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 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.

Amazon updates policy after seeds sent from China believed to be part of ‘brushing’ scam

Amazon recently updated its policy, only allowing seeds to be sold by U.S. sellers after unsolicited packages containing random seeds were sent to United States residents, according to the USDA.

Walmart+ launching Sept. 15 as challenger to Amazon Prime

Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime.

Amazon to open new fulfillment center in Goodyear
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Amazon continues to grow and is building a new fulfillment center in Goodyear. The company says 11 new sites across the Phoenix-metro area are expected to open by the end of 2020 and will create more than 3,000 jobs, with a minimum wage of $15 per hour. Amazon is also hiring 500 tech positions in Phoenix. https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/amazon-to-add-3500-jobs-within-these-us-tech-hubs

Amazon to add 3,500 jobs within these US tech hubs

Amazon Inc. announced plans Tuesday to expand operations and add thousands of jobs within six major U.S. tech hubs across the country.

Amazon reportedly looking to transform shuttered JCPenney, Sears stores into fulfillment centers

Amazon, celebrating the boom in e-commerce, is in discussions with Simon Property Group, the largest U.S. mall owner by number of malls with 204 properties, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

BBB warns of ‘brushing’ scam: Packages from Amazon, other retailers being sent to people who didn’t order

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for a scam in the U.S. that involves an unknown sender shipping boxes of unordered merchandise from online retailers, including Amazon.

4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition

Four Big Tech CEOs are set to answer for their companies’ practices before Congress as a House panel caps its yearlong investigation of market dominance in the industry.

Amazon’s new boxes can transform into cat condos, rocket ships and more fun creations

“Less packaging, more smiles” is Amazon’s new program that includes a call to action to use less packaging material and shrink the boxes to fit orders more often.

Amazon delays Prime Day in US

Amazon's busiest online shopping event, Prime Day, has been pushed back in the U.S., the company confirmed Tuesday.

Amazon warehouse evacuated in Phoenix due to hazmat fire

According to the Phoenix Fire Department, smoke is coming from a trailer that contains chemicals at the warehouse located near 75th Avenue and Van Buren.