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Amazon picks New York and Northern Virginia for its second headquarters

Amazon's plan to split its second headquarters, dubbed "HQ2", evenly between two cities will boost its presence around New York and Washington

A changing New York neighborhood wonders how Amazon would fit

Amazon plans to split its new headquarters between two sites, including Long Island City, according to a New York Times report

Amazon plans to shift HQ2 in two locations: Long Island City, Crystal City

Move suggests company wants to avoid backlash for social ills

Amazon's sexist hiring algorithm could still be better than a human

Although Amazon is at the forefront of AI technology, the company couldn't find a way to make its algorithm gender-neutral

Amazon to teach 10 mn kids a year to code amid computer engineer shortage

Amazon Future Engineer will offer kids in kindergarten through eighth-grade free summer camps and after-school programmes that will take place in Amazon offices around the US

Amazon Prime leads race to buy digital rights of Hindi blockbusters

Zee5 only Indian OTT firm to challenge global peers

Amazon saw 60% growth in new India customers with recent festive sales

The e-commerce major has said it is buoyed to keep investing in India as it sees good uptick in sales and a far-reaching presence in the country

Why Amazon's investors overlook skimpy profits but demand blistering sales

Amazon's still-formidable online shopping ecosystem has lost a bit of momentum heading into the crucial holiday season

Amazon, Samara seek CCI nod to acquire More supermarket chain

Amazon arm will buy 49% in Samara firm Witzig Advisory, which signed a deal to acquire 99.99% of Aditya Birla Retail last month; Samara will hold 51% in Witzig, which will own ABRL if CCI okays deal

Why Northern Virginia is best suited for Amazon's second headquarters

Northern Virginia is widely considered to have a leg up on its neighbors for some practical reasons

Amazon may buy 7-8% stake in Future Retail for Rs 25 billion: Report

The potential cash-and-stock deal is likely to be signed in the next two weeks

Amazon bids $400 mn for stake in Spencer's; deal stuck at valuation stage

Sources pointed to the fact that Spencer's was in talks with multiple players including Alibaba

Sell anything to anyone, the mantra inside Amazon's festive sale war rooms

Amazon now has over 400,000 sellers on its platform, selling everything from smartphones and large electronic appliances to sarees

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale goes live for Prime members: Know offers

Here are some of the deals to check out in the Amazon Great Indian Festival Prime early access sale

Amazon India creates over 50,000 seasonal positions for festive sale

Amazon India has a network of over 50 fulfilment centres, multiple sortation centres and close to 150 delivery stations spread across the country

Amazon, Flipkart festive season sale: Top five deals on premium smartphones

Both the e-commerce players have already unveiled the upcoming deals, which includes discounted prices, exchange offers, bank offers and no cost equal monthly instalments

With Rs 5.9-bn infusion, Amazon jacks up India payments unit thrice in 2018

Amazon's investment in its payments unit in India comes despite the stalling of its rollout of a UPI-based payment product over lack of clearances from the RBI

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for US employees, urges rivals to follow

Amazon has long been criticised for tough conditions in its fulfilment centres and for its demanding work culture

Amazon launches EMI option without credit, debit card through 'Pay'

Amazon Pay is now offering card-less EMIs for select customers. Called Amazon Pay EMI, the feature is said to provide an instant loan to customers

Amazon bets on smaller cities, big brands for Great Indian Festival sale

About 20 million people are expected to shop on various e-commerce platforms during the festive sale next month, translating into sales of around $3 billion for players like Amazon and Flipkart