One side effect of Amazon’s demand that all its workers labor under the direct gaze of their managers, instead of at home, is apparently a slower average commute time for the Seattle area. Is this business efficiency?

Two of Amazon's Seattle headquarters towers rise above the Spheres. (GeekWire File Photo /) Amazon laid off employees in its communications

Apartment rents in the Seattle area are on the rise, according to a new report. But not all areas have been affected equally.

Amazon began requiring workers to return to the office five days a week, on Jan. 2, bringing longer commutes and heavier traffic.

Amazon employee Ashley Brunner hugs a giant (fake) bear from the Chamber of Connection, a new civic organization in Seattle, on Wednesday in South Lake

The Whole Foods Market CEO was named leader of Amazon's grocery division, retail CEO Doug Herrington wrote in a memo to employees. In his new role, Buechel will oversee Amazon's roster of grocers, including Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go and other grocery partnerships, as the division looks for ways to boost revenue.

Amazon is suing Washington state to limit the release of public records to The Washington Post from a series of state Department of Labor and Industries investigations of an Amazon Project Kuiper satellite facility in the Seattle area.

SEATTLE — Amazon has tapped Whole Foods Market chief executive officer Jason Buechel to oversee its grocery business as vice president of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores.

Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects. According to a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court,

Amazon is laying off a "small number" of employees in its communications and sustainability units. The company laid off more than 27,000 employees in 2022 and 2023 and has continued making smaller cuts.

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