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22 hours ago
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Amazon Accused of Hiding Worker's Death for a Week, Making Employees Keep Working as Corpse Lay on Floor

Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Amazon vs. Walmart: The Retail War Just Picked a Winner

Amazon and Walmart have similar revenues but vastly different profit strategies, with Amazon relying on AWS and Walmart on physical stores and eCommerce.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

I was put on a PIP at Amazon and took an offer to leave. I thought finding a new job would be easy I was wrong.

Job security at Amazon diminished due to performance improvement plans and organizational changes, leading to stress and eventual departure.
Portland
fromTechCrunch
18 hours ago

An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility | TechCrunch

An Amazon employee died at the Troutdale warehouse, raising concerns about working conditions and heat-related issues among employees.
Public health
fromFuturism
22 hours ago

Amazon Accused of Hiding Worker's Death for a Week, Making Employees Keep Working as Corpse Lay on Floor

Amazon's warehouse operations prioritize productivity over employee safety, leading to high injury rates and troubling responses to worker incidents.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Amazon vs. Walmart: The Retail War Just Picked a Winner

Amazon and Walmart have similar revenues but vastly different profit strategies, with Amazon relying on AWS and Walmart on physical stores and eCommerce.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

I was put on a PIP at Amazon and took an offer to leave. I thought finding a new job would be easy I was wrong.

Job security at Amazon diminished due to performance improvement plans and organizational changes, leading to stress and eventual departure.
Startup companies
fromInfoQ
19 hours ago

Platform Engineering: Lessons from the Rise and Fall of eBay Velocity

eBay pioneered many technologies but ultimately could not save the company despite doubling engineering productivity.
DevOps
fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

The Role of Dedicated Servers in Scaling Modern Businesses

Infrastructure investment is crucial for SMEs to ensure reliability, performance, and user experience in a competitive digital landscape.
#retail-media
Marketing
fromDigiday
15 hours ago

Creator content has become critical for retail media networks

Retail media and the creator economy are increasingly interconnected, enhancing advertising effectiveness through data-driven creator partnerships.
Marketing
fromModern Retail
1 day ago

Creator content has become critical for retail media networks

Retail media and the creator economy are increasingly interconnected, enhancing advertising effectiveness through data-driven creator partnerships.
Marketing
fromDigiday
15 hours ago

Creator content has become critical for retail media networks

Retail media and the creator economy are increasingly interconnected, enhancing advertising effectiveness through data-driven creator partnerships.
Marketing
fromModern Retail
1 day ago

Creator content has become critical for retail media networks

Retail media and the creator economy are increasingly interconnected, enhancing advertising effectiveness through data-driven creator partnerships.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

The future may be 'frustrating' for engineers seeking a 'pure software development career,' AWS VP says

Junior software engineers may increasingly engage with customers rather than solely focusing on coding in isolation.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
1 day ago

Why marketing is now the operating system for growth

Artificial intelligence is transforming marketing into a central growth engine, influencing brand perception for both humans and automated systems.
UX design
fromMarTech
1 day ago

Are you buying simplicity or dependency in CreativeOps? | MarTech

CreativeOps buyers face a choice between perceived simplification and underlying dependency in their production ecosystems.
Remote teams
fromFuturism
1 day ago

A New Study Found Something Disturbing About the Way Delivery Workers Drive to Get You Your Burrito

Delivery drivers speed primarily due to pressure from on-time delivery rates and the risk of deactivation, rather than individual reckless habits.
#urban-logistics
Fundraising
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Amazon has a gas discount most Prime members don't even know exists

Amazon Prime members can save up to 20 cents per gallon on gas during the promotional period from April 3 to May 29.
fromInfoQ
4 days ago

Latency: The Race to Zero...Are We There Yet?

In the fintech industry we can link latency directly to profit and money. If I have lower latency than the competition, I can get to the better deals, I can make the better deals.
Venture
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Debate over last-mile delivery bill heats up in first City Council hearing | amNewYork

Intro 518 aims to regulate last-mile delivery facilities for worker safety but faces opposition due to potential job losses.
E-Commerce
from24/7 Wall St.
6 hours ago

Amazon Will Sell You Your Next Car

Amazon Autos offers extensive vehicle options and payment choices, revolutionizing car shopping with geotargeting and online convenience.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

I make around $10,000 a month in revenue from my Amazon side hustle. It's still a good time to get started.

I create shoppable videos reviews of products sold on Amazon. My strength is that I film in-depth, highly descriptive, long-form videos, which I believe helped me achieve quick success with the program.
Online marketing
Washington DC
fromEngadget
5 days ago

DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta

DoorDash and Wing partner to deliver food by drone in metro Atlanta, with deliveries possible in as little as 20 minutes.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
6 days ago

How Workflow Bottlenecks Impact Employee Learning And Productivity

Workflow bottlenecks significantly disrupt productivity and employee learning, impacting overall organizational performance.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

DOT reminds delivery apps they must give drivers protective equipment, get them to complete new safety course | amNewYork

Delivery apps must provide safety equipment and training for their workers to address rising safety concerns in New York City.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
4 days ago

Dell: Agents drive more ecommerce traffic, but conversions lag | MarTech

AI agents are increasing traffic to ecommerce but not significantly impacting conversion rates or revenue.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

FedEx chooses partnerships over proprietary tech for its automation strategy | TechCrunch

FedEx partners with Berkshire Grey to develop robots for bulk package unloading, aiming to enhance warehouse automation.
E-Commerce
fromForbes
1 day ago

Why The AI Checkout Debate Misses The Real Shift In Retail

AI is reshaping retail by determining visibility and influencing consumer decisions through personalized insights and streamlined processes.
#ecommerce
Toronto startup
frominsideevs.com
1 week ago

Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes

Also plans to develop self-driving delivery vehicles in partnership with DoorDash, expanding its focus beyond human-driven vehicles.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Logistics Landscapes: The Architecture of the 24-Hour Supply Chain

Warehouses are the defining architecture of the 21st century, reshaping urban landscapes and logistics infrastructure significantly.
fromTelecompetitor
4 days ago

Brightspeed introduces EasyMove to help people relocate simply

"For too long, our industry has treated moving customers like brand new ones. EasyMove flips that model. Our customers shouldn't lose their history, their pricing or their trust just because they're changing addresses."
Alternative transportation
#e-commerce
Marketing tech
fromRetail Brew
4 days ago

Amazon agency Podean acquires Amerge for overseas marketshare

Marketplaces continue to drive e-commerce growth, with Podean acquiring Amerge to enhance its advertising services and technology.
Marketing tech
fromRetail Brew
4 days ago

Amazon agency Podean acquires Amerge for overseas marketshare

Marketplaces continue to drive e-commerce growth, with Podean acquiring Amerge to enhance its advertising services and technology.
E-Commerce
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India's quick commerce startups | TechCrunch

India's quick commerce market is rapidly growing, with Flipkart expanding its dark store network amid intense competition and profitability challenges.
E-Commerce
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

Why Discounts Are No Longer Optional For Your Business

Discounts have become essential in the LLC services market, influencing customer decisions and competitive strategies.
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

USPS warning raises stakes for mail-order prescriptions, higher postage prices

The mail will stop if the agency can't meet its obligations. That includes critical deliveries like prescription drug packages. Postmaster General David Steiner warned lawmakers this week that USPS could run out of cash in less than 12 months without congressional action.
Media industry
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Amazon, UPS, FedEx, USPS add temporary fuel surcharges to offset extra costs

"Transportation costs are a big factor there. Every company that is involved and has logistics and they have to pay for gas, either they have to absorb this cost, or they will charge the third party that will provide this service. I'm not surprised this is happening, because at some point, Amazon will say we cannot absorb all this cost."
Alternative transportation
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
3 weeks ago

Threat Actors Target the Entire Retail Supply Chain

Threat actors exploit shared supply chain vulnerabilities between wholesalers and retailers, with over 70% of retailers and 60% of wholesalers having exposed credentials, enabling widespread initial access.
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Unreliable fleet connectivity driving employee exodus | Computer Weekly

UK fleet operators face significant connectivity challenges that threaten competitiveness, with unreliable networks causing customer complaints and operational disruptions despite limited failover protections.
#amazon-usps-contract-dispute
Washington DC
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Amazon Plans to Slash USPS Shipments by Two-Thirds. Here's What That Means for the Postal Service.

Amazon plans to reduce USPS package shipments by two-thirds by fall, threatening the financially struggling postal service that delivered over one billion Amazon packages last year.
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Amazon plans to reduce USPS shipments by two-thirds after the Postal Service ended contract negotiations in favor of a new competitive bidding process.
Washington DC
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Amazon Plans to Slash USPS Shipments by Two-Thirds. Here's What That Means for the Postal Service.

Amazon plans to reduce USPS package shipments by two-thirds by fall, threatening the financially struggling postal service that delivered over one billion Amazon packages last year.
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Amazon plans to reduce USPS shipments by two-thirds after the Postal Service ended contract negotiations in favor of a new competitive bidding process.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Digital Transformation in UK Retail: E-commerce Trends Reshaping the Shopping Experience

The UK retail sector is transforming through digital adoption, innovative strategies, and evolving consumer expectations.
E-Commerce
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

2 Stocks I'd Add to the Shopping Cart for the Agentic Commerce Revolution

AI shopping has the potential to revolutionize e-commerce by enhancing transaction ease and price comparison.
European startups
fromBusiness Matters
4 weeks ago

JD.com launches Joybuy in UK with same-day delivery challenge to Amazon

JD.com launches Joybuy in the UK with same-day delivery by 11pm for orders placed before 11am, targeting 17 million consumers across major urban centers with free delivery on orders over £29.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

UPS Falls 11% - And FedEx Just Stole Its Crown

FedEx surpassed UPS in market capitalization for the first time ever, with FedEx at $84.6 billion versus UPS at $74.75 billion, driven by divergent performance and strategic execution over the past year.
Marketing tech
fromwww.emarketer.com
1 month ago

amazon - Reports, Statistics & Marketing Trends

Fire TV integrates ads across screens using CTV reach and retail data, while AI emerges as a defining force in retail tech, with stablecoins moving into mainstream payments infrastructure and chatbots driving conversion rate increases.
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Electric freight's next chapter will be won on discipline, not ambition

Electric trucks have proven capable of long-haul freight operations, shifting focus from feasibility to infrastructure, economics, and sustainable business models.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Other Last-Mile Problem

Shared, real-time mental models and reduced communication costs enable teams to convert theoretical knowledge into effective action under pressure.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

FedEx CEO explains why regular humanoid robots can't get the job done

FedEx seeks advanced 'super humanoid' robots with extra joints and increased degrees of freedom, but remains in pilot stage while leveraging AI on delivery data.
Software development
fromInfoQ
1 month ago

Reducing Onboarding From 48 Hours to 4: Inside Amazon Key's Event-Driven Platform

A centralized, event-driven architecture on Amazon EventBridge replaced a monolithic, tightly coupled platform to enable millions of daily events, millisecond latency, and scalable consumer onboarding.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Op-Ed | Why New York can't afford to get last-mile delivery wrong | amNewYork

Neighborhood last-mile distribution centers keep deliveries fast, affordable, and sustainable; heavy regulation would raise costs, eliminate jobs, and harm New York neighborhoods.
#fast-delivery
E-Commerce
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US | TechCrunch

Amazon launches one-hour and three-hour delivery options across hundreds of U.S. cities, offering over 90,000 items with tiered pricing for Prime and non-Prime members.
E-Commerce
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Amazon's Latest Move: One-Hour Delivery Across Hundreds of Cities

Amazon now offers one-hour and three-hour delivery options for over 90,000 items across US cities, backed by extensive fulfillment center infrastructure and local supercenters.
E-Commerce
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US | TechCrunch

Amazon launches one-hour and three-hour delivery options across hundreds of U.S. cities, offering over 90,000 items with tiered pricing for Prime and non-Prime members.
E-Commerce
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Amazon's Latest Move: One-Hour Delivery Across Hundreds of Cities

Amazon now offers one-hour and three-hour delivery options for over 90,000 items across US cities, backed by extensive fulfillment center infrastructure and local supercenters.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Warehouse Automation Seller Just Turned Profitable While the Retail Giant Builds Its Own

Investors face choosing Symbotic's newly profitable automation-as-a-service with volatile trading and insider selling or Amazon's scale-driven in-house robotics investment.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Amazon pulls the plug on 'Blue Jay' warehouse robot after only a few months

Amazon discontinued the multi-armed Blue Jay warehouse robot and redirected its technology and staff toward other robotics projects and the modular Orbital system.
#amazon-delivery
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

Amazon launches one- and three-hour delivery options in the US

Amazon launched one-hour and three-hour delivery options across 2,000+ locations, covering 90,000 products including essentials and discretionary items, with costs ranging from $5-$20 depending on membership and speed.
E-Commerce
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago

Amazon launches 1-hour delivery - what it costs and where it's available

Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour delivery for household essentials and personal care items in over 2,000 cities, charging $9.99 and $4.99 respectively for Prime members.
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

Amazon launches one- and three-hour delivery options in the US

Amazon launched one-hour and three-hour delivery options across 2,000+ locations, covering 90,000 products including essentials and discretionary items, with costs ranging from $5-$20 depending on membership and speed.
E-Commerce
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago

Amazon launches 1-hour delivery - what it costs and where it's available

Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour delivery for household essentials and personal care items in over 2,000 cities, charging $9.99 and $4.99 respectively for Prime members.
Business
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

UPS to cut 30,000 jobs as it accelerates shift away from Amazon deliveries

UPS will cut up to 30,000 jobs and further reduce Amazon volumes while reshaping its network toward higher-margin customers and streamlining operations.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The Hidden Costs of DIY Shipping: When to Switch to an Ecommerce Shipping Platform

DIY shipping becomes a business bottleneck as order volume grows, consuming excessive time and increasing errors while established shipping platforms automate processes and enable scalability.
E-Commerce
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Look! Up In the Sky! It's Amazon's Flywheel in Action

Amazon's drone delivery service Prime Air exemplifies how the company's e-commerce, AWS cloud, and AI divisions create a self-reinforcing flywheel that generates data, optimizes operations, and drives competitive advantage.
E-Commerce
fromwww.thedrum.com
1 month ago

The changing retail landscape

Despite online growth and store closures, physical retail remains viable as consumers still value in-store experiences and maintain significant clothing budgets.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Delivery comms, intelligent fulfilment, and AI's growing influence | Computer Weekly

Nine in ten retailers globally are planning to raise their spending on artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise their e-commerce operations over the next 12 to 24 months, with online delivery execution a key area of focus. A total of 38% of European retailers identify speed, tracking and proactive communication around the delivery process as areas where AI can deliver the greatest impact.
E-Commerce
fromForbes
1 month ago

From Click To Doorstep: Why Delivery Experience Is The Last Brand Impression

That's a problem. Without a doubt, a great website and top-level marketing will help generate new sales, but it's the delivery experience that warrants future ones. This is because today's consumer not only has options for where they'll buy but also a high set of expectations. What's more, they remember the way a product arrives at their doorstep more than how it was sold.
E-Commerce
E-Commerce
fromHarvard Business Review
2 months ago

Dynamic Pricing Is Changing the Parcel Shipping Industry

Parcel shipping is shifting from periodic static rates to continuous dynamic pricing that adjusts rates by demand, capacity, and shipper profile, similar to airlines.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Does free shipping actually exist? Marketing ploys experts want to warn you about

You're scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at checkout, a $10 shipping fee suddenly appears. Frustrated, you close the tab. But what if that same shirt was priced at $50 with free shipping? The likelihood that you would have bought it without a second thought is much higher.
E-Commerce
E-Commerce
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

It's Prime time for retailers to develop their online sales strategies

Amazon launched Prime Day, a Prime-members-only sales event intended to outcompete Black Friday and Singles Day and to drive Prime membership growth.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Amazon is ratcheting up fast delivery and raising the stakes for rivals like Walmart

Amazon delivered over 13 billion items same- or next-day in 2025, expanding fast delivery into rural areas and intensifying competition with Walmart.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Amazon Quality Champion

The American Customer Satisfaction Survey rates hundreds of companies in dozens of categories. In its latest study, the Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2026, Amazon.com Inc. ( NASDAQ: AMZN) topped the Online Retailer category. In all the studies, regardless of category, companies receive ratings of zero to 100. This latest study is based on 31,293 completed surveys. Customers were chosen at random and contacted via email between January and December 2025.
E-Commerce
fromThe Business of Fashion
2 months ago

How Integrated Technology Is Reshaping Retail Operations

The technology underpinning retail operations is under scrutiny in 2026 as fashion executives look to streamline systems with the aim to unlock efficiency, cut costs and meet consumer expectations for speed and personalisation in the shopping journey. At the retail event Lightspeed Edge on 12 January, Lightspeed - the unified point-of-sale (POS) and payments platform for SMEs such as Apricot Lane Boutique and Neal's Yard Remedies - convened industry leaders to explore the strategic imperative for integrated technology ecosystems over siloed systems.
E-Commerce
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I've been selling on Amazon for a year. After storage fees bled me dry, I'm pivoting my e-comm strategy away from it.

Aged-inventory surcharges on Amazon can rapidly deplete a small business's cash, turning a $10,000 launch into near insolvency without mastering Amazon selling and inventory management.
E-Commerce
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Why Amazon's dominance over e-commerce may not be as complete as it seems

Brands can compete with Amazon by focusing on superior product discovery using proven martech, carving market share despite Amazon's scale.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

How Delivery Service Helps Pharmacies Expand Their Customer Base

Hiring pharmacy delivery drivers or partnering with third-party courier services expands reach, improves access for vulnerable patients, and boosts patient satisfaction.
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