At first glance, it might seem at least a bit ironic that Amazon would be shuttering bookstores. The eCommerce giant, after all, depending on who’s making the observation, has been charged with pretty much killing the brick-and-mortar bookstore. And of course Amazon began life as...
Amazon’s long-running legal battle against its Indian partner Future Retail is reportedly about to escalate. As Reuters reported Wednesday (March 2), the retail giant says it plans to initiate criminal court proceedings against the department store chain for allowing the transfer of assets to a...
Amazon is filing lawsuits against fake review brokers who have been orchestrating the posting of misleading product reviews in exchange for money and free products, the company announced Tuesday (Feb. 22). There are two major brokers in question — AppSally and Rebatest — which the...
Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse will vote next month on whether to form a union, Christian Smalls, the organization’s president and former employee tweeted Wednesday (Feb 16). The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) said it has agreed with the eCommerce powerhouse to hold an...
Amazon is now considered a grocer in the U.K. and will be subject to the same rules and regulations as other supermarkets, a decision the eCommerce giant called “chilling.” The decision was handed down by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday (Feb....
Amazon on Friday (Feb. 4) set the one-day record for biggest jump in market value for a U.S. company, one day after Meta Platforms, Inc. — the parent company of Facebook — set the ignominious distinction of the biggest single-day market capitalization loss, The Wall...
More than 6,100 Amazon employees at an Alabama warehouse are set to take their second vote to unionize on Friday (Feb. 4), The Wall Street Journal reported. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent federal agency created by Congress to assure fair labor practices,...
Amazon workers in a New York warehouse have met the requirements to hold a union election, according to multiple reports on Wednesday (Jan. 26). The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) confirmed the workers at the Staten Island facility have received at least 30% of...
Amazon Air recently broadened its network into Kansas with a regional gateway facility at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport that will offer express delivery to Prime customers across the region, according to a FreightWaves report Friday (Jan. 21). The private airline debuted its daily cargo service...
