U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon's Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc., up 6% from a year ago but short of estimates for even stronger growth.
July 12, 2023Amazon News Updates
Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours
Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration
Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an 鈥渋nvite-only鈥 promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.
July 11, 2023Amazon Fleet Electrification Sees 5,000 Rivian Vans on Roads
Amazon's electrification of its delivery fleet gained pace over the past six months while still lagging earlier targets. The e-commerce giant has rolled out more than 5,000 EVs in the past year.
July 6, 2023Rivian Ships First Amazon Electric Delivery Vans to Europe
Rivian Automotive Inc. started delivering the electric vans it makes for Amazon to Europe in the EV maker鈥檚 first commercial shipments outside the U.S.
July 5, 2023Amazon Pays Small Businesses for Last-Mile Deliveries
Amazon.com Inc. launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the 鈥渓ast mile鈥 of delivery to customers鈥 doorsteps.
June 26, 2023FTC Says Amazon Enrolls Consumers Into Prime Without Consent
NEW YORK 鈥 The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on June 21 for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program.
June 21, 2023Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.
June 20, 2023Amazon Debuts 鈥楬Q2鈥 Complex in Virginia
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Amazon unveiled its new headquarters complex in Virginia June 15, a pair of gleaming聽amenity-packed towers that leaders hope will persuade employees to return to the office.
June 15, 2023Seattle Amazon Workers Protest Climate Goals, Layoffs
SEATTLE 鈥 Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company鈥檚 lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate May 31.
May 31, 2023NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegal Anti-Union Actions
Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law by unilaterally changing policies and terminating union supporters at its sole unionized warehouse, U.S. labor board prosecutors allege.
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