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Amazon Workers Strike, Call For Prime Day Boycott To Protest Working Conditions
Amazon Prime Day 2018 has begun, and while many shoppers are hoping to score some good deals, others are calling for boycotts. As reported by Vox, Amazon employees in Europe officially began striking last week to push for better working conditions. Supporters are encouraging shoppers to boycott Amazon Prime Day, with some even extending the boycott to Amazon-owned properties like Twitch.
Amazon announces tax deal with French government
U.S. online shopping giant Amazon on Feb. 5 announced it had settled a major tax claim in France and agreed to report all its French income locally in future.
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World's First Supermarket Without Cashiers and Sellers Open Doors (Video)
Amazon has officially launched the world's first automated supermarket where neither cashiers nor sellers are available, the BBC said.
The store is located in Seattle. To enter it, you need a free Amazon mobile application that is recognized by a scanner at the entrance. The buyer enters the store, takes everything he wants, and leaves.
Retailers brace as Amazon launches in Australia
U.S. internet giant Amazon launched in Australia on Dec. 5 in time for Christmas, with retailers scrambling to cut costs and boost their online offerings as they brace for an expected shake-up of the sector.
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Amazon City: City will Change its Name to Accommodate a Headquarters of the Giant Company
The second headquarters of the online giant Amazon can stretch over 345 acres (1.4 square kilometers) and now bears the conditional name Amazon City, reports Kaldata.
Amazon's Hollywood spending soars, returns unclear
Amazon.com Inc is quickly ramping up the billions of dollars a year it spends on creating and licensing TV shows and films, signaling the retailer plans to be in show business for the long haul.
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The Capitalization of Amazon is Over USD 500 Billion
Amazon's capitalization reached USD 502.6 billion, the Financial Times writes.
Except Amazon, with a similar capitalization of over USD 500 billion are only Apple, Microsoft and Google. Since the beginning of 2017, Amazon's market value has increased by $ 146.3 billion.
Is Amazon’s Alexa spying on you? (videos)
It is no secret that the CIA and other US intelligence agencies have the capacity to breach anything connected to the internet. Many citizens have started to question whether their devices are safe. Many videos have been uploaded with people asking Amazon’s Alexa about whether is is connected to the CIA.
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A grocery store without a checkout line?
Thanks to some exciting new technology it has developed, Amazon is testing a brick-and-mortar grocery store in downtown Seattle called Amazon Go that lets customers walk in, grab food from the shelves and walk out again, without ever standing in a checkout line, scanning their groceries or fishing for change.
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Amazon plans to open up to 400 bookstores, says mall operator
Amazon.com Inc plans to open up to 400 physical bookstores, an executive of a major U.S. mall operator said on Feb. 2.