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Business, Logistics, TCA

Amazon Leases Large New Warehouse Near Dallas

Amazon .com Inc. is expanding its North Texas distribution footprint again with another big warehouse lease.

February 4, 2020
Business, Logistics

Amazon Offers New Jobs to Employees in Pinnacle's 1,600-Person Layoff

An aviation and trucking company that operates out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will lay off more than 1,600 people this spring, and Amazon has offered all hourly employees jobs at the same location.

January 31, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon to Make New Staten Island Warehouse a Delivery Station

Amazon says a new 450,000-square-foot warehouse leased in Bloomfield will be used as a delivery station that will help speed up deliveries to local residents.

January 30, 2020
Business, Technology, TCA

Amazon, DHL Among Founding Members of New Electric Vehicle Coalition

Amazon and DHL are initial members of a new industry group set up to help companies electrify their vehicle fleets and support policies that enable electrification.

January 22, 2020
Business, Logistics

Americans Hit Fresh Online-Buying Milestone in 2019

Online shopping in the U.S. hit a new milestone in 2019, with a key metric surpassing every major category of brick-and-mortar stores except for big-ticket autos.

January 16, 2020
Business, Top 100

Amazon Lifts Restriction on Sellers Using FedEx to Ship Packages

Amazon .com Inc. lifted restrictions established during the holiday shopping season that had prevented third-party merchants selling goods on the site from shipping packages with FedEx Corp.鈥檚 ground service.

January 14, 2020
Business, Logistics, TCA

Amazon Plans Large Distribution Center Near Chicago

Amazon plans to open a three-building distribution center on the site of the former Maywood Park horse track near Chicago, as part of the e-commerce giant鈥檚 ongoing race to deliver packages to customers faster.

January 7, 2020
Business, Technology

Amazon Leads S&P 500 After Reporting 鈥楻ecord鈥 Holiday Sales

Amazon.com Inc.鈥檚 stock had the biggest advance on the S&P 500 Index after the e-commerce giant said its holiday season this year was 鈥渞ecord-breaking,鈥 with billions of items shipped and 鈥渢ens of millions鈥 of Amazon devices like the Echo Dot sold.

December 27, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Amazon鈥檚 Van-Buying Spree Delivers a Gift to Auto Industry

The Amazon.com vans parked outside apartment buildings and along suburban cul-de-sacs aren鈥檛 just bearing gifts to online shoppers this holiday season. The e-commerce giant鈥檚 home-delivery push has been a boon to automakers, too.

December 19, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

FedEx鈥檚 Q2 Earnings Tumble, Even More Than Wall Street Expected

FedEx Corp. reported lower-than-expected second-quarter fiscal year 2020 earnings Dec. 17, missing Wall Street analysts鈥 expectations.

December 17, 2019