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Amazon to add 100,000 jobs as companies increasingly outsource fulfillment operations

by Adam Allington
Jan 16, 2017
Amazon has announced plans to add more than 100,000 full-time jobs over the next 18 months. The news comes as U.S. companies try to burnish their credentials as a job-creator — a priority of the incoming Trump administration. Amazon’s growth isn’t a complete surprise, however, for a company expanding into so many different product categories. […]
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Fast shipping and now fashion from Amazon

by Annie Baxter
Jan 9, 2017
When you think of Amazon.com, fast shipping may come mind, but does fashion? The equity research firm Cowen and Company estimates that Amazon’s share of the apparel and accessory market last year was 6.6 percent and will keep climbing.  And the retail behemoth has been developing several in-house brands, for items like kids’ clothing and men’s […]
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It's tricky: Run-DMC sues Amazon, Walmart and Jet for trademark infringement

by Lizzie O'Leary
Dec 30, 2016
The lawsuit alleges the retailers are using the brand's name and logo without permission.
Recording artists Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (L) and Joseph 'Run' Simmons of Run-D.M.C. perform onstage during DirecTV Super Saturday Night co-hosted by Mark Cuban's AXS TV at Pier 70 on Feb. 6 in San Francisco.
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How to put those Amazon boxes to good use after Christmas

by Molly Wood
Dec 23, 2016
Amazon and other retailers have teamed up with Goodwill for a donation program
Packages are stored at the Amazon electronic commerce company's logistics center in San Fernando de Henares, near Madrid, on the eve of 'Black Friday', on November 24, 2016.
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No cashiers, no lines – Amazon debuts its new grocery store

by Adam Allington
Dec 6, 2016
The web retailer Amazon has just launched something sure to draw the attention of shoppers — a cashier-free grocery store. It’s called “Amazon Go,” and the big idea is that shoppers can just grab the items they want and leave. Kind of like Uber for grocery shopping. Analysts believe the concept has the potential to […]
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Amazon wants to stream live sports

by Reema Khrais
Nov 22, 2016
What will the big three do?
Sunday Night Football Commentators Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Bob Costas report prior to the NFL game between the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona.   
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Not enough data: tech policy under Trump

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 11, 2016
Not much is know about the incoming administration's plans for the tech industry.
Little is known about Trump's tech policies, but he has said he will bring Apple's manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Above, Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California.
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Amazon heads for fashion dominance as clothes buyers go for the convenience of online clothes shopping

by Reema Khrais
Oct 26, 2016
The Everything Store is on track to be the nation's largest clothing store next year.
An Amazon distribution center in Saran, France.
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Amazon reportedly pursuing convenience store concept

by Annie Baxter
Oct 12, 2016
The stores will reportedly give exclusive access to Amazon Fresh members.
There are reports that Amazon is planning a line of brick-and-mortar stores that Fresh members will get exclusive access to.
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Gift cards help Baton Rouge flood victims get the items they really need

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 19, 2016
One organization's search for the best way to get people what they needed, fast.
Patti Clement in front of her home in Baton Rouge, where she has lived for 14 years.
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