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Amazon grew relentlessly. Now it's getting lean.

15 mins | Apr 9, 2023

From laying off staff to closing offices, what went wrong for Amazon? Caroline O'Donovan examines the online "everything" store's rapid growth to its reckoning with reduced post-pandemic demand.

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