Amazon News Updates

Business, Logistics

Amazon Falls After Report That the Company Prioritized Profit in Its Search Listings

Amazon.com shares fell following a report that the e-commerce giant adjusted its product search results to emphasize items that are more profitable to the company.

September 16, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon to Open Hub for Air Delivery in Fort Worth

Amazon is bringing its latest hub for air delivery to Fort Worth.

September 12, 2019
Business, Logistics

UPS to Hold Holiday Hiring Steady at About 100,000

UPS Inc. expects to hire about 100,000 seasonal workers and pay them more to handle the avalanche of packages shipped between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the parcel delivery giant said Sept. 9.

September 10, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Looks to Hire 30,000

Amazon is going on a hiring spree. The online shopping giant is holding job fairs across the country next week, aiming to hire more than 30,000 people by early next year, a 5% bump in its total workforce.

September 10, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Brings Prime Program to Brazil to Outflank Local Rivals

Amazon.com Inc. is bringing its Prime membership program to Brazil in an effort to leapfrog competitors and gain traction in a country where it has been expanding slowly but surely.

September 10, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Promises 235 Jobs From Massachusetts Distribution Center

Amazon has already begun $5.6 million in renovation work for its new distribution center in Holyoke, Mass., and has told the local career center it is looking for a venue to host a hiring fair and fill 235 jobs.

September 5, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Opens Oklahoma Fulfillment Center

Amazon’s newest facility, in Oklahoma City, received its first package Aug. 25. The Amazon fulfillment center is the first of its kind in Oklahoma. It functions as a hub for storage and delivery of products shipped through Amazon and works in conjunction with existing Amazon delivery and sortation centers in the metro area.

August 27, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

Amazon to Open Another North Carolina Facility

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A north High Point warehouse under construction near Interstate 40 will be a delivery station for Amazon.com, the online retail giant confirmed Aug. 22.

August 23, 2019
Business

Amazon Takes Options to Buy Stake in Cargojet

Amazon.com has signed a deal with Cargojet Inc. that would allow the online retailer to buy a stake in the Canadian cargo carrier.

August 23, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Spends $15 Billion to Help Merchants in Charm Offensive

Amazon.com, criticized for wielding too much power over third-party merchants on its marketplace, said it will spend some $15 billion this year to help them boost sales.

August 22, 2019