Amazon to hire 250k U.S. holiday workers, up 100k from last year, projecting strong shopping season Amazon says it will seek to hire 250,000 people for the holiday season, a significant increase from past years, citing… Read More
Wash. safety regulators cite Amazon for ‘willful’ violations; company calls claim ‘categorically false’ The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced an $85,800 fine against Amazon, alleging that the company knowingly put… Read More
Amazon’s Sparrow is leaving the nest: Trailblazing warehouse robot is ready for a wider rollout SAN MARCOS, Texas — Just off Interstate 35, midway between San Antonio and Austin, the newest member of Amazon’s robotic… Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon fulfillment VP departing; former Pillpack co-founder joins VC firm — Melissa Nick, a vice president of North America fulfillment at Amazon, is leaving the company after more than nine… Read More
Analysis: New jobs numbers show where Amazon has been adding and shedding U.S. workers New jobs numbers posted to Amazon’s corporate website show the changing footprint of its U.S. workforce for the first time… Read More
How Amazon ended up with too much warehouse space — and what it’s planning to do next Amazon added warehouse space faster than it ultimately needed in response to the challenges of the pandemic, outpacing consumer sales… Read More
Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street expects lower profits as tech giant boosts spending Is the cost of hiring workers and bolstering its fulfillment network taking a toll on Amazon’s bottom line? Wall Street… Read More
Amazon sues New York AG, criticizing ‘exorbitant demands’ and defending its COVID-19 response Amazon filed a pre-emptive lawsuit Friday morning against New York Attorney General Letitia James, defending its COVID-19 response at major… Read More
Amazon’s ‘Distance Assistant’ uses augmented reality to show workers if they’re far enough apart Amazon is rolling out a system that uses sensors and a large-screen display to let workers see, in real time,… Read More
Senate Democrats grill Amazon on warehouse worker firing, COVID-19 procedures A group of Democrats in the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Amazon on Wednesday questioning the company’s rationale for… Read More
TLDR: Amazon ends warehouse worker bonuses & stock awards Today’s featured stories Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage Nintendo plans new… Read More
Amazon’s new ‘Instant Pickup’ service promises items in two minutes or less Amazon is launching a new service called Instant Pickup, promising to let Prime members retrieve items they’ve ordered online in… Read More
Amazon’s delivery network continues to expand, retailer to offer two-hour delivery in Berlin, report says Amazon plans to turn a commercial office building on a central and “fashionable” Berlin street into a fulfillment warehouse as… Read More
Amazon to compete with Fedex, UPS and Alibaba with secret ‘Dragon Boat’ plan, report says Despite Amazon’s dismissal of the speculation that the company plans to compete directly with UPS and Fedex, Bloomberg says it… Read More
