"Alibaba’s Lazada cuts staff across Southeast Asia in fresh round of layoffs", 4 January 2024

Alibaba-owned Lazada began its latest round of layoffs [...] a person with direct knowledge of the matter told CNBC, following a slew of media reports about cuts at the Southeast Asian e-commerce giant.

Employees across all Southeast Asia markets from all levels are affected, according to the person who declined to be named due to the sensitive nature of the subject. Those affected could be “in the hundreds,” with Singapore the most impacted, said the person.

Lazada’s Singapore spokesperson did not confirm that staff were being laid off, but told CNBC on Wednesday: “We are making proactive adjustments to transform our workforce, to better position ourselves for a more agile, streamlined way of working to meet future business needs.”

“This transformation necessitates that we reassess our workforce requirements and operational structure to ensure Lazada is better positioned to future-proof our business and people,” the company added.

Lazada operates across Southeast Asia countries namely Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

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