Amazon is expecting thousands of its operations employees at a COVID-19 vaccination event on Monday at the company’s fulfillment center in Kent, Wash. It’s the first on-site vaccination event for… Read More
If a film was going to capture the modern American landscape authentically, it’s hard to imagine doing so without including Amazon’s vast fulfillment operations as a supporting character. “Nomadland,” which… Read More
What happens when Amazon becomes an integral part of the economy and culture of a community? And what does the outcome say about the tech giant’s larger impact on the… Read More
KENT, Wash. — So long, door desk. Hello, plexiglass-enclosed roaming human help desk. Not far from where hundreds of robots were buzzing about the floor of Amazon’s sprawling BFI4 fulfillment… Read More
As Amazon enters its first holiday season under the shifting shipping standard of one-day delivery, the tech giant is looking at a new way to make its vast network of… Read More
If Amazon follows through on a pair of patent applications, future fulfillment centers could be transported on their rounds by trains, ships or trucks and deliver their goods with autonomous… Read More
Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Madrid, Spain, showed off their dance moves in a video that even caught the attention of CEO Jeff Bezos. And, despite the rise… Read More
Some workers at Amazon fulfillment centers in both Italy and Germany have gone on strike, according to a new report, as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks off. Reuters reports… Read More
As it continues to hire thousands of new employees in Seattle and across the country, Amazon is also giving school kids the chance to be “Amazonians for the day” as… Read More
How does Amazon plan to keep automated warehouses free of debris? With automated cleanup robots, of course. At least that’s a scenario laid out in a patent granted to the… Read More
Amazon has patented some crazy ideas, including flying fulfillment centers that drop packages from the air. But its patent for “aquatic fulfillment centers” could be the craziest one yet. The… Read More
Amazon has agreed to a deal giving it the right to acquire a more than 20 percent stake in hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power, with plans to use the technology… Read More
Cedric Ross has seen a lot of change in his 20 years with Amazon. As a senior manager of fulfillment center relations and tours, he’s well positioned now to talk… Read More
One can only imagine how many boxes filled with Valentine’s Day gifts have passed by the couples featured in this story. Eight employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Jeffersonville,… Read More