On Medicaid? Amazon offers recipients a Prime discount
SEATTLE -- Amazon has taken another step to woo low-income shoppers to its site and away from rival Walmart.The online retailer opened up its $5.99-a-month discounted Prime membership to people on Medicaid Wednesday, giving Amazon an even bigger pool of potential shoppers who may otherwise have been unable to pay the standard fee.
SEATTLE -- Amazon has taken another step to woo low-income shoppers to its site and away from rival Walmart.The online retailer opened up its $5.99-a-month discounted Prime membership to people on Medicaid Wednesday, giving Amazon an even bigger pool of potential shoppers who may otherwise have been unable to pay the standard fee.
Couple worried mystery Amazon packages could be tied to international 'brushing' scam
FOLSOM, Calif. -- A Northern California couple say they are concerned about mysterious packages that keep showing up at their doorstep.Michelle Carroll told KTXL it all started a few weeks ago when she and her husband received a stuffed, talking hamster.
FOLSOM, Calif. -- A Northern California couple say they are concerned about mysterious packages that keep showing up at their doorstep.Michelle Carroll told KTXL it all started a few weeks ago when she and her husband received a stuffed, talking hamster.
Amazon laying off hundreds of corporate employees in Seattle
SEATTLE -- In a rare cutback, Amazon is reportedly laying off hundreds of corporate employees at its Seattle headquarters.According to our news partner The Seattle Times, hundreds of others in Amazon's global operations will also face layoffs.
SEATTLE -- In a rare cutback, Amazon is reportedly laying off hundreds of corporate employees at its Seattle headquarters.According to our news partner The Seattle Times, hundreds of others in Amazon's global operations will also face layoffs.
UPS, FedEx fall on report Amazon readying delivery service
Shares of FedEx and UPS slipped following a media report that Amazon.com is readying its own air delivery service, meaning not only that the companies may see diminished business from a massive client, but that they might have to compete against it.Rumors have swirled for some time that Amazon has explored bringing some of its delivery services in house to take control of the process and avoid delays often seen around the holidays.UPS was caught off-guard by the crush of online shopping leading up to the recent holiday season and said this month that it must spend a chunk of its tax-cut savings to improve its package-delivery network.On Friday The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said that Amazon is planning a new service called "Shipping With Amazon" that will allow it to pick up packages from businesses and deliver them to consumers.
Shares of FedEx and UPS slipped following a media report that Amazon.com is readying its own air delivery service, meaning not only that the companies may see diminished business from a massive client, but that they might have to compete against it.Rumors have swirled for some time that Amazon has explored bringing some of its delivery services in house to take control of the process and avoid delays often seen around the holidays.UPS was caught off-guard by the crush of online shopping leading up to the recent holiday season and said this month that it must spend a chunk of its tax-cut savings to improve its package-delivery network.On Friday The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said that Amazon is planning a new service called "Shipping With Amazon" that will allow it to pick up packages from businesses and deliver them to consumers.
Couple inundated with mystery packages from Amazon wants it to stop
ACTON, Mass. -- A Massachusetts couple says it was fun when they started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon they hadn't ordered.Now they want it to stop.Mike and Kelly Gallivan, of Acton, tell The Boston Globe the first package arrived in October.
ACTON, Mass. -- A Massachusetts couple says it was fun when they started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon they hadn't ordered.Now they want it to stop.Mike and Kelly Gallivan, of Acton, tell The Boston Globe the first package arrived in October.
Amazon to pay France $250 million in back taxes
PARIS -- Online retailer Amazon has reached a deal with French authorities to pay about $250 million in back taxes.Amazon was asked in 2012 to pay the amount over earnings made in 2006-2010 and has since been involved in a dispute with tax authorities.Details of the deal have not been revealed.The company said Monday it has reached an "overall settlement agreement with the French tax authorities on past issues, and our main objective remains to provide the best possible buying experience for our customers in France, where we have invested more than 2 billion euros since 2010, and created more than 5,500 permanent jobs."Amazon last year reached a similar deal with Italian authorities to end a 100-million-euro ($118 million) dispute over its tax payments from 2011-15.
PARIS -- Online retailer Amazon has reached a deal with French authorities to pay about $250 million in back taxes.Amazon was asked in 2012 to pay the amount over earnings made in 2006-2010 and has since been involved in a dispute with tax authorities.Details of the deal have not been revealed.The company said Monday it has reached an "overall settlement agreement with the French tax authorities on past issues, and our main objective remains to provide the best possible buying experience for our customers in France, where we have invested more than 2 billion euros since 2010, and created more than 5,500 permanent jobs."Amazon last year reached a similar deal with Italian authorities to end a 100-million-euro ($118 million) dispute over its tax payments from 2011-15.
Amazon's quarterly profit tops $1 billion for first time
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a prime holiday season for Amazon: The online retailer's quarterly profit soared past $1 billion for the first time in its more than 20-year history as it sold more voice-activated gadgets, enlisted new Prime members and benefited from its recent purchase of Whole Foods.The Seattle-based company's profit was also helped by recent changes to the tax law, giving it a $789 million tax benefit during the fourth quarter.Amazon, which got its start as an online bookstore in 1995, has ambitions that go far beyond online retailing.
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a prime holiday season for Amazon: The online retailer's quarterly profit soared past $1 billion for the first time in its more than 20-year history as it sold more voice-activated gadgets, enlisted new Prime members and benefited from its recent purchase of Whole Foods.The Seattle-based company's profit was also helped by recent changes to the tax law, giving it a $789 million tax benefit during the fourth quarter.Amazon, which got its start as an online bookstore in 1995, has ambitions that go far beyond online retailing.
Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire creating new health care company
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their U.S. employees find quality care "at a reasonable cost."
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their U.S. employees find quality care "at a reasonable cost."
Amazon opens its giant glass 'Spheres' -- a workplace like no other
SEATTLE -- After years of construction, the Amazon Spheres are open.
SEATTLE -- After years of construction, the Amazon Spheres are open.
Amazon's spheres to open to the public for tours, starting Jan. 30
SEATTLE -- Now's your chance to see what's inside Amazon's spheres.The company announced Monday that it will open the spheres to the public for tours, starting Jan. 30.The idea behind the project was to give Amazon employees an atypical workspace -- an office greenhouse complete with a full-time horticulturalist.Two and a half years of construction later -- the project is done.The public tours are free, but you do need a ticket.
SEATTLE -- Now's your chance to see what's inside Amazon's spheres.The company announced Monday that it will open the spheres to the public for tours, starting Jan. 30.The idea behind the project was to give Amazon employees an atypical workspace -- an office greenhouse complete with a full-time horticulturalist.Two and a half years of construction later -- the project is done.The public tours are free, but you do need a ticket.
'Just walk out:' Amazon opens store with no cashiers, lines or registers
Amazon employees have been testing it, but is the public ready for a cashier-less store?
Amazon employees have been testing it, but is the public ready for a cashier-less store?
Amazon to debut cashier-less store in downtown Seattle
More than a year after it introduced the concept, Amazon is opening its artificial intelligence-powered Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle on Monday.
More than a year after it introduced the concept, Amazon is opening its artificial intelligence-powered Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle on Monday.
Amazon increases its monthly Prime membership rate to $12.99
Amazon has increased its monthly Prime membership fee from $10.99 to $12.99, an increase of 18 percent.Amazon first announced the monthly payment option less than two years ago.
Amazon has increased its monthly Prime membership fee from $10.99 to $12.99, an increase of 18 percent.Amazon first announced the monthly payment option less than two years ago.
UW students create conversational Amazon Alexa device
SEATTLE -- Amazon has sold more than 10 million Echo devices with the voice assistant called Alexa.
SEATTLE -- Amazon has sold more than 10 million Echo devices with the voice assistant called Alexa.
Trump trains crosshairs on favorite target, again - Amazon
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump returned to a favorite target Friday, saying that Amazon.com should be charged more by the U.S. Postal Service for the packages it sends around the world.Amazon has been a consistent recipient of Trump's ire.
NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump returned to a favorite target Friday, saying that Amazon.com should be charged more by the U.S. Postal Service for the packages it sends around the world.Amazon has been a consistent recipient of Trump's ire.
Washington, Amazon sue company over seller training programs
Washington's attorney general and Amazon.com are going after a Massachusetts company for what they say are fraudulent "training" programs for people selling on the online retailer's website.
Washington's attorney general and Amazon.com are going after a Massachusetts company for what they say are fraudulent "training" programs for people selling on the online retailer's website.
Home surveillance video shows Amazon contractor pooping in gutter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Surveillance video appears to show a delivery driver contracted by Amazon defecating in a gutter in front of a South Sacramento home.Nemy Bautista said it happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday.Bautista got home to find what he thought was dog poop and checked his home surveillance to see if he could find the dog's owner.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Surveillance video appears to show a delivery driver contracted by Amazon defecating in a gutter in front of a South Sacramento home.Nemy Bautista said it happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday.Bautista got home to find what he thought was dog poop and checked his home surveillance to see if he could find the dog's owner.
Amazon delivery driver arrested after stealing package off Everett porch
A home surveillance camera capturing video of a man removing a parcel off an Everett front porch. But it’s what happened just before he took the package that has homeowners Matt and Amanda Buxton so baffled.
A home surveillance camera capturing video of a man removing a parcel off an Everett front porch. But it’s what happened just before he took the package that has homeowners Matt and Amanda Buxton so baffled.
Holiday shopping makes the season merry for Jeff Bezos
Holiday shopping has already made the season merry for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Holiday shopping has already made the season merry for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Kindle with your kale? Amazon to open shops in Whole Foods
NEW YORK -- You may see more of Amazon inside Whole Foods soon: The online retailer, which has been already been selling its voice-activated Echos at Whole Foods, will start to sell Kindles, Fire tablets and other Amazon devices at its grocery stores.The move gives Amazon, which bought Whole Foods this summer, another place where shoppers can touch or try out its gadgets during the holiday shopping season.
NEW YORK -- You may see more of Amazon inside Whole Foods soon: The online retailer, which has been already been selling its voice-activated Echos at Whole Foods, will start to sell Kindles, Fire tablets and other Amazon devices at its grocery stores.The move gives Amazon, which bought Whole Foods this summer, another place where shoppers can touch or try out its gadgets during the holiday shopping season.