by Mike Duff | Oct 19, 2021 | Retail Articles
Even after bringing in tens of thousands of full-time workers, Amazon announced that it is hiring 150,000 seasonal workers for the holidays. To sweeten the deal, Amazon is offering average starting pay of $18 per hour, sign-on bonuses up to $3,000 and an additional $3...
by Mike Duff | Oct 15, 2021 | Retail Articles
Amazon just keeps expanding its distribution system as the holidays loom, adding a new air gateway at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, WA as well as facilities in Nevada and other states. The Spokane hub is the second in the Seattle-based company’s Washington...
by Mike Duff | Oct 5, 2021 | Retail Articles
As it continues expanding capabilities, Amazon has opened a new fulfillment center in Montgomery, N.Y. and signed leases on properties that will help it further expand distribution functions in the Empire State. The one-million-square-foot Montgomery fulfillment...
by Mike Duff | Oct 4, 2021 | Retail Articles
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...
by Mike Duff | Oct 4, 2021 | Retail Articles
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,...
