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  • BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, FRANCE - APRIL 13: The logo of Amazon is seen at the entrance of the company logistics center on April 13, 2020 in Bretigny-sur-Orge, France. The French government has ordered the American e-commerce giant Amazon to take measures at four of its sites in France to better protect Covid-19 employees. Amazon has been summoned by the "Sud-Solidaires" union, which is calling for the closure of warehouses to protect employees from possible coronavirus contamination. The court decision will be rendered on Tuesday April 14 by the Nanterre court. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming over 115,000 lives and infecting over 1.8 million people. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

    Amazon may temporarily close French warehouses to assess COVID-19 risks

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    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    04.15.2020

    Amazon may close all of its distribution centers in France in order to assess risks related to COVID-19.

  • Amazon takes on textbook sales at major universities

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    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    02.02.2015

    Amazon is set to open distribution centers at two large US colleges and offer students next-day delivery of textbooks and other items through co-branded websites. The universities of Massachusetts Amherst and Purdue say that the deal means students will save nearly $400 annually on textbooks. Amazon is also giving the schools a 0.5-2.5 percent cut, which will net at least $1.7 million in revenue for Purdue and $1.5 million for UMass over four years, according to the WSJ. The Amazon distribution center will completely replace the UMass textbook annex, currently operated by educational specialist Follett. That store will no longer carry course materials, but will continue to sell computers, clothing and other items.

  • GameFly East Coast distribution center adds states

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    Alexander Sliwinski
    Alexander Sliwinski
    06.21.2007

    When GameFly's East Coast distribution center opened last month it was apparently still working out the kinks in the system. Readers pointed out that not all the states on the East Coast were served. GameFly sent us an updated list of states served by the new center (full list of states after the break). As time goes on we can probably expect to see a couple more states added to the list.As GameFly told us before, the Pittsburgh, PA center is intended to "serve East Coast and midwest members." We've noticed a significant reduction in turnaround time compared to the week and a half that used to plague East Coast members and have been able to better order the queue since the availability listings were made clearer. Less than a week turnaround time is the mark and it looks like GameFly is on the path.Update: GameFly contacted Joystiq and said NY will be added to the states serviced by the East Coast center. A GameFly representative says, "NY will be added to PA [distribution center] in the next 4-6 weeks. As we've mentioned previously, we would be adding states as soon as we had the inventory and operational capacity to do so."