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Amazon is scheduling its annual Prime Day shopping event for September and allowing unlimited shipments of non-essential goods to warehouses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The latter move will allow the company to lay the groundwork for shipments of a wider variety of products, indicating it is …

Two Amazon warehouse workers in Indiana have reportedly died of the coronavirus, pushing the company’s death toll to at least seven. The e-commerce giant learned Wednesday that COVID-19 had killed an employee at its facility in Jeffersonville, near Louisville, Kentucky, according to local CBS affiliate WLKY. The unidentified worker was diagnosed with the disease on …

Amazon is once again on the prowl for stores owned by bankrupt grocer Fairway Market, The Post has learned. After forking over $1.5 million for two of Fairway’s grocery stores in March, the online shopping giant has been kicking the tires at other Fairway locations, including in the Douglaston neighborhood of Queens; in the Long …

Amid the collapsing economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jeff Bezos is expected to come out smelling like a rose — and reach the exalted status of the world’s first trillionaire, according to research. The Amazon founder — whose fortune is estimated at $143 billion, up from $125 billion on April 12, according to the …

Online retailer Amazon, criticized for not acting quickly enough to curb sellers who charged hundreds of dollars for high-demand hand sanitizer during the early phase of the new coronavirus pandemic, urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a law against price gouging during times of national emergency. Price-gouging is not usually illegal but can be in …

Harvard surgeon and author Atul Gawande will step down as chief executive officer to take on the role of chairman at Haven, the healthcare joint venture of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Boston-based Haven said on Wednesday Gawande was taking the new role to focus on company strategies, and form policies related to the …

The new Amazon series about everyday people who are making an impact in the fight against the coronavirus is getting an assist of its own — from Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas. The comedian and musician will both make special guest appearances on the eight-episode docuseries “Regular Heroes,” offering encouragement and donations. The series premiered …

Shares of AMC Entertainment soared more than 50 percent on Monday after a report claimed that Amazon had expressed interest in acquiring the beleaguered movie chain. Amazon, headed by billionaire Jeff Bezos, held prospective buyout talks with top brass at AMC, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, according to an unconfirmed report by The Daily …

Amid the carnage of the US employment report for April was one bright spot: Superstores led by Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, added more than 90,000 jobs. Overall, roughly 20.5 million people lost their jobs in April, the Labor Department said on Friday, a wipeout of jobs at a rate not seen since the 1930s. …

The coronavirus has reportedly killed a fourth Amazon warehouse worker as the e-commerce titan faces scrutiny over how it’s protecting employees. The staffer at a Chicago-area Amazon facility succumbed to COVID-19 on April 18, according to CNBC. Amazon learned the 50-year-old man had tested positive for the virus on March 24 but he had not …