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Amazon starts selling prescription drugs, with two-day delivery for Prime membersAmazon starts selling prescription drugs, with two-day delivery for Prime members
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The pandemic was a huge boost for Amazon’s grocery business. Can it do the same for this new offering?

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon gets hit with antitrust charges in EuropeAmazon gets hit with antitrust charges in Europe
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The EU’s competition commission says the tech giant uses non-public data from its own merchants to compete against them unfairly.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon has created fertile ground for bribery schemes, sellers sayAmazon has created fertile ground for bribery schemes, sellers say
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In the wake of a $100 million Amazon bribery scandal, sellers say the tech giant deserves more scrutiny for suspending merchants with no warning and little explanation.

By Jason Del Rey
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A new Amazon feature should make it easier to get a grocery delivery slot this winterA new Amazon feature should make it easier to get a grocery delivery slot this winter
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The new tool will allow shoppers to virtually reserve their place in line.

By Jason Del Rey
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Leaked: Confidential Amazon memo reveals new software to track unionsLeaked: Confidential Amazon memo reveals new software to track unions
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The new tool would also track other non-union threats to the company, like crime and weather.

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary
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Most US clinical skin care is designed for white women. This CEO is making products for everyone.Most US clinical skin care is designed for white women. This CEO is making products for everyone.
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The CEO of Topicals tells Jason Del Rey how building a community before launching products is the secret to her skin care line’s overnight success.

By Devin Nadi
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How Old Navy quickly turned its stores into e-commerce distribution centersHow Old Navy quickly turned its stores into e-commerce distribution centers
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Nancy Green, the head of Old Navy for Gap Inc., explains to Recode’s Jason Del Rey how her company rethought its business in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Devin Nadi
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Why Walmart thinks TikTok is the future of its businessWhy Walmart thinks TikTok is the future of its business
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The brick-and-mortar retailer is trying to invent a digital future where it’s a leader of Amazon rather than a follower.

By Jason Del Rey
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Walmart has again delayed the launch of its Amazon Prime competitor Walmart+Walmart has again delayed the launch of its Amazon Prime competitor Walmart+
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Walmart+ will cost $98 a year and include same-day delivery of groceries, fuel discounts, and other perks.

By Jason Del Rey
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Jeff Bezos’s antitrust grilling was a reminder of Amazon’s power over its sellersJeff Bezos’s antitrust grilling was a reminder of Amazon’s power over its sellers
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Jeff Bezos was calm and polite in his first congressional appearance. But he did nothing to quiet a huge concern.

By Jason Del Rey
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Congress will finally grill Jeff Bezos. It’s about time.Congress will finally grill Jeff Bezos. It’s about time.
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Bezos will join the CEOs of Apple, Facebook, and Google at a congressional antitrust hearing on Wednesday.

By Jason Del Rey
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EBay’s former CEO denies any link to the cyberstalking of a blogger. But he did want to create a competitor to challenge her.EBay’s former CEO denies any link to the cyberstalking of a blogger. But he did want to create a competitor to challenge her.
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Devin Wenig says he had “no knowledge, no private understanding, no tacit approval” of the harassment campaign.

By Jason Del Rey
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Target’s history of working with police is not a good look right nowTarget’s history of working with police is not a good look right now
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A damaged Target in Minneapolis has shined a light on the company’s cozy programs with cops.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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Here’s Facebook’s new plan to make you shop on InstagramHere’s Facebook’s new plan to make you shop on Instagram
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to give small retailers a way to sell online that doesn’t involve Amazon.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon extends bonus pay for front-line workers but says it ends in JuneAmazon extends bonus pay for front-line workers but says it ends in June
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The $2 hourly pay hikes and increased overtime wages will be extended two weeks.

By Jason Del Rey
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The May Day strike from Amazon, Instacart, and Target workers didn’t stop business. It was still a success.The May Day strike from Amazon, Instacart, and Target workers didn’t stop business. It was still a success.
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In the time of coronavirus, essential workers can hold effective protests even without huge attendance.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Jeff Bezos warns that Amazon may lose money despite the pandemic shopping surgeJeff Bezos warns that Amazon may lose money despite the pandemic shopping surge
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The company plans to spend at least $4 billion on Covid-19-related expenses between April and June.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon has been frustrating during the pandemic, but Prime is more popular than everAmazon has been frustrating during the pandemic, but Prime is more popular than ever
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New data shows that Amazon Prime membership sales rose significantly as the coronavirus pandemic spread.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is teasing a new health care offering — for its sellersAmazon is teasing a new health care offering — for its sellers
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In a new survey, the company asked sellers about their satisfaction with current health insurance plans.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon fired 3 employee activists who criticized its warehouse safety measuresAmazon fired 3 employee activists who criticized its warehouse safety measures
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The company says they violated company policies. The workers believe they were targeted for shining a light.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon was already powerful. The coronavirus pandemic cleared the way to dominance.
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The global health crisis has forced 250,000 US stores closed, clearing the way to Amazon’s dominance.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon white-collar employees are fuming over management targeting a fired warehouse workerAmazon white-collar employees are fuming over management targeting a fired warehouse worker
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Leaked internal emails show employee dismay over how their company is handling escalating labor disputes during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary
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Sneeze guards, toilet paper, and visits from lonely seniors: Running a post office during the pandemicSneeze guards, toilet paper, and visits from lonely seniors: Running a post office during the pandemic
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More people than ever are shopping online — and to meet their needs, postal workers are taking big risks.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon says it unintentionally hid some competitors’ faster delivery optionsAmazon says it unintentionally hid some competitors’ faster delivery options
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The company is working on a fix after Recode alerted it to the issue.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a monthAmazon Prime delivery delays are now as long as a month
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The e-commerce giant is prioritizing household staples and other high-demand items during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon reopened a NYC warehouse a day after a worker tested positive for coronavirusAmazon reopened a NYC warehouse a day after a worker tested positive for coronavirus
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Amazon “temporarily closed the Queens delivery station for additional sanitation” Wednesday, but it was back open on Thursday.

By Jason Del Rey
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A tiny Amazon seller’s hand sanitizer went viral because of coronavirus. Then the trouble began.A tiny Amazon seller’s hand sanitizer went viral because of coronavirus. Then the trouble began.
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One small seller’s whiplash Amazon experience is a snapshot of the highs and lows of doing business on the e-commerce platform.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is selling its cashierless technology to other vendors, starting with airportsAmazon is selling its cashierless technology to other vendors, starting with airports
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Millions of cashier jobs could be at risk.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon will spend $5 million to prop up Seattle businesses harmed by coronavirus precautionsAmazon will spend $5 million to prop up Seattle businesses harmed by coronavirus precautions
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The ecommerce giant is focusing its efforts on small businesses surrounding its offices.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon’s bestselling products read like a coronavirus prep guideAmazon’s bestselling products read like a coronavirus prep guide
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As shoppers stock up, Amazon is scrambling to block scammers and schemes.

By Jason Del Rey
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Walmart is quietly working on an Amazon Prime competitor called Walmart+Walmart is quietly working on an Amazon Prime competitor called Walmart+
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Amazon Prime has devastated traditional retail. Walmart is about to fight back.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is opening a supermarket with no cashiers. Is Whole Foods next?Amazon is opening a supermarket with no cashiers. Is Whole Foods next?
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The new Amazon Go store concept debuts on Tuesday in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon tells Sanders and Warren that warehouse workers can pee whenever they wantAmazon tells Sanders and Warren that warehouse workers can pee whenever they want
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In a response to 15 US senators, Amazon defended its warehouse working conditions.

By Jason Del Rey
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Walmart paid Wall Street investors $12 billion last year to keep them happy. Amazon paid $0.Walmart paid Wall Street investors $12 billion last year to keep them happy. Amazon paid $0.
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One of Amazon’s biggest advantages over Walmart is Walmart’s own success.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon can’t end fake reviews, but its new system might drown them out
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The company’s new one-tap star rating feature seeks to get more customer feedback ... from actual customers.

By Jason Del Rey
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Jeff Bezos’s first employee: Amazon “scares me”Jeff Bezos’s first employee: Amazon “scares me”
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“On one hand I’m proud of what it became,” Shel Kaphan says. “But it also scares me.”

By Jason Del Rey
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The US government is breaking up Big Razor before it gets to Big TechThe US government is breaking up Big Razor before it gets to Big Tech
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The FTC will sue to block the sale of razor startup Harry’s to Edgewell, the parent company of the Schick razor brand.

By Jason Del Rey
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Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to Jeff Bezos: Overhaul Amazon’s “profit-at-all-costs culture”Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to Jeff Bezos: Overhaul Amazon’s “profit-at-all-costs culture”
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Fifteen senators want Amazon to publish worker injury reports. Amazon wants them to come take a warehouse tour.

By Jason Del Rey
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What the Casper IPO fiasco says about the future of your favorite millennial brandsWhat the Casper IPO fiasco says about the future of your favorite millennial brands
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Less growth at all costs. More focus on actually making money.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon now has more than 150 million Prime members across the worldAmazon now has more than 150 million Prime members across the world
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Can government investigations and activist protests slow the Prime machine?

By Jason Del Rey