Retail hiring and layoffs tracker
Hiring plans, seasonal recruitment and job cuts announced by retail, ecommerce and quick-commerce companies in India, with the numbers as reported.
In the last 12 months we have tracked 20 announcements across 17 companies. The busiest month was October 2026, with 4. Amazon appears most often (4). The most common type is “Layoffs” (10).
| Item | announcements |
|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 |
Chart: WiseRetail
October 2026 4
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Layoffs
eBay announced it will cut 1,000 more jobs, about 9% of its workforce.
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Hiring
Amazon India plans to create over 160,000 temporary jobs for the festive season.
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Layoffs
Amazon cut a small number of jobs, mainly in its Stores e-commerce unit.
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Layoffs
Nike announced job cuts amid declining revenue and projected sales and profit declines.
September 2026 3
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Hiring
DoorDash will create 3,000 jobs in India over two years at a new global tech hub in Hyderabad.
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Hiring
Myntra announced the creation of over 26,000 seasonal jobs for the festive season.
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Hiring
Flipkart created over 2.5 lakh seasonal jobs across India for the festive season.
July 2026 1
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Hiring
BlueStone plans to double its workforce and expand beyond malls.
June 2026 1
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Layoffs
91trucks laid off nearly 100 employees and shut several stores.
May 2026 3
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Layoffs
Inter Ikea Group announced it is cutting 850 jobs at its parent company.
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Layoffs
Walmart is cutting around 1,000 corporate jobs in a restructuring tied to AI and technology.
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Hiring
V-Bazaar plans to expand its workforce to 10,000 employees within four years in smaller towns.
March 2026 3
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Hiring
Keventers plans to launch 70 new outlets within the next year.
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Hiring
Malabar Gold & Diamonds said its 20-store expansion will generate over 725 jobs.
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Layoffs
Amazon cut corporate roles, including in its robotics team, as part of 30,000 layoffs.
February 2026 1
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Layoffs
Heineken said it will cut 5,000 to 6,000 roles over the next two years.
January 2026 3
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Layoffs
Amazon cut 16,000 jobs globally to undo pandemic-era hiring amid its AI push.
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Layoffs
Amazon plans a second round of corporate job cuts toward trimming 30,000 roles.
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Hiring
Instamart partnered with YISU to train over 5,000 youth in Telangana for quick commerce jobs.
December 2025 1
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Hiring
Haier India said its expansion will create 12,000 jobs.
How this tracker works
Entries come from company announcements, regulatory filings and news reports about Indian retail. Our system reads each report, records only events it states as new, and checks in code that every company, person and number appears in the report itself before anything is saved. Each entry is written in our own words, dated when the event happened, and labelled with the kind of source behind it: a company announcement, a regulatory filing, media reports, or confirmation from the company itself. Publications this page draws on: ET Retail, Entrackr.
Common questions
Where does the hiring & layoffs data come from?
From company announcements, regulatory filings and news reports on Indian retail, ecommerce, quick commerce and consumer brands. Each entry is labelled with the kind of source behind it and, where we covered it, links to our own story. Brands can confirm or correct entries through our For brands page.
How often is this tracker updated?
Automatically, every time we publish a story that reports a new announcement. Entries are dated by when the event happened, not when we added them.
How do I report a missing or wrong entry?
Email editor@example.com with a link to a public source. We check it and update the tracker; confirmed errors are logged on our corrections page.
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