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Demanding better COVID-19 protections, workers nationwide plan walkouts

by Andy Uhler , David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Mar 30, 2020
Amazon, Instacart and Whole Foods face backlash from workers concerned about safe working conditions.
Instacart employee Monica Ortega holds bags of groceries she picked up from a supermarket for delivery to a customer on March 19, 2020.
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While many face unemployment, Amazon ramps up hiring during COVID-19

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2020
Some companies are hiring people to go to work, so that others can avoid going out as much as possible.
Amazon says it will pay workers at least $17 an hour to work during the pandemic.
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Amazon cracks down on COVID-19 price gouging

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 3, 2020
The company says it has recently blocked or removed tens of thousands of listings for such products, like face masks and hand sanitizer.
Some third-party sellers have been charging hundreds of dollars for a couple small bottles of hand sanitizer or a box of protective face masks.
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One-day shipping is really costly for Amazon. But it's used to that.

by Marielle Segarra
Feb 3, 2020
To get customers their orders faster, Amazon spent an additional $1 billion in its latest quarter.
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Amazon restricts reviews of "American Dirt"

by Amy Scott
Jan 24, 2020
Comments on the controversial new book must be written by verified buyers, raising questions about the company’s influence on speech.
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Amazon's one-day shipping bet dents profits this holiday season

by Scott Tong
Dec 26, 2019
It costs Amazon more to deliver the average package than you spend on the item itself.
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Getting holiday shopping done at work can boost productivity ... maybe

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 18, 2019
It can save time and clear your mind ... or send you down an e-commerce rabbit hole.
Do you shop online while at the office?
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Why Amazon continues to deliver CEOs to startups

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Nov 20, 2019
From Hulu to WeWork, multiple corporate leaders have gotten their start at the online retail giant.
CEO Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in 1994.
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How Amazon's counterfeit problem reached a bird feeder manufacturer in Rhode Island

by Marielle Segarra
Nov 18, 2019
The vice president of the company likened policing Amazon for fakes to "a game of whack-a-mole."
Can you spot the fake hummingbird feeder? It's on the left. Counterfeit products sold in online marketplaces often bear the same name and trademarks as the legitimate brand.
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How to spot a fake Louis Vuitton

by Marielle Segarra
Nov 18, 2019
Two experts examine some suspect items we bought on Amazon.
A French customs officer shows seized counterfeit handbags prior to their destruction at the postal sorting center of Chilly Mazarin, near Paris.
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