Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser told Bloomberg that the company was making changes to "move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customer

Amazon.com Inc. is laying off dozens of people in its communications department, the latest culling of the corporate workforce amid executives’ efforts to cut costs and reduce bureaucracy.

Amazon has confirmed that it laid off a group of employees in the Communications and Corporate Responsibility organization. “We regularly review our organizations’ structures to ensure we’re best set up to innovate and deliver results efficiently.