Amazon's new discounted Prime for lower-income consumers could add new subscribers.
Amazon might want to buy Slack for a lot of money, Bloomberg reported late on Wednesday night. $9 billion, in fact, or more than twice its valuation from its last funding round. $9b would be a significant premium over Slack's last fundraising round.
SEATTLE - On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon's singular way of working. They are told to forget the "poor habits" they learned at previous jobs, one employee recalled. When they "hit the wall" from the unrelenting pace, there is only one solution: "Climb the wall," others reported.
In early December, pharmacy chain CVS decided to move big time into the insurance market by purchasing Aetna for $69 billion-a move clearly motivated by Amazon, which was preparing to scale up its pharmaceuticals division.
You've probably heard by now: the tech industry is in need of talent. Some companies are looking to veterans of the military to fill those roles. Amazon has partnered with the Department of Labor, creating the Amazon Veterans Apprenticeship Program. Veterans enrolled in the 16-week program train for positions in cloud computing.
It's 211 days until Halloween, but online activists are already petitioning Amazon to remove a Donald Trump-themed costume they claim is racist. For $20 or less, Amazon offers a nylon and spandex white onesie with a brick wall print and the words, "Mexico will pay!"
Tired of waiting an entire year for new Girl Scout cookies? Don't worry anymore. You can now buy a year's supply on Amazon. That's right. Amazon now sells Girl Scout cookies for close to $10 a box. Thin Mints go for $10 even, while the Samoas sell for $9.54, according to the seller page.
NORTH HAVEN - Amazon, the largest internet-based retailer in the world is expanding its presence in Connecticut, creating 1,800 job opportunities, announced Gov. Malloy. Amazon, which recently opened a fulfillment center in Windsor and a sorting center in Wallingford, currently employs approximately 2,000 people in Connecticut.
Jeff Bezos (; born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen on January 12, 1964) is an engineer, American technology and retail entrepreneur and investor who is best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, which is the world's largest online shopping retailer.
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Bezos' Amazon is now worth almost double Wal-Mart's market value - in case investors need yet another reminder of the revolution in retail that's happening. The Seattle-based giant has a market capitalization of over $430 billion, according to data obtained from FactSet.