Amazon has chosen the residents of Lockeford, California, to be among the first customers to receive drone deliveries from its Prime Air service. “Lockeford has historic links to the aviation industry,” the retail giant said in its announcement Monday (June 13). “The community boasts one of...
Amazon will share marketplace data with its sellers and boost rivals’ product visibility on its platform if the European Commission will close its 2020 investigation with no fine levied against the world’s largest retailer by the end of this year, people familiar with the situation...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the supply chain crisis has seen Amazon ordering things “significantly earlier” than it used to to try and ensure timely deliveries, he said in a big interview with the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco, a report said Wednesday (June...
Less than a week after he left the role of CEO of Amazon Worldwide, Dave Clark says he is taking on the same position at logistics firm Flexport beginning in September. “The supply chain has entered everyday national discourse for all the wrong reasons,” Clark...
Amazon’s stock is up about 5% on Monday (June 6), the first day of the 20-for-1 split announced by the retail behemoth in March, but shares are still trading at about 25% less than they were at the start of the year. Alphabet, which announced...
Amazon has launched Road to Ownership, a 16-week training and development program to help drivers and team members of Amazon Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) someday open their own delivery businesses, according to a company announcement published Friday (June 3). “The program provides a blended learning...
Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer operation, is stepping down from the company after 23 years. According to a Friday (June 3) announcement from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Clark is leaving the company “to pursue other opportunity.” His last day will be July 1....
Amazon is giving customers in Egypt access to buy now, pay later (BNPL) thanks to a consumer financing offering from valU Consumer Finance. According to multiple media accounts, valU will offer the payment method on amazon.eg to eligible customers, who will gain the option to...
The U.S. Senate Budget Committee plans to hold a hearing on Amazon’s labor practices with an appearance from a key union organizer, Christian Smalls, Reuters writes. This comes as the chair of the panel urged the White House to end federal government contracts with the...
