The online retail giant gains easy access to policymakers by locating one new headquarters in Virginia.
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Walmart passes Amazon as world’s largest online grocer
Local supermarkets are in third place, a survey finds.
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Amazon considering New York amid reports headquarters will be split
Amazon.com Inc. has declined to comment on the reports.
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Amazon escalates free-shipping dogfight with Walmart and Target
All of its customers will get the same deal as Prime members for the holidays, upping the ante on its rivals in the delivery battle.
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Tornado collapses part of Baltimore warehouse, killing 2
The twister also flips a tractor-trailer and tears off the roof of a nearby apartment complex.
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Amazon pushes coding for next generation
The company launches a program that aims to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code.
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More companies turn to streaming video, but prying users away from Netflix and YouTube won’t be easy
Walmart, AT&T and Disney are hoping to carve their own niches.
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Now playing at Amazon: Cape Elizabeth native gets promotion to co-head of movies
Julie Rapaport is promoted to build the retail and entertainment giant’s slate of big-budget films.
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Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage rankles some of its longtime warehouse workers
Those already earning at least that much will be paid an extra $1 an hour, but they also will lose two valuable benefits, resulting in a net loss overall.
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Amazon raising minimum wage to $15 for more than 350,000 workers in U.S.
The company says it also will become an advocate for better pay everywhere in the country by pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.