Amazon Redundancies 2025: Around 250 Roles
Last updated: 1 September 2026
Amazon announced in September 2025 that it would close all of its till-free Amazon Fresh grocery stores in the UK, ending its experiment with checkout-free retail in Britain.
What has been publicly announced
Amazon announced on 23 September 2025 that it would close all 19 of its Amazon Fresh stores in the UK, 18 of them in London and one in Sevenoaks, Kent, putting around 250 jobs at risk; Amazon said five of the sites would be converted into Whole Foods Market outlets and that it would try to redeploy affected staff.
Source: Fresh Produce Journal, 24 September 2025.
This page reports only what has been publicly announced, with a source and date against every claim. It does not suggest Amazon has acted unlawfully, and nothing here should be read as a comment on the merits of any individual case.
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Your rights in a redundancy at Amazon
Amazon's situation does not change the statutory rules that apply to any UK redundancy: our redundancy consultation guide covers collective consultation and protective awards, and redundancy vs settlement agreement covers how a settlement agreement interacts with a redundancy exit, including the independent legal advice you are entitled to have your employer pay for.
What you are entitled to regardless of what Amazon offers
Whatever Amazon ultimately offers, if you have at least 2 years' continuous service with Amazon you are entitled by law to statutory redundancy pay (a week's pay per full year of service, more for older employees, less for younger ones, capped at £751 a week and 20 years' service for 2026/27, a maximum of £22,530), your notice period or pay in lieu, accrued but untaken holiday pay, and a genuine consultation process, regardless of anything Amazon negotiates on top.
The most recent public reporting on this Amazon programme is dated 24 September 2025; nothing since has changed the statutory floor above, which you can work out for your own age, service and pay with our redundancy pay calculator (see also being made redundant: what happens next).
We have not identified a publicly sourced enhanced redundancy scheme specific to Amazon. If your offer states an enhanced multiple, your adviser checks it as part of the settlement agreement review below.
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Sources
- Fresh Produce Journal, 24 September 2025.
Disclaimer
This page provides general information about a publicly reported workforce situation. It is not legal, tax or benefits advice, and your position depends on your own facts. We are not connected to Amazon; its name is used only to identify the publicly reported situation. Sources and dates are given for every factual claim above. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a qualified adviser. Law as at 1 September 2026.