Amazon Expands Logistics Operations In Arkansas
Amazon plans to open its first fulfillment center in Little Rock in 2021, creating over 1,000 new full-time jobs. The City of Little Rock’s Board of Directors gave final approval for a sale of 80 acres at the Port of Little Rock to Amazon during its meeting on April 7, 2020. This after the Little Rock Port Authority Board […]
Amazon Shows Interest In Russian Ecommerce
Reuters reports that Amazon held talks with conglomerate Sistema about the possible acquisition of Russian online commerce platform Ozon. The news service said Sistema’s majority owner Vladimir Evtushenkov revealed the interest by Amazon while speaking with reporters after Sistema’s annual general meeting. It is unclear if the talks are continuing. Still, Sistema appears interested in […]
Amazon To Buy Zoox For Over $1 Billion
In May, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon was in talks to purchase autonomous-vehicle tech company Zoox. The Information is reporting that both sides have agreed to the deal, worth more than $1 Billion and it could be announced as early as Friday. This is not the only investment Amazon has made in autonomous-vehicle […]
Amazon Expands With Fourth Fulfillment Center In Australia – Eyeing Two More Locations?
Amazon Australia announced it is expanding its Australian operations, with the opening of its first Queensland fulfillment center (FC) in Brisbane later this year. The new facility is located at Goodman’s Port Industry Park in Lytton, Brisbane and is scheduled to begin operations before Christmas. The new fulfillment center will be around the same size […]
Amazon Establishes Global Counterfeit Crimes Unit
Amazon is launching a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit, dedicated to bringing counterfeiters attempting to list counterfeit products in its store to justice, the company said in a blog post. The global team will utilize former federal prosecutors, experienced investigators, and data analysts who will support the company’s efforts already underway to protect its store from […]
How Will Amazon Buyers’ Habits Change After The COVID-19 Crisis?
At its peak, the pandemic was certainly the largest factor that guided both the global economy, as well as individual shopping habits of everyday people. Now that the pandemic is subsiding and hopefully soon to be in the rearview mirror, we can try and piece together the effects and lessons from this very turbulent chapter […]
Amazon Hiring 3,000 Employees In South Africa To Support Global Customer Service Operations
Amazon announced it will hire 3,000 people in South Africa to provide 24/7 support to Amazon customers, mostly in North America and Europe. These new jobs are in virtual roles, meaning the new hires will be working from home instead of a central office location. “The new jobs reflect our continued commitment to South Africa’s […]
Amazon, Valentino File Joint Lawsuit Against U.S.-Based Counterfeiter
Amazon and Maison Valentino Italian luxury brand filed a joint lawsuit against Buffalo, New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group, LLC and New York resident Hao Pan for counterfeiting Valentino’s iconic Valentino Garavani Rockstud shoes, and offering the infringing products for sale on https://kaitlynpanshoes.com/ and Amazon.com, in violation of Amazon’s policies and Valentino’s intellectual property rights. Amazon shut down […]
Amazon To Begin Using Mastercard Tokens In 12 Countries
Mastercard announced that Amazon customers in 12 countries across North America, Latin America, Middle East and Europe will have their stored card credentials tokenized. By replacing a consumer’s physical card number with a token, payment information is unique to each individual transaction and can be used only by the merchant that requested it. The rise […]
Amazon Antitrust Investigations Mount With Addition Of Two More State Probes
Amazon’s scrutiny into its business practices regarding third-party marketplace sellers intensified over the last few days. Officials in California have been probing Amazon about how it uses data from third-party marketplace sellers, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal report. The reports claim California’s investigation focuses on Amazon’s use of internal sales data to make […]