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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.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
July 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

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.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 11, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Private

Rivian CEO Scaringe Eyes New Commercial Clients

Rivian Automotive Inc. is ready to take on more commercial partners beyond Amazon.com Inc. after a recent run of production success.

Ed Ludlow and Sean O'Kane | Bloomberg News
July 6, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Fleets Can Expect Long Timelines for Facility Connections

Facility electrification timelines for  heavy-duty trucking fleets are likely to be more protracted than carrier executives might expect, according to executives at power utilities.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

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.

Mae Anderson | Associated Press
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Private, Global Freight

Pepsi Leads Calls for EU to Roll Out Green Trucks Faster

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.

John Ainger | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, Private

FBI Says EVs Raise Risk of Cyberattacks

Trucking companies that are considering electrifying their fleets must be on their guard for the heightened opportunities such decisions offer cybercriminals, according to the FBI.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Private

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.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
June 21, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Debuts ‘HQ2’ Complex in Virginia

ARLINGTON, Va. — Amazon unveiled its new headquarters complex in Virginia June 15, a pair of gleaming amenity-packed towers that leaders hope will persuade employees to return to the office.

Matthew Barakat | Associated Press
June 15, 2023
Business, Fuel, Private, TCA

Walmart Announces Sustainability Initiatives

Walmart announced June 1 it will take steps to reduce the amount of plastic and cardboard it puts in the waste stream from online orders and reduce vehicle emissions from delivery of packages.

Robert Higgs | cleveland.com
June 2, 2023