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Retailers juggling inflation, inventory and staffing woes this holiday season
The 2022 holiday shopping season certainly has its challenges. With skyrocketing inflation, inventory issues and workforce shortages there have been many issues that retailers have had to overcome.
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DCED and Amazon to launch site that will allow consumers to shop local
Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin has announced a new program with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will expand e-commerce opportunities for Pennsylvania small businesses and help residents buy local while shopping online.
Read More »Amazon offers to pay college tuition for most US workers
New York (CNN Business)-Amazon is offering to cover four-year college tuition for most of its approximately 750,000 hourly workers in the United States, the latest major employer to offer the perk to attract and retain hourly employees in a tight job market.
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Amazon investment in Susquehanna Valley nets 2,500 jobs since 2010
The findings from its 2021 U.S. Economic Impact Report, also show that Amazon created more than 25,000 full and part-time jobs starting at $15 per hour in the state, more than 2,500 in the Susquehanna Valley.
Read More »Amazon hit with record EU data privacy fine
July 30 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the bloc's GDPR rules, as privacy regulators take a more aggressive position on enforcement.
Read More »Amazon is everywhere. Here’s how the US could break it up
New York (CNN Business)-On any given day, you might receive a package you ordered from Amazon, log onto a website hosted by Amazon, ask an Amazon device about the weather and grab groceries at a Whole Foods owned by Amazon. Amazon is more than just the "everything store." It's become something of an "everything company" that touches nearly every corner of our lives and the economy.
Read More »Amazon wants FTC Chair Lina Khan recused from all its cases
Amazon has formally requested that newly appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan be recused from all Amazon (AMZN)-related antitrust cases before the agency.
Read More »The Teamsters have a new mission: Unionize Amazon workers
One of the nation’s largest union is aiming to unionize Amazon workers.
Read More »Panel pushes ahead legislation targeting Big Tech’s power
A House panel pushed ahead Wednesday with ambitious legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Conservative Republican lawmakers haggled over legislative language and pushed concerns of perceived anti-conservative bias in online platforms but couldn’t halt the bipartisan momentum behind the package.
Read More »Amazon sees Prime Day sales boost amid supply chain snags
Amazon.com Inc's Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the United States on Monday even as supply chain snafus and a robust spending appetite limited the level of discounts on popular products like electronics.
Read More »Amazon union organizers deflated as vote tilts against them
Amazon is heading into the final stretch of a union push in Bessemer, Alabama, with a sizeable lead over labor organizers.
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Hiring sprees bringing thousands of jobs to the region
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has rocked the world economy, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was still at a hefty 13.7% in July, but it looks like jobs may be on the way.
Read More »Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service receives FAA approval
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Amazon's Prime Air service, which will use drones to deliver packages.
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Amazon, Apple, Walmart are offering virtual summer camp programs for kids
All the talk may be about heading back to school, but before we get to debates over homeschool pods and virtual classrooms, summer 2020 isn’t over for many students — and families. Although many kids are spending their vacation days close to home, they can still enjoy summer camp activities that range from do-it-yourself mini ...
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