Amazon.com layoffs follow a business review.

Staff layoffs at online retailer Amazon.com are the result of an increased focus on profits and a maturing of the company's business, according to analysts.

Staff layoffs at online retailer Amazon.com are the result of an increased focus on profits and a maturing of the company's business, according to analysts. The bookseller has laid off 150 workers, around two per cent of its workforce, mainly at its Seattle headquarters.