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Amazon hopes more robots will improve worker safety
Amazon has offered a look at robots it hopes will improve worker safety, although they raise questions about the company's other safety practices.
Amazon is retiring Prime Now and moving deliveries into its core app
Amazon is shifting Prime Now deliveries to its main app and site.
EU court says Amazon won't have to pay its $300 million tax bill
Amazon has won an EU appeal after being hit with a €250 million ($303 million) tax bill by the European Commission in 2017.
Etsy vows to crack down on banned items amid investigation
Etsy said it's clamping down on sales of banned items like weapons and ivory mere days after an investigation showed these goods available for sale.
Court says Amazon is responsible for the safety of third-party products
Amazon may have to change policies after an appeals court found it was responsible for the safety of third-party products.
Amazon to increase the pay of over 500,000 workers amid union battles
Amazon will give workers a pay rise of between 50 cents and $3 as part of an early wage review, the retailer said on Wednesday.
Amazon now offers Key in-garage grocery deliveries in 5,000 cities and towns
Amazon's Key in-garage grocery deliveries are now available to all Prime members in the US.
Amazon is opening a hair salon with an AR color bar
Amazon is opening its first salon in east London to show off its augmented reality tech and beauty products.
Union says Amazon interfered with Alabama warehouse vote
Amazon beat back a push to unionize in its Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center thanks to a surprisingly one-sided vote — nearly two-thirds of the facility’s workers chose not to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on April 9th. According to a list of objections filed with the National Labor Relations Board late Friday, however, the union argues Amazon won the vote because it “interfered” with the rights of its employees “to vote in a free and fair election; a right protected under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.”
Amazon delivery drivers may soon assemble furniture and install appliances
Amazon is reportedly preparing to test a service where it would both deliver and installs furniture and appliances for customers.
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama vote against unionization
Amazon is on track to beat back the historic unionization attempt at its BHM1 fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama.
Amazon apologizes for tweets attacking criticism of working conditions
Amazon has apologized for tweets attacking Rep. Mark Pocan after he criticized the company's working conditions, including drivers who have to pee in bottles.
Amazon begins selling NFL merch after securing Thursday Night Football deal
Amazon is adding thousands of new NFL products to its online store including jerseys and accessories on the heels of its Thursday Night Football deal.
Opera's new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browser
Opera's fully integrated cashback service works with partner shopping sites including Nike and Asos.
Amazon will build Fire TV Sticks in its first Indian manufacturing line
Amazon has announced that it will start manufacturing Fire TV sticks in India, marking the first time it has built any devices in the nation.
Walmart will turn TikTok into its own home shopping network for one night
Walmart is using a TikTok livestream on December 18th for a first-of-its-kind show where you can shop fashion like it's a TV channel.
Fired Amazon worker gets a court hearing over retaliation claims
Amazon workers will get a National Labor Relations Board court hearing over claims the company fired them in retaliation for labor organization.
Walmart Plus drops $35 order minimum to battle Amazon Prime
Walmart+ is dropping the $35 minimum for orders to help compete against Amazon Prime's speedy deliveries.
Facebook buys customer service and chatbot startup Kustomer
Kustomer's software creates a single-screen interface for businesses to manage their online conversations with customers and automate some interactions with the help of chatbots.
Black Friday online shopping surged over 21 percent amid the pandemic
Adobe says online shopping surged over 21 percent during Black Friday 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic played a major role.