The chain will scale back the variety of working areas from 9 to 6, in keeping with an inside memo reviewed by Bloomberg. The corporate isn’t eliminating positions in shops or distribution facilities, and the cuts quantity to about 0.5% of the grocery chain’s whole workforce. Complete Meals has about 500 grocery shops in North America and the UK and expects to proceed opening about 30 new shops per yr in coming years, in keeping with the memo.

“We’re evolving our working construction and making changes to some company groups, so we are able to higher assist our shops as Complete Meals Market continues to develop and broaden its attain to serve extra prospects,” a spokesperson mentioned in a press release. The workforce reductions have been reported earlier by the Wall Avenue Journal.

The job cuts at Complete Meals coincide with Amazon’s persevering with effort to cut back prices and wind down marginal or unprofitable initiatives. Seattle-based Amazon began letting staff go in November and laid off 1000’s extra in January. Chief Govt Officer Andy Jassy in March mentioned that extra cuts are coming as quickly as this month, as soon as managers determine which roles to remove. All instructed, Amazon expects to ax at the very least 27,000 folks. 

Amazon shares have been little modified in prolonged buying and selling after closing at $103.81 in New York. The inventory has jumped 24% this yr.