The program allowed customers to have a small percentage of purchases donated to a charity of their choosing. It will end by Feb. 20, Amazon said.
SEATTLE — Amazon announced Wednesday it is shutting down AmazonSmile, its charity donation program that allowed customers to donate a small portion of their purchases to an organization of their choosing.
The program gets the ax as the company undergoes massive layoffs and cost-cutting measures.
“After almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped,” Amazon said in a notice sent to customers Wednesday night. “With so many eligible organizations — more than 1 million globally — our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.”
A small percentage of purchases made through AmazonSmile was donated to an eligible charity of the customer’s choice. Amazon has donated about $400 million to U.S. charities since the program began in 2013.
The program will …
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