There are 88 article(s) tagged Amazon:

• February 2019

  • Details emerge about Amazon’s delivery station in Memphis

    A 91,852-square-foot warehouse and 547 parking spaces comprise much of Amazon's planned delivery station near I-240 and Lamar, construction documents show.

    By Tom Bailey February 22, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Airport board OKs surveillance, parking system contracts
    • Amazon to fund computer science courses in seven Memphis area high schools
    • Graceland hiring part-time security guards

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 21, 2019

• January 2019

  • Amazon confirms site for new Memphis ‘delivery station’

    Amazon confirms that a warehouse in Southeast Memphis is being renovated to become the online retailer's permanent "delivery station" for the Memphis area.

    By Tom Bailey January 31, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Report: Increase in Shelby County new business filings in '18 
    • International Paper reports fourth-quarter earnings 
    • Mock search for Tony Allen replacement wins ad award
    • Flash Market settles Memphis sexual harassment lawsuit
    • Indigo Ag launches logistics platform for growers, shippers
    • Memphis digital marketers launch new agency
    • Amazon reopening fire-damaged center

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 31, 2019

  • Nobody’s talking about tenant for an old warehouse

    The recent sale of, and activity at, an old, vacant warehouse near the I-240/Lamar junction is raising questions about who the new tenant will be.

    By Tom Bailey January 31, 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