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San Francisco Lawmaker Pushes to Delay Amazon’s Expansion

A San Francisco supervisor has introduced legislation that would seek to place an 18-month moratorium on all new parcel delivery services in the city, including Amazon’s proposed 725,000-square foot, last-mile logistics center in Showplace Square.

February 16, 2022
Autonomous

Amazon in Pact for Potential Stake in Sensor Maker Velodyne

Velodyne Lidar Inc. shares more than doubled in late trading Feb. 7 after Amazon.com Inc. acquired warrants that could lead to a stake in the auto-sensor maker.

February 8, 2022
Business, Logistics

Amazon’s $191 Billion Jump Sets Record for Market Value Gain

Amazon.com Inc. shares surged 14% on Feb. 4, adding about $191 billion in market value, after investors cheered its fourth-quarter earnings report. The advance was the biggest single-day gain in U.S. stock market history.

February 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

Amazon Heads to the Mall With Prototype Clothing Store

Amazon .com Inc. plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, marking the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for the online retailing giant, which already sells more than 10% of all clothes in the U.S.

January 20, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

NLRB Sets Amazon Union Vote in Alabama

Amazon.com Inc. employees in Bessemer, Ala., will vote by mail next month in a rerun election on whether to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board announced Jan. 11.

January 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Amazon, Stellantis Team Up on Auto Software and Delivery Vehicles

Amazon.com Inc. is partnering with Stellantis NV to develop software with the carmaker and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van.

January 5, 2022
Government, Business

Amazon Settles With NLRB to Give Workers Power to Organize

NEW YORK — Amazon, under pressure to improve worker rights, has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its workers to freely organize — and without retaliation.

December 23, 2021
Business, Logistics

Amazon Labor Group Refiles Union Petition in New York

Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to unionize four facilities in New York City said they now have enough signatures to call for a vote.

December 22, 2021
Business, Logistics

Amazon-Backed Grocer Weighs India IPO at $5 Billion Value

More Retail, an Indian grocery chain backed by Amazon.com Inc., is considering an initial public offering that could value the company at as much as $5 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

December 13, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon Web Outage Affects Delivery Operation

An Amazon Web Services outage is wreaking havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on, according to four people familiar with the situation.

December 7, 2021