Amazon .com Inc. is tacking on a delivery fee for Prime members who shop at Whole Foods Market in several U.S. cities, an indication that the economics of grocery delivery continue to pose a challenge for even the world鈥檚 largest online retailer.
August 2, 2021Latest News Updates From Matt Day
Bezos: Amazon鈥檚 Andy Jassy Will Become CEO on July 5
Amazon .com Inc.鈥檚 new CEO will take the reins on July 5, the 27th anniversary of the company鈥檚 incorporation, outgoing CEO Jeff Bezos said during the annual shareholder meeting on May 26.
May 26, 2021Amazon Q1 Sales Beat Estimates
Amazon .com Inc. reported a big increase in sales and gave a bullish forecast, continuing a streak of rapid growth even as vaccine rollouts raised the prospect of a return to prepandemic shopping habits in the U.S.
April 29, 2021Amazon Violated Law in Firing Employee Activists, NLRB Says
Amazon .com Inc. violated labor law when it fired two high-profile internal critics last year, the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 prosecutors have found.
April 5, 2021Amazon Spends $131 Million for Stake in Cargo Airline ATSG
Amazon .com Inc. has scooped up a minority stake in a cargo airline that operates a portion of its fast-growing air-cargo division, the latest sign of the retailer鈥檚 long-term ambitions to expand its airfreight operations.
March 8, 2021Amazon Sues N.Y. Attorney General, Claiming Excessive COVID Demands
Amazon .com Inc. is suing the New York State attorney general, arguing that she鈥檚 exceeding her authority in seeking to penalize the company for alleged failures in its pandemic safety protocols and treatment of workers at New York City warehouses.
February 12, 2021Amazon Bid to Delay Union Vote Rejected
The National Labor Relations Board has rejected Amazon .com Inc.鈥檚 request to delay a unionization vote at the company鈥檚 Bessemer, Ala., warehouse, clearing the way for the closely watched election to begin next week
February 5, 2021Amazon Makes First Aircraft Purchase to Expand Delivery Network
Amazon .com Inc. is buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 planes, the first time the online retail giant has purchased, rather than leased, aircraft for its fast-growing air cargo operation.
January 5, 2021Amazon Delays Hike in Merchant Fees Until June 2021
Amazon .com Inc. says it will delay raising fees it charges independent sellers to store and ship items until June, a gesture to merchants who have sometimes bristled at the rising costs of doing business with the company.
December 22, 2020Amazon to Expand In-Garage Delivery to 4,000 US Cities
Amazon .com Inc. is about to see whether shoppers wary of contact with package delivery drivers would rather let them into the garage instead.
November 12, 2020