The official line out of Amazon is that the decision to shut down its operations is entirely related to cost-cutting. Per a statement given to the CBC, the company reviewed its Québec operations and found “returning to a third-party delivery model supported by local small businesses,

E-commerce giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has announced its decision to exit operations in the Canadian province of Quebec, leading to the loss of approximately 1,700 full-time jobs, alongside 250 seasonal positions.

Amazon.com Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will close all its Quebec warehouses and lay off about 1,700 full-time employees — a move the union representing workers at the e-commerce behemoth’s only unionized Canadian facility called a “slap in the face for all workers in Quebec.

Online retailer Amazon said Wednesday that it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec in the next two months. The e-commerce giant said the move would provide “even more savings to our customers over the long run.

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time jobs, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.The online retailer will phase out operatio