Amazon packaging reduces 181,000 tons of material
Amazon’s ‘frustration-free packaging’ has eliminated 181,000 tons of packaging material since it was first introduced ten years ago, according to the retailer.
Amazon’s ‘frustration-free packaging’ has eliminated 181,000 tons of packaging material since it was first introduced ten years ago, according to the retailer.
A fire that took place at Amazon’s Rugeley distribution centre on Saturday is being treated as suspicious after an investigation found the blaze was “most likely caused deliberately”.
Amazon has launched a service that will enable couriers to enter a customer’s home to make a delivery. Next month the service, called “Amazon Key”, will be available to Prime customers across in 37 cities across the Unite States.
A 130,000 sq ft Amazon logistics facility has been completed in Hamburg. The site, developed by Gazeley, will be used for distribution across Northern Europe.
Amazon UK is to open a robotic fulfilment centre in Bolton next year. The new site is set to create 1,200 full-time permanent jobs.
Amazon has set out plans to integrate Whole Foods Market into the rest of its business once the takeover is completed on 28th August.
Amazon is to open a new Bristol fulfilment centre next year. The new site, which will be fitted out with the retailer’s robotics technology, is to generate 1,000 new jobs.
Australian Centre for Robotic Vision has taken the $80,000 overall prize in the Amazon Robotics Challenge which took place over four days in Nagoya, Japan.
Amazon’s 1.1 million sq ft logistics facility at iPort, Doncaster, has completed. The retail giant invested £100 million in the new 0.5km development.
Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs to fill in its US fulfilment network and will open ten fulfilment centres on 2nd August for candidates to take a tour, learn more about working at Amazon and see the jobs in person.