Couple admits to stealing $1.2M from Amazon with elaborate scam
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana couple has admitted stealing more than $1.2 million in merchandise from Amazon in an elaborate scheme.
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana couple has admitted stealing more than $1.2 million in merchandise from Amazon in an elaborate scheme.
Amazon slashes price of new Echo speaker to $100
SEATTLE — Amazon says it is cutting the price of its Echo smart speaker to $100 from $180, improving the sound quality and upgrading its appearance with six new "shells."The announcement is the first of several Amazon is making at an event for journalists in Seattle.The next generation speaker, which is powered by Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, will have a dedicated woofer and a tweeter for the first time, as well as Dolby sound."We want to make sure we are building a product that everyone can use," said David Limp, Amazon's senior vice president of devices and services.The online retailer also announced a premium version of the device called the Echo Plus, which has improved sound and can act as the hub of a smart home and sell for $150.The moves come ahead of a competitive holiday season in voice-activated gadgetry for the home.
SEATTLE — Amazon says it is cutting the price of its Echo smart speaker to $100 from $180, improving the sound quality and upgrading its appearance with six new "shells."The announcement is the first of several Amazon is making at an event for journalists in Seattle.The next generation speaker, which is powered by Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, will have a dedicated woofer and a tweeter for the first time, as well as Dolby sound."We want to make sure we are building a product that everyone can use," said David Limp, Amazon's senior vice president of devices and services.The online retailer also announced a premium version of the device called the Echo Plus, which has improved sound and can act as the hub of a smart home and sell for $150.The moves come ahead of a competitive holiday season in voice-activated gadgetry for the home.
Indiana man's head crushed in fatal forklift accident at Amazon center, coroner says
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — An Indiana man's head was crushed during a fatal forklift accident at an Amazon distribution center on Sunday, according to WXIN.The Hendricks County coroner released an update into the investigation of the fatal accident at the Plainfield Amazon Fulfillment Center.The accident happened Sunday afternoon at the Amazon facility at 800 Perry Road around 2:45 p.m. According to the coroner, 59-year-old Phillip L.
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — An Indiana man's head was crushed during a fatal forklift accident at an Amazon distribution center on Sunday, according to WXIN.The Hendricks County coroner released an update into the investigation of the fatal accident at the Plainfield Amazon Fulfillment Center.The accident happened Sunday afternoon at the Amazon facility at 800 Perry Road around 2:45 p.m. According to the coroner, 59-year-old Phillip L.
Kohl's to start accepting Amazon returns at some stores
MENOMONEE FALLS — Kohl's, which is opening some in-store Amazon shops, says it will start accepting returns for the online retailer at some of its stores in Los Angeles and Chicago starting next month.Kohl's Corp.
MENOMONEE FALLS — Kohl's, which is opening some in-store Amazon shops, says it will start accepting returns for the online retailer at some of its stores in Los Angeles and Chicago starting next month.Kohl's Corp.
Milwaukee makes a pitch to be home to Amazon's new $5B headquarters
MILWAUKEE -- Amazon, bursting out of its Seattle headquarters, is hunting for a second home.
MILWAUKEE -- Amazon, bursting out of its Seattle headquarters, is hunting for a second home.
Kohl's to open Amazon shops inside some of its stores
NEW YORK — Kohl's says it will open up Amazon shops in 10 of its stores, making it the latest department store operator to make a deal with the e-commerce giant.Kohl's shoppers will be able to buy Amazon Echos, Fire tablets and other gadgets from the 1,000-square-foot Amazon shops.
NEW YORK — Kohl's says it will open up Amazon shops in 10 of its stores, making it the latest department store operator to make a deal with the e-commerce giant.Kohl's shoppers will be able to buy Amazon Echos, Fire tablets and other gadgets from the 1,000-square-foot Amazon shops.
Amazon hit with proposed class action lawsuit over defective eclipse glasses
NEW YORK -- Amazon.com has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit by a couple who claims defective eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes.In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in South Carolina on Tuesday evening, Corey Payne and his fiancée, Kayla Harris, said they purchased a three-pack of eclipse glasses on Amazon in early August, assuming that the glasses would allow them to safely view the United States' first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in a century on Aug. 21.Later that day, Payne and Harris began to experience headaches and eye watering.
NEW YORK -- Amazon.com has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit by a couple who claims defective eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes.In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in South Carolina on Tuesday evening, Corey Payne and his fiancée, Kayla Harris, said they purchased a three-pack of eclipse glasses on Amazon in early August, assuming that the glasses would allow them to safely view the United States' first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in a century on Aug. 21.Later that day, Payne and Harris began to experience headaches and eye watering.
Amazon to cut prices on Whole Foods staples like eggs, beef
NEW YORK — Amazon plans to use its deep pockets to make big changes at Whole Foods, saying it will cut prices on bananas, eggs, salmon, beef and more when it completes its $13.7 billion takeover next week.Helping Whole Foods win back customers who found "good enough" organic and natural products elsewhere — possibly at a lower cost — fits Amazon's track record of keeping prices low to lock in customer loyalty.
NEW YORK — Amazon plans to use its deep pockets to make big changes at Whole Foods, saying it will cut prices on bananas, eggs, salmon, beef and more when it completes its $13.7 billion takeover next week.Helping Whole Foods win back customers who found "good enough" organic and natural products elsewhere — possibly at a lower cost — fits Amazon's track record of keeping prices low to lock in customer loyalty.
Pres. Donald Trump goes after Amazon, again
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is renewing his attacks on e-commerce giant Amazon, and he says the company is "doing great damage to tax paying retailers." And then he tweeted the following:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is renewing his attacks on e-commerce giant Amazon, and he says the company is "doing great damage to tax paying retailers." And then he tweeted the following:
"Hiring is due to customer demand:" Amazon looks to fill 1,500 positions in Kenosha
KENOSHA -- Amazon opened their doors to thousands of potential workers in their largest hiring event ever on Wednesday, August 2nd.
KENOSHA -- Amazon opened their doors to thousands of potential workers in their largest hiring event ever on Wednesday, August 2nd.
Amazon, in sign of growth, holds job fair for US warehouses
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Amazon is holding a giant job fair and plans to make thousands of job offers on the spot at nearly a dozen U.S. warehouses.Wednesday's hiring spree is a sign of Amazon's growth at a time traditional retailers are closing stores and cutting jobs.Nearly 40,000 of the 50,000 packing, sorting and shipping jobs will be full time; most of them will count toward Amazon's previously announced goal of adding 100,000 full-time workers by the middle of next year.The event is taking place at Amazon shipping sites around the country.One labor expert, Anthony Carnevale at Georgetown University, says more people are likely to lose jobs in brick-and-mortar stores than get jobs in Amazon warehouses.
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Amazon is holding a giant job fair and plans to make thousands of job offers on the spot at nearly a dozen U.S. warehouses.Wednesday's hiring spree is a sign of Amazon's growth at a time traditional retailers are closing stores and cutting jobs.Nearly 40,000 of the 50,000 packing, sorting and shipping jobs will be full time; most of them will count toward Amazon's previously announced goal of adding 100,000 full-time workers by the middle of next year.The event is taking place at Amazon shipping sites around the country.One labor expert, Anthony Carnevale at Georgetown University, says more people are likely to lose jobs in brick-and-mortar stores than get jobs in Amazon warehouses.
Ready-to-cook meals from Amazon in bid to expand groceries
NEW YORK — Amazon has begun selling ready-to-cook meal packages for busy households in a bid to expand its groceries business.Amazon-branded meal kits come with raw ingredients needed to prepare such meals as chicken tikka masala and falafel patties.
NEW YORK — Amazon has begun selling ready-to-cook meal packages for busy households in a bid to expand its groceries business.Amazon-branded meal kits come with raw ingredients needed to prepare such meals as chicken tikka masala and falafel patties.
Amazon’s new TV combines over the air channels and streaming apps
Amazon has a new TV that just might be a cord cutter's dream - it combines over the air local channels and streaming apps in one interface.Amazon is known for its Fire TV devices, but now you can get that same streaming media experience in a full TV set without an additional box.
Amazon has a new TV that just might be a cord cutter's dream - it combines over the air local channels and streaming apps in one interface.Amazon is known for its Fire TV devices, but now you can get that same streaming media experience in a full TV set without an additional box.
Walmart unveils new tools to help shoppers save time
NEW YORK — Walmart is pushing convenience for the back-to-school shopping season as it tries to compete better with Amazon.The world's largest retailer is making hundreds of school staples like notebooks and pens available through its online grocery shopping service that offers curbside pickup at the store.
NEW YORK — Walmart is pushing convenience for the back-to-school shopping season as it tries to compete better with Amazon.The world's largest retailer is making hundreds of school staples like notebooks and pens available through its online grocery shopping service that offers curbside pickup at the store.
Amazon Prime Day 2017: The best deals, hidden discounts and more
Amazon's annual day of deals kicks off at 8:00 p.m. CDT on Monday.It's the third installment of Prime Day, and the event has already proven to net massive sales.This year the company has promised it will be bigger than ever, with discounts on hundreds of thousands of items for Prime members all over the globe.Amazon has given a few hints about what's to come.
Amazon's annual day of deals kicks off at 8:00 p.m. CDT on Monday.It's the third installment of Prime Day, and the event has already proven to net massive sales.This year the company has promised it will be bigger than ever, with discounts on hundreds of thousands of items for Prime members all over the globe.Amazon has given a few hints about what's to come.
What Amazon wants from Whole Foods: Data on shopping habits
NEW YORK — Why is Amazon spending nearly $14 billion for Whole Foods ?
NEW YORK — Why is Amazon spending nearly $14 billion for Whole Foods ?
Fake Amazon cancellation emails making the rounds in Wisconsin
MADISON -- If you got an order cancellation email from Amazon.com for a product you don’t remember buying, it could be a scam.
MADISON -- If you got an order cancellation email from Amazon.com for a product you don’t remember buying, it could be a scam.
Amazon buying Whole Foods in bold move into brick and mortar
NEW YORK — Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a stunning move into brick-and-mortar retail that sets the stage for more radical store experimentation and intensified competition with grocery rivals.The deal unites the online juggernaut with the grocery store chain that fell behind as the organic and natural foods it helped popularize expanded to more locations and shoppers found "good enough" alternatives.Amazon already offers grocery-delivery services in five markets, but the Whole Foods purchase would let it expand to many more.
NEW YORK — Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a stunning move into brick-and-mortar retail that sets the stage for more radical store experimentation and intensified competition with grocery rivals.The deal unites the online juggernaut with the grocery store chain that fell behind as the organic and natural foods it helped popularize expanded to more locations and shoppers found "good enough" alternatives.Amazon already offers grocery-delivery services in five markets, but the Whole Foods purchase would let it expand to many more.
Apple unveils 'HomePod' speaker, first new product in years
SAN JOSE, California -- Apple nodded to several up-and-coming technology trends, unveiling a new "smart" home speaker and device features touching on virtual reality, online privacy and a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning.The "HomePod" speaker unveiled Monday is similar to devices from rivals, some of which have been on the market for years.
SAN JOSE, California -- Apple nodded to several up-and-coming technology trends, unveiling a new "smart" home speaker and device features touching on virtual reality, online privacy and a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning.The "HomePod" speaker unveiled Monday is similar to devices from rivals, some of which have been on the market for years.
Target locked in game of shipping tag with Walmart, Amazon
NEW YORK — Target, Walmart and Amazon are engaged in a game of shipping tag, each trying to adjust their free threshold and other shipping strategies to a level that can lure shoppers away from one of the other.Minneapolis-based Target has the furthest to go as it tries to put itself in better competition with Amazon, the undisputed online leader, and Walmart, which has been buying online startups to beef up its own operations.Target has announced plans to put more money into both its online operations and its stores, and saw it online sales rise 22 percent for the first quarter.
NEW YORK — Target, Walmart and Amazon are engaged in a game of shipping tag, each trying to adjust their free threshold and other shipping strategies to a level that can lure shoppers away from one of the other.Minneapolis-based Target has the furthest to go as it tries to put itself in better competition with Amazon, the undisputed online leader, and Walmart, which has been buying online startups to beef up its own operations.Target has announced plans to put more money into both its online operations and its stores, and saw it online sales rise 22 percent for the first quarter.