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Amazon Air to close Texas facility, terminating 65 workers

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Amazon Air is closing its air cargo operation in San Antonio, which will result in 65 contract...

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Potential FTC probe caps whirlwind week for Amazon

Another week, another whirlwind of news surrounding e-commerce’s resident superpower.

Capping a week of news about investigations, cutbacks and worse-than-expected earnings, The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) faces a potential antitrust lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission in the coming months.

According to sources the Journal reported are familiar with the matter, the timing of the case is unclear and a suit may never be brought at all. The sources said...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/potential-ftc-probe-caps-whirlwind-week-for-amazon

Prescription subscription: Amazon delivers with RxPass

As Amazon continues to trim head count by around 18,000 amid an economic downturn, the massive marketplace continues to roll out new products.

On Tuesday, the e-commerce giant introduced RxPass, an add-on to Amazon Pharmacy that allows Prime members to have multiple prescription medications delivered to their doorsteps for a $5 monthly subscription fee. Prime subscribers can tack on the $5 charge to their existing Prime membership by visiting the Amazon Pharmacy website. 

Notably, RxPass does not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prescription-subscription-amazon-delivers-with-rxpass

Amazon adding BigCommerce to Buy with Prime, scrapping invite-only model

Launched in April, Amazon’s Buy with Prime service — which grants merchants the ability to offer customers perks like free and two-day shipping through Amazon’s fulfillment network — had the looks of a game changer for e-commerce.

Now it appears the new offering is ready to change the game.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Tuesday announced that by Jan. 31, Buy with Prime will no longer be invite only. That means more e-commerce merchants, including those that do not sell on the company’s website, will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-adding-bigcommerce-to-buy-with-prime-scrapping-invite-only-model

Amazon to host second Prime Day-like sale in October

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As the saying goes, lightning never strikes in the same place twice. But when you’re the world’s largest marketplace, the rules don’t always apply.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) seems to think it’s captured that lightning in a bottle. After another electric Prime Day sale that saw consumers pour billions of dollars into the e-commerce giant, Amazon on Monday introduced the Prime Early Access Sale, a two-day event that resembles Prime Day in everything but name. It’s the first time the company is hosting...

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Amazon begins same-day deliveries from select retail stores

Amazon delivery person PacSun retail store

The world’s largest marketplace just took another step toward delivery ubiquity.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to deliver anything, anywhere, anytime, and on Monday the e-commerce giant announced the launch of a new option for same-day shipping of products from local retail stores. The service, first reported in May, is available to Prime members in and around Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, Seattle, Washington and other U.S. cities.

For now, only a few retailers are available...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-begins-same-day-deliveries-from-select-retail-stores

For Amazon, Prime Day 2022 may be more about growth than sales

Amazon Prime Day

Prime Day is Amazon’s e-commerce anchor. Each year, the massive marketplace can count on Prime members spending billions of dollars during the event, which last year generated record sales of about $11.2 billion.

Prime Day 2022, which begins Tuesday, is expected to top that high water mark once again. But between an e-commerce slowdown and stagnating Prime membership numbers, this year’s event might be less about sales and more about growth for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).

Analysts are skeptical that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/for-amazon-prime-day-2022-may-be-more-about-growth-than-sales

Amazon takes bite out of Grubhub, offers Prime members free perks

Grubhub food delivery bag

Amazon has acquired a 2% stake in Grubhub, the North America-based subsidiary of European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway, the Amsterdam-based company announced Wednesday. 

Shares of Just Eat (OCTUS: JTKWY) were trading up nearly 20% on the news Wednesday morning, while rival DoorDash’s stock (NYSE: DASH) was down about 10%.

Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) stake in Grubhub could rise to 13% if it can deliver a certain amount of new customers to the business, though the announcement did not specify...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-takes-bite-out-of-grubhub-offers-prime-members-free-perks

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