Amazon News Updates

Government, Business, Logistics

Employees at Amazon’s New NYC Warehouse Launch Union Push

A committee of employees at Amazon.com’s recently opened Staten Island fulfillment center is going public with a unionization campaign, a fresh challenge to the e-commerce giant in a city where it plans to build a major new campus.

December 12, 2018
Business, Logistics

Amazon Chooses Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport for Regional Hub

Amazon.com is building a new regional air hub at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport, bolstering its shipping business in a move that’s expected to create hundreds of jobs for the region.

December 11, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Targets Amazon in Call for Higher Postal Shipping Rates

President Donald Trump’s administration is recommending the U.S. Postal Service raise prices for shipping packages, a move that would hit online retailers such as Amazon.com.

December 5, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

Amazon Expands Air Division in Illinois

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Amazon announced plans Dec. 3 to expand its Amazon Air operation at the Rockford airport.

December 4, 2018
Business, Logistics

Walmart Expands Offerings in Bid to Stay in Retail Race With Amazon

NEW YORK — Walmart may be bruised by Amazon, but it’s learning how to fight back.

November 16, 2018
Business

Warren Buffett Bids Farewell to Walmart After 20 Years as Amazon Reigns

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has sold its last Walmart Inc. shares, according to a filing Nov. 14, ending a relationship that dates more than two decades.

November 15, 2018
Government, Business, Technology

Nashville Chosen for Amazon Operations Hub

Amazon will build a $230 million operations hub in Nashville, Tenn., that will house 5,000 employees over the next 10 years.

November 14, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Amazon Air Takes Delivery of 40th Cargo Plane

Amazon.com on Nov. 12 took delivery of the 40th and final plane in a lease deal for its expanding air-cargo operation. More may be on the way. A senior executive at an aircraft lessor said Amazon was shopping around for more Boeing 767 freighters and had put out a request for proposals for an additional six jets earlier this year.

November 13, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Amazon Selects Washington, New York Metro Areas for Coveted ‘HQ2’ Sites

Amazon.com Inc. will build new offices in New York City and Arlington, Va., ending months of jockeying between potential locations across the country vying for a $5 billion investment that promises 50,000 high-paying jobs over almost two decades.

November 13, 2018
Business

Walmart Narrows Gap, but Amazon Prices Still Cheaper, Study Finds

Walmart Inc. is narrowing the online price gap with low-cost leader Amazon.com and is beating the world’s biggest e-commerce company on prices for baby products, according to a new study.

November 8, 2018