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Customers and others walk past Whole Foods Market at the corner of Denny Way and Westlake Ave. in Seattle Thursday, April 18, 2019.

Amazon-owned Whole Foods touted a price cut on halibut as part of an announcement recently about lower prices on hundreds of items. Amazon is trying to shed the Whole Paycheck image of the grocery chain, which has been a leader in sustainable seafood practices. Wade Bassi, of Seattle, fishes for halibut in Alaska all summer and says the halibut price advertised, about $17 a pound for fillets, is almost certainly a loss leader, meaning there’s little or no room for the retailer to profit, based on what he knows about the supply chain. 209887

September 20, 2019 at 6:00 am

Changes at Whole Foods — and lack of communications — prompt concerns among some employees

Some employees at the Amazon-owned grocer felt the changes were not clearly communicated, stirring worries or anxiety.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Bezos announced the Climate Pledge, setting a goal to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) DCPM107 DCPM107

September 19, 2019 at 8:19 am

Bezos commits Amazon to rapidly cut fossil fuels, be carbon neutral by 2040

Amazon expects to power all of its operations with renewable energy by 2030 — setting a timeline for pledges it had made previously.

Amazon recruiter Perry Chang speaks with a prospective employee at a job fair hosted by the company Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Seattle. Amazon is going on a hiring spree. The online shopping giant is holding job fairs across the country, aiming to hire more than 30,000 people by early next year, a 5% bump in its total workforce. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET107 WAET107

September 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Thousands line up in Seattle for jobs at Amazon, which has thousands on offer WATCH

Would-be Amazonians waiting to learn about jobs at the Seattle commerce company share their hopes, perceptions.

Amazon’s Echo Dot will come out in three fabric covers: black, grey and sandstone.

September 13, 2019 at 4:24 pm

Amazon’s Alexa Answers raises questions about information quality and transparency issues

Alexa, how do we know who's answering our questions? Alexa Answers allows anyone who sets up an account to answer questions posed repeatedly by other...

Customers and others walk past Whole Foods Market at the corner of Denny Way and Westlake Ave. in Seattle Thursday, April 18, 2019.

September 13, 2019 at 11:36 am

Amazon-owned Whole Foods cuts healthcare benefits for part-time employees

Fewer than 2% of employees of the organic grocer are expected to lose benefits as a result of the change beginning in 2020.

Amazon is leasing a new multi-story warehouse in on East Marginal Way South. The warehouse, with ramps allowing semi-trucks to access loading doors on a second story, is the first of its kind in the U.S., according to developer and owner Prologis.

September 10, 2019 at 12:34 pm

Amazon leases new multistory warehouse in South Seattle, first of its kind in U.S.

The new warehouse on East Marginal Way South was developed in response to demand by e-commerce companies for storage and logistics space close to population...

Emily Cunningham, left, who works as a user experience designer at Amazon.com, speaks as Kathryn Dellinger, right, who also works for Amazon, looks on, during a news conference following Amazon’s annual shareholders meeting, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Seattle. Both women are part of the group “Amazon Employees for Climate Justice.” (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

September 9, 2019 at 10:08 am

Amazon employees step up pressure on climate issues, plan walkout Sept. 20

The action is planned in support of a student strike aimed at pressuring Seattle companies to reduce their carbon footprints. Amazon is expected to disclose...

September 9, 2019 at 6:00 am

Amazon tops 53,500 local employees as it begins nationwide hiring push

After nearly a decade of growth, Amazon's local employment is now slightly higher than Microsoft's. While the commerce and technology giant's pace of hiring has...

FILE – In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, a clerk reaches to a shelf to pick an item for a customer order at the Amazon Prime warehouse in New York. Amazon’s Prime Day starts July 16, 2018, and will be six hours longer than last year’s and will launch new products. Amazon hopes to keep Prime attractive for current and would-be subscribers after raising the annual membership fee by 20 percent to $119 and to $12.99 for the month-to-month option.. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) NYBZ203

August 29, 2019 at 3:51 pm

U.S. senators press Amazon CEO Bezos for answers on product safety

A letter from three Democrats on the Senate commerce committee calls on Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to clean up the merchandise listed for...

August 23, 2019 at 4:31 pm

Amazon struggles to police safety of products sold by third parties on its site, WSJ investigation finds

Thousands of items for sale by others on Amazon's massive website “have been declared unsafe by federal agencies, are deceptively labeled or are banned by...