As Amazon prepares to open a second headquarters in North America, it’s laying off hundreds of corporate employees. Amazon, based in Seattle, Washington, told reporters the layoffs were part of its annual planning and that there would also be some Read more
Over 10,000 sellers participated in the 9th annual Sellers Choice Awards. In the initial nomination process, EcommerceBytes readers chose 10 finalists. Readers then rated the finalists in four key areas – profitability, customer service, communication and ease of use. Respondents Read more
Amazon came in 1st place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces for the second consecutive year. A deep and sometimes complex marketplace, it appears that a growing number of merchants have found it worthwhile to invest the Read more
Amazon issued a press release to tout its investments in the Czech Republic. It said it has already created over 4,500 permanent jobs in its logistics operations in Dobrovíz and corporate office in Prague-Dejvice, and in 2018, it will create Read more
Amazon grew sales 36 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 on a foreign-exchange neutral basis (that number includes all of its businesses including its AWS web-hosting business, of course). It was a profitable quarter for the company: net income Read more
Amazon is joining with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to create a new nonprofit company that will examine ways to improve US employee satisfaction in healthcare while reducing costs. The initial focus will be on technology solutions. Amazon founder Jeff Read more
Amazon is opening a new fulfillment center in Rugby in the UK, making it the fourth in the Midlands region. The company said it is increasing the size of its UK network to meet increasing customer demands and expand product selection. Read more
Amazon is working on a way to increase its warehouse capacity with zero capital expenditure. How is that possible? Turn its sellers’ warehouses into FBA fulfillment centers. It has already invited a small percentage of sellers into the program, called Read more
Amazon announced it is opening a new logistics center in Mönchengladbach, Germany, creating 1,000 full-time jobs. The company said it is opening the center due to increasing customer demand and to expand product choice and support a growing number of Read more
Amazon is raising the price of the monthly Prime membership plan from $10.99 to $12.99 effective January 19, 2018 as it continues to invest in the program. The annual cost of Prime membership remains at $99. The price of the Read more
