Amazon commits $1 billion to data center communities
‘Built Together’ framework provides funds for education, job training, water conservation and other local projects.
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Video Forum: Tanvi Patel, Amazon Pharmacy
Harnessing technology to enhance the patient experience.
Amazon promotes its Prime Big Deal Days sales event as a way for consumers to jump-start their holiday shopping
The deals span holiday gifts, Halloween merchandise, fall clothing and home products. Amazon also is promoting grocery discounts and digital shopping tools that it says will help customers track prices and automate purchases.
NIQ expands view of Amazon health and beauty sales
The new measurement integrates Amazon third-party, or 3P, marketplace data with NIQ’s existing retail measurement, including Amazon first-party data.
Lowe’s pilots delivery by drone
Home-improvement retailer launches program as Amazon drones draw complaints in Texas.
Amazon to invest $1.9 billion in delivery partner program
Company promises higher driver pay, improved safety and expanded use of AI-powered delivery technology.
Amazon and Target set competing October deal events
Amazon and Target will launch competing two-day sales on October 6 as retailers push the holiday shopping season further into October.
Amazon invests $1.5 billion in higher worker pay
The retailer is raising its minimum starting wage for full-time U.S. core operations employees to $20 an hour as it expands its benefits package.
Amazon sets Prime Big Deal Days for Oct. 6-7
The two-day event will feature millions of deals as Amazon looks to capture early holiday spending.
Amazon adds Alexa AI to help shoppers steer clear of scams
Newly launched feature lets shoppers check whether a message from Amazon is real or not.
FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over ad auction pricing
Regulators allege that Amazon used undisclosed surcharges to raise advertising costs while telling advertisers that its auctions followed a second-price model.
Amazon Ads targets Gen Z with back-to-college campaign
The First Day Ready campaign targets college-bound Gen Z consumers across Amazon’s digital platforms and an immersive University of Wisconsin-Madison event.
Amazon expands Locker network across 500 colleges and universities
Part of a subscription strategy aimed at higher-education students and 18- to 24-year-olds.
Amazon expands wildfire relief efforts in Eastern Washington
The supplies include air purifiers, masks, towels, hygiene kits, shelf-stable food, and hydration packets.
Amazon tops 2Q estimates on 'booming' cloud sales growth
Overall revenue rises 20% to $200.6 billion in the quarter ended June 30.
Amazon opens Canadian wildfire relief hub in Edmonton
A wildfire hub in Edmonton, Alberta, will join Amazon's California facility as the company prepares for more severe fire seasons.