Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. The company already offers grocery delivery in many Indian cities. Competitors include online food delivery platform Zomato and Swiggy, which raised $43 million from investors last...
The waitlist to get a time slot on Amazon Fresh, Amazon’s grocery delivery arm, is now largely gone, a sign that the eCommerce giant is past bottlenecks caused by the global pandemic. “We’ve removed the invite list in most cities, and more than 80 percent...
New customers for Amazon grocery delivery will be directed to a waitlist, the company said on Sunday (April 12). In addition, hours at some physical locations of Whole Foods stores have been curtailed to allow for restocking and cleaning, and others are now focusing exclusively...
Amazon is suspending its shipping service because it needs those workers for more pressing tasks, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Tuesday (April 7). A competitor to UPS and FedEx, Amazon Shipping rolled out in beta in London and Los...
As online shopping soars due to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon made the decision to temporarily close Prime Pantry, according to a report by CNBC Thursday (March 19). A notice posted by Amazon on its Prime Pantry page said the service is temporarily closed and the...
Many gig economy workers will do anything to stand out and get ahead of others engaged in their side hustles as significant changes to nearly every aspect of traditional work infrastructure transform the global workforce. Amazon Flex deliveries are so competitive, drivers are using tools...
Amazon’s van-buying spree is bringing in holiday joy to the automotive industry. A boon to automakers, the e-commerce leader’s push for home-delivery has boosted van sales. Car manufacturer’s sales to fleets, are on pace for a record year, having already exceeded 2.6 million units through...
Amazon announced on Thursday (Dec. 19) it expects to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages worldwide this year through its delivery network and expects to deliver an additional 200 million parcels before the end of the year. Amazon also said it employs 800 third-party courier companies,...
Amid the Christmas shipping frenzy, Amazon told sellers that they can no longer use FedEx Ground for Prime shipments due to unpredictable service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Dec. 16). Although Amazon itself stopped using FedEx Ground, third-party sellers were allowed to keep using...
