Amazon.com Inc. said it will pay college tuition for select frontline employees, becoming the latest big U.S. employer to offer educational perks to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market.
September 9, 2021Amazon
Amazon Will Spend $1.2 Billion on Employee Tuition, Courses

Amazon to Open Two Whole Foods Stores Without Cashiers
NEW YORK — Something will be missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: cashiers.
September 8, 2021Amazon Became Hedge Fund Favorite Just Before Shares Tumbled
Hedge funds piled into Amazon.com Inc. in the second quarter, putting themselves on the front line of losses as the stay-at-home trade began to unravel.
August 20, 2021Just as Things Look Better for Retail, Amazon Rears Its Head

News of Amazon .com Inc.’s department store plans sent a shudder through retail stocks just as some of the biggest names in the industry were reporting robust earnings, a signal that new challenges await in the beleaguered sector.
August 19, 2021Amazon Lottery Offers Vaccinated Workers Cars, $500,000 Cash
Amazon.com Inc. will offer cash prizes of as much as $500,000 as well as cars and vacation packages to frontline employees who can prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
August 9, 2021Amazon Tells Warehouse Workers to Mask Up Again

Amazon .com Inc. is ordering frontline U.S. employees to resume wearing masks at work regardless of vaccination status, joining the ranks of companies ramping up precautions in response to the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant.
August 6, 2021Amazon’s Dilemma: Mandating Vaccinations Would Risk Losing Workers

The quandary facing America’s second-largest private employer is this: how to keep its facilities COVID-free without sparking a mutiny among workers who are desperately needed to keep operations running amid a tight labor market and strong online demand.
August 4, 2021Amazon Union Election Should Be Re-Run, US Labor Official Says
A federal official has recommended overturning the results of a union election at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Alabama, giving the retail union an opportunity to reverse its defeat, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 3, 2021Amazon’s Whole Foods Adds Delivery Fee in Some Cities

Amazon .com Inc. is tacking on a delivery fee for Prime members who shop at Whole Foods Market in several U.S. cities, an indication that the economics of grocery delivery continue to pose a challenge for even the world’s largest online retailer.
August 2, 2021Amazon Delivers a Mixed Bag of Q2 Results
NEW YORK — Amazon on July 29 turned in a mixed bag of results for its fiscal second quarter, coming up short of Wall Street expectations in revenue but beating them on profits.
July 29, 2021