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Amazon is reportedly asking some workers to volunteer to help with orders on Prime Day. Office workers in New York are being asked to work two-hour shifts to help pick and pack orders for Amazon Fresh.
Police were investigating early Thursday morning a crash involving an 18-wheeler and a motorcycle at an Amazon warehouse in Memphis.
Seventh Circuit judges considering a wage claim from Amazon warehouse employees referred a legal question to the Illinois Supreme Court, saying that is the proper place to decide whether a state statute allows for more expansive wage protections.
Amazon’s $500 million warehouse is the Seattle company’s biggest in the Northwest – and among its largest anywhere. Amazon began stocking the 3.8-million-square-foot facility at the start of the month and held its “first ship,” the initial roll of products from the warehouse, on June 11.
In the West Valley, just south of the I-10 is a seemingly endless stretch of non-descriptive industrial buildings. But one is an Amazon warehouse with a unique delivery method.
Or, when you’re browsing on Amazon, simply click the left hand side of the search bar and select the Amazon.com outlet option. It doesn’t get easier than that! What is the difference between Amazon Outlet and Amazon Warehouse?
The result is that 75% of Amazon deliveries are now assisted in some way by robots. One of the newest bots assisting in that effort is "Vulcan". Unveiled in May, Vulcan has two arms, cameras, suction cups and a sense of "touch". Amazon says it's capable of self-improving over time, which isn't in the least bit unnerving. Not. At. All.
The Seattle-based online megaretailer had previously scouted locations for a potential site in Scarborough, but no such facility ever opened.
Warehouses are getting smarter and more efficient. We talk to the people bringing the warehouse into the 21st century.
The company has just deployed its one millionth robot, alongside a global workforce of nearly 1.56 million people as of mid-2025.