Amazon’s $4 billion fix for the holiday season's supply-chain crisis
Amazon is chartering ships, hiring 150,000 seasonal workers and dispatching half-full trucks to get packages to customers on time. The logistical push's projected $4 billion...
Amazon discloses 20% stake in electric-vehicle maker Rivian
Amazon.com owns a 20% stake in electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive, the startup with which it has placed an order for 100,000 battery-powered delivery vans.
Amazon touts drivers, warehouses as salve to supply-chain woes
Amazon has brought on more drivers, planes and warehouses in anticipation of holiday shopping. Company officials say the bulked supply chain won't make Amazon as...
Amazon’s autonomous cars unit Zoox expands testing to Seattle
A growing number of autonomous-technology startups are expanding their testing outside of the Bay Area, long a locus of activity for the nascent industry.
Amazon seeks used cargo jets to bring goods directly from China
Amazon is shopping for used long-range Boeing and Airbus cargo planes, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest evidence of the e-commerce giant's...
Amazon’s Twitch is hacked, exposing source code, creator payouts
Amazon.com's video game streaming platform Twitch has been attacked by an anonymous hacker, who claims to have exposed sensitive source code and details on payouts...
Amazon CEO, citing ‘rougher’ patch with Seattle, looks to ’burbs
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said he is open to a reset in the company's sometimes-contentious relationship with Seattle, but also made clear that he's hedging...
Whole Foods CEO Mackey to retire from Amazon-owned grocer next year
Whole Foods Market Chief Executive Officer John Mackey will step down next year, marking a changing of the guard at the grocery chain Amazon acquired...
Amazon’s Whole Foods will charge for delivery beginning Oct. 25
Amazon's Whole Foods Market is implementing a grocery delivery fee across the U.S., rolling back a perk the retailer had offered for paying Prime members...
Amazon confronts battle with Teamsters in labor-friendly Canada
After beating back its highest-profile challenge to date from organized labor in the U.S., Amazon is now confronting a concerted union campaign in Canada, where...