late January—framing the reductions as part of a push to remove bureaucracy, reduce layers...