Amazon opens online pharmacy with prescription delivery, shaking up another industry
The move propels Amazon into a new business and could shake up the pharmacy industry. Big chains like CVS and Walgreens rely on their pharmacies to bring them a steady flow of shoppers.
Tampa woman made 42,000 fraudulent Amazon returns in past 5 years, detectives say
Over the course of five years, detectives said the Tampa woman received over $100,000 in reimbursements for 42,000 fraudulent returns to Amazon through 31 different accounts.
Amazon Prime Day 2020: What to know about the online sales event
Because Amazon Prime Day was delayed this year, it could affect Black Friday sales.
‘Kissing the Coronavirus’: COVID-19 romance novel appears on Amazon
Written by an author under the pen name M.J. Edwards, the story follows a doctor who “fell in love” with the very virus she was hired to cure.
Democrats call for Congress to rein in, break up Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple
Democratic lawmakers are calling for Congress to rein in Big Tech, possibly forcing Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business and imposing new uniformity on the terms they offer users.
Amazon, eBay remove Proud Boys merchandise listings
Online superstores Amazon and eBay have pulled merchandise referencing the far-right Proud Boys after affiliated apparel was spotted on the sites.
Woman killed in shooting at Florida Amazon facility
A woman was killed and a man was hospitalized following a shooting at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville, Florida, according to authorities.
Amazon announces Ring’s new drone security camera, which flies around inside your home
The “Always Home Cam” is a new security device that allows users to see what’s happening around their house in real time.
Amazon Prime Day has a date
Amazon Prime Day pulled in over $7B in 2019
Amazon to hire 100,000 workers for new warehouses
The company said the new hires will help pack, ship or sort orders, working in part-time and full-time roles. Amazon said the jobs are not related to its typical holiday hiring.
Walmart+ launching Sept. 15 as challenger to Amazon Prime
Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime.
Amazon drone delivery: Online retail giant gets FAA approval to fly packages to customers
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.
Judge boycotts Amazon over offensive Biden-Harris T-shirt
A popular Atlanta judge is demanding an apology and is organizing a boycott after Amazon sold offense Biden-Harris T-shirts.
Amazon to add 3,500 jobs within these US tech hubs
Amazon Inc. announced plans Tuesday to expand operations and add thousands of jobs within six major U.S. tech hubs across the country.
Amazon cuts delivery contract jobs with 7 companies
1,205 drivers will lose their jobs over the next few months.
Could Amazon turn shuttered malls into fulfillment centers?
Amazon is looking at using some shuttered J.C. Penney and Sears stores for Amazon fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
BBB warns of ‘brushing’ scam: Packages from Amazon, other retailers being sent to people who didn’t order
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for a scam in the U.S. that involves an unknown sender shipping boxes of unordered merchandise from online retailers, including Amazon.
Amazon selling coronavirus face shields it helped design at cost
The face shields, priced at $2.65 each, are available to purchase in packs of 25.
Amazon’s new boxes can transform into cat condos, rocket ships and more fun creations
“Less packaging, more smiles” is Amazon’s new program that includes a call to action to use less packaging material and shrink the boxes to fit orders more often.
Amazon will delay Prime Day in U.S.
Amazon's busiest online shopping event, Prime Day, has been pushed back in the U.S., the company confirmed Tuesday.