Amazon offers assist with COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Amazon is offering its colossal operations network and advanced technologies to assist President Joe Biden in his vow to get 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations to Americans in his first 100 days in office.
6,000 Amazon workers in Alabama to vote on forming first US union in tech giant’s history
Thousands of Amazon workers at an Alabama facility will vote in February on whether to unionize, potentially becoming the first U.S.-based union in the company’s history.
Amazon, Walmart, Target allowing some customers to keep refunded return items
Some retail heavyweights, including Amazon, Walmart and Target, are allowing customers to not only process refunds seamlessly online, but are also allowing customers to just keep the returned items.
FDA-approved coronavirus test hits Amazon marketplace. Here's how much it costs
An FDA-approved COVID-19 test has hit Amazon's marketplace as cases of the virus continue to inundate the country.
Oceana report says Amazon has a ‘plastic problem’, pollutes oceans with 22 million pounds of plastics per year
A new report estimates that Amazon generated enough plastic packaging waste in 2019 to circle the Earth 500 times.
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, says she’s given $4.1 billion to charity
MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, says she has given away $4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organizations.
California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety during coronavirus pandemic
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from the coronavirus at its facilities.
Amazon hiring spree adds 1,400 workers per day
Amazon has hired more than 400,000 people globally since January, amounting to more than 1,000 new hires per day, the company confirmed to FOX Business.
Amazon to give $500M in special holiday bonuses to front-line employees
Operations chief: "I've never been more grateful for — or proud of — our teams."
Amazon opens online pharmacy with prescription delivery, shaking up another industry
The move propels Amazon into a new business and could shake up the pharmacy industry. Big chains like CVS and Walgreens rely on their pharmacies to bring them a steady flow of shoppers.
Tampa woman made 42,000 fraudulent Amazon returns in past 5 years, detectives say
Over the course of five years, detectives said the Tampa woman received over $100,000 in reimbursements for 42,000 fraudulent returns to Amazon through 31 different accounts.
Amazon hiring 1,000 people at new Goodyear fulfillment center
Amazon is looking to hire 1,000 people for its new fulfillment center located near Yuma Road and Litchfield in Goodyear. More information at www.amazon.com/phoenixjobs
Amazon Prime Day 2020: What to know about the online sales event
Because Amazon Prime Day was delayed this year, it could affect Black Friday sales.
‘Kissing the Coronavirus’: COVID-19 romance novel appears on Amazon
Written by an author under the pen name M.J. Edwards, the story follows a doctor who “fell in love” with the very virus she was hired to cure.
Amazon, eBay remove Proud Boys merchandise listings
Online superstores Amazon and eBay have pulled merchandise referencing the far-right Proud Boys after affiliated apparel was spotted on the sites.
Shooting breaks out at Amazon fulfillment center in Florida, killing 1
Authorities believed those involved may have been in a relationship.
Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day
Amazon also sees it as a way to get more people to sign up for its Prime membership since only those paying $12.99 a month or $119 a year can access the deals.
Amazon announces Ring’s new drone security camera, which flies around inside your home
The “Always Home Cam” is a new security device that allows users to see what’s happening around their house in real time.
Amazon Prime Day has a date
Amazon Prime Day pulled in over $7B in 2019
Amazon to hire additional 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge
Amazon said it needs to fill roles at the 100 new warehouses, package sorting centers and other facilities it’s opening this month.