Costco to raise minimum wage to $16 per hour, above Amazon, Target
A boost to $16 an hour starting next week puts Costco's starting wages above Target, Amazon.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO, transition to executive chair role
Amazon announced Tuesday its founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO and will transition to an executive chair role.
Amazon to pay $61.7 million to settle claims it withheld tips from drivers
Amazon will pay nearly $62 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that it took tips from delivery drivers over a two and a half year period.
6,000 Amazon workers in Alabama to vote on forming first US union in tech giant’s history
Thousands of Amazon workers at an Alabama facility will vote in February on whether to unionize, potentially becoming the first U.S.-based union in the company’s history.
Amazon, Walmart, Target allowing some customers to keep refunded return items
Some retail heavyweights, including Amazon, Walmart and Target, are allowing customers to not only process refunds seamlessly online, but are also allowing customers to just keep the returned items.
Parler to be down 'for a while' without AWS, executives say: 'We are clearly being singled out'
CEO John Matze says Big Tech seeking to 'stifle free speech and competition in the marketplace'
Saturday's 49ers-Cards game has 11.2 million viewers online
Saturday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals set a record for the largest audience to stream an NFL game - an estimated 11.2 million total viewers.
Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46
Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46.
Amazon opens online pharmacy with prescription delivery, shaking up another industry
The move propels Amazon into a new business and could shake up the pharmacy industry. Big chains like CVS and Walgreens rely on their pharmacies to bring them a steady flow of shoppers.
European Union files antitrust charges against Amazon
LONDON (AP) -- European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.
Tech giants report strong results, but murky outlooks
While all five — Amazon, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook, Apple and Twitter — exceeded analyst expectations, gloomy forecasts and other uncertainties led to share-price declines for all but Alphabet in after-market trading.
Santa Rosa mom's push for online retailers to stop selling offensive merchandise
A Santa Rosa mom Is taking a stance against offensive merchandise found on online retailers like Amazon.
Amazon announces Ring’s new drone security camera, which flies around inside your home
The “Always Home Cam” is a new security device that allows users to see what’s happening around their house in real time.
Amazon to hire additional 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge
Amazon said it needs to fill roles at the 100 new warehouses, package sorting centers and other facilities it’s opening this month.
What slowdown? Amazon seeks to hire 33,000 people for corporate, tech roles
Amazon is on a hiring spree.
Amazon updates policy after seeds sent from China believed to be part of ‘brushing’ scam
Amazon recently updated its policy, only allowing seeds to be sold by U.S. sellers after unsolicited packages containing random seeds were sent to United States residents, according to the USDA.
Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of disputed JEDI deal
The Pentagon had requested time to review how it evaluated certain technical aspects of the bids after the judge who is presiding over Amazon's bid protest in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a preliminary injunction on Feb. 13.
Walmart+ launching Sept. 15 as challenger to Amazon Prime
Walmart is launching a new membership service for shoppers this month that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime.
Amazon drone delivery: Online retail giant gets FAA approval to fly packages to customers
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.