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Rihanna partners with Amazon to stream fashion show

by Marielle Segarra
Aug 27, 2019
Amazon wants to grow its apparel business. Could a retail collaboration with Rihanna be far behind?
Amazon Prime has more than 100 million members. That’s a lot of potential customers for Rihanna, shown above at a London movie premiere in 2017.
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FedEx is cutting ties with Amazon and focusing on other e-retailers

by Jack Stewart
Aug 8, 2019
But is there enough other delivery business out there?
A FedEx worker unloads packages from his delivery truck in San Francisco, California.
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Is Amazon hurting the retail industry?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daniel Shin
Jul 25, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's recent comment that Amazon was destroying retail was "bold," according to James Pethokoukis at the American Enterprise Institute.
A close-up of Amazon Prime packages in an Amazon fulfillment center in Peterborough, England.
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Big Tech faces antitrust questions on Capitol Hill

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 16, 2019
The panel in the House Antitrust Committee comes amid bipartisan scrutiny of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple.
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Why lots of influencers and websites want to help you shop Amazon’s Prime Day

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 15, 2019
News outlets, bloggers and influencers can earn commissions of 3% to 7%.
Amazon Prime packages ready to ship.
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Amazon's massive retraining investment includes nursing and aircraft mechanic degrees

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 11, 2019
The company will prepare 100,000 workers for advances in automation — and for new ventures it's exploring.
Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York, in February.
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How Amazon’s logos reflect its evolution

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 5, 2019
The company is currently known for its signature orange smiley face. But it had some growing pains when it came to branding.
A view of Amazon's current logo.
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Amazon's 1994 launch offered "proof of concept" for e-commerce

by Ben Bradford
Jul 5, 2019
Amazon opened as an online bookstore. But chief executive Jeff Bezos always wanted to sell more than books.
An Amazon company timeline starts with the founding in 1994 at the Amazon Fulfillment Center on August 1, 2017 in Robbinsville, New Jersey.
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As Amazon turns 25, it keeps sights set on India

by Anu Anand
Jul 4, 2019
As Amazon turns 25, a look the relationship with one of its biggest target markets: India.
Employees of Amazon India scan packages at Amazon's newly launched fulfilment center on the outskirts of Bangalore. (Photo: MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Business is getting personal as values take over the workplace

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 3, 2019
From meat-free corporate culture to climate activism, personal beliefs are moving front and center in the professional world.
A WeWork co-working location in Tokyo.
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