Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business. The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription service for customers who have Prime memberships. Amazon said people will pay $5 a month to fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of about 50…
LIVE NOW: M&M’s Dropping Mascots Over Controversy; FDA Proposes Lead Level Limits in Baby Food | NTD Business
M&M’s says it’s pausing its spokescandies indefinitely. It’s been facing criticism after the company made the mascots more inclusive for LGBTQ. New government proposals are trying to reduce babies’ exposure to lead. The FDA is proposing new limits for food intended for children under two. Amazon is launching a new subscription for prescription drugs; it could…
M&M’s Dropping Mascots Over Controversy; FDA Proposes Lead Level Limits in Baby Food | NTD Business
M&M’s says it’s pausing its spokescandies indefinitely. It’s been facing criticism after the company made the mascots more inclusive for LGBTQ. New government proposals are trying to reduce babies’ exposure to lead. The FDA is proposing new limits for food intended for children under two. Amazon is launching a new subscription for prescription drugs; it could…
Microsoft, Amazon Results to Highlight Softening Cloud Business
Slower cloud spending by inflation-hit businesses is expected to stall the sales momentum at Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. and add to the troubles of the sector that laid off thousands this month. After years of blistering growth, most recently fueled by remote working and studying during the pandemic, cloud demand has cooled in the…
Amazon’s AWS to Invest $35 Billion in Virginia
WASHINGTON—Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud services division said Friday it plans to invest another $35 billion by 2040 to expand data centers in Virginia. Amazon Web Services (AWS) said the new investment will create 1,000 jobs. Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin said AWS will establish multiple data center campuses across Virginia. In 2021, AWS said from 2011…
Amazon Shuts Down Charity Program as Layoffs Continue
Amazon will discontinue its charity program called AmazonSmiles as the company continues to find ways to cut costs, which have included mass layoffs. The e-retailer’s charity allows shoppers to donate a percentage of eligible purchases on the site to their chosen charity organization. In an announcement, Amazon states it plans to wind down AmazonSmiles by…
OSHA Cites Amazon for Failing to Keep Workers Safe at Three Warehouses, Larger Investigation Ongoing
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on Jan. 18 that it has cited retail giant Amazon for failing to keep workers safe at three of its warehouse facilities. In a release, OSHA said the facilities—in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York —were cited following inspections between July and August last year. Those…
Amazon to Appeal US Labor Board’s Certification of Union Victory in New York
January 12, 2023
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Amazon said it plans to appeal the official certification of its workers attempts at unionization in New York by the federal government’s labor relations board. Regional director Cornele Overstreet of the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) upheld an Amazon warehouse union’s victory in New York City in her decision on Jan. 11. The Amazon Labor Union…
NTD Business (Jan. 5): Bed Bath & Beyond Says It May Not Survive; Amazon to Lay Off More Than 18,000 Workers
Bed Bath & Beyond is warning it’s considering bankruptcy. Why is it running out of cash? Amazon is planning to lay off thousands more workers. Which units will be affected? Public schools lost over 1 million students during the pandemic. The drop coincides with a wave of school closures. At a tech show in Las Vegas,…
Amazon Announces 18,000 Job Cuts
Amazon informed staff on Wednesday that it plans to cut 18,000 jobs amid slowing consumer and corporate spending. The cuts include workforce reductions already announced in November. The company had previously flagged that it would make additional cuts this year. “Today, I wanted to share the outcome of these further reviews, which is the difficult decision…
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