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Amazon, Target and Other Retailers Ramp Up Holiday Hiring
Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
October 3, 2024Online Holiday Spending Projected to Rise 8.4%
Steep discounts and easing inflation will compel U.S. shoppers to spend $240.8 billion online in November and December, up 8.4% from last year鈥檚 holidays and the biggest increase since 2021.
September 25, 2024Amazon Launches AI Assistant to Help Online Merchants
Amazon.com Inc. is launching an artificially intelligent assistant designed to help online merchants manage their businesses.
September 19, 2024Amazon Boosts Warehouse Worker Pay by at Least $1.50 an Hour
Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefits package.
September 18, 2024Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant
Intel and Amazon鈥檚 AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing 鈥 what鈥檚 known as a fabric chip 鈥 in a 鈥渕ultiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.鈥澛
September 17, 2024Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York
Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.
September 16, 2024PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot
A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.
September 17, 2024Private Carrier Sector Rankings Reflect Fleet Growth
Although freight market conditions have been favorable to shippers for the past two years, many of the largest private carriers in North America operate larger fleets now than in years past.
August 16, 2024Going Private: Shippers Strengthening In-House Fleets
Even at a time when for-hire truck capacity is readily available at com颅petitive rates, many shippers have continued to invest in their own private fleets.
August 16, 2024