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New Amazon Fresh grocery store format about to open in California — and soon the Chicago area

August 31, 2020 at 9:45 a.m.

Amazon invited some customers to preview the new grocery store format it has developed in California and said Thursday it will open to the public in the coming weeks, after...

AMERICAN CHEESE PER POUND | American cheese jumped just under 2% per pound between March and April 2020. The average cost is now $3.98.

Amazon plans to open more grocery stores across U.S.

July 6, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

Amazon is preparing to open its second automated-checkout grocery store in a Seattle suburb and is hiring managers for a third store in the nation's capitol. The commerce giant's grocery...

Irena Kubiliene scans her phone as she enters the new Amazon Go store in the 100 block of South Franklin Street, Sept. 17, 2018 in Chicago.

Chicago area on Amazon’s grocery list: Stores with cashiers planned for Oak Lawn, Schaumburg, Naperville

July 6, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Amazon is planning to establish new locations of its conventional checkout grocery stores in Seattle, California, and the Chicago and Washington, D.C., areas. The e-commerce giant is also preparing to...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

Online shopping surges as coronavirus spreads, raising concerns about delivery workers

March 3, 2020 at 2:45 p.m.

SEATTLE — For gig-economy drivers working to serve a coronavirus-driven surge in demand for delivery, the weekend was a frenzied rush as shoppers placed grocery orders and some systems appeared...

Criticism mounts as ‘peak’ season for Amazon arrives

December 2, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

As Amazon ramps up to its holiday "peak," scrutiny and criticism of the company is becoming more strategic, widespread and coordinated. Just last week: — A coalition of 42 labor,...

Protesters display frowning Amazon boxes on the ground in front of an Amazon store on 34th St. on July 15, 2019 in New York City. The demonstration against Amazon facial recognition technology coincided with Amazon's Prime Day.

Amazon critics, rivals pounce on Prime Day spotlight

July 16, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

Amazon critics and competitors are turning the retailer's fifth-annual summer sale, into a platform to air their grievances and push their own wares as Prime Day stretches into a two-day...

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