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Amazon to Roll Out Palm Payment Technology at Whole Foods

Customers at Amazons Whole Foods Market stores will soon be able to pay for their groceries with a wave of their hand.

July 21, 2023
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Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time

Amazons carbon emissions ticked lower for the first time since the company began reporting the figure, citing increased purchases of renewable electricity and a slowdown in sales growth.

July 18, 2023
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Amazon Prime Day Drives All Online Sales Up 6.1%

U.S. shoppers spent $12.7 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe Inc.

July 13, 2023
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Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours

U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon's Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc., up 6% from a year ago but short of estimates for even stronger growth.

July 12, 2023
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Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration

Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an invite-only promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.

July 11, 2023
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Amazon Fleet Electrification Sees 5,000 Rivian Vans on Roads

Amazon's electrification of its delivery fleet gained pace over the past six months while still lagging earlier targets. The e-commerce giant has rolled out more than 5,000 EVs in the past year.

July 6, 2023
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Rivian Ships First Amazon Electric Delivery Vans to Europe

Rivian Automotive Inc. started delivering the electric vans it makes for Amazon to Europe in the EV makers first commercial shipments outside the U.S.

July 5, 2023
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Amazon Pays Small Businesses for Last-Mile Deliveries

Amazon.com Inc. launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the last mile of delivery to customers doorsteps.

June 26, 2023
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FTC Says Amazon Enrolls Consumers Into Prime Without Consent

NEW YORK The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on June 21 for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program.

June 21, 2023
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Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.

June 20, 2023