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Back to news homeWhen Amazon Raises Its Minimum Wage, Local Companies Follow Suit
Many small-business owners do not welcome the pressure.Tad Mollnhauer, who runs two printing and shipping retail stores near Orlando, Fla., said entry-level workers typically earned about $10 to $12 an […]
Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama
Players from the National Football League were among the first to voice their support. Then came Stacey Abrams, the Democratic star who helped turn Georgia blue in the 2020 election. […]
How to Buy a Real N95 Mask Online
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, buying a heavy-duty medical mask online remains downright maddening.The most coveted mask to keep safe against Covid-19 has been the N95, the gold standard […]
This Cloud Computing Billing Expert Is Very Funny. Seriously.
OAKLAND, Calif. — When Jeff Barr, a prominent executive at Amazon’s cloud computing division and a prodigious corporate blogger, celebrated his 60th birthday last year, Corey Quinn had a surprise […]
“Working Backwards” and the Secrets of Amazon’s Success
Separating myth from reality in assessing Amazon’s methods has taken on a new urgency, both inside and outside the company, as it contemplates the future without Mr. Bezos at the […]
How Andy Jassy, Amazon’s Next C.E.O., Was a ‘Brain Double’ for Jeff Bezos
SEATTLE — In 2002, Andy Jassy, a young executive at Amazon, began closely shadowing Jeff Bezos, the founder of the online bookstore.Mr. Jassy followed Mr. Bezos everywhere, including board meetings, […]
Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon C.E.O., Elevating Andy Jassy
SEATTLE — When Jeff Bezos founded an online bookseller named Amazon in 1994, he said the question that he was asked most frequently was “What’s the internet?”Mr. Bezos answered by […]
Fire That Killed Hsieh May Have Been Carelessness or Intentional, Officials Say
Tony Hsieh, who developed Zappos into a billion-dollar internet shoe store and formulated an influential notion about corporate happiness, deliberately locked himself in a shed moments before it was consumed […]
Amazon Union Drive Takes Hold in Unlikely Place
But the company has also begun to face pressure from its corporate employees, over climate change and other issues, and from many warehouse workers around the country who have felt […]