After years of an antitrust investigation and negotiations with the EU, Amazon has agreed to change its strategy in the EU and give third-party sellers more access to valuable real estate on its website. One of the many commitments Amazon is committed to is to allow Prime sellers to choose any carrier for their logistics services.

To avoid multi-million euro fine, Amazon agrees to make changes to European business strategy

Amazon has announced a historic investment in its European fleet; the commercial giant is going to spend 1 billion euros on replacing its petrol- and diesel-driven vehicles with electric ones. The UK will see the arrival of 700 electric HGVs by 2025, Amazon said.

700 electric lorries to join Amazon’s UK fleet in next 3 years

Clean air zones, company climate targets and client pressure are all pushing companies to prefer greener vehicles when planning their annual fleet replacements. DHL Express UK has ordered 270 electric vans for its last-mile deliveries, Sainsbury's is deploying smart charging for its new fleet of electric refrigerated delivery lorry trailers, and Amazon has just received five 37-ton electric DAF tractors.

Fleet electrification: DHL Express, Sainsbury’s and Amazon take further steps

More than a thousand serious injuries at Amazon sites have been reported to health and safety bodies since 2016, an investigation by GMB union has found. The number of injuries reported to health and safety bodies is rapidly increasing.

More than 1,000 serious injuries reported at UK Amazon sites

More than UK-based 400 Amazon employees are currently training as lorry drivers via the company's funded carrier change programme, says the e-commerce giant. The first drivers will be available for work later this month.

Amazon training more than 400 employees to be lorry drivers

Since 8th September, Amazon drivers have been able to use a new transit platform created especially for the company by Euroterminal in the Belgian town of Mouscron, roughly 125 km from Calais. The project is the result of cooperation between Euroteminal and the Spanish logistics operator Cacesa, and is intended to facilitate the transport of the latter for Amazon. Meanwhile, GetLink has also launched a new unaccompanied freight train service through the Channel Tunnel.

Special Euroterminal for Amazon drivers and new unaccompanied freight trains by GetLink

Amazon is offering a £1,000 sign-on bonus to new warehouse operatives in 13 depots to tackle the workforce shortage the UK's supply chain has been facing. The move comes as plans for Black Friday and the Christmas peak draw closer.

To avoid multi-million euro fine, Amazon agrees to make changes to European business strategy

700 electric lorries to join Amazon’s UK fleet in next 3 years

Fleet electrification: DHL Express, Sainsbury’s and Amazon take further steps

More than 1,000 serious injuries reported at UK Amazon sites

Amazon training more than 400 employees to be lorry drivers

Special Euroterminal for Amazon drivers and new unaccompanied freight trains by GetLink

Amazon offers £1,000 bonus to warehouse operatives amid UK’s staff shortage woes

Amazon earns as much in profit during the pandemic as it did in the previous three years combined

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To avoid multi-million euro fine, Amazon agrees to make changes to European business strategy

700 electric lorries to join Amazon’s UK fleet in next 3 years

Fleet electrification: DHL Express, Sainsbury’s and Amazon take further steps

More than 1,000 serious injuries reported at UK Amazon sites

Amazon training more than 400 employees to be lorry drivers

Special Euroterminal for Amazon drivers and new unaccompanied freight trains by GetLink

Amazon offers £1,000 bonus to warehouse operatives amid UK’s staff shortage woes

Amazon earns as much in profit during the pandemic as it did in the previous three years combined

​AMZN and SHOP Impress!! E-commerce news by Nabil

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AMZN and SHOP Impress!! E-commerce news by Nabil