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Amazon optimizes delivery network for speedier delivery, lower costs

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said it has optimized its delivery network coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing it to increase delivery speeds and lower costs, while also reducing the…

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Amazon offers US shoppers $10 to pick up purchases as it targets delivery costs

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Amazon.com is offering U.S. customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shipped to a home address, as the e-commerce…

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Amazon closing online shop Book Depository

UK-based online store Book Depository is being closed down by its parent company, the US technology giant Amazon. Book Depository has told customers it will cease operations later this month…

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Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs

Amazon.com has announced that it would axe another 9,000 roles, piling on to a wave of layoffs that has swept the technology sector as an uncertain economy forces companies to…

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Polish competition watchdog accuses Amazon EU of misleading consumers

GDANSK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Poland's competition watchdog has accused e-commerce firm Amazon's European unit of misleading sales and delivery practices, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) said…

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Amazon to hike prices of some music subscription plans from February

(Reuters) - E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc said it will increase the prices of some of its music subscription plans from February. The price of Amazon Music's 'Unlimited Individual Plan' will…

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Amazon will not cut jobs in Italy, unions say

MILAN (Reuters) - Amazon does not plan to cut any jobs in Italy despite a drop in volumes last year, trade unions said after a video meeting with a company…

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EU is stuck playing catch-up with Amazon and Apple

Europe’s antitrust tsar Margrethe Vestager appears to be clocking up some victories over technology groups like Amazon.com and Apple. But dig into the detail of the behemoths’ possible concessions, and…

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Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

By Jeffrey Dastin and Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's layoffs will now increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief…

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German union warns Amazon of rolling pre-Christmas strikes

BERLIN (Reuters) - German union Verdi on Sunday urged workers at Amazon warehouses across the country to support rolling strikes in coming days in a protest over pay, aimed at…

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Amazon workers called to strike across globe on Black Friday

BERLIN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Workers at Amazon sites across the globe, including in the United States, Germany and France, were expected to go on strike on Black Friday, targeting…

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Amazon layoffs to extend into 2023

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc announced there would be more role reductions as its annual planning process extends into next year and leaders continue to make adjustments. "Those decisions will be…

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Amazon to bring back Australia’s longest running soap Neighbours in 2023

SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Australian soap opera Neighbours will return to the screen in 2023 after a deal with Amazon revived the show that launched the career of stars…

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Amazon launches virtual healthcare clinic in U.S. for common ailments

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc launched Amazon clinic, a virtual platform where users can connect with healthcare providers to help treat common ailments like allergies and skin conditions. Amazon has for…

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Amazon to lay off thousands of employees – reports

Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles beginning this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, in what would…

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Amazon faces $1 bln lawsuit in UK for ‘favouring its own products’

LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is facing a lawsuit in Britain for damages of up to 900 million pounds ($1 billion) over allegations the online marketplace abused its dominant position…

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Amazon files legal complaints in Italy, Spain against fake review brokers

MILAN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon said on Thursday it had filed legal complaints in Italy and Spain as it steps up efforts globally to shut down…

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Amazon.com to invest over 1 bln euros in European electric van, truck fleet

LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it will invest more than 1 billion euros ($974.8 million) over the next five years in electric vans, trucks and…

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Amazon says ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel sets Prime Video viewership record

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said that its pricey "Lord of the Rings" prequel series was watched by more than 25 million viewers around the world on its first…

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Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers walk out over pay, UK union says

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Amazon workers at a warehouse in Tilbury in southeast England have walked out in protest over pay, the trade union GMB said, the latest sign of labour…

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Amazon to create 4,000 jobs in Britain this year

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Amazon.com said it would recruit 4,000 workers in Britain this year, including at fulfilment centres in Wakefield and Knowsley, taking its permanent workforce to 75,000 and making…

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Family bids farewell to British journalist murdered in the Amazon

NITEROI, Brazil (Reuters) - The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira…

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Amazon to pull Kindle out of China

SHANGHAI, June 2 (Reuters) - Amazon.com said that from Thursday it will stop supplying retailers in China with its Kindle e-readers and will shut its Kindle e-bookstore in the country next year,…

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Visa reaches agreement with Amazon over payment fees

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Visa Inc V.N cards will be accepted at all Amazon.com Inc stores and sites as part of a global agreement, the payments giant said late on Wednesday. Amazon said last…

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Amazon to create 1,500 new apprenticeships in UK in 2022

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Amazon will create 1,500 new apprenticeships in the United Kingdom in 2022, it said on Wednesday. The internet giant said it was offering 40 entry…

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Amazon halts ban on UK-issued Visa credit cards

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com said on Monday it would not stop accepting UK-issued Visa Inc credit cards on its British website later this month as it had proposed,…

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Italy’s antitrust fines Amazon 1.13 bln euros for alleged abuse of market dominance

MILAN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) for alleged abuse of market dominance, in one of the…

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Amazon cloud outage hits major websites, streaming apps

Dec 7 (Reuters) - A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide range of apps and Amazon.com Inc's…

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Amazon’s Black Friday struck by climate activists, strikes in Europe

TILBURY, England, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on "Black Friday" and the world's biggest e-commerce company also faced protests by workers and delivery…

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Amazon and Apple handed $225 mln in Italian antitrust fines

Italy's antitrust authority has fined U.S. tech giants Amazon.com and Apple Inc a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple and Beats products. Contractual…

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Amazon may drop Visa as partner on U.S. credit card

Amazon.com Inc is considering dropping Visa as partner on its U.S. co-branded credit card after earlier confirming it would stop accepting Visa credit cards in the United Kingdom as a…

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UPDATED: Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would stop accepting Visa Inc credit cards issued in the United Kingdom from next year due to the high fees charged by the payment…

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Amazon workers in Germany to strike for better pay

BERLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Workers at some Amazon warehouses in Germany began strike action on Monday, services sector union Verdi said, as part of a long-running battle with the…

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Amazon labor shortage hinders one-day delivery ambitions

Labor shortages have cut into Amazon.com Inc's plan to make one-day delivery standard for members of its Prime loyalty club, delaying its bid to cement its lead in e-commerce and…

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Amazon invests in Italian automated packaging machines maker

Amazon, through its Climate Pledge Fund, has bought a minority stake in Italy's CMC Machinery, a company with technology that makes custom-sized boxes that eliminate the need for single-use plastic…

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Amazon to start offering insurance to UK businesses -broker

Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant's first foray into business insurance in the country, broker Superscript said on Monday.…

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Amazon to create 1,500 jobs in UAE this year

Amazon said on Monday it plans to create 1,500 direct and indirect jobs in the United Arab Emirates this year as it expands its presence in the country. Job creation…

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Amazon to more than double payroll in Spain to 25,000 by 2025

TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. online retail giant Amazon will more than double its payroll in Spain to 25,000 workers by 2025 from 12,000 last year, Mariangela Marseglia,…

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Amazon boosts hourly pay to over $18, to hire 125,000 workers

Amazon.com hiked its average starting wage to $18 per hour on Tuesday and said it plans to hire more than 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers in the United States. The…

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Amazon offers to pay college fees for 750,000 US staff

Amazon has offered to cover the cost of college tuition of all 750,000 of its frontline workers in the US. It comes as the online shopping giant struggles to attract…

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Amazon plans to open large physical retail stores in U.S.

Amazon.com Inc is planning to open several large physical retail stores in the United States that would operate like department stores, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Amazon did…

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Middle Earth is moving: Amazon shifts ‘Lord of the Rings’ filming to UK

Amazon Studios said on Friday the second season of its multi-million dollar "Lord of the Rings" television series will be filmed in the United Kingdom, moving fictional 'Middle Earth' out…

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Amazon orders all U.S. employees to mask up at work

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has ordered all U.S. employees to wear a mask at work regardless of their vaccination status, as the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps the country. Companies across the United States have…

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Amazon hit with $886 million EU data privacy fine

Amazon.com Inc has been hit with an $886.55 million (746 million euro) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the…

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Australian regulator to probe Amazon, eBay among online markets

The Australian antitrust regulator on Thursday began an inquiry into the local units of Amazon.com Inc, eBay Inc and other online markets to ensure fairness in a sector where sales…

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Over 10,000 species risk extinction in Amazon, says landmark report

SAO PAULO/BOGOTA, July 14 (Reuters) - More than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at high risk of extinction due to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest - 35%…

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Amazon restores service after global outage

Amazon.com Inc said its online stores had returned to normal services after a global outage disrupted shopping on its country sites. According to outage monitoring website Downdetector, services were disrupted…

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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rises for fourth straight month

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to preliminary government data, amid concern that the destruction and a drought will fuel worsening forest…

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Brazil sees most June fires in Amazon rainforest since 2007

Brazil recorded the most fires in the Amazon rainforest in 14 years for the month of June, government data showed, amid worries that an extreme drought in many parts of…

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Spain looks into antitrust practices by Apple and Amazon

Spain's competition watchdog CNMC is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in Spain by Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc regarding online sales of electronic products. The CNMC said in a statement that…

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UK regulator opens formal probe into Amazon, Google over fake reviews

Britain's competition regulator on Friday opened a formal investigation into Amazon and Alphabet Inc's Google over concerns the tech giants have not done enough to combat fake reviews on their…

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Amazon restores services after multiple users face outage

Multiple users experienced a brief outage at Amazon.com Inc's platforms including Alexa and Prime Video late Wednesday before services were restored, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector. More than 6,200…

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Amazon raises minimum pay in Germany to 12 euros per hour

Amazon will guarantee an entry-level wage at its German warehouses of 12 euros ($15) an hour, the company said in the face of a long-running battle with a top labour…

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Bid of $28 million wins a rocket trip to space with Bezos

A seat on a spaceship ride with billionaire Jeff Bezos went for $28 million during a live auction on Saturday, concluding the month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on…

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British watchdog plans investigation into Amazon’s use of data

Britain's competition watchdog is planning a formal competition investigation into e-commerce company Amazon.com Inc, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing three unidentified people familiar with the situation. The Competition…

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Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos to fly to space next month

Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday he and his brother Mark will fly on the first crewed space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin. "Ever since I…

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Amazon to create 3,000 new permanent jobs in Italy in 2021

Amazon will take on 3,000 new employees on permanent contracts this year in Italy as part of its "Italy Plan" aimed at increasing its investments in the country, the e-commerce…

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