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Amazon Shuts New York Delivery Station After Worker Gets Coronavirus

The move highlights the operational risk the e-commerce giant faces as the outbreak spreads.


Workplace & Talent

French Amazon Workers Protest in Coronavirus Pushback

As retailers across the locked-down country shut their doors, Amazon’s workers are unhappy about potential exposure to the virus.


Retail

Amazon to Hire 100,000 Workers Amid Surging Demand Due to Coronavirus

Like a number of US supermarket chains, the e-commerce giant is turning to people in the restaurant, travel and entertainment businesses who are suddenly looking for work due to business closures.


Technology

Amazon to Sell Cashierless Technology to Retailers

The e-commerce platform has reportedly signed several deals selling its Just Walk Out service, as seen in Amazon Go stores.


Retail

Everyone Loves Sweatsuits and Fashion Is Cashing In

Brands high and low are hopping on the Instagrammable trend— but will fast fashion's cheap-and-chic options defeat them all?


Retail

Amazon Confirms First Coronavirus Case Among US Employees

The e-commerce giant has also said two employees in Milan had been infected with the virus.


Technology

Will Fashion Ever Really Embrace Amazon?

Some brands see Amazon as the most-efficient way to find new customers — but selling via the e-commerce giant can be more trouble than it's worth. A careful and cautious strategy could set fashion brands ahead in 2020.


Sustainability

Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Climate Change Fight

The Amazon CEO commits funding for scientists, activists, nonprofits and other groups fighting to protect the environment.


Luxury

Amazon Has a Secret Luxury Fashion Site

VRSNL, operated by Amazon’s Zappos subsidiary, has been quietly selling coveted items like Bottega Veneta’s “Pouch” bag for months, BoF has learned. 


Retail

UPS to Double Down on Weekend Deliveries

The package carrier aims to keep pace with Amazon, which itself delivered 3.5 billion packages globally last year.