There are 83 article(s) tagged Amazon:

• January 2019

  • FedEx pulls back curtain for peek at business relationship with Amazon

    Memphis-based FedEx on Tuesday reiterated that Amazon.com is not its biggest customer and said for the first time that Amazon contributed less than 1.3 percent of total revenues in 2018.

    By Wayne Risher January 30, 2019

  • FedEx Logistics finding its footing in changing economic landscape

    Richard W. Smith, president and CEO of FedEx Logistics, discussed the company's organization and rebranding and riffed on topics ranging from Amazon to drones in a Memphis speech Tuesday.

    By Wayne Risher January 23, 2019

  • Amazon paying Memphis workers despite fire’s impact on center

    A fire has interrupted operations at Amazon's new $70 million receive center in Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey January 22, 2019

• December 2018

  • Amazon to build Marshall County facility, first in Mississippi

    Amazon will build its first fulfillment center in Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee state line.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 21, 2018

  • Amazon spreads delivery network into Memphis with Prime vans, contractors

    ‘Tis the season for home deliveries.

    By Wayne Risher December 17, 2018

• October 2018

  • FedEx hubs ramping up hiring for holiday shipping season

    FedEx isn’t worried about recruiting employees for the coming peak season despite Amazon’s move to a $15 minimum wage starting Nov. 1, a high-ranking official said Friday.

    By Wayne Risher October 13, 2018

  • Amazon wage increase could drive Memphis warehouse pay higher

    Amazon’s move to pay at least $15 an hour could have a ripple effect on Memphis wages that are near the bottom nationally in the transportation and logistics sector.

    By Wayne Risher October 03, 2018

• September 2018

  • Amazon seeks applicants for 1,500 Memphis jobs

    Amazon’s emerging presence in Memphis – as an employer instead of an online seller – is hitting full stride with the announcement Thursday that the world’s largest online retailer wants to hire 1,500 people at two Memphis facilities.

    By Tom Bailey September 27, 2018