Amazon sellers in Europe are experiencing some major challenges as the holiday shopping season ramps up. UK newspaper the Sun reports a fire broke out at an Amazon fulfillment center in Rugeley on November 4th in what is suspected to Read more
Amazon announced it will open its fourth Maryland fulfillment center. Calling it a state-of-the-art center, Amazon said the 855,000 square-foot facility will fulfill items such as electronics, books, housewares and toys. Press release follows: Amazon.com, Inc. today announced plans to Read more
Amazon announced plans to open a new office in downtown Vancouver, Canada, the second in the city. The new office will double the number of employees in Vancouver to 2,000 when it opens in 2020. While not specific about the Read more
Pricing and delivery are key influences on holiday shoppers this year according to a new survey, which found that 63% of shoppers will purchase from Amazon this season, 60% will purchase from Walmart, and 45% will buy goods from eBay. Read more
Amazon kicked off the holiday shopping season today, November 1, 2017, by opening its Black Friday Deals store. It also announced its 2017 Holiday Gift Guides, including the new Business Gift Guide by Amazon Business, the Amazon Handmade Gift Shop, Read more
Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Macon, Georgia, which will be the fourth such facility in the state. The more than 1,000,000-square-foot facility will fulfill large-sized items including household furniture, sporting equipment and gardening tools. Press release follows: Read more
Amazon is opening a new fulfillment center in Canada. The 600,000 square-foot warehouse in the Calgary area is the first in Alberta and will fulfill items “ranging from aviator sunglasses to zebra costumes.” It joins 6 other fulfillment centers in Read more
Amazon announced today its third-quarter sales (July, August, September) grew 34% year-over-year to $43.7 billion. Excluding Whole Foods Market and the impact from foreign exchange rates, net sales increased 29% compared with third quarter 2016. Excerpt of press release follows: Read more
The mailbox may soon be a quaint throwback as retailers look to deliver packages right inside your home, and Amazon is going even further with a new service launched on Tuesday. Amazon Key enables in-home delivery at no extra cost Read more
Amazon is opening a new fulfillment center in Arizona. The news came in a press release announcing Amazon’s 10-year anniversary operating in the state, where it employs 6,000 people and intends to hire another 1,000. Amazon also revealed it has Read more
