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New food label focused on center-store consumables categories Amazon has added a new food line called Aplenty to its private-brand grocery roster. Sold online and in-store via Amazon Fresh supermarkets, Aplenty at launch includes such items as pita chips, potato chips, crackers, cookies and mustard, Seattle-based Amazon said Monday. Plans call for hundreds more Aplenty products to roll out over the next year, covering such categories as confections, salty snacks, cookies, crackers, frozen...

3 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday ruled against Amazon.com Inc as the company defends against New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit claiming it prioritized profit over worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic at two New York City warehouses. Slideshow ( 3 images ) U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan granted James’ request to return her lawsuit to a New York state court, and rejected Amazon’s bid to move it to Brooklyn federal court, where the on...

UPDATE 3-Judge hands Amazon a setback in New York lawsuit over COVID-19 shortfalls Reuters 3 hrs ago Popular Searches By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ruled against Amazon.com Inc as the company defends against New York Attorney General Letitia James lawsuit claiming it prioritized profit over worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic at two New York City warehouses. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan granted James request to return her law...

GoodRx Beats Q4 Estimates, but Drops on Weak Guidance GoodRx topped analysts fourth-quarter estimates, but missed analysts first-quarter revenue guidance estimates. Author: Shares of prescription drug price comparison platform GoodRx Holdings  ( GDRX) - Get Report dropped Friday after the company issued forward-looking guidance that missed analyst estimates despite relatively strong fiscal fourth-quarter results. GoodRx reported a GAAP net loss of $298.3 million for the quarter, but adjuste...

Close Authorship Given the devastating economic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and girls, the imperative to mark International Women’s Day carries more weight than usual this year.  The idea of a day celebrating the accomplishments of the female gender in the U.S. reaches back to 1909. Throughout the subsequent decade, the concept was embraced by countries including Austria, Denmark, Germany, Russia and Switzerland, but it wasn’t until 1975 that the first International Women�...

Updated: March 04, 2021 14:16 IST The new lawsuit came as Parler voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit against Amazon over that suspension on Tuesday, the deadline to file an amended complaint. Share Article AAA The relaunch effectively mooted Parlers claim that Amazon put it out of business.   | Photo Credit: AFP The new lawsuit came as Parler voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit against Amazon over that suspension on Tuesday, the deadline to file an amended complaint. (Subscribe to our ...

Parler, a social media app popular among right-wing groups, filed a new lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc of trying to destroy its business following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Costco, Whole Foods rise in Greenpeace rankings of grocery chains’ plastic use By Katherine Khashimova Long, The Seattle Times Published: March 1, 2021, 11:48am Share: FILE - In this March 20, 2020 file photo, shoppers line up to enter a Costco store in Tacoma. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Fle) Costco’s strides to reduce product packaging landed the Issaquah-based wholesale club at No. 6 on Greenpeace’s best-to-worst ranking of 20 large grocery chains’ progress in elimi...

Randy Hofbauer, EnsembleIQ It’s understood that in ecommerce, the grocery channel has been somewhat of a laggard compared with others. According to New York-based eMarketer.com, computers and consumer electronics are anticipated to make up the No. 1 category in U.S. ecommerce dollar sales between 2012 and 2018, at $108.4 billion, trailed by apparel and accessories ($86 billion) and auto and auto parts ($51.6 billion) at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Food and beverages fall at No. 9, with $10.9 ...

Amazon Sued by New York State Over COVID-19 Safety Protocols “While Amazon and its CEO made billions during this crisis, hardworking employees were forced to endure unsafe conditions,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said. By Associated Press | Updated: 18 February 2021 12:29 IST The pandemic has exposed how Amazon treats its workers who pack and ship orders Highlights The company isn’t forthcoming about how many people are getting sick One of the ...