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Arts & Life

Miami vs Seattle: What could Amazon's Jeff Bezos be losing or gaining from the move?
Dyer Oxley
Business

What's behind PCC's decision to close its flagship store in downtown Seattle?

When PCC announced plans for a flagship grocery store in Seattle’s urban core, it was based on a dream of downtown that never came true.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Amazon unveils plan for ultra-fast prescription drug delivery in Seattle, other U.S. cities

Amazon is moving into a space that many brick-and-mortar pharmacies are vacating. The Seattle-based company unveiled its pharmacy and health care ambitions Thursday at an event in Sumner, Wash.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

A tale of two Amazon warehouses: How a workplace safety lawsuit could accelerate automation
Monica Nickelsburg
National

Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out

The federal government has sued Amazon for allegedly using its monopoly power to stamp out rivals. Now, some small businesses that sell on the marketplace reveal what it's like to depend on Amazon.
Dara Kerr
Business

Microsoft’s anti-trust lessons for Amazon

Amazon is facing a historic antitrust lawsuit from the FTC, but it’s not the first local tech giant to find itself in that situation. Microsoft fought its own antitrust battle in the 90s. UW historian Margaret O’Mara says that history might show us what’s in store for Amazon.
Monica Nickelsburg

Clare McGrane
Business

Amazon starts tracking employee badge swipes to enforce return-to-office policy

This week, Amazon escalated its battle with employees over returning to the office.
Monica Nickelsburg
Law & Courts

FTC Chair Lina Khan's lawsuit isn't about breaking up Amazon, for now

The FTC's Lina Khan speaks to NPR about the goals of the agency's monopoly lawsuit against Amazon and why she thinks the company unfairly treats sellers on its marketplace.
Dara Kerr
Business

Why hasn't Washington state joined the federal antitrust case against Amazon?

The Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of operating a monopoly in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Seattle. Seventeen states joined the complaint, but the one Amazon calls home was conspicuously absent.
Monica Nickelsburg
National

U.S. sues Amazon in a monopoly case that could be existential for the retail giant

The FTC lawsuit against Amazon could be existential for the company. It accuses Amazon of suffocating rivals and raising costs for both sellers and shoppers.
Alina Selyukh

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