Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO John Mackey has announced his retirement and with his departure, the most visible link to the retailer’s entrepreneurial past will be gone. The retailer began life as an upscale market with strong natural foods and organic bent...
At a time when retailers are getting a jump on the holidays to work around supply chain slowdowns, Amazon has debuted what it calls Black Friday-worthy deals across its operation. Amazon’s early holiday emphasis in the home department includes home décor, kitchen,...
The newest, one million square foot Amazon fulfillment center in Fargo, ND, has opened as the company’s first in the state. The fulfillment center also is the largest structure in North Dakota in square footage terms. It opened September 19 as a non-sortable...
In a move to support its marketplace users, Amazon has launched a joint pilot program with Lendistry, a minority-led and technology-enabled small business and commercial real estate lender, dubbed Amazon Community Lending and aimed at driving growth opportunities for...
More than 1 million people applied for Amazon jobs during its Career Day 2021, September 15, the retailer stated. The event attracted job seekers from more than 170 countries around the world as 2,000-plus Amazon recruiters offered 30,000 individual career coaching...
