Amazon Amazon Union Leader Hopeful For Another Success Former Amazon employee Chris Smalls led a historic union election at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, though the company has requested a recount. Smalls joined LX News to talk about the union organizers’ win and their next goal: to win a union election beginning April 25 at LDJ5, an Amazon sortation facility nearby.
tornado Storm Causes Major Damage at Amazon Facility in Illinois At lest two people are dead and dozens injured after a storm caused major damage to an Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Ill.
rebound What This Neighborhood Bicycle Shop Learned From Companies Like Amazon Taking a page from the playbook of companies like Amazon, Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe’s owner Henry Sam is looking toward the future and is building a mobile repair shop to deliver directly to customers in the Philadelphia area.
pyramid schemes ‘LuLaRich' Shows Why You Need to Be Wary of Multi-Level Marketing Be wary of multi-level marketing schemes, say the co-directors of “LuLaRich,” a docuseries about the LuLaRoe leggings company. The documentary unpacked the origins of the company and the problems with its promises that sellers of the leggings would make at least $5,000.
online shopping Reviews Tell Us How to Feel About a Product, But Can We Trust Them? Not all reviews are created equal. Some are scientific but others come from people paid to talk about the product or who receive it for free. Here's some background that will help you know how to spot a good review the next time you buy.
consumer spending Customer Reviews Can Make or Break a Business Not too long ago, people went to the store and once they found a product, if they had any questions about it, they had to ask someone who worked in the store. But today’s shoppers outsource this skill to total strangers. We just read the reviews.
money Prime Day is Almost Over. Deal Events From Walmart, Target and Others Aren't There’s still time to get some deals on the 2nd day of Prime Day. But Amazon’s biggest competitors like Target and Walmart will have deals longer into the week as they try to compete. Sara Rathner from Nerdwallet explains how you can save even more, and spend responsibly.
Amazon Why This Privacy Advocate Doesn't Have Any Amazon Devices in His Home Amazon Sidewalk is a new feature that will make your home internet connection available outside your home to help find lost or stolen devices and allow some limited connectivity from people in your neighborhood. Amazon plans to enable this feature by default, requiring users to opt out if they don’t want the service. “I’m not going to tell someone that...
Amazon Privacy Advocates Are Sounding the Alarm About Cloud-Based Doorbells Anyone who owns an Amazon Ring doorbell provides consent for the device to record anyone who comes to the door – footage that could also capture neighbors’ property. And clips from Amazon’s Ring doorbells can be sent to law enforcement, an element of surveillance that causes concern for PhD candidate Lauren Bridges at the University of Pennsylvania.
Marvel Anthony Mackie Brings Love to the ‘Feud' with Tom Holland Captain America (Anthony Mackie) has a funny and playful beef with Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and most recently roasted him on stage at the MTV Awards. But on LX News Mackie was spreading love to his fellow Marvel hero while promoting the new Amazon series SOLOS.
