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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon EC2 G4 Instances | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-EC2-G4-Instances/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-EC2-G4-Instances | 1,891 | 09/20/2019 12:23:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon EC2 G4 Instances | 09/20/2019 | 2019 | New accelerated computing instances feature NVIDIA T4 Tensor Core GPUs to provide the most cost-effective compute in the cloud for running machine learning inference and graphics-intensive applications
Clarifai and Electronic Arts among customers using Amazon EC2 G4 instances
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of G4 instances, a new GPU-powered Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance designed to help accelerate machine learning inference and graphics-intensive workloads, both of which are computationally demanding tasks that benefit from additional GPU acceleration. G4 instances provide the industry's most cost-effective machine learning inference for applications, like adding metadata to an image, object detection, recommender systems, automated speech recognition, and language translation. G4 instances also provide a very cost-effective platform for building and running graphics-intensive applications, such as remote graphics workstations, video transcoding, photo-realistic design, and game streaming in the cloud. To get started with G4 instances visit https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/g4.
Machine learning involves two processes that require compute – training and inference. Training entails using labeled data to create a model that is capable of making predictions, a compute-intensive task that requires powerful processors and high-speed networking. Inference is the process of using a trained machine learning model to make predictions, which typically requires processing a lot of small compute jobs simultaneously, a task that can be most cost-effectively handled by accelerating computing with energy-efficient NVIDIA GPUs. With the launch of P3 instances in 2017, AWS was the first to introduce instances optimized for machine learning training in the cloud with powerful NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs, allowing customers to reduce machine learning training from days to hours. However, inference is what actually accounts for the vast majority of machine learning's cost. According to customers, machine learning inference can represent up to 90% of overall operational costs for running machine learning workloads.
New G4 instances feature the latest generation NVIDIA T4 GPUs, custom 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake) processors, up to 100 Gbps of networking throughput, and up to 1.8 TB of local NVMe storage, to deliver the most cost-effective GPU instances for machine learning inference. And with up to 65 TFLOPs of mixed-precision performance, G4 instances not only deliver superior price/performance for inference, but also can be used cost-effectively for small-scale and entry-level machine learning training jobs that are less sensitive to time-to-train. G4 instances also provide an ideal compute engine for graphics-intensive workloads, offering up to a 1.8x increase in graphics performance and up to 2x video transcoding capability over the previous generation G3 instances. These performance enhancements enable customers to use remote workstations in the cloud for running graphics-intensive applications like Autodesk Maya or 3D Studio Max, as well as efficiently create photo-realistic and high-resolution 3D content for movies and games.
"We focus on solving the toughest challenges that hold our customers back from taking advantage of compute intensive applications," said Matt Garman, Vice President, Compute Services, AWS. "AWS offers the most comprehensive portfolio to build, train, and deploy machine learning models powered by Amazon EC2's broad selection of instance types optimized for different machine learning use cases. With new G4 instances, we're making it more affordable to put machine learning in the hands of every developer. And with support for the latest video decode protocols, customers running graphics applications on G4 instances get superior graphics performance over G3 instances at the same cost."
Customers with machine learning workloads can launch G4 instances using Amazon SageMaker or AWS Deep Learning AMIs, which include machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, TensorRT, MXNet, PyTorch, Caffe2, CNTK, and Chainer. G4 instances will also support Amazon Elastic Inference in the coming weeks, which will allow developers to dramatically reduce the cost of inference by up to 75% by provisioning just the right amount of GPU performance. Customers with graphics and streaming applications can launch G4 instances using Windows, Linux, or AWS Marketplace AMIs from NVIDIA with NVIDIA Quadro Virtual Workstation software preinstalled. A bare metal version will be available in the coming months. G4 instances are available in the US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon, N. California), Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland, London), and Asia Pacific (Seoul and Tokyo) Regions, with availability in additional regions planned in the coming months. G4 instances are available to be purchased as On-Demand, Reserved Instances, or Spot Instances.
Clarifai is a leading artificial intelligence company that excels in visual recognition to solve real-world challenges. "We apply machine learning to image and video recognition, helping customers better understand their media assets and apply it across a broad set of applications, such as providing personalized online shopping experience or measuring in-store shopper behaviors," said Robert Wen, Head of Engineering at Clarifai. "We provide our customers with a full-featured API that allows them to utilize our pre-trained machine learning models and make predictions on their data. G4 instances offer a highly cost-effective solution that will enable us to make it more economical for our customers to use AI across a broader set of use cases."
Electronic Arts (EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, delivering games, content, and online services to hundreds of millions of players around the world through Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices, and personal computers. "Leveraging the power of the cloud with providers such as Amazon Web Services has revolutionized how we create games and how players experience them," said Erik Zigman, EA's Vice President of Cloud, Social, Marketplace, and Cloud Gaming Engineering. "Working with AWS's G4 instance has enabled us to build cost-effective and powerful services that are optimized for bringing online gaming to a wide range of devices."
GumGum is an artificial intelligence company with deep expertise in computer vision. "We use our proprietary computer vision technology to identify content relevant to marketers to deliver highly visible advertising campaigns and rich insights to brands and agencies," said Brian Fuller, Engineering Manager, at GumGum. "GumGum scans millions of images and videos each day across the web, social media, and broadcast television using AI. The new Amazon EC2 G4 instances provide us with the ideal balance of price and performance, allowing us to optimize our content processing pipelines, lower our costs to generate data insights, and provide our clients the ability to precisely target audiences and deliver contextually relevant advertising."
PureWeb's interactive streaming technology enables users to publish, collaborate, and interact with massive data files, including photo-real 3D simulations and game engine projects. "Our Reality product, deployed on AWS, is a fully managed, secure, and scalable service that provides on-demand access to 3D photorealistic renderings built using Unity or Unreal Engine," said Barry Allen, CEO, PureWeb. "With their low cost and latest NVIDIA T4 GPUs, AWS G4 instances are perfect for our graphics-intensive workloads, as they provide the right balance of performance and cost, allowing us to stream at scale to anyone on any device." | <p><em>New accelerated computing instances feature NVIDIA T4 Tensor Core GPUs to provide the most cost-effective compute in the cloud for running machine learning inference and graphics-intensive applications</em></p><p><em>Clarifai and Electronic Arts among customers using Amazon EC2 G4 instances</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of G4 instances, a new GPU-powered Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance designed to help accelerate machine learning inference and graphics-intensive workloads, both of which are computationally demanding tasks that benefit from additional GPU acceleration. G4 instances provide the industry's most cost-effective machine learning inference for applications, like adding metadata to an image, object detection, recommender systems, automated speech recognition, and language translation. G4 instances also provide a very cost-effective platform for building and running graphics-intensive applications, such as remote graphics workstations, video transcoding, photo-realistic design, and game streaming in the cloud. To get started with G4 instances visit https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/g4.</p><p>Machine learning involves two processes that require compute – training and inference. Training entails using labeled data to create a model that is capable of making predictions, a compute-intensive task that requires powerful processors and high-speed networking. Inference is the process of using a trained machine learning model to make predictions, which typically requires processing a lot of small compute jobs simultaneously, a task that can be most cost-effectively handled by accelerating computing with energy-efficient NVIDIA GPUs. With the launch of P3 instances in 2017, AWS was the first to introduce instances optimized for machine learning training in the cloud with powerful NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs, allowing customers to reduce machine learning training from days to hours. However, inference is what actually accounts for the vast majority of machine learning's cost. According to customers, machine learning inference can represent up to 90% of overall operational costs for running machine learning workloads.</p><p>New G4 instances feature the latest generation NVIDIA T4 GPUs, custom 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake) processors, up to 100 Gbps of networking throughput, and up to 1.8 TB of local NVMe storage, to deliver the most cost-effective GPU instances for machine learning inference. And with up to 65 TFLOPs of mixed-precision performance, G4 instances not only deliver superior price/performance for inference, but also can be used cost-effectively for small-scale and entry-level machine learning training jobs that are less sensitive to time-to-train. G4 instances also provide an ideal compute engine for graphics-intensive workloads, offering up to a 1.8x increase in graphics performance and up to 2x video transcoding capability over the previous generation G3 instances. These performance enhancements enable customers to use remote workstations in the cloud for running graphics-intensive applications like Autodesk Maya or 3D Studio Max, as well as efficiently create photo-realistic and high-resolution 3D content for movies and games.</p><p>"We focus on solving the toughest challenges that hold our customers back from taking advantage of compute intensive applications," said Matt Garman, Vice President, Compute Services, AWS. "AWS offers the most comprehensive portfolio to build, train, and deploy machine learning models powered by Amazon EC2's broad selection of instance types optimized for different machine learning use cases. With new G4 instances, we're making it more affordable to put machine learning in the hands of every developer. And with support for the latest video decode protocols, customers running graphics applications on G4 instances get superior graphics performance over G3 instances at the same cost."</p><p>Customers with machine learning workloads can launch G4 instances using Amazon SageMaker or AWS Deep Learning AMIs, which include machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, TensorRT, MXNet, PyTorch, Caffe2, CNTK, and Chainer. G4 instances will also support Amazon Elastic Inference in the coming weeks, which will allow developers to dramatically reduce the cost of inference by up to 75% by provisioning just the right amount of GPU performance. Customers with graphics and streaming applications can launch G4 instances using Windows, Linux, or AWS Marketplace AMIs from NVIDIA with NVIDIA Quadro Virtual Workstation software preinstalled. A bare metal version will be available in the coming months. G4 instances are available in the US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon, N. California), Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland, London), and Asia Pacific (Seoul and Tokyo) Regions, with availability in additional regions planned in the coming months. G4 instances are available to be purchased as On-Demand, Reserved Instances, or Spot Instances.</p><p>Clarifai is a leading artificial intelligence company that excels in visual recognition to solve real-world challenges. "We apply machine learning to image and video recognition, helping customers better understand their media assets and apply it across a broad set of applications, such as providing personalized online shopping experience or measuring in-store shopper behaviors," said Robert Wen, Head of Engineering at Clarifai. "We provide our customers with a full-featured API that allows them to utilize our pre-trained machine learning models and make predictions on their data. G4 instances offer a highly cost-effective solution that will enable us to make it more economical for our customers to use AI across a broader set of use cases."</p><p>Electronic Arts (EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, delivering games, content, and online services to hundreds of millions of players around the world through Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices, and personal computers. "Leveraging the power of the cloud with providers such as Amazon Web Services has revolutionized how we create games and how players experience them," said Erik Zigman, EA's Vice President of Cloud, Social, Marketplace, and Cloud Gaming Engineering. "Working with AWS's G4 instance has enabled us to build cost-effective and powerful services that are optimized for bringing online gaming to a wide range of devices."</p><p>GumGum is an artificial intelligence company with deep expertise in computer vision. "We use our proprietary computer vision technology to identify content relevant to marketers to deliver highly visible advertising campaigns and rich insights to brands and agencies," said Brian Fuller, Engineering Manager, at GumGum. "GumGum scans millions of images and videos each day across the web, social media, and broadcast television using AI. The new Amazon EC2 G4 instances provide us with the ideal balance of price and performance, allowing us to optimize our content processing pipelines, lower our costs to generate data insights, and provide our clients the ability to precisely target audiences and deliver contextually relevant advertising."</p><p>PureWeb's interactive streaming technology enables users to publish, collaborate, and interact with massive data files, including photo-real 3D simulations and game engine projects. "Our Reality product, deployed on AWS, is a fully managed, secure, and scalable service that provides on-demand access to 3D photorealistic renderings built using Unity or Unreal Engine," said Barry Allen, CEO, PureWeb. "With their low cost and latest NVIDIA T4 GPUs, AWS G4 instances are perfect for our graphics-intensive workloads, as they provide the right balance of performance and cost, allowing us to stream at scale to anyone on any device."</p> |
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Nominations for New Amazon Small Business Awards Open Now | /news/news-details/2019/Nominations-for-New-Amazon-Small-Business-Awards-Open-Now/default.aspx | Nominations-for-New-Amazon-Small-Business-Awards-Open-Now | 1,892 | 09/20/2019 08:01:00 | Nominations for New Amazon Small Business Awards Open Now | 09/20/2019 | 2019 | Awards will recognize the Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year
Amazon encourages small business selling partners to nominate their business for the awards; winners will each receive a prize package of account management, advertising credit and promotional support on Amazon.com
Amazon is on track to invest more than $15 billion in 2019 in infrastructure, tools, services, people, and programs to help independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – grow their online sales
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today introduced the Amazon Small Business Awards and announced that nominations are now open. The Amazon Small Business Awards will celebrate inspiring and unique American small businesses selling in Amazon's stores, recognizing small businesses across three categories: Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year. Small businesses with an active Amazon Seller or Vendor account are encouraged to nominate their business for the awards here: www.amazon.com/small-business-awards-nomination. Nominations close at 11:59pm PDT on Sunday, October 6.
Winners from each category will receive a prize package including six months of dedicated Amazon Seller or Vendor account management, Amazon search advertising credits, promotion on Amazon.com, and a trip to Amazon's Seattle headquarters to meet with senior leaders and account managers. Winners will be announced later this year.
"We want to see small businesses across the country thriving like never before. We are committed to helping them harness the power of online sales, reach new customers, and provide fantastic selection, value, and convenience," said Nicholas Denissen, Amazon Vice President of Small Business. "The purpose of these awards is to showcase what the most successful small businesses are doing right as a model for others to learn from."
All nominations will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Small business story: Which businesses have the most inspiring origin story and company vision?
Customer centricity: Which businesses demonstrate true customer obsession?
Product selection and value: Which businesses have the most unique products that address customer needs in an innovative way?
Finalists will be announced in mid-October. Amazon customers with a valid Amazon.com account will then select the winner by voting for their favorite nominee in each category. Customers must be signed into their Amazon.com account in order to cast their vote.
"As retail and digital business evolves, small and medium-sized businesses embracing digital transformation are nearly twice as likely to see double digit revenue growth," said Shari Lava, Research Director, Small and Medium Business at IDC. "Small and medium firms that successfully leverage strategic partners like Amazon are leading the way, reaching more customers, and growing their online sales."
On average, U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses sell more than 4,000 items per minute in Amazon's stores. Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – made up 58% of all physical gross merchandise sold in Amazon's stores in 2018 and their sales far exceeded $2 billion on Prime Day in July this year. These businesses have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide.
In August, Amazon announced 150 tools and services have launched since the beginning of the year to help independent small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) grow their sales online, which is part of the more than $15 billionAmazon is on track to invest this year in SMBs. The company also hosts a variety of events to educate small and medium-sized business selling partners, including Amazon Academy events across Europe and the new Selling Partner Summits across the U.S. The new Selling Partner Summits are a series of six conferences designed to help selling partners grow their business in Amazon's stores.
Amazon last year created Amazon Storefronts, a store for customers to shop exclusively from U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores. With Storefronts, customers can shop a curated collection of over one million products and deals from nearly 20,000 U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses, and learn more about profiled businesses through featured videos and stories.
To learn more about the millions of small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores, visit: aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Awards will recognize the Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year</em></p><p><em>Amazon encourages small business selling partners to nominate their business for the awards; winners will each receive a prize package of account management, advertising credit and promotional support on Amazon.com</em></p><p><em>Amazon is on track to invest more than $15 billion in 2019 in infrastructure, tools, services, people, and programs to help independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – grow their online sales</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today introduced the Amazon Small Business Awards and announced that nominations are now open. The Amazon Small Business Awards will celebrate inspiring and unique American small businesses selling in Amazon's stores, recognizing small businesses across three categories: Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year. Small businesses with an active Amazon Seller or Vendor account are encouraged to nominate their business for the awards here: www.amazon.com/small-business-awards-nomination. Nominations close at 11:59pm PDT on Sunday, October 6.</p><p>Winners from each category will receive a prize package including six months of dedicated Amazon Seller or Vendor account management, Amazon search advertising credits, promotion on Amazon.com, and a trip to Amazon's Seattle headquarters to meet with senior leaders and account managers. Winners will be announced later this year.</p><p>"We want to see small businesses across the country thriving like never before. We are committed to helping them harness the power of online sales, reach new customers, and provide fantastic selection, value, and convenience," said Nicholas Denissen, Amazon Vice President of Small Business. "The purpose of these awards is to showcase what the most successful small businesses are doing right as a model for others to learn from."</p><p>All nominations will be evaluated according to the following criteria:</p><ul><li>Small business story: Which businesses have the most inspiring origin story and company vision?</li><li>Customer centricity: Which businesses demonstrate true customer obsession?</li><li>Product selection and value: Which businesses have the most unique products that address customer needs in an innovative way?</li></ul><p>Finalists will be announced in mid-October. Amazon customers with a valid Amazon.com account will then select the winner by voting for their favorite nominee in each category. Customers must be signed into their Amazon.com account in order to cast their vote.</p><p>"As retail and digital business evolves, small and medium-sized businesses embracing digital transformation are nearly twice as likely to see double digit revenue growth," said Shari Lava, Research Director, Small and Medium Business at IDC. "Small and medium firms that successfully leverage strategic partners like Amazon are leading the way, reaching more customers, and growing their online sales."</p><p>On average, U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses sell more than 4,000 items per minute in Amazon's stores. Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – made up 58% of all physical gross merchandise sold in Amazon's stores in 2018 and their sales far exceeded $2 billion on Prime Day in July this year. These businesses have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide.</p><p>In August, Amazon announced 150 tools and services have launched since the beginning of the year to help independent small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) grow their sales online, which is part of the more than $15 billionAmazon is on track to invest this year in SMBs. The company also hosts a variety of events to educate small and medium-sized business selling partners, including Amazon Academy events across Europe and the new Selling Partner Summits across the U.S. The new Selling Partner Summits are a series of six conferences designed to help selling partners grow their business in Amazon's stores.</p><p>Amazon last year created Amazon Storefronts, a store for customers to shop exclusively from U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores. With Storefronts, customers can shop a curated collection of over one million products and deals from nearly 20,000 U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses, and learn more about profiled businesses through featured videos and stories.</p><p>To learn more about the millions of small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores, visit: aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190920005056/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Co-founds The Climate Pledge, Setting Goal to Meet the Paris Agreement 10 Years Early | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Co-founds-The-Climate-Pledge-Setting-Goal-to-Meet-the-Paris-Agreement-10-Years-Early/default.aspx | Amazon-Co-founds-The-Climate-Pledge-Setting-Goal-to-Meet-the-Paris-Agreement-10-Years-Early | 1,893 | 09/19/2019 11:15:00 | Amazon Co-founds The Climate Pledge, Setting Goal to Meet the Paris Agreement 10 Years Early | 09/19/2019 | 2019 | Commits to net zero carbon by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030
Orders 100,000 fully-electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever for electric delivery vehicles
Invests $100 million in reforestation projects around the world to begin removing carbon from the atmosphere now
Launches new sustainability website to report progress on commitments
WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 19, 2019-- Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Global Optimism announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. Amazon today becomes the first signatory of this pledge. The Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord's goal of 2050.
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Companies that sign The Climate Pledge agree to:
Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis;
Implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations, including efficiency improvements, renewable energy, materials reductions, and other carbon emission elimination strategies;
Neutralize any remaining emissions with additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially-beneficial offsets to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions by 2040.
"We're done being in the middle of the herd on this issue—we've decided to use our size and scale to make a difference," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "If a company with as much physical infrastructure as Amazon—which delivers more than 10 billion items a year—can meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early, then any company can. I've been talking with other CEOs of global companies, and I'm finding a lot of interest in joining the pledge. Large companies signing The Climate Pledge will send an important signal to the market that it's time to invest in the products and services the signatories will need to meet their commitments."
"Bold steps by big companies will make a huge difference in the development of new technologies and industries to support a low carbon economy," said Christiana Figueres, the UN's former climate change chief and founding partner of Global Optimism. "With this step, Amazon also helps many other companies to accelerate their own decarbonization. If Amazon can set ambitious goals like this and make significant changes at their scale, we think many more companies should be able to do the same and will accept the challenge. We are excited to have others join."
By joining The Climate Pledge and agreeing to decarbonize on a faster time horizon, signatories will play a critical role in stimulating investment in the development of low carbon products and services that will be required to help companies meet the pledge. Amazon's previously announced investment in Rivian is an example of this. Rivian is a producer of emissions-free electric vehicles with its headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan and a manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois. The $440 million investment will accelerate the production of electric vehicles critical to reducing emissions from transportation. To further advance this goal, Amazon today announced the order of 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles, with vans starting to deliver packages to customers in 2021. Amazon plans to have 10,000 of the new electric vehicles on the road as early as 2022 and all 100,000 vehicles on the road by 2030 – saving 4 million metric tons of carbon per year by 2030.
80% Renewable Energy by 2024 and 100% Renewable Energy By 2030
Two years ago, Amazon made a long-term commitment to power its global infrastructure with 100% renewable energy. Amazon is now pledging to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 on its path to net zero carbon by 2040. Major investments in renewable energy are a critical step to address its carbon footprint globally. To date, Amazon has launched 15 utility-scale wind and solar renewable energy projects that will generate over 1,300 MW of renewable capacity and deliver more than 3.8 million MWh of clean energy annually – enough to power 368,000 U.S. homes. Amazon has also installed more than 50 solar rooftops on fulfillment centers and sort centers around the globe that generate 98 MW of renewable capacity and deliver 130,000 MWh of clean energy annually.
Investing $100 million in Reforestation
Amazon is launching the Right Now Climate Fund, committing $100 million to restore and protect forests, wetlands, and peatlands around the world in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The Right Now Climate Fund will help remove millions of metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over the lifetime of the project, and create economic opportunity for thousands of people.
"The science is clear: healthy forests, grasslands, and wetlands are some of the most effective tools we have to address climate change—but we must act now to take natural climate solutions to scale," said Sally Jewell, interim CEO, The Nature Conservancy. "Amazon is recognized as an innovator that drives real change. A commitment of this size is an exciting opportunity, with the potential to drive transformational change. We applaud Amazon's Climate Pledge and their aggressive ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and look forward to our high-impact collaboration."
Sustainability Reporting
Amazon today launched a new sustainability website to report on its commitments, initiatives, and performance. The site includes information on Amazon's carbon footprint and other sustainability metrics that share the progress the company is making towards reaching The Climate Pledge. The new goals, commitments, investments, and programs announced today build on Amazon's long-term commitment to sustainability through existing innovative programs, including Shipment Zero – Amazon's vision to make all shipments net zero carbon, with 50% net zero carbon by 2030; sustainable packaging initiatives like Frustration-Free Packaging and Ship in Own Container, which have reduced packaging waste by 25% since 2015; renewable energy programs; investments in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund; and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Visit sustainability.aboutamazon.com to view the company's new sustainability reporting website and learn more.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.
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Source: Amazon
Amazon.com Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.com; www.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Commits to net zero carbon by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030</em></p><p><em>Orders 100,000 fully-electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever for electric delivery vehicles</em></p><p><em>Invests $100 million in reforestation projects around the world to begin removing carbon from the atmosphere now</em></p><p><em>Launches new sustainability website to report progress on commitments</em></p><p>WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 19, 2019-- Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Global Optimism announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. Amazon today becomes the first signatory of this pledge. The Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord's goal of 2050.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190919005609/en/</p><p>Companies that sign The Climate Pledge agree to:</p><ul><li>Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis;</li><li>Implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations, including efficiency improvements, renewable energy, materials reductions, and other carbon emission elimination strategies;</li><li>Neutralize any remaining emissions with additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially-beneficial offsets to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions by 2040.</li></ul><p>"We're done being in the middle of the herd on this issue—we've decided to use our size and scale to make a difference," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "If a company with as much physical infrastructure as Amazon—which delivers more than 10 billion items a year—can meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early, then any company can. I've been talking with other CEOs of global companies, and I'm finding a lot of interest in joining the pledge. Large companies signing The Climate Pledge will send an important signal to the market that it's time to invest in the products and services the signatories will need to meet their commitments."</p><p>"Bold steps by big companies will make a huge difference in the development of new technologies and industries to support a low carbon economy," said Christiana Figueres, the UN's former climate change chief and founding partner of Global Optimism. "With this step, Amazon also helps many other companies to accelerate their own decarbonization. If Amazon can set ambitious goals like this and make significant changes at their scale, we think many more companies should be able to do the same and will accept the challenge. We are excited to have others join."</p><p>By joining The Climate Pledge and agreeing to decarbonize on a faster time horizon, signatories will play a critical role in stimulating investment in the development of low carbon products and services that will be required to help companies meet the pledge. Amazon's previously announced investment in Rivian is an example of this. Rivian is a producer of emissions-free electric vehicles with its headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan and a manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois. The $440 million investment will accelerate the production of electric vehicles critical to reducing emissions from transportation. To further advance this goal, Amazon today announced the order of 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles, with vans starting to deliver packages to customers in 2021. Amazon plans to have 10,000 of the new electric vehicles on the road as early as 2022 and all 100,000 vehicles on the road by 2030 – saving 4 million metric tons of carbon per year by 2030.</p><p>80% Renewable Energy by 2024 and 100% Renewable Energy By 2030</p><p>Two years ago, Amazon made a long-term commitment to power its global infrastructure with 100% renewable energy. Amazon is now pledging to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 on its path to net zero carbon by 2040. Major investments in renewable energy are a critical step to address its carbon footprint globally. To date, Amazon has launched 15 utility-scale wind and solar renewable energy projects that will generate over 1,300 MW of renewable capacity and deliver more than 3.8 million MWh of clean energy annually – enough to power 368,000 U.S. homes. Amazon has also installed more than 50 solar rooftops on fulfillment centers and sort centers around the globe that generate 98 MW of renewable capacity and deliver 130,000 MWh of clean energy annually.</p><p>Investing $100 million in Reforestation</p><p>Amazon is launching the Right Now Climate Fund, committing $100 million to restore and protect forests, wetlands, and peatlands around the world in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The Right Now Climate Fund will help remove millions of metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over the lifetime of the project, and create economic opportunity for thousands of people.</p><p>"The science is clear: healthy forests, grasslands, and wetlands are some of the most effective tools we have to address climate change—but we must act now to take natural climate solutions to scale," said Sally Jewell, interim CEO, The Nature Conservancy. "Amazon is recognized as an innovator that drives real change. A commitment of this size is an exciting opportunity, with the potential to drive transformational change. We applaud Amazon's Climate Pledge and their aggressive ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and look forward to our high-impact collaboration."</p><p>Sustainability Reporting</p><p>Amazon today launched a new sustainability website to report on its commitments, initiatives, and performance. The site includes information on Amazon's carbon footprint and other sustainability metrics that share the progress the company is making towards reaching The Climate Pledge. The new goals, commitments, investments, and programs announced today build on Amazon's long-term commitment to sustainability through existing innovative programs, including Shipment Zero – Amazon's vision to make all shipments net zero carbon, with 50% net zero carbon by 2030; sustainable packaging initiatives like Frustration-Free Packaging and Ship in Own Container, which have reduced packaging waste by 25% since 2015; renewable energy programs; investments in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund; and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Visit sustainability.aboutamazon.com to view the company's new sustainability reporting website and learn more.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190919005609/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.com; www.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Shop on Amazon, Pay in Cash | /news/news-details/2019/Shop-on-Amazon-Pay-in-Cash/default.aspx | Shop-on-Amazon-Pay-in-Cash | 1,894 | 09/18/2019 09:00:00 | Shop on Amazon, Pay in Cash | 09/18/2019 | 2019 | Amazon PayCode Launches today in the U.S. giving customers who prefer to pay in cash another option to enjoy the convenience and benefits of shopping on Amazon
Amazon PayCode joins Amazon Cash which expands today to more than 15,000 Western Union agent locations
Amazon PayCode and Amazon Cash offer two options for customers that want to pay in cash with no added fees
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 18, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon is making it even easier for customers to pay with cash. Amazon PayCode, already available in 19 countries around the world, launches today in the U.S. and allows customers to choose Amazon PayCode at checkout and then pay for their purchase in cash at one of 15,000 Western Union locations. Items ship once customers pay for their purchase in person at a participating Western Union location. Amazon PayCode will be rolling out to customers over the coming weeks. For more information, please go here. Separately, Amazon Cash, which enables customers to load cash into their Amazon Balance for making online Amazon purchases, is now available in over 100,000 cash-loading locations nationwide. Customers in the U.S. who prefer to use cash are now even more able to enjoy Amazon's vast selection, low prices, and fast, free shipping with no fees.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco1 has reported that in 2018, 77 percent of payments in the U.S. were made in-person. For these in-person payments, cash accounted for 39 percent of the volume. Now with the launch of Amazon PayCode and expansion of Amazon Cash, customers will have additional options to pay for their Amazon purchases in cash. With over 15,000 eligible locations, 80 percent of Americans live within five miles of a participating Western Union agent location making this a convenient solution for customers paying with cash.
"We're constantly innovating to improve the shopping experience on behalf of our customers, and are proud to expand Amazon Paycode to customers in the U.S.," said Ben Volk, Director, Payments at Amazon. "Customers have told us they love the convenience of paying in cash. Together with Western Union, we're able to offer customers more shopping choices, enabling them to pay for their online purchases in a way that is convenient for them."
"As one of the world's largest digital and physical money movers, we're innovating our service to give customers more access and choice," said Khalid Fellahi, President, Consumer Money Transfer for Western Union. "We're embracing the complexity of a world where cash and digital payments are likely to coexist far into the future. We are providing easy solutions for customers who want access to the convenience of online shopping but prefer to pay in-person."
Amazon PayCode
How It Works - Amazon PayCode enables customers to shop millions of products on Amazon and pay for their orders in person, in cash, with no additional fees. At checkout, customers simply select the "Amazon PayCode" payment option to receive an Amazon PayCode (QR code and a number) which is referenced when paying in cash at more than 15,000 Western Unionagent locations across the U.S. Customers have 24-hours after the order is placed to provide payment at a location. In the event of a return, customers will receive a cash refund at a participating Western Union agent location for orders they placed using Amazon PayCode once the return is received.
Amazon Cash
How It Works - Amazon Cash allows customers to visit participating locations to load between $5 and $500 in cash to their Amazon Balance, which they can then use to make future purchases in Amazon's online store. Customers start by verifying their mobile phone number and identifying a participating location at amazon.com/amazoncash. Once at a participating location, the customer can add cash to their account by simply presenting their mobile phone number. Funds are available immediately and there are no additional fees.
For more information, visit amazon.com/paycode and amazon.com/amazoncash.
1 Findings from the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice (2018). Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement. Our omnichannel platform connects the digital and physical worlds and makes it possible for consumers and businesses to send and receive money and make payments with speed, ease, and reliability. As of June 30, 2019, our network included over 550,000 retail agent locations offering Western Union, Vigo or Orlandi Valuta branded services in more than 200 countries and territories, with the capability to send money to billions of accounts. Additionally, westernunion.com, our fastest growing channel in 2018, is available in more than 70 countries, plus additional territories, to move money around the world. With our global reach, Western Union moves money for better, connecting family, friends and businesses to enable financial inclusion and support economic growth. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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Western Union Media Contact:John Derryberry+415-203-8762john.derryberry@wu.com | <p><em>Amazon PayCode Launches today in the U.S. giving customers who prefer to pay in cash another option to enjoy the convenience and benefits of shopping on Amazon</em></p><p><em>Amazon PayCode joins Amazon Cash which expands today to more than 15,000 Western Union agent locations</em></p><p><em>Amazon PayCode and Amazon Cash offer two options for customers that want to pay in cash with no added fees</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 18, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon is making it even easier for customers to pay with cash. Amazon PayCode, already available in 19 countries around the world, launches today in the U.S. and allows customers to choose Amazon PayCode at checkout and then pay for their purchase in cash at one of 15,000 Western Union locations. Items ship once customers pay for their purchase in person at a participating Western Union location. Amazon PayCode will be rolling out to customers over the coming weeks. For more information, please go here. Separately, Amazon Cash, which enables customers to load cash into their Amazon Balance for making online Amazon purchases, is now available in over 100,000 cash-loading locations nationwide. Customers in the U.S. who prefer to use cash are now even more able to enjoy Amazon's vast selection, low prices, and fast, free shipping with no fees.</p><p>The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco<sup>1</sup> has reported that in 2018, 77 percent of payments in the U.S. were made in-person. For these in-person payments, cash accounted for 39 percent of the volume. Now with the launch of Amazon PayCode and expansion of Amazon Cash, customers will have additional options to pay for their Amazon purchases in cash. With over 15,000 eligible locations, 80 percent of Americans live within five miles of a participating Western Union agent location making this a convenient solution for customers paying with cash.</p><p>"We're constantly innovating to improve the shopping experience on behalf of our customers, and are proud to expand Amazon Paycode to customers in the U.S.," said Ben Volk, Director, Payments at Amazon. "Customers have told us they love the convenience of paying in cash. Together with Western Union, we're able to offer customers more shopping choices, enabling them to pay for their online purchases in a way that is convenient for them."</p><p>"As one of the world's largest digital and physical money movers, we're innovating our service to give customers more access and choice," said Khalid Fellahi, President, Consumer Money Transfer for Western Union. "We're embracing the complexity of a world where cash and digital payments are likely to coexist far into the future. We are providing easy solutions for customers who want access to the convenience of online shopping but prefer to pay in-person."</p><p>Amazon PayCode</p><p>How It Works - Amazon PayCode enables customers to shop millions of products on Amazon and pay for their orders in person, in cash, with no additional fees. At checkout, customers simply select the "Amazon PayCode" payment option to receive an Amazon PayCode (QR code and a number) which is referenced when paying in cash at more than 15,000 Western Unionagent locations across the U.S. Customers have 24-hours after the order is placed to provide payment at a location. In the event of a return, customers will receive a cash refund at a participating Western Union agent location for orders they placed using Amazon PayCode once the return is received.</p><p>Amazon Cash</p><p>How It Works - Amazon Cash allows customers to visit participating locations to load between $5 and $500 in cash to their Amazon Balance, which they can then use to make future purchases in Amazon's online store. Customers start by verifying their mobile phone number and identifying a participating location at amazon.com/amazoncash. Once at a participating location, the customer can add cash to their account by simply presenting their mobile phone number. Funds are available immediately and there are no additional fees.</p><p>For more information, visit amazon.com/paycode and amazon.com/amazoncash.</p><p>1 <em>Findings from the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice</em> (2018). Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Western Union</p><p>The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement. Our omnichannel platform connects the digital and physical worlds and makes it possible for consumers and businesses to send and receive money and make payments with speed, ease, and reliability. As of June 30, 2019, our network included over 550,000 retail agent locations offering Western Union, Vigo or Orlandi Valuta branded services in more than 200 countries and territories, with the capability to send money to billions of accounts. Additionally, westernunion.com, our fastest growing channel in 2018, is available in more than 70 countries, plus additional territories, to move money around the world. With our global reach, Western Union moves money for better, connecting family, friends and businesses to enable financial inclusion and support economic growth. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190918005195/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p><p>Western Union Media Contact:John Derryberry+415-203-8762john.derryberry@wu.com</p> |
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Amazon Career Day – More Than 200,000 Applications for Jobs at Amazon | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Career-Day--More-Than-200000-Applications-for-Jobs-at-Amazon/default.aspx | Amazon-Career-Day--More-Than-200000-Applications-for-Jobs-at-Amazon | 1,895 | 09/18/2019 06:00:00 | Amazon Career Day – More Than 200,000 Applications for Jobs at Amazon | 09/18/2019 | 2019 | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 18, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that since announcing Career Day last week the company has received more than 208,000 job applications online for roles in the U.S. Yesterday, Amazon held Career Day events in Arlington, Va., Boston, Nashville, Dallas, Chicago, and Seattle to help candidates learn more about opportunities at Amazon.
Amazon Career Day highlights include:
Thousands of job seekers visited Amazon's Career Day events across the country, with more than 5,000 visitors in Arlington, Va., the site of the company's second headquarters in North America.
Since announcing Career Day, Amazon received over 208,000 applications for roles in the U.S. – more than 18 job applications every minute.
Amazon recruiters conducted more than 4,500 interview-training sessions with candidates and reviewed over 7,000 resumes on site providing tips to candidates on how to best highlight their experience and skills.
"People across the country understand the value of Amazon jobs with $15 minimum wage, full benefits from day one, and upskilling opportunities, and they demonstrated that by submitting more than 208,000 applications for careers at Amazon in the past week," said Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of HR at Amazon.
In addition to learning about the variety and availability of jobs at Amazon, attendees also discovered how they can start their business using Amazon's services and tools – from joining the more than one million small and medium-size businesses in the U.S. that sell their products on Amazon, to publishing their book and monetizing their creative ideas, to creating their own delivery company by becoming an AmazonDelivery Service Partner.
With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, #5 in Fast Company's 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies and 2019 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Amazon has more than 300,000 full-time employees in the U.S., across more than 40 states and 250 different counties, two headquarters, 18 Tech Hubs, more than 150 fulfillment centers, sortation centers and delivery stations, and more than three dozen Amazon Go, Amazon 4-star and Amazon Books retail stores. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $270 billion in the U.S., including infrastructure and compensation to our employees. Learn more about Amazon's economic impact across the U.S. here.
Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to all full-time employees — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly fulfillment center associates — including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide its employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 18, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that since announcing Career Day last week the company has received more than 208,000 job applications online for roles in the U.S. Yesterday, Amazon held Career Day events in Arlington, Va., Boston, Nashville, Dallas, Chicago, and Seattle to help candidates learn more about opportunities at Amazon.</p><p>Amazon Career Day highlights include:</p><ul><li>Thousands of job seekers visited Amazon's Career Day events across the country, with more than 5,000 visitors in Arlington, Va., the site of the company's second headquarters in North America.</li><li>Since announcing Career Day, Amazon received over 208,000 applications for roles in the U.S. – more than 18 job applications every minute.</li><li>Amazon recruiters conducted more than 4,500 interview-training sessions with candidates and reviewed over 7,000 resumes on site providing tips to candidates on how to best highlight their experience and skills.</li></ul><p>"People across the country understand the value of Amazon jobs with $15 minimum wage, full benefits from day one, and upskilling opportunities, and they demonstrated that by submitting more than 208,000 applications for careers at Amazon in the past week," said Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of HR at Amazon.</p><p>In addition to learning about the variety and availability of jobs at Amazon, attendees also discovered how they can start their business using Amazon's services and tools – from joining the more than one million small and medium-size businesses in the U.S. that sell their products on Amazon, to publishing their book and monetizing their creative ideas, to creating their own delivery company by becoming an AmazonDelivery Service Partner.</p><p>With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, #5 in Fast Company's 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies and 2019 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Amazon has more than 300,000 full-time employees in the U.S., across more than 40 states and 250 different counties, two headquarters, 18 Tech Hubs, more than 150 fulfillment centers, sortation centers and delivery stations, and more than three dozen Amazon Go, Amazon 4-star and Amazon Books retail stores. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $270 billion in the U.S., including infrastructure and compensation to our employees. Learn more about Amazon's economic impact across the U.S. here.</p><p>Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to all full-time employees — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly fulfillment center associates — including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide its employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190918005322/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Studios Announces New Zealand as Location for Its Upcoming Series Based on The Lord of the Rings | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Studios-Announces-New-Zealand-as-Location-for-Its-Upcoming-Series-Based-on-The-Lord-of-the-Rings/default.aspx | Amazon-Studios-Announces-New-Zealand-as-Location-for-Its-Upcoming-Series-Based-on-The-Lord-of-the-Rings | 1,896 | 09/17/2019 18:00:00 | Amazon Studios Announces New Zealand as Location for Its Upcoming Series Based on The Lord of the Rings | 09/17/2019 | 2019 | CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Studios announced today that its series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months.
"As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we're happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings," said showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. "We are grateful to the people and the government of New Zealand and especially Auckland for supporting us during this pre-production phase. The abundant measure of Kiwi hospitality with which they have welcomed us has already made us feel right at home, and we are looking forward to deepening our partnership in the years to come."
Set in Middle-earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's TheFellowship of the Ring. A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings novels were named Amazon customers' favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain's best-loved novel of all time in BBC's The Big Read in 2003. Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and Director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide and garnered a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The executive producers and showrunners for the series are J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage, Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom) will direct the first two episodes and also serve as executive producer, alongside his partner Belén Atienza. Executive Producers are Lindsey Weber (10 Cloverfield Lane), Bruce Richmond (Game of Thrones), Gene Kelly (Boardwalk Empire), Sharon Tal Yguado, Gennifer Hutchison (Breaking Bad), Jason Cahill (The Sopranos), and Justin Doble (Stranger Things).
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Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals including the Emmy Award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Boys, Homecoming, Hanna, Fleabag, Good Omens, Donald Glover's Guava Island, the Academy Award-winningManchester by the Sea and The Salesman, Academy Award-nominated The Big Sick and Cold War, and the critically-acclaimed Beautiful Boy, exclusives, live sports including Thursday Night Football and licensed and self-published content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
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Tamara Golihewtamara.golihew@amazonstudios.com | <p>CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Studios announced today that its series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy novels <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months.</p><p>"As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we're happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R. Tolkien's <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>," said showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. "We are grateful to the people and the government of New Zealand and especially Auckland for supporting us during this pre-production phase. The abundant measure of Kiwi hospitality with which they have welcomed us has already made us feel right at home, and we are looking forward to deepening our partnership in the years to come."</p><p>Set in Middle-earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's<em> The</em><em>Fellowship of the Ring</em>. A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> novels were named Amazon customers' favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain's best-loved novel of all time in BBC's The Big Read in 2003. Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and Director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide and garnered a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.</p><p>The executive producers and showrunners for the series are J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. J.A. Bayona (<em>The Orphanage, Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom</em>) will direct the first two episodes and also serve as executive producer, alongside his partner Belén Atienza. Executive Producers are Lindsey Weber (<em>10 Cloverfield Lane</em>), Bruce Richmond (<em>Game of Thrones</em>), Gene Kelly (<em>Boardwalk Empire</em>), Sharon Tal Yguado, Gennifer Hutchison (<em>Breaking Bad</em>), Jason Cahill (<em>The Sopranos</em>)<em>,</em> and Justin Doble (<em>Stranger Things</em>)<em>.</em></p><p>About Prime Video</p><p>Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of digital videos—all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.</p><ul><li>Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals including the Emmy Award-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Boys, Homecoming, Hanna, Fleabag, Good Omens, </em>Donald Glover's <em>Guava Island</em>, the Academy Award-winning<em>Manchester by the Sea </em>and<em> The Salesman, </em>Academy Award-nominated<em> The Big Sick </em>and<em> Cold War, </em>and the critically-acclaimed <em>Beautiful Boy</em>, exclusives, live sports including Thursday Night Football and licensed and self-published content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.</li><li>Watch more with Prime Video Channels: Prime members can add 150+ channels in the US like HBO, Cinemax, STARZ, SHOWTIME, CBS All Access, NBA League Pass and MLB.tv—no extra apps to download, and no cable required. Only pay for the ones you want, and cancel anytime. View the full list of channels available at amazon.com/channels.</li><li>Rent or Buy: Enjoy hundreds of thousands of titles, including new-release movies and entire seasons of current TV episodes, available for all Amazon customers to rent or buy.</li><li>Instant access: Watch where and when you want with the Prime Video app on your smart TV, mobile device, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Apple TV, Chromecast, game consoles, Comcast X1 or from the web. For a complete list of compatible devices, visit amazon.com/howtostream.</li><li>Enhanced experiences: Make the most of every viewing with 4K Ultra HD- and High Dynamic Range (HDR)-compatible content. Go behind the scenes of your favorite movies and TV shows with exclusive X-Ray access, powered by IMDb. Save it for later with select mobile downloads for offline viewing.</li></ul><p>In addition to access to movies and TV shows included with Prime, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalogue with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more visit: amazon.com/prime.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190917006066/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon Studios</p><p>Amazon Prime Video Media ContactsAlana RussoAlana.Russo@amazonstudios.com</p><p>Tamara Golihewtamara.golihew@amazonstudios.com</p> |
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Amazon Music Introduces Highest Quality Audio for Streaming with Amazon Music HD | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Music-Introduces-Highest-Quality-Audio-for-Streaming-with-Amazon-Music-HD/default.aspx | Amazon-Music-Introduces-Highest-Quality-Audio-for-Streaming-with-Amazon-Music-HD | 1,897 | 09/17/2019 09:01:00 | Amazon Music Introduces Highest Quality Audio for Streaming with Amazon Music HD | 09/17/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Music HD lets customers access and stream more than 50 million songs in High Definition (HD) audio and millions of songs in Ultra HD, the highest quality streaming audio available, giving listeners a new way to elevate their sound
Subscriptions start at $12.99/month for new subscribers; Current subscribers to Amazon Music pay $5/month plus their regular plan fee
For a limited time, Amazon Music subscribers in the US, UK, Germany and Japan can upgrade to Amazon Music HD for 90 days at no additional cost, and new subscribers can receive a 90-day free trial
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Music today announced the launch of Amazon Music HD, a new tier of premium quality music with more than 50 million songs in High Definition, and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition, the highest quality streaming audio available. At just $12.99/month for Prime members and $14.99/month for Amazon customers, or an additional $5/month for current subscribers (Individual or Family Plan), Amazon Music HD makes high quality, lossless audio accessible to all music fans. Amazon Music HD is now available to stream in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. New subscribers to Amazon Music can receive a 90-day free trial, and current subscribers can try Amazon Music HD at no additional cost for 90 days at amazon.com/music/unlimited/hd.
"We spoke with many artists while developing Amazon Music HD, who were excited about the potential for fans to be able to stream their favorite music, and hear it as it was originally recorded," said Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music. "From rock to hip-hop to classical and pop, we believe listening to music at this level of sound will make customers fall in love again with their favorite music and artists. As we usher in a new listening experience for our customers and the industry, we're combining the convenience of streaming with all of the emotion, power, clarity and nuance of the original recordings."
Amazon Music HD will always offer customers the best quality recording available for streaming, providing an unparalleled listening experience. Legendary albums including Fleetwood Mac's Rumors and Miles Davis' Kind of Blue become revelatory new experiences, almost as if the listener is sitting in on these storied studio sessions. Songs like Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" and St. Vincent's "Digital Witness", are also now available in Ultra HD, revealing nuances that were once flattened in files compressed for digital streaming.
"Earth will be changed forever when Amazon introduces high quality streaming to the masses," said rock icon Neil Young. "This will be the biggest thing to happen in music since the introduction of digital audio 40 years ago."
Amazon Music HD offers customers more than 50 million lossless HD songs, with a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of 44.1kHz (CD quality). In addition, customers can stream millions more songs in Ultra HD (better than CD quality), with a bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate up to 192 kHz.
Amazon Music HD will play the highest quality audio the customer's device and network conditions will support, and is compatible with a wide variety of devices, including desktop, mobile (iOS & Android), select Echo devices, Fire TV, and Fire Tablets. Amazon Music HD is also compatible with many third-party devices, including most products from Denon and Marantz with HEOS Built-in, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Sonos, McIntosh, Sennheiser, and many more. To learn more about Amazon Music HD, visit amazon.com/music/unlimited/hd.
About Amazon Music
Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits through multiple streaming tiers. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of 2 million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to more than 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Amazon Music HD, a new tier of the highest quality streaming audio, offers more than 50 million songs in High Definition, and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition. Customers with Echo devices also have free access to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and stations on Amazon Music. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon Music HD lets customers access and stream more than 50 million songs in High Definition (HD) audio and millions of songs in Ultra HD, the highest quality streaming audio available, giving listeners a new way to elevate their sound</em></p><p><em>Subscriptions start at $12.99/month for new subscribers; Current subscribers to Amazon Music pay $5/month plus their regular plan fee</em></p><p><em>For a limited time, Amazon Music subscribers in the US, UK, Germany and Japan can upgrade to Amazon Music HD for 90 days at no additional cost, and new subscribers can receive a 90-day free trial</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Music today announced the launch of Amazon Music HD, a new tier of premium quality music with more than 50 million songs in High Definition, and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition, the highest quality streaming audio available. At just $12.99/month for Prime members and $14.99/month for Amazon customers, or an additional $5/month for current subscribers (Individual or Family Plan), Amazon Music HD makes high quality, lossless audio accessible to all music fans. Amazon Music HD is now available to stream in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. New subscribers to Amazon Music can receive a 90-day free trial, and current subscribers can try Amazon Music HD at no additional cost for 90 days at amazon.com/music/unlimited/hd.</p><p>"We spoke with many artists while developing Amazon Music HD, who were excited about the potential for fans to be able to stream their favorite music, and hear it as it was originally recorded," said Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music. "From rock to hip-hop to classical and pop, we believe listening to music at this level of sound will make customers fall in love again with their favorite music and artists. As we usher in a new listening experience for our customers and the industry, we're combining the convenience of streaming with all of the emotion, power, clarity and nuance of the original recordings."</p><p>Amazon Music HD will always offer customers the best quality recording available for streaming, providing an unparalleled listening experience. Legendary albums including Fleetwood Mac's <em>Rumors</em> and Miles Davis' <em>Kind of Blue </em>become revelatory new experiences, almost as if the listener is sitting in on these storied studio sessions. Songs like Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" and St. Vincent's "Digital Witness", are also now available in Ultra HD, revealing nuances that were once flattened in files compressed for digital streaming.</p><p>"Earth will be changed forever when Amazon introduces high quality streaming to the masses," said rock icon Neil Young. "This will be the biggest thing to happen in music since the introduction of digital audio 40 years ago."</p><p>Amazon Music HD offers customers more than 50 million lossless HD songs, with a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of 44.1kHz (CD quality). In addition, customers can stream millions more songs in Ultra HD (better than CD quality), with a bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate up to 192 kHz.</p><p>Amazon Music HD will play the highest quality audio the customer's device and network conditions will support, and is compatible with a wide variety of devices, including desktop, mobile (iOS & Android), select Echo devices, Fire TV, and Fire Tablets. Amazon Music HD is also compatible with many third-party devices, including most products from Denon and Marantz with HEOS Built-in, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Sonos, McIntosh, Sennheiser, and many more. To learn more about Amazon Music HD, visit amazon.com/music/unlimited/hd.</p><p>About Amazon Music</p><p>Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits through multiple streaming tiers. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of 2 million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to more than 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Amazon Music HD, a new tier of the highest quality streaming audio, offers more than 50 million songs in High Definition, and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition. Customers with Echo devices also have free access to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and stations on Amazon Music. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190917005716/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Expands Chicago Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 400 New Tech Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Expands-Chicago-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-400-New-Tech-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Expands-Chicago-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-400-New-Tech-Jobs | 1,898 | 09/16/2019 07:45:00 | Amazon Expands Chicago Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 400 New Tech Jobs | 09/16/2019 | 2019 | Amazon to double its tech workforce in downtown Chicago
Tomorrow, September 17th, Amazon will hold ‘Amazon Career Day' event in Chicago for job seekers to learn more about the hundreds of open positions across Illinois—candidates can register at amazon.jobs/careerday
The company has created more than 11,000 full-time jobs in Illinois and invested over $4.4 billion in the state since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 16, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Chicago Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new tech jobs in fields including cloud computing, advertising, and business development. To accommodate this job creation, Amazon will expand its office in downtown Chicago by more than 70,000 square feet, allowing the company to double its tech workforce in the city. Job seekers interested in learning more about Amazon's new positions in Chicago and across Illinois can attend the Amazon Career Day event on September 17th. For more information – including how to register for the event and apply for open roles – visit amazon.jobs/careerday.
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A detail of Amazon's Tech Hub in Chicago, where the company has plans to create 400 new jobs. (Photo: Business Wire)
"We're excited to create more opportunity in Chicago – a city with terrific talent and a culture of innovation," said Geoff Nyheim, Director Central US AWS Sales. "We look forward to doubling our teams in the Windy City, contributing to its diverse economy, and hiring local talent to fill exciting roles across Amazon."
"Chicago is a global hub with an unmatched workforce - the ideal incubator for Amazon to attract the talent needed to fuel its continued growth," said Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. "Today's announcement, along with tomorrow's Career Day, represents Amazon's commitment to Chicago and the diverse and innovative talent found here."
Amazon's Chicago Tech Hub is one of the company's 18 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Arlington, Virginia headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees innovating for Amazon customers around the world. Chicago-based Amazon teams currently build and support products and services for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Advertising, and the company's Transportation and Operations units. Together with its customer fulfillment and retail facilities, Amazon has created more than 11,000 full-time jobs in Illinois and invested over $4.4 billion in the state since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation to its employees.
Amazon Career Day
To help job seekers with their next career opportunity, Amazon will hold six informational and networking events this week in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Nashville, Seattle and Arlington, Virginia – the site of the company's second headquarters in North America. The Chicago event will take place at the Vertiport Hangar (1339 S. Wood Street) from 11:30 am to 7 pm. The Amazon Career Day events will feature businesses across Amazon, and recruiters will be on-hand to talk to candidates about corporate roles at the company's 18 Tech Hubs, as well as within our customer fulfillment, delivery, and retail facilities. In addition to the positions available at the company, the events will include informational sessions on how to sell on Amazon, start your own delivery company becoming a Delivery Service Partner, or publish your own book.
With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to full-time employees, including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20-weeks of paid parental leave — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.
Investing and creating jobs in Illinois
Since 2010, Amazon has invested over $4.4 billion in Illinois, including building customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure, research facilities, and compensation to employees. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed an additional $3.3 million to Illinois' economy (2010-2018) and generated an additional 10,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also more than 73,500 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Illinois starting or growing their businesses with Amazon.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon to double its tech workforce in downtown Chicago</em></p><p><em>Tomorrow, September 17th, Amazon will hold ‘Amazon Career Day' event in Chicago for job seekers to learn more about the hundreds of open positions across Illinois—candidates can register at amazon.jobs/careerday</em></p><p><em>The company has created more than 11,000 full-time jobs in Illinois and invested over $4.4 billion in the state since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 16, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Chicago Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new tech jobs in fields including cloud computing, advertising, and business development. To accommodate this job creation, Amazon will expand its office in downtown Chicago by more than 70,000 square feet, allowing the company to double its tech workforce in the city. Job seekers interested in learning more about Amazon's new positions in Chicago and across Illinois can attend the Amazon Career Day event on September 17<sup>th</sup>. For more information – including how to register for the event and apply for open roles – visit amazon.jobs/careerday.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190916005249/en/</p><div><p>A detail of Amazon's Tech Hub in Chicago, where the company has plans to create 400 new jobs. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"We're excited to create more opportunity in Chicago – a city with terrific talent and a culture of innovation," said Geoff Nyheim, Director Central US AWS Sales. "We look forward to doubling our teams in the Windy City, contributing to its diverse economy, and hiring local talent to fill exciting roles across Amazon."</p><p>"Chicago is a global hub with an unmatched workforce - the ideal incubator for Amazon to attract the talent needed to fuel its continued growth," said Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. "Today's announcement, along with tomorrow's Career Day, represents Amazon's commitment to Chicago and the diverse and innovative talent found here."</p><p>Amazon's Chicago Tech Hub is one of the company's 18 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Arlington, Virginia headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees innovating for Amazon customers around the world. Chicago-based Amazon teams currently build and support products and services for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Advertising, and the company's Transportation and Operations units. Together with its customer fulfillment and retail facilities, Amazon has created more than 11,000 full-time jobs in Illinois and invested over $4.4 billion in the state since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation to its employees.</p><p>Amazon Career Day</p><p>To help job seekers with their next career opportunity, Amazon will hold six informational and networking events this week in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Nashville, Seattle and Arlington, Virginia – the site of the company's second headquarters in North America. The Chicago event will take place at the Vertiport Hangar (1339 S. Wood Street) from 11:30 am to 7 pm. The Amazon Career Day events will feature businesses across Amazon, and recruiters will be on-hand to talk to candidates about corporate roles at the company's 18 Tech Hubs, as well as within our customer fulfillment, delivery, and retail facilities. In addition to the positions available at the company, the events will include informational sessions on how to sell on Amazon, start your own delivery company becoming a Delivery Service Partner, or publish your own book.</p><p>With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to full-time employees, including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20-weeks of paid parental leave — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.</p><p>Investing and creating jobs in Illinois</p><p>Since 2010, Amazon has invested over $4.4 billion in Illinois, including building customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure, research facilities, and compensation to employees. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed an additional $3.3 million to Illinois' economy (2010-2018) and generated an additional 10,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also more than 73,500 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Illinois starting or growing their businesses with Amazon.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190916005249/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces the Launch of Amazon Music for Brazil, Bringing Customers Access to Millions of Songs, On-Demand and Ad-Free | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-the-Launch-of-Amazon-Music-for-Brazil-Bringing-Customers-Access-to-Millions-of-Songs-On-Demand-and-Ad-Free/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-the-Launch-of-Amazon-Music-for-Brazil-Bringing-Customers-Access-to-Millions-of-Songs-On-Demand-and-Ad-Free | 1,899 | 09/12/2019 13:17:00 | Amazon Announces the Launch of Amazon Music for Brazil, Bringing Customers Access to Millions of Songs, On-Demand and Ad-Free | 09/12/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Music offers two streaming tiers, including Amazon Music Unlimited, with unlimited access to stream more than 50 million songs including today's hottest new releases and thousands of playlists and stations
And with Prime Music, Prime members can now stream more than two million songs at no additional cost to their Prime membership, ad-free and on-demand
Customers can subscribe today for a free, three-month trial to Amazon Music Unlimited
SAO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon today announces the launch of Amazon Music for Brazil, bringing customers millions of songs and thousands of playlists and stations ad-free, with two music streaming tiers. Beginning today, customers can access Amazon Music Unlimited, the premium music streaming tier with unlimited access to more than 50 million songs, including chart-topping releases from Brazilian and International artists including Pabllo Vittar, Post Malone, Ivete Sangalo, Billie Eilish, Gustavo Mioto and many more, along with locally curated playlists and stations, developed specifically for today's music fan in Brazil. This follows Tuesday's launch of Amazon Prime in Brazil, offering members a selection of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their Prime membership. Customers can learn more about Amazon Music, and begin a three-month free trial for the Unlimited tier today at amazon.com.br/music.
"Today's launch represents a momentous step for Amazon Music, as Brazil is one of the most important music destinations in the world," said Federico Pedersen, Head of Latin America for Amazon Music. "Our local team has focused heavily on creating a host of playlists and stations to spotlight the unique variety of Brazilian music and we can't wait for new subscribers to start streaming today."
Amazon Music listeners can now choose from a diverse array of locally curated playlists and stations covering popular genres specific to the region, from Sertanejo and Samba, to Pagode, Forró, Axé and more, as well as new music from international artists rising on the global charts. Starting today, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers and Prime Music listeners can begin streaming:
Novidades an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist updated weekly, whichprovides a lively mixof new releases from Brazilian and international artists, including Elza Soares, Thiaguinho, Léo Santana and Foo Fighters and many more, offering the perfect destination to discover new favorites.
Mais Tocadas on Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Hits on Prime Music, playlists updated weekly with the most streamed tracks on each tier, from artists including Ariana Grande, Matheus & Kauan and more.
Explosão Funk and Balada Sertaneja, playlists on Amazon Music Unlimited offer the perfect party soundtracks to celebrate with Brazilian funk and traditional Sertanejo music, with hits by MC Rita, MC Kevin O Chris, and Gusttavo Lima, among others.
Ritmos Brasil, an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist highlighting local traditions from the Samba, Forró and Arrocha genres, with music by Avine Vinny and Márcia Fellipe.
Bandeira Indie, an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist featuring the diverse sounds of Brazil's current indie scene, from Agnes Nunes e Xamã, O Terno, Karina Buhr and Luedji Luna.
Listeners on both tiers can revisit popular songs from MPB, rock, pop and more genres with the Máquina do Tempo series, including playlists such as MPB Anos 80 and Indies 2000.
Amazon Music also offers a mix of mood-based playlists for subscribers in Brazil, from Despertador on both tiers, with uplifting tracks to help get your morning started. Additionally, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can check out Desacelerando, for chill songs to unwind to at the end of the day.
Beginning today, Amazon Music listeners can listen to new singles and albums, playlists and stations in many ways, including on the go with the Amazon Music app, available for offline playback on mobile devices, anytime and anywhere without an internet connection. Customers will find brand new music by regional and trending artists from around the world on the "Home" tab, as well as personalized recommendations; and stream their own playlists, favorite artists, songs, albums and more with "My Music." The Amazon Music app is now available in Brazil for iOS and Android and on Mac, PC, and the Fire TV Stick.
Customers can now sign up for a free, three-month trial of Amazon Music Unlimited for a limited time before choosing from two plan options. Amazon Music Unlimited is available at the Individual Plan for BRL$16.90/month, or BRL$169.00/year; or, the Family Plan, which allows up to six members of the same family to use one subscription for only BRL$25.90/month, or BRL$259/year. Visit amazon.com.br/music to learn more about features and plans available on Amazon Music in Brazil.
The launch of Amazon Music adds to the recent announcement of Amazon Prime in Brazil. Prime members have access to free and fast shipping on products identified with the Prime label. Other services available include award-winning Amazon Originals, movies and TV shows on Prime Video; plus a revolving catalog of renowned eBooks and magazines on Prime Reading; and a free selection of loots and games on Twitch Prime. To sign up for a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime and experience Prime Music, at no additional cost to a Prime membership, new customers can visit amazon.com.br/prime.
About Amazon Music
Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, the Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to over 50 million songs and the latest new releases. For more information, visit amazon.com.br/music or download the Amazon Music app.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon Music offers two streaming tiers, including Amazon Music Unlimited, with unlimited access to stream more than 50 million songs including today's hottest new releases and thousands of playlists and stations</em></p><p><em>And with Prime Music, Prime members can now stream more than two million songs at no additional cost to their Prime membership, ad-free and on-demand</em></p><p><em>Customers can subscribe today for a free, three-month trial to Amazon Music Unlimited</em></p><p>SAO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon today announces the launch of Amazon Music for Brazil, bringing customers millions of songs and thousands of playlists and stations ad-free, with two music streaming tiers. Beginning today, customers can access Amazon Music Unlimited, the premium music streaming tier with unlimited access to more than 50 million songs, including chart-topping releases from Brazilian and International artists including Pabllo Vittar, Post Malone, Ivete Sangalo, Billie Eilish, Gustavo Mioto and many more, along with locally curated playlists and stations, developed specifically for today's music fan in Brazil. This follows Tuesday's launch of Amazon Prime in Brazil, offering members a selection of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their Prime membership. Customers can learn more about Amazon Music, and begin a three-month free trial for the Unlimited tier today at amazon.com.br/music.</p><p>"Today's launch represents a momentous step for Amazon Music, as Brazil is one of the most important music destinations in the world," said Federico Pedersen, Head of Latin America for Amazon Music. "Our local team has focused heavily on creating a host of playlists and stations to spotlight the unique variety of Brazilian music and we can't wait for new subscribers to start streaming today."</p><p>Amazon Music listeners can now choose from a diverse array of locally curated playlists and stations covering popular genres specific to the region, from Sertanejo and Samba, to Pagode, Forró, Axé and more, as well as new music from international artists rising on the global charts. Starting today, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers and Prime Music listeners can begin streaming:</p><ul><li>Novidades an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist updated weekly, whichprovides a lively mixof new releases from Brazilian and international artists, including Elza Soares, Thiaguinho, Léo Santana and Foo Fighters and many more, offering the perfect destination to discover new favorites.</li><li>Mais Tocadas on Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Hits on Prime Music, playlists updated weekly with the most streamed tracks on each tier, from artists including Ariana Grande, Matheus & Kauan and more.</li><li>Explosão Funk and Balada Sertaneja, playlists on Amazon Music Unlimited offer the perfect party soundtracks to celebrate with Brazilian funk and traditional Sertanejo music, with hits by MC Rita, MC Kevin O Chris, and Gusttavo Lima, among others.</li><li>Ritmos Brasil, an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist highlighting local traditions from the Samba, Forró and Arrocha genres, with music by Avine Vinny and Márcia Fellipe.</li><li>Bandeira Indie, an Amazon Music Unlimited playlist featuring the diverse sounds of Brazil's current indie scene, from Agnes Nunes e Xamã, O Terno, Karina Buhr and Luedji Luna.</li><li>Listeners on both tiers can revisit popular songs from MPB, rock, pop and more genres with the Máquina do Tempo series, including playlists such as MPB Anos 80 and Indies 2000.</li><li>Amazon Music also offers a mix of mood-based playlists for subscribers in Brazil, from Despertador on both tiers, with uplifting tracks to help get your morning started. Additionally, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can check out Desacelerando, for chill songs to unwind to at the end of the day.</li></ul><p>Beginning today, Amazon Music listeners can listen to new singles and albums, playlists and stations in many ways, including on the go with the Amazon Music app, available for offline playback on mobile devices, anytime and anywhere without an internet connection. Customers will find brand new music by regional and trending artists from around the world on the "Home" tab, as well as personalized recommendations; and stream their own playlists, favorite artists, songs, albums and more with "My Music." The Amazon Music app is now available in Brazil for iOS and Android and on Mac, PC, and the Fire TV Stick.</p><p>Customers can now sign up for a free, three-month trial of Amazon Music Unlimited for a limited time before choosing from two plan options. Amazon Music Unlimited is available at the Individual Plan for BRL$16.90/month, or BRL$169.00/year; or, the Family Plan, which allows up to six members of the same family to use one subscription for only BRL$25.90/month, or BRL$259/year. Visit amazon.com.br/music to learn more about features and plans available on Amazon Music in Brazil.</p><p>The launch of Amazon Music adds to the recent announcement of Amazon Prime in Brazil. Prime members have access to free and fast shipping on products identified with the Prime label. Other services available include award-winning Amazon Originals, movies and TV shows on Prime Video; plus a revolving catalog of renowned eBooks and magazines on Prime Reading; and a free selection of loots and games on Twitch Prime. To sign up for a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime and experience Prime Music, at no additional cost to a Prime membership, new customers can visit amazon.com.br/prime.</p><p>About Amazon Music</p><p>Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, the Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to over 50 million songs and the latest new releases. For more information, visit amazon.com.br/music or download the Amazon Music app.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190912005816/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces New Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Air Hub to Start Operations in October – Facility to Create 300 New Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-New-Dallas-Fort-Worth-Regional-Air-Hub-to-Start-Operations-in-October--Facility-to-Create-300-New-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-New-Dallas-Fort-Worth-Regional-Air-Hub-to-Start-Operations-in-October--Facility-to-Create-300-New-Jobs | 1,900 | 09/12/2019 07:30:00 | Amazon Announces New Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Air Hub to Start Operations in October – Facility to Create 300 New Jobs | 09/12/2019 | 2019 | This facility—the company's latest investment in Texas—will support Amazon Air
On September 17th, Amazon to hold ‘Amazon Career Day' event in Dallas for job seekers to learn more about the thousands of open positions across Texas—candidates can register at amazon.jobs/careerday
Amazon has created more than 22,000 full-time jobs in Texas and invested over $10 billion in the state since 2010, including customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and a 253-megawatt wind farm
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport will open in October. The Regional Air Hub is the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network and was designed to support Amazon Air's larger scale regional needs, including sortation capability and infrastructure to handle multiple flights daily.
Amazon expects this facility to create 300 new full-time jobs over time as operations reach full capacity. Job seekers interested in learning more about Amazon's new positions in Dallas-Fort Worth and across Texas can attend the Dallas Amazon Career Day event on September 17th. For more information – including how to register for the event and apply for open roles – visit amazon.jobs/careerday.
"We are excited to start flying to and from our new facility at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport very soon – this facility will allow us to offer even more selection and faster delivery to our customers," said Sarah Rhoads, Vice President of Amazon Global Air. "This is our latest investment in Texas and we look forward to hiring top talent from the local community."
The new Regional Air Hub will include daily flights and allow Amazon to further serve its customer base in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Amazon Career Day
To help job seekers connect with their next career opportunity, Amazon will hold six informational and networking events next Tuesday, September 17th in Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Seattle and Arlington, Virginia – the site of the company's second headquarters in North America. In Dallas, the event will be from 11:30 am to 7 pm at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Amazon Career Day events will feature businesses across Amazon, and recruiters will be on-hand to talk with candidates about corporate roles at our 18 Tech Hubs, as well as within our customer fulfillment, delivery, and retail facilities. In addition to the positions available at the company, the events will include informational sessions on how to be your own boss with help from Amazonby selling on Amazon, starting your own delivery company becoming a Delivery Service Partner, or publishing your own book.
With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to full-time employees, including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide its employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in high-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.
Investing and creating jobs in Texas
Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 22,000 full-time, full-benefit jobs in Texas and invested more than $10 billion in the state, from building customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and a 253-megawatt wind farm, to compensation to its teams. These direct investments contributed an additional $9 billion to the Texas economy and generated an additional 32,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. More than 130,000 authors, developers, and small and mid-sized businesses in Texas are also growing their businesses with Amazon.
About Amazon Air
Amazon's first branded aircraft, Amazon One, took to the skies in 2016. Amazon operates over 45 aircraft in its fleet at over 20 air gateways across the country and will open a central air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2021. To learn more about Amazon Air, please visit: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/transportation/introducing-amazon-one.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>This facility—the company's latest investment in Texas—will support Amazon Air</em></p><p><em>On September 17th, Amazon to hold ‘Amazon Career Day' event in Dallas for job seekers to learn more about the thousands of open positions across Texas—candidates can register at amazon.jobs/careerday</em></p><p><em>Amazon has created more than 22,000 full-time jobs in Texas and invested over $10 billion in the state since 2010, including customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and a 253-megawatt wind farm</em></p><p>DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport will open in October. The Regional Air Hub is the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network and was designed to support Amazon Air's larger scale regional needs, including sortation capability and infrastructure to handle multiple flights daily.</p><p>Amazon expects this facility to create 300 new full-time jobs over time as operations reach full capacity. Job seekers interested in learning more about Amazon's new positions in Dallas-Fort Worth and across Texas can attend the Dallas Amazon Career Day event on September 17<sup>th</sup>. For more information – including how to register for the event and apply for open roles – visit amazon.jobs/careerday.</p><p>"We are excited to start flying to and from our new facility at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport very soon – this facility will allow us to offer even more selection and faster delivery to our customers," said Sarah Rhoads, Vice President of Amazon Global Air. "This is our latest investment in Texas and we look forward to hiring top talent from the local community."</p><p>The new Regional Air Hub will include daily flights and allow Amazon to further serve its customer base in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.</p><p>Amazon Career Day</p><p>To help job seekers connect with their next career opportunity, Amazon will hold six informational and networking events next Tuesday, September 17<sup>th</sup> in Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Seattle and Arlington, Virginia – the site of the company's second headquarters in North America. In Dallas, the event will be from 11:30 am to 7 pm at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Amazon Career Day events will feature businesses across Amazon, and recruiters will be on-hand to talk with candidates about corporate roles at our 18 Tech Hubs, as well as within our customer fulfillment, delivery, and retail facilities. In addition to the positions available at the company, the events will include informational sessions on how to be your own boss with help from Amazonby selling on Amazon, starting your own delivery company becoming a Delivery Service Partner, or publishing your own book.</p><p>With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to full-time employees, including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide its employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in high-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.</p><p>Investing and creating jobs in Texas</p><p>Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 22,000 full-time, full-benefit jobs in Texas and invested more than $10 billion in the state, from building customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and a 253-megawatt wind farm, to compensation to its teams. These direct investments contributed an additional $9 billion to the Texas economy and generated an additional 32,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. More than 130,000 authors, developers, and small and mid-sized businesses in Texas are also growing their businesses with Amazon.</p><p>About Amazon Air</p><p>Amazon's first branded aircraft, Amazon One, took to the skies in 2016. Amazon operates over 45 aircraft in its fleet at over 20 air gateways across the country and will open a central air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 2021. To learn more about Amazon Air, please visit: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/transportation/introducing-amazon-one.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190912005311/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Donation Brings New Robotics Program and Computer Science Courses to 24 Metro Nashville Public Schools and More Than 65 Schools Across Tennessee, Benefiting Over 1,000 Local Students From Underrepresented Communities | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Donation-Brings-New-Robotics-Program-and-Computer-Science-Courses-to-24-Metro-Nashville-Public-Schools-and-More-Than-65-Schools-Across-Tennessee-Benefiting-Over-1000-Local-Students-From-Underrepresented-Communities/default.aspx | Amazon-Donation-Brings-New-Robotics-Program-and-Computer-Science-Courses-to-24-Metro-Nashville-Public-Schools-and-More-Than-65-Schools-Across-Tennessee-Benefiting-Over-1000-Local-Students-From-Underrepresented-Communities | 1,901 | 09/11/2019 13:28:00 | Amazon Donation Brings New Robotics Program and Computer Science Courses to 24 Metro Nashville Public Schools and More Than 65 Schools Across Tennessee, Benefiting Over 1,000 Local Students From Underrepresented Communities | 09/11/2019 | 2019 | New Amazon funding covers FIRST program for 21 Metro Nashville Public Schools to start robotics teams; $10,000 for each school to provide computer science education field trips, hardware, and technology upgrades; and a tour of an Amazon robotics fulfillment center
Amazon to fund computer science courses in Tennessee high schools – with classes to start in 3 Metro Nashville schools and more than 45 across the state
Donation is part of Amazon Future Engineer, a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate millions of children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to try computer science
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 11, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Metro Nashville Public Schoolstoday announced a new partnership to bring computer science courses and robotics to 24 schools supporting students from underserved or underrepresented communities, as part of the Amazon Future Engineer program. Amazon is providing 21 elementary, middle and high schools with robotics programming, which includes funding to launch FIRST robotics clubs along with teacher professional development, $10,000 to expand access to computer science education at each school, which could include field trips, hardware, and technology upgrades, and access to a tour of an Amazon robotics fulfillment center. In addition, Amazon also plans to fund Intro and AP computer science courses in three Metro Nashville high schools and more than 45 total high schools across the state of Tennessee, benefitting more than 1,000 local students.
"We are excited to team with Metro Nashville Public Schools to help more local students, especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities, develop the skills they need to build their best future," said Dave Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. "Amazon Future Engineer will help students have positive, early, and frequent interactions with computer science so that they can become the innovators of tomorrow at Amazon or beyond - and continue to strengthen the economy and community of Nashville."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.
"We are always looking for new ways to teach our students, and we are elated that Amazon is bringing some of its brightest minds and most innovative resources to our MNPS classrooms," said Dr. Adrienne Battle, interim Director of Schools.
The FIRST robotics programs will be brought to Metro Nashville Public Schools Magnet STEAM schools. These schools focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math, linking those disciplines to life skills that reach far beyond the classroom. The Magnet Schools focus on diversity, innovative curriculums, professional development, academic excellence, and partnerships – such as this new partnership with Amazon.
The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills to students in grades K-12. Data from a 5-year longitudinal study of FIRST by Brandeis University shows competitive FIRST robotics programs works for all youth. Across all demographic groups (gender, race, economic status and geography), FIRST students show significant gains in STEM knowledge, STEM interest, STEM career interest, STEM identity, and STEM activity compared to their peers who don't participate. FIRST students are more likely to major in tech-focused science fields in college; by their second year of college, over 50 percent declare majors in engineering or technology. The impact on young women in FIRST is particularly profound. By their first year of college, female alumnae of FIRST are 3.6 times more likely to take an engineering course, and 1.9 times more likely to take a computer science course than female comparison students.
The Amazon Future Engineer high schools will receive funding from Amazon to offer Intro & AP computer science courses. Amazon's funding also provides preparatory lessons, tutorials, professional development for teachers, fully sequenced and paced digital curriculum for students, and live online support every day of the week for both teachers and students. All students participating in this program will receive a free membership to AWS Educate, which provides them with free access to computing power in the AWS Cloud for their coding projects and content to learn about cloud computing.
Launched in November 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire millions of kids to explore computer science; provides over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; awards 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offers guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.
Amazon is already working with Middle Tennesseans to bring 5,000 new jobs in downtown Nashville over the coming months and years. Amazon Nashville will serve as the eastern U.S. hub for Amazon's retail operations business, and will include tech and management teams working on customer fulfillment, customer service, transportation, supply chain management, and similar activities. Tennessee, Davidson County and the city of Nashville will benefit from $1 billion in new tax revenues over the next 10 years as a result of Amazon's investment and job creation. Since announcing its move to Nashville, Amazon has donated $800,000 to Tennessee State University to endow a professorship in computer science, $106,000 to Communities in Schools to support local public schools, $100,000 to Project Return, an organization dedicated to the successful new beginnings of people who are returning to the community after incarceration, and $500,000 to The Store, a year-round free grocery store allowing people to shop for their basic needs.
The schools participating in Amazon Future Engineer within MNPS include:
Robotics Elementary SchoolsInglewoodRosebankWhitsitt
Robotics Middle SchoolsAntioch MSBellevueCroftDuPont HadleyHaynesHeadJT MooreLittonMadisonMcKissackMcMurrayRose ParkStratford
Robotics High SchoolsStratfordWhites CreekMcGavockHunters LaneMaplewood
Computer Science High SchoolsOvertonMLK MagnetHillsboro
Schools, teachers, students, and parents can visit www.AmazonFutureEngineer.com to apply or to learn more information about the program.
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping more children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, as well as global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About Metro Nashville Public Schools
Metro Nashville Public Schools is one of the nation's top 50 largest school districts, preparing more than 85,000 students for higher education, work and life. With the goal of being the first choice for Nashville families, Metro Schools is committed to #ExceedingGreatExpectations with the mission of delivering a great public education to every student, every day. The district is earning a national reputation for urban school reform, social and emotional learning and rising academic achievement. The governing body for Metro Schools is the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education, a nine-member elected body. For more information, visit MNPS.org, or follow us on Twitter @MetroSchools or Facebook /MetroSchools.
About FIRST
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRSTRobotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRSTTech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST LEGO League for Grades 4-8; and FIRSTLEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalismis a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.firstinspires.org.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>New Amazon funding covers FIRST program for 21 Metro Nashville Public Schools to start robotics teams; $10,000 for each school to provide computer science education field trips, hardware, and technology upgrades; and a tour of an Amazon robotics fulfillment center</em></p><p><em>Amazon to fund computer science courses in Tennessee high schools – with classes to start in 3 Metro Nashville schools and more than 45 across the state</em></p><p><em>Donation is part of Amazon Future Engineer, a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate millions of children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to try computer science</em></p><p>NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 11, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Metro Nashville Public Schoolstoday announced a new partnership to bring computer science courses and robotics to 24 schools supporting students from underserved or underrepresented communities, as part of the Amazon Future Engineer program. Amazon is providing 21 elementary, middle and high schools with robotics programming, which includes funding to launch <em>FIRST</em> robotics clubs along with teacher professional development, $10,000 to expand access to computer science education at each school, which could include field trips, hardware, and technology upgrades, and access to a tour of an Amazon robotics fulfillment center. In addition, Amazon also plans to fund Intro and AP computer science courses in three Metro Nashville high schools and more than 45 total high schools across the state of Tennessee, benefitting more than 1,000 local students.</p><p>"We are excited to team with Metro Nashville Public Schools to help more local students, especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities, develop the skills they need to build their best future," said Dave Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. "Amazon Future Engineer will help students have positive, early, and frequent interactions with computer science so that they can become the innovators of tomorrow at Amazon or beyond - and continue to strengthen the economy and community of Nashville."</p><p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.</p><p>"We are always looking for new ways to teach our students, and we are elated that Amazon is bringing some of its brightest minds and most innovative resources to our MNPS classrooms," said Dr. Adrienne Battle, interim Director of Schools.</p><p>The <em>FIRST</em> robotics programs will be brought to Metro Nashville Public Schools Magnet STEAM schools. These schools focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math, linking those disciplines to life skills that reach far beyond the classroom. The Magnet Schools focus on diversity, innovative curriculums, professional development, academic excellence, and partnerships – such as this new partnership with Amazon.</p><p>The mission of <em>FIRST </em>is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills to students in grades K-12. Data from a 5-year longitudinal study of <em>FIRST</em> by Brandeis University shows competitive <em>FIRST</em> robotics programs works for all youth. Across all demographic groups (gender, race, economic status and geography), <em>FIRST</em> students show significant gains in STEM knowledge, STEM interest, STEM career interest, STEM identity, and STEM activity compared to their peers who don't participate. <em>FIRST</em> students are more likely to major in tech-focused science fields in college; by their second year of college, over 50 percent declare majors in engineering or technology. The impact on young women in <em>FIRST</em> is particularly profound. By their first year of college, female alumnae of <em>FIRST</em> are 3.6 times more likely to take an engineering course, and 1.9 times more likely to take a computer science course than female comparison students.</p><p>The Amazon Future Engineer high schools will receive funding from Amazon to offer Intro & AP computer science courses. Amazon's funding also provides preparatory lessons, tutorials, professional development for teachers, fully sequenced and paced digital curriculum for students, and live online support every day of the week for both teachers and students. All students participating in this program will receive a free membership to AWS Educate, which provides them with free access to computing power in the AWS Cloud for their coding projects and content to learn about cloud computing.</p><p>Launched in November 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire millions of kids to explore computer science; provides over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; awards 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offers guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.</p><p>Amazon is already working with Middle Tennesseans to bring 5,000 new jobs in downtown Nashville over the coming months and years. Amazon Nashville will serve as the eastern U.S. hub for Amazon's retail operations business, and will include tech and management teams working on customer fulfillment, customer service, transportation, supply chain management, and similar activities. Tennessee, Davidson County and the city of Nashville will benefit from $1 billion in new tax revenues over the next 10 years as a result of Amazon's investment and job creation. Since announcing its move to Nashville, Amazon has donated $800,000 to Tennessee State University to endow a professorship in computer science, $106,000 to Communities in Schools to support local public schools, $100,000 to Project Return, an organization dedicated to the successful new beginnings of people who are returning to the community after incarceration, and $500,000 to The Store, a year-round free grocery store allowing people to shop for their basic needs.</p><p>The schools participating in Amazon Future Engineer within MNPS include:</p><p>Robotics Elementary SchoolsInglewoodRosebankWhitsitt</p><p>Robotics Middle SchoolsAntioch MSBellevueCroftDuPont HadleyHaynesHeadJT MooreLittonMadisonMcKissackMcMurrayRose ParkStratford</p><p>Robotics High SchoolsStratfordWhites CreekMcGavockHunters LaneMaplewood</p><p>Computer Science High SchoolsOvertonMLK MagnetHillsboro</p><p>Schools, teachers, students, and parents can visit www.AmazonFutureEngineer.com to apply or to learn more information about the program.</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to helping more children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, as well as global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About Metro Nashville Public Schools</p><p>Metro Nashville Public Schools is one of the nation's top 50 largest school districts, preparing more than 85,000 students for higher education, work and life. With the goal of being the first choice for Nashville families, Metro Schools is committed to #ExceedingGreatExpectations with the mission of delivering a great public education to every student, every day. The district is earning a national reputation for urban school reform, social and emotional learning and rising academic achievement. The governing body for Metro Schools is the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education, a nine-member elected body. For more information, visit MNPS.org, or follow us on Twitter @MetroSchools or Facebook /MetroSchools.</p><p>About <em>FIRST</em></p><p>Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded <em>FIRST</em> (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., <em>FIRST </em>designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the <em>FIRST</em>Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; <em>FIRST</em>Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; <em>FIRST </em>LEGO League for Grades 4-8; and <em>FIRST</em>LEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4. <em>Gracious Professionalism</em>is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about <em>FIRST</em>, go to www.firstinspires.org.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190911005692/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Quantum-Ledger-Database-QLDB/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Quantum-Ledger-Database-QLDB | 1,902 | 09/10/2019 14:55:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) | 09/10/2019 | 2019 | Amazon QLDB provides a high-performance, immutable, cryptographically verifiable ledger for applications where multiple parties work with a centralized, trusted authority to maintain a complete, verifiable record of transactions
Splunk, Klarna Bank, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, and Accenture among customers and partners using Amazon QLDB
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), a fully managed service that provides a high-performance, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger for applications that need a central, trusted authority to provide a permanent and complete record of transactions across industries like retail, finance, manufacturing, insurance, and human resources. Amazon QLDB offers familiar database capabilities that make it easy to use, and its document-oriented data model is flexible, enabling customers to store structured and unstructured data in the ledger. There are no upfront commitments to use Amazon QLDB, and customers pay for what they use. To get started with Amazon QLDB visit https://aws.amazon.com/qldb.
Customers looking to implement blockchain technologies are typically trying to accomplish one of two things. Some customers want the immutable and verifiable record of transactions provided by a ledger, however they also want to allow multiple parties to transact, execute contracts, and share data anonymously, without the need for a trusted central authority (e.g. transferring reward points across a network of vendors, or processing transactions that concern a number of different trade and logistics companies). Today, Amazon Web Services offers customers Amazon Managed Blockchain for this use case. There are other customers who have applications that need a centralized ledger to record all changes or transactions and maintain an immutable record of these changes (e.g. tracing the movement of an item through a supply chain network, tracking the history of credits and debits in banking transactions, or validating incidents filed against an insurance claim). This ledger is owned by a single trusted entity and is shared with any number of organizations that are working together. To do this today, customers can use relational databases, or they can use the ledger technology in one of the open source blockchain frameworks. Neither solution is optimal. Relational databases aren't built for immutable, cryptographically verifiable ledger entries, so customers must build audit trails and audit logs. And, there is no way for customers to verify that unintended changes were not made to the data. Using the ledger in a blockchain framework may give customers an immutable history of data changes, but comes at the cost of the heavy lifting to set up a full blockchain network with at least two nodes and all of the associated access control configuration. Because there are limited database Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) within the blockchain frameworks it is also challenging to create tables, index, and query data. Finally, blockchain frameworks are decentralized and require consensus from members in the network before committing new transactions to the shared ledger, which significantly slows ledger performance.
Amazon QLDB is a new class of database that provides a high-performance, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger that customers can use to build applications that act as a system of record, where multiple parties are transacting with a centralized, trusted entity. Amazon QLDB removes the need to build complex audit functionality into a relational database or rely on the ledger capabilities of a blockchain framework. Amazon QLDB uses an immutable transactional log, known as a journal, which tracks each and every application data change and maintains a complete and verifiable history of changes over time. All transactions must comply with atomicity, consistency isolation, and durability (ACID) to be logged in the journal, and cannot be deleted or modified. All changes are cryptographically chained and verifiable in a history that customers can analyze using familiar SQL queries. Amazon QLDB is serverless, so customers don't have to provision capacity or configure read and write limits. They simply create a ledger, define tables, and Amazon QLDB will automatically scale to support application demands, and customers pay only for the reads, writes, and storage they use. And, unlike the ledgers in common blockchain frameworks, Amazon QLDB does not require distributed consensus, so it can execute two to three times as many transactions in the same time as common blockchain frameworks.
"For years, AWS has been using an internal version of Amazon QLDB to store configuration data for some of its most critical systems, and has benefitted from being able to view an immutable history of changes. Over time, our customers have asked us for the same ledger capability, and a way to verify that the integrity of their data is intact," said Shawn Bice, VP, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Today, we are proud to announce Amazon QLDB, offering customers a fully managed service that provides the same ledger capabilities, along with the ability to cryptographically verify data integrity. We are excited to see customers streamline their operations and enhance their customer and partner experiences by using Amazon QLDB to do things like keep track of credit and debit transactions across customer bank accounts and reconcile data between supply chain systems to track the complete manufacturing history of a product."
Amazon QLDB is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and EU (Ireland), with additional regions coming soon.
Splunk Inc. helps organizations ask questions, get answers, take actions, and achieve business outcomes from their data. "Data is a strategic asset that organizations rely upon to operate and succeed," said Nate McKervey, head of Blockchain and DLT, Splunk. "It is imperative that organizations can trust their data as it is dispersed across teams and the cloud, but not every use case requires a decentralized ledger. We are excited about the potential for Amazon QLDB to provide a way to trust and verify the integrity of data without the complexity of operating a blockchain network."
Klarna Bank is one of Europe's largest banks, providing payment solutions to 60 million consumers across 130,000 merchants in 14 countries. "We're building our own banking platform from the ground up. We need this platform to be scalable, compliance-friendly, cost-effective, and have real-time capabilities," said Ziad Sawalha, VP Engineering of Core Banking, Klarna Bank. "To support this platform, we needed a cryptographically-verifiable and immutable transaction log at the core. We experimented with blockchain earlier this year and realized that a decentralized ledger did not really meet our needs as it was too complicated to operate and not sufficiently performant. With the release of Amazon QLDB we can leverage the AWS's investment in a centralized ledger database to solve that problem, allowing us to focus our engineers on other, customer-centric aspects of the platform."
Bank of Yokohama, a member of Concordia Financial Group, is the largest regional bank in Japan. "While designing and building applications to support banking operations, we need to ensure that the general ledger is up-to-date with the record of a client's attribution and deposit balances. In addition to that, we need to retain the logs of our general ledger, including all of its transaction activity and modification history," said Takahisa Kawahara, Group Leader, ICT Planning & Promotion Department, Bank of Yokohama. "Amazon QLDB allows us to automatically save the modification history and verify the consistency of the log. The solution reduces human error while keeping the development cost low. We look forward to leveraging Amazon QLDB for core banking operations."
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is a central government agency responsible for the registration and licensing of over 48 million drivers in Great Britain, and over 40 million vehicles in the UK. "The registers we maintain are critical to a wide range of public and private sector services, so trust in how we handle data is vital," said Matt Lewis, Chief Architect, DVLA. "Amazon QLDB has the potential to bring significant benefits to the way we process information, and we're excited to be exploring how this emerging technology further supports our services."
Zilliant's SaaS solutions are powered by advanced technologies in order to enable B2B companies to transform data into actionable intelligence, ranging from price list management to advanced AI-driven pricing, and sales guidance. "Zilliant's products allow customers to manage their product price lists and customer agreements with their clients," said Shams Chauthani, CTO and SVP R&D, Zilliant. "Given the sensitive nature of the information being managed by these products, it is critical to maintain verifiable audit logs of the changes to prices and agreement terms. In some cases, due to compliance requirements, these audit logs must be immutable. We are excited to be exploring Amazon QLDB as a way to seamlessly capture cryptographically verifiable audit logs that can stand up to the strict compliance requirements of our customers."
Wipro Limited is a leading information technology and consulting services company with a dedicated workforce of over 180,000 employees, serving clients across six continents. "We are excited to be working with Amazon QLDB to extend our offerings and solutions to address the current and future needs of our customers," said Joshua Satten, Blockchain Partner North America, Wipro. "We believe that Amazon QLDB will be particularly useful in helping us and our customers record their application data in an immutable and verifiable way while still architecting their applications around a centralized system that is easy to use."
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "Businesses in Asia are rapidly adopting blockchain technologies, yet many customers ask Accenture how to handle the complexity of blockchain, and make it simpler and more practical for them," said Daniel Gunawan, Managing Director, Intelligent Software Engineering Services, Accenture ASEAN. "Amazon QLDB answers that need by combining the data integrity of blockchain with the speed and simplicity of a centrally owned datastore. Amazon QLDB tracks every application data change and maintains a complete and verifiable history of transactions over time, combining scalability and ease of management. Accenture sees great potential for customers developing business innovations with Amazon QLDB." | <p><em>Amazon QLDB provides a high-performance, immutable, cryptographically verifiable ledger for applications where multiple parties work with a centralized, trusted authority to maintain a complete, verifiable record of transactions</em></p><p><em>Splunk, Klarna Bank, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, and Accenture among customers and partners using Amazon QLDB</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 10, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), a fully managed service that provides a high-performance, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger for applications that need a central, trusted authority to provide a permanent and complete record of transactions across industries like retail, finance, manufacturing, insurance, and human resources. Amazon QLDB offers familiar database capabilities that make it easy to use, and its document-oriented data model is flexible, enabling customers to store structured and unstructured data in the ledger. There are no upfront commitments to use Amazon QLDB, and customers pay for what they use. To get started with Amazon QLDB visit https://aws.amazon.com/qldb.</p><p>Customers looking to implement blockchain technologies are typically trying to accomplish one of two things. Some customers want the immutable and verifiable record of transactions provided by a ledger, however they also want to allow multiple parties to transact, execute contracts, and share data anonymously, without the need for a trusted central authority (e.g. transferring reward points across a network of vendors, or processing transactions that concern a number of different trade and logistics companies). Today, Amazon Web Services offers customers Amazon Managed Blockchain for this use case. There are other customers who have applications that need a centralized ledger to record all changes or transactions and maintain an immutable record of these changes (e.g. tracing the movement of an item through a supply chain network, tracking the history of credits and debits in banking transactions, or validating incidents filed against an insurance claim). This ledger is owned by a single trusted entity and is shared with any number of organizations that are working together. To do this today, customers can use relational databases, or they can use the ledger technology in one of the open source blockchain frameworks. Neither solution is optimal. Relational databases aren't built for immutable, cryptographically verifiable ledger entries, so customers must build audit trails and audit logs. And, there is no way for customers to verify that unintended changes were not made to the data. Using the ledger in a blockchain framework may give customers an immutable history of data changes, but comes at the cost of the heavy lifting to set up a full blockchain network with at least two nodes and all of the associated access control configuration. Because there are limited database Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) within the blockchain frameworks it is also challenging to create tables, index, and query data. Finally, blockchain frameworks are decentralized and require consensus from members in the network before committing new transactions to the shared ledger, which significantly slows ledger performance.</p><p>Amazon QLDB is a new class of database that provides a high-performance, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger that customers can use to build applications that act as a system of record, where multiple parties are transacting with a centralized, trusted entity. Amazon QLDB removes the need to build complex audit functionality into a relational database or rely on the ledger capabilities of a blockchain framework. Amazon QLDB uses an immutable transactional log, known as a journal, which tracks each and every application data change and maintains a complete and verifiable history of changes over time. All transactions must comply with atomicity, consistency isolation, and durability (ACID) to be logged in the journal, and cannot be deleted or modified. All changes are cryptographically chained and verifiable in a history that customers can analyze using familiar SQL queries. Amazon QLDB is serverless, so customers don't have to provision capacity or configure read and write limits. They simply create a ledger, define tables, and Amazon QLDB will automatically scale to support application demands, and customers pay only for the reads, writes, and storage they use. And, unlike the ledgers in common blockchain frameworks, Amazon QLDB does not require distributed consensus, so it can execute two to three times as many transactions in the same time as common blockchain frameworks.</p><p>"For years, AWS has been using an internal version of Amazon QLDB to store configuration data for some of its most critical systems, and has benefitted from being able to view an immutable history of changes. Over time, our customers have asked us for the same ledger capability, and a way to verify that the integrity of their data is intact," said Shawn Bice, VP, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Today, we are proud to announce Amazon QLDB, offering customers a fully managed service that provides the same ledger capabilities, along with the ability to cryptographically verify data integrity. We are excited to see customers streamline their operations and enhance their customer and partner experiences by using Amazon QLDB to do things like keep track of credit and debit transactions across customer bank accounts and reconcile data between supply chain systems to track the complete manufacturing history of a product."</p><p>Amazon QLDB is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and EU (Ireland), with additional regions coming soon.</p><p>Splunk Inc. helps organizations ask questions, get answers, take actions, and achieve business outcomes from their data. "Data is a strategic asset that organizations rely upon to operate and succeed," said Nate McKervey, head of Blockchain and DLT, Splunk. "It is imperative that organizations can trust their data as it is dispersed across teams and the cloud, but not every use case requires a decentralized ledger. We are excited about the potential for Amazon QLDB to provide a way to trust and verify the integrity of data without the complexity of operating a blockchain network."</p><p>Klarna Bank is one of Europe's largest banks, providing payment solutions to 60 million consumers across 130,000 merchants in 14 countries. "We're building our own banking platform from the ground up. We need this platform to be scalable, compliance-friendly, cost-effective, and have real-time capabilities," said Ziad Sawalha, VP Engineering of Core Banking, Klarna Bank. "To support this platform, we needed a cryptographically-verifiable and immutable transaction log at the core. We experimented with blockchain earlier this year and realized that a decentralized ledger did not really meet our needs as it was too complicated to operate and not sufficiently performant. With the release of Amazon QLDB we can leverage the AWS's investment in a centralized ledger database to solve that problem, allowing us to focus our engineers on other, customer-centric aspects of the platform."</p><p>Bank of Yokohama, a member of Concordia Financial Group, is the largest regional bank in Japan. "While designing and building applications to support banking operations, we need to ensure that the general ledger is up-to-date with the record of a client's attribution and deposit balances. In addition to that, we need to retain the logs of our general ledger, including all of its transaction activity and modification history," said Takahisa Kawahara, Group Leader, ICT Planning & Promotion Department, Bank of Yokohama. "Amazon QLDB allows us to automatically save the modification history and verify the consistency of the log. The solution reduces human error while keeping the development cost low. We look forward to leveraging Amazon QLDB for core banking operations."</p><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is a central government agency responsible for the registration and licensing of over 48 million drivers in Great Britain, and over 40 million vehicles in the UK. "The registers we maintain are critical to a wide range of public and private sector services, so trust in how we handle data is vital," said Matt Lewis, Chief Architect, DVLA. "Amazon QLDB has the potential to bring significant benefits to the way we process information, and we're excited to be exploring how this emerging technology further supports our services."</p><p>Zilliant's SaaS solutions are powered by advanced technologies in order to enable B2B companies to transform data into actionable intelligence, ranging from price list management to advanced AI-driven pricing, and sales guidance. "Zilliant's products allow customers to manage their product price lists and customer agreements with their clients," said Shams Chauthani, CTO and SVP R&D, Zilliant. "Given the sensitive nature of the information being managed by these products, it is critical to maintain verifiable audit logs of the changes to prices and agreement terms. In some cases, due to compliance requirements, these audit logs must be immutable. We are excited to be exploring Amazon QLDB as a way to seamlessly capture cryptographically verifiable audit logs that can stand up to the strict compliance requirements of our customers."</p><p>Wipro Limited is a leading information technology and consulting services company with a dedicated workforce of over 180,000 employees, serving clients across six continents. "We are excited to be working with Amazon QLDB to extend our offerings and solutions to address the current and future needs of our customers," said Joshua Satten, Blockchain Partner North America, Wipro. "We believe that Amazon QLDB will be particularly useful in helping us and our customers record their application data in an immutable and verifiable way while still architecting their applications around a centralized system that is easy to use."</p><p>Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "Businesses in Asia are rapidly adopting blockchain technologies, yet many customers ask Accenture how to handle the complexity of blockchain, and make it simpler and more practical for them," said Daniel Gunawan, Managing Director, Intelligent Software Engineering Services, Accenture ASEAN. "Amazon QLDB answers that need by combining the data integrity of blockchain with the speed and simplicity of a centrally owned datastore. Amazon QLDB tracks every application data change and maintains a complete and verifiable history of transactions over time, combining scalability and ease of management. Accenture sees great potential for customers developing business innovations with Amazon QLDB."</p> |
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Amazon Air Cargo Flights, In Partnership With Red Cross and Amazon Customers, Taking Off For The Bahamas Packed With Critical Supplies To Those In Need | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Air-Cargo-Flights-In-Partnership-With-Red-Cross-and-Amazon-Customers-Taking-Off-For-The-Bahamas-Packed-With-Critical-Supplies-To-Those-In-Need/default.aspx | Amazon-Air-Cargo-Flights-In-Partnership-With-Red-Cross-and-Amazon-Customers-Taking-Off-For-The-Bahamas-Packed-With-Critical-Supplies-To-Those-In-Need | 1,903 | 09/09/2019 11:00:00 | Amazon Air Cargo Flights, In Partnership With Red Cross and Amazon Customers, Taking Off For The Bahamas Packed With Critical Supplies To Those In Need | 09/09/2019 | 2019 | Two Amazon Air cargo flights will depart on missions to deliver tens of thousands of Amazon-donated relief items and a curated wish list of emergency supplies to nonprofit partners providing aid in the Bahamas
Customers can lend their support by donating essential items for the deliveries through wish lists curated by nonprofit partners at www.amazon.com/disasterrelief
Amazon's disaster relief program, together with its employees and customers, have donated an equivalent of more than $15 million in product and cash for 25 disasters around the world
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)– In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Amazon is providing in-kind donations to help support relief efforts for those affected in the Bahamas. In collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Mercy Corps, and the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation, the Disaster Relief by Amazon team is mobilizing two Amazon Air flights, full of tens of thousands of relief items such as tarps, buckets and water containers, for upcoming departures. In addition, Amazon launched new wish list campaigns, specifically curated by its nonprofit partners, for customers to shop essentials by September 13 to go on the relief planes. Customers can also make cash donations, donate supplies directly to nonprofits for the Bahamas and Carolinas, or just say, "Alexa, donate to Hurricane Dorian relief at American Red Cross."
Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane with winds reaching 185mph, which matched the highest ever recorded at landfall, and stayed over affected areas for two days. The Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama were particularly hard hit with video footage showing total obliteration of portions of the islands and large areas completely submerged by floodwater. In the country of about 400,000 people, local officials estimate that more than 70,000 are homeless and in need of food, water and shelter. Relief organizations report a dire situation on the ground and have encountered serious challenges in delivering aid due to the devastation of local infrastructure.
Amazon is shipping relief items from fulfillment centers around the country to an Amazon fulfillment center in Tampa where they will be packed, palletized and transported to the Tampa air gateway and loaded onto the Amazon Air planes for Nassau. Amazon's nonprofit partners doing lifesaving work on the ground in the Bahamas will distribute the supplies to those in need.
"The Red Cross is proud to count Amazon as a partner to help provide much needed support to the Bahamas," said Lesley Schaffer, International Response and Recovery Director, American Red Cross. "This will be a long road to recovery but these generous donations will give hope in the days and weeks to come."
"We are deeply saddened by the news that continues to come out of the Bahamas following this unprecedented hurricane," said Dave Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. "Amazon is committed to supporting communities impacted by natural disasters, and we hope our donation deliveries – both Amazon-donated items and items donated by our generous customers – provide needed relief to Bahamians most impacted by this storm and support the extremely difficult work of our trusted nonprofit partners. We are continuing to learn more about the disaster and areas where we can help."
Amazon is committed to leveraging its operations and worldwide logistics network to provide fast and effective relief during natural disasters. This is Amazon's latest effort to use its various modes of transportation to support communities impacted by disasters. Previously, Amazon Air planes flew a full cargo load of humanitarian relief items to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Maria. Working closely with the Red Cross, Amazon Air also flew donated items to Hawaii to help with disaster relief efforts after the Kilauea volcano erupted.
Through its Disaster Relief by Amazon team, Amazon has supported 10 natural disasters in 2019 so far. Since 2017, Amazon, its employees and customers donated an equivalent of more than $15 million in product and cash for 25 disasters around the world. For Hurricane Dorian specifically, Amazon most recently fulfilled a request from the Florida State Emergency Response Team and sent products that provide sensory aid and support for displaced individuals who are in unfamiliar and uncomfortable environments. Amazon also provided 60,000 bottles of water to two Florida foodbanks. In addition, Amazon donated items like mosquito nets, sunscreen, and insect repellent to International Medical Corps to outfit their medical teams supporting communities affected by the storm. Amazon has also hosted cash and Wish List campaigns for customers over the last week.
For more information about Disaster Relief by Amazon, visit About Amazon.
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Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Two Amazon Air cargo flights will depart on missions to deliver tens of thousands of Amazon-donated relief items and a curated wish list of emergency supplies to nonprofit partners providing aid in the Bahamas</em></p><p><em>Customers can lend their support by donating essential items for the deliveries through wish lists curated by nonprofit partners at www.amazon.com/disasterrelief</em></p><p><em>Amazon's disaster relief program, together with its employees and customers, have donated an equivalent of more than $15 million in product and cash for 25 disasters around the world</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)– In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Amazon is providing in-kind donations to help support relief efforts for those affected in the Bahamas. In collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Mercy Corps, and the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation, the Disaster Relief by Amazon team is mobilizing two Amazon Air flights, full of tens of thousands of relief items such as tarps, buckets and water containers, for upcoming departures. In addition, Amazon launched new wish list campaigns, specifically curated by its nonprofit partners, for customers to shop essentials by September 13 to go on the relief planes. Customers can also make cash donations, donate supplies directly to nonprofits for the Bahamas and Carolinas, or just say, "Alexa, donate to Hurricane Dorian relief at American Red Cross."</p><p>Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane with winds reaching 185mph, which matched the highest ever recorded at landfall, and stayed over affected areas for two days. The Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama were particularly hard hit with video footage showing total obliteration of portions of the islands and large areas completely submerged by floodwater. In the country of about 400,000 people, local officials estimate that more than 70,000 are homeless and in need of food, water and shelter. Relief organizations report a dire situation on the ground and have encountered serious challenges in delivering aid due to the devastation of local infrastructure.</p><p>Amazon is shipping relief items from fulfillment centers around the country to an Amazon fulfillment center in Tampa where they will be packed, palletized and transported to the Tampa air gateway and loaded onto the Amazon Air planes for Nassau. Amazon's nonprofit partners doing lifesaving work on the ground in the Bahamas will distribute the supplies to those in need.</p><p>"The Red Cross is proud to count Amazon as a partner to help provide much needed support to the Bahamas," said Lesley Schaffer, International Response and Recovery Director, American Red Cross. "This will be a long road to recovery but these generous donations will give hope in the days and weeks to come."</p><p>"We are deeply saddened by the news that continues to come out of the Bahamas following this unprecedented hurricane," said Dave Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. "Amazon is committed to supporting communities impacted by natural disasters, and we hope our donation deliveries – both Amazon-donated items and items donated by our generous customers – provide needed relief to Bahamians most impacted by this storm and support the extremely difficult work of our trusted nonprofit partners. We are continuing to learn more about the disaster and areas where we can help."</p><p>Amazon is committed to leveraging its operations and worldwide logistics network to provide fast and effective relief during natural disasters. This is Amazon's latest effort to use its various modes of transportation to support communities impacted by disasters. Previously, Amazon Air planes flew a full cargo load of humanitarian relief items to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Maria. Working closely with the Red Cross, Amazon Air also flew donated items to Hawaii to help with disaster relief efforts after the Kilauea volcano erupted.</p><p>Through its Disaster Relief by Amazon team, Amazon has supported 10 natural disasters in 2019 so far. Since 2017, Amazon, its employees and customers donated an equivalent of more than $15 million in product and cash for 25 disasters around the world. For Hurricane Dorian specifically, Amazon most recently fulfilled a request from the Florida State Emergency Response Team and sent products that provide sensory aid and support for displaced individuals who are in unfamiliar and uncomfortable environments. Amazon also provided 60,000 bottles of water to two Florida foodbanks. In addition, Amazon donated items like mosquito nets, sunscreen, and insect repellent to International Medical Corps to outfit their medical teams supporting communities affected by the storm. Amazon has also hosted cash and Wish List campaigns for customers over the last week.</p><p>For more information about Disaster Relief by Amazon, visit About Amazon.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190909005660/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces Amazon Career Day on September 17th – 30,000+ Permanent Jobs Available across the U.S. Paying $15 an Hour or More and Offering On-the-job Training and Upskilling Opportunities | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Amazon-Career-Day-on-September-17th--30000-Permanent-Jobs-Available-across-the-U.S.-Paying-15-an-Hour-or-More-and-Offering-On-the-job-Training-and-Upskilling-Opportunities/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Amazon-Career-Day-on-September-17th--30000-Permanent-Jobs-Available-across-the-U.S.-Paying-15-an-Hour-or-More-and-Offering-On-the-job-Training-and-Upskilling-Opportunities | 1,904 | 09/09/2019 06:15:00 | Amazon Announces Amazon Career Day on September 17th – 30,000+ Permanent Jobs Available across the U.S. Paying $15 an Hour or More and Offering On-the-job Training and Upskilling Opportunities | 09/09/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Career Day – the nation's largest job fair – will feature six informational and networking events in Arlington, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle – job seekers can register here
Tens of thousands of corporate, tech, and customer fulfillment roles include full-time, full-benefit opportunities for people with a wide range of skill levels, offering at least $15/hour and competitive benefits, as well as skills training as part of Amazon's $700 million Upskilling 2025 initiative
Amazon Career Day will also help individuals learn more about how to build a business with Amazon, from starting your own delivery business to selling online or publishing your own book
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced Amazon Career Day on Tuesday, September 17th, a series of events across the U.S. where anyone can learn more about the 30,000 full and part-time jobs available at Amazon in locations across the country, from the company's headquarters and tech hubs to datacenters and fulfillment centers. There are jobs for people with all types of experience, education, and skill levels – from entry-level roles at Amazon's fulfillment centers working with the latest robotics technology, software development engineers helping make Alexa smarter, or computer vision scientists building the technology behind Amazon Go. All candidates will have access to on-the-job training and upskilling opportunities as part of the company's $700 millionUpskilling 2025 initiative to help employees gain new skills to build their career.
Amazon will hold six Amazon Career Day events across the U.S. where candidates can learn more about the career opportunities with the company. The events on September 17th are in Arlington – the site of the company's second headquarters in North America – as well as Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle. Amazon Career Day events are open to anyone interested in learning more about opportunities with Amazon, from applying for a job with the company to learning more about how to start a business delivering packages or selling online. For more information – including how to register for the events and apply for open roles – visit amazon.jobs/careerday.
"Amazon has created more than 300,000 new jobs in the U.S. over the last decade – and we're proud to continue investing and creating opportunities for people across the country," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "These are jobs with highly competitive compensation and full-benefits from day one, as well as training opportunities to gain new skills in high-demand fields such as robotics and machine learning."
Candidates can explore open positions on amazon.jobs – and they can learn about the fastest-growing jobs at Amazonhere. The Amazon Career Day events will feature businesses across Amazon, and recruiters will be on-hand to talk to candidates about corporate roles at our 18 Tech Hubs, as well as within our customer fulfillment, delivery, and retail facilities. In addition to the positions available at the company, the events will include informational sessions on how to be your own boss with help from Amazonby selling on Amazon, starting your own delivery company becoming a Delivery Service Partner, or publishing your own book.
Additionally, Amazon is starting to hire for tens of thousands of seasonal roles for its operations network in the coming weeks to meet increased demand for the holiday season. Candidates interested in these positions – also paying $15/hour – can visit amazondelivers.jobs.
Competitive benefits and upskilling opportunities
With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, #5 in Fast Company's 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies and 2019 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Amazon has more than 300,000 full-time employees in the U.S., across more than 40 states and 250 different counties, two headquarters, 18 Tech Hubs, more than 150 fulfillment centers, sortation centers and delivery stations, and more than three dozen Amazon Go, Amazon 4-Star and Amazon Books retail stores. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $270 billion in the U.S., including infrastructure and compensation to our employees. Learn more about Amazon's economic impact across the U.S. here.
Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to full-time employees — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly fulfillment center associates -- including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20-weeks of paid parental leave. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide its employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.
On top of the company's direct hires, there are more than 1.9 million businesses, content creators, and developers in the U.S. using Amazon products and services to start or grow their careers. Small and medium-sized businesses selling their products on Amazon stores are also creating jobs -- more than 830,000 in the U.S. and 1.6 million worldwide. Developers have built more than 90,000 Alexa skills, and hundreds of thousands of authors from around the world have self-published millions of books through Kindle Direct Publishing.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon Career Day – the nation's largest job fair – will feature six informational and networking events in Arlington, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle – job seekers can register here</em></p><p><em>Tens of thousands of corporate, tech, and customer fulfillment roles include full-time, full-benefit opportunities for people with a wide range of skill levels, offering at least $15/hour and competitive benefits, as well as skills training as part of Amazon's $700 million Upskilling 2025 initiative</em></p><p><em>Amazon Career Day will also help individuals learn more about how to build a business with Amazon, from starting your own delivery business to selling online or publishing your own book</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced Amazon Career Day on Tuesday, September 17<sup>th</sup>, a series of events across the U.S. where anyone can learn more about the 30,000 full and part-time jobs available at Amazon in locations across the country, from the company's headquarters and tech hubs to datacenters and fulfillment centers. There are jobs for people with all types of experience, education, and skill levels – from entry-level roles at Amazon's fulfillment centers working with the latest robotics technology, software development engineers helping make Alexa smarter, or computer vision scientists building the technology behind Amazon Go. All candidates will have access to on-the-job training and upskilling opportunities as part of the company's $700 millionUpskilling 2025 initiative to help employees gain new skills to build their career.</p><p>Amazon will hold six Amazon Career Day events across the U.S. where candidates can learn more about the career opportunities with the company. The events on September 17<sup>th</sup> are in Arlington – the site of the company's second headquarters in North America – as well as Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle. Amazon Career Day events are open to anyone interested in learning more about opportunities with Amazon, from applying for a job with the company to learning more about how to start a business delivering packages or selling online. For more information – including how to register for the events and apply for open roles – visit amazon.jobs/careerday.</p><p>"Amazon has created more than 300,000 new jobs in the U.S. over the last decade – and we're proud to continue investing and creating opportunities for people across the country," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "These are jobs with highly competitive compensation and full-benefits from day one, as well as training opportunities to gain new skills in high-demand fields such as robotics and machine learning."</p><p>Candidates can explore open positions on amazon.jobs – and they can learn about the fastest-growing jobs at Amazonhere. The Amazon Career Day events will feature businesses across Amazon, and recruiters will be on-hand to talk to candidates about corporate roles at our 18 Tech Hubs, as well as within our customer fulfillment, delivery, and retail facilities. In addition to the positions available at the company, the events will include informational sessions on how to be your own boss with help from Amazonby selling on Amazon, starting your own delivery company becoming a Delivery Service Partner, or publishing your own book.</p><p>Additionally, Amazon is starting to hire for tens of thousands of seasonal roles for its operations network in the coming weeks to meet increased demand for the holiday season. Candidates interested in these positions – also paying $15/hour – can visit amazondelivers.jobs.</p><p>Competitive benefits and upskilling opportunities</p><p>With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, #5 in Fast Company's 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies and 2019 50 Best Workplaces for Innovators. Amazon has more than 300,000 full-time employees in the U.S., across more than 40 states and 250 different counties, two headquarters, 18 Tech Hubs, more than 150 fulfillment centers, sortation centers and delivery stations, and more than three dozen Amazon Go, Amazon 4-Star and Amazon Books retail stores. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $270 billion in the U.S., including infrastructure and compensation to our employees. Learn more about Amazon's economic impact across the U.S. here.</p><p>Amazon provides highly competitive benefits to full-time employees — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly fulfillment center associates -- including comprehensive healthcare from day one, 401(k) matching, and up to 20-weeks of paid parental leave. Through its Upskilling 2025 initiative, Amazon has also committed $700 million to programs aiming to provide its employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships to its Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.</p><p>On top of the company's direct hires, there are more than 1.9 million businesses, content creators, and developers in the U.S. using Amazon products and services to start or grow their careers. Small and medium-sized businesses selling their products on Amazon stores are also creating jobs -- more than 830,000 in the U.S. and 1.6 million worldwide. Developers have built more than 90,000 Alexa skills, and hundreds of thousands of authors from around the world have self-published millions of books through Kindle Direct Publishing.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190909005412/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces Breakthrough Collaborations with Global Retailers and TV Brands to Bring More than 15 New Fire TV Edition Devices to Europe and North America | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Breakthrough-Collaborations-with-Global-Retailers-and-TV-Brands-to-Bring-More-than-15-New-Fire-TV-Edition-Devices-to-Europe-and-North-America/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Breakthrough-Collaborations-with-Global-Retailers-and-TV-Brands-to-Bring-More-than-15-New-Fire-TV-Edition-Devices-to-Europe-and-North-America | 1,905 | 09/04/2019 14:39:00 | Amazon Announces Breakthrough Collaborations with Global Retailers and TV Brands to Bring More than 15 New Fire TV Edition Devices to Europe and North America | 09/04/2019 | 2019 | Amazon and Grundig announce the world's first Fire TV Edition smart TV with far-field voice control and the first-ever OLED Fire TV Edition smart TV for customers in Germany and Austria
Amazon joins forces with Dixons Carphone and MediaMarktSaturn to sell the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria
Amazon and Anker Innovations introduce the first-ever Fire TV Edition soundbar in Europe and North America
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon, in collaboration with several of the industry's most recognizable brands, today announced a lineup of more than 15 new Fire TV Edition products for customers around the globe, including the world's first Fire TV Edition smart TV with built-in far-field voice control, the first OLED Fire TV Edition smart TV, and the first-ever Fire TV Edition soundbar.
"Customers have told us how much they use and love Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United States and Canada, with millions of devices sold and an average rating of more than 4 stars across all models," said Marc Whitten, Vice President of Amazon Fire TV. "Today we're thrilled to introduce innovative Fire TV Edition smart TVs and the first-ever Fire TV Edition soundbar from global brands that customers know and love. We can't wait for customers to experience these new devices with the Fire TV experience built-in."
Fire TV Edition smart TVs uniquely bring together live broadcast TV channels and all of your streaming content into one easy-to-view location. With Fire TV Edition smart TVs you can connect a HD antenna and use Alexa to instantly search for and watch live TV, or choose from a vast catalog of content from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, and more, as well as local apps like ITV Hub, All 4, and My5 in the United Kingdom, and ARD, ZDF, TVNOW, ProSieben, DAZN, and waipu.tv in Germany. You can also pair any Fire TV Edition product without far-field voice control with any Echo device for hands-free control—just ask and Alexa will play a show, help you find a good movie to watch, control playback, and more. Fire TV Edition devices continue to improve even after your purchase, with new Alexa skills, software features, and applications added regularly. Tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills are already accessible globally today, giving you amazing entertainment experiences, and letting you view and control your compatible smart home devices, connected cameras, lighting, security systems, and more.
Expansion of Fire TV Edition smart TVs
Over the past year, Amazon and Best Buy have sold millions of Insignia and Toshiba Fire TV Edition smart TVs. Customers continue to show enthusiasm for Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United States and Canada with an average rating of more than 4 stars, and 2x as many Fire TV Edition smart TVs sold this Prime Day compared to last year over the same two-day period. The first Toshiba – Fire TV Edition with Dolby Vision launched in June and today, Amazon and Best Buy are excited to announce the first 65-inch Toshiba – Fire TV Edition smart TV with Dolby Vision, which will be available for customers in the United States next month.
Following the growth of Fire TV Edition smart TVs at Best Buy, Amazon is excited to announce breakthrough collaborations with Dixons Carphone, MediaMarktSaturn, and Grundig to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria. With native language support, Fire TV Edition smart TVs are localized for European customers to give them a great user experience.
To support this global expansion, Amazon now works with a growing number of TV manufacturers who produce Fire TV Edition smart TVs. Skyworth, Arcelik, TPV, Compal, and others, can now build Fire TV Edition smart TVs for their customers with manufacturing and assembly capabilities around the world.
Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with Dixons Carphone
Amazon and Dixons Carphone, parent company of Currys PC World, have joined forces to launch JVC – Fire TV Edition Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TVs, which are the first Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United Kingdom—sold at Currys PC World and from Currys PC World as a third party seller on Amazon.co.uk. Available in three models—40", 49" and 55"—each supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and provides an expanded contrast range and superior brightness, as well as over 8 million pixels for stunning clarity and vivid colors. Fire TV Edition smart TVs from JVC come with the Voice Remote with Alexa, which lets you control your entertainment, manage compatible smart home devices, switch inputs, and more using just your voice.
Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with MediaMarktSaturn
Amazon and IMTRON, a company of MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group managing the private label products of the CE retailers MediaMarkt and Saturn, announced plans for a lineup of Fire TV Edition smart TVs. The first models under the private label ok. will be available next year in Germany and Austria.
"We are very excited about collaborating with Amazon. Our aim is to offer high-quality products with the latest features at affordable prices," explains Karsten Sommer, Managing Director IMTRON GmbH. "By integrating Fire TV into the smart TVs of our private label ok., we provide customers of MediaMarkt and Saturn with an incredible user experience. In addition, we are also making it easier for even more customers to control their smart home just by using their voice."
Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with Grundig
Grundig and Amazon announced eleven Fire TV Edition smart TVs in Germany and Austria, including the world's first Fire TV Edition with far-field voice control. The Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition is available in four models—two with far-field voice control and two without—and is the first Fire TV Edition experience on an OLED TV. With eight built-in microphones and Alexa, the Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition Hands-Free with Alexa gives you far-field voice control over your living room entertainment experience. Grundig and Amazon are also announcing the Grundig Vision 7 – Fire TV Edition with 4K Ultra HD and the Grundig Vision 6 – Fire TV Edition with Full HD, which also includes the Voice Remote with Alexa. With today's news, the entire Grundig smart TV lineup will ship with the Fire TV experience built-in.
"Our new Grundig Fire TV Edition television range redefines how people think about their TV experience. Customers not only have access to all their favorite content through live broadcast and video-on-demand, but can also control their compatible smart home products and access thousands of apps, channels, and Alexa skills. We're excited to be able to offer our customers the world's first Fire TV Edition television with far-field voice control, making it even easier for users to control their television and elevate their smart TV experience," said Mario Vogl, Grundig's Northern Europe Regional Director and Managing Director Germany.
Introducing the First-Ever Fire TV Edition Soundbar
Building off the success of Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United States and Canada, Amazon is introducing an entirely new category of products—Fire TV Edition soundbars. The Fire TV experience is integrated directly into the soundbar system, delivering a complete home cinema experience with expansive video streaming and superior sound, all in a single device. You can even add your Fire TV Edition soundbar to a multi-room music group in the Alexa mobile app, letting you stream from Amazon Music and others throughout your home.
Fire TV Edition Soundbar with Anker Innovations
The first expansion of Fire TV Edition beyond smart TVs is from Anker Innovations and Amazon, who have teamed up to launch the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition, which turns any TV into a cinematic smart TV experience. Featuring support for 4K Ultra HD, a unified smart TV user interface, near-field Alexa voice control, Dolby Vision pass through, and more, the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition gives you a cohesive entertainment experience with rich sounds that will fill any room. You can use the included Voice Remote with Alexa to easily navigate the Fire TV experience, turn your compatible TV on and off, and control soundbar functions like power, volume and mute. The Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition is launching in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
Pricing and Availability
The Toshiba 65-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV HDR – Fire TV Edition will be available at Best Buy for $599. It will begin shipping to customers in the United States next month.
The Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition Hands-Free with Alexa (amazon.de/Grundig-FireTVEdition) is available for pre-order on Amazon.de today in 55" and 65" models, starting at €1,299.99. It will begin shipping on November 21. The Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition is available for pre-order on Amazon.de today in 55" and 65" models, starting at €1,199.99. It will begin shipping on October 28. The Grundig Vision 7 – Fire TV Edition is available for purchase today on Amazon.de in 43", 49", 55" and 65" models starting at €349.99. It will begin shipping on October 17. The Grundig Vision 6 – Fire TV Edition is available for pre-order on Amazon.de today in 32", 40", and 43" models starting at €239.99. It will begin shipping on November 1.
JVC – Fire TV Edition Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TVs start at £349, and are sold at Currys PC World and from Currys PC World as a third party seller on Amazon.co.uk. Customers can sign up today on currys.co.uk or amazon.co.uk/JVC-FireTVEdition to be notified when they are available.
The Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition (amazon.com/nebulasoundbar) is available for pre-order today for $229.99 in the United States, $269.99 in Canada, £179.99 in the United Kingdom, and €209.99 in Germany. It will begin shipping on November 21. Customers who pre-order the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition are also eligible for an Amazon Music Unlimited 90-day extended free trial of the premium music subscription.
For more information visit www.amazon.com/firetv.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon and Grundig announce the world's first Fire TV Edition smart TV with far-field voice control and the first-ever OLED Fire TV Edition smart TV for customers in Germany and Austria</em></p><p><em>Amazon joins forces with Dixons Carphone and MediaMarktSaturn to sell the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria</em></p><p><em>Amazon and Anker Innovations introduce the first-ever Fire TV Edition soundbar in Europe and North America</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon, in collaboration with several of the industry's most recognizable brands, today announced a lineup of more than 15 new Fire TV Edition products for customers around the globe, including the world's first Fire TV Edition smart TV with built-in far-field voice control, the first OLED Fire TV Edition smart TV, and the first-ever Fire TV Edition soundbar.</p><p>"Customers have told us how much they use and love Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United States and Canada, with millions of devices sold and an average rating of more than 4 stars across all models," said Marc Whitten, Vice President of Amazon Fire TV. "Today we're thrilled to introduce innovative Fire TV Edition smart TVs and the first-ever Fire TV Edition soundbar from global brands that customers know and love. We can't wait for customers to experience these new devices with the Fire TV experience built-in."</p><p>Fire TV Edition smart TVs uniquely bring together live broadcast TV channels and all of your streaming content into one easy-to-view location. With Fire TV Edition smart TVs you can connect a HD antenna and use Alexa to instantly search for and watch live TV, or choose from a vast catalog of content from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, and more, as well as local apps like ITV Hub, All 4, and My5 in the United Kingdom, and ARD, ZDF, TVNOW, ProSieben, DAZN, and waipu.tv in Germany. You can also pair any Fire TV Edition product without far-field voice control with any Echo device for hands-free control—just ask and Alexa will play a show, help you find a good movie to watch, control playback, and more. Fire TV Edition devices continue to improve even after your purchase, with new Alexa skills, software features, and applications added regularly. Tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills are already accessible globally today, giving you amazing entertainment experiences, and letting you view and control your compatible smart home devices, connected cameras, lighting, security systems, and more.</p><p><em>Expansion of Fire TV Edition smart TVs</em></p><p>Over the past year, Amazon and Best Buy have sold millions of Insignia and Toshiba Fire TV Edition smart TVs. Customers continue to show enthusiasm for Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United States and Canada with an average rating of more than 4 stars, and 2x as many Fire TV Edition smart TVs sold this Prime Day compared to last year over the same two-day period. The first Toshiba – Fire TV Edition with Dolby Vision launched in June and today, Amazon and Best Buy are excited to announce the first 65-inch Toshiba – Fire TV Edition smart TV with Dolby Vision, which will be available for customers in the United States next month.</p><p>Following the growth of Fire TV Edition smart TVs at Best Buy, Amazon is excited to announce breakthrough collaborations with Dixons Carphone, MediaMarktSaturn, and Grundig to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria. With native language support, Fire TV Edition smart TVs are localized for European customers to give them a great user experience.</p><p>To support this global expansion, Amazon now works with a growing number of TV manufacturers who produce Fire TV Edition smart TVs. Skyworth, Arcelik, TPV, Compal, and others, can now build Fire TV Edition smart TVs for their customers with manufacturing and assembly capabilities around the world.</p><p><em>Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with Dixons Carphone</em></p><p>Amazon and Dixons Carphone, parent company of Currys PC World, have joined forces to launch JVC – Fire TV Edition Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TVs, which are the first Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United Kingdom—sold at Currys PC World and from Currys PC World as a third party seller on Amazon.co.uk. Available in three models—40", 49" and 55"—each supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and provides an expanded contrast range and superior brightness, as well as over 8 million pixels for stunning clarity and vivid colors. Fire TV Edition smart TVs from JVC come with the Voice Remote with Alexa, which lets you control your entertainment, manage compatible smart home devices, switch inputs, and more using just your voice.</p><p><em>Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with MediaMarktSaturn</em></p><p>Amazon and IMTRON, a company of MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group managing the private label products of the CE retailers MediaMarkt and Saturn, announced plans for a lineup of Fire TV Edition smart TVs. The first models under the private label ok. will be available next year in Germany and Austria.</p><p>"We are very excited about collaborating with Amazon. Our aim is to offer high-quality products with the latest features at affordable prices," explains Karsten Sommer, Managing Director IMTRON GmbH. "By integrating Fire TV into the smart TVs of our private label ok., we provide customers of MediaMarkt and Saturn with an incredible user experience. In addition, we are also making it easier for even more customers to control their smart home just by using their voice."</p><p><em>Fire TV Edition Smart TVs with Grundig</em></p><p>Grundig and Amazon announced eleven Fire TV Edition smart TVs in Germany and Austria, including the world's first Fire TV Edition with far-field voice control. The Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition is available in four models—two with far-field voice control and two without—and is the first Fire TV Edition experience on an OLED TV. With eight built-in microphones and Alexa, the Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition Hands-Free with Alexa gives you far-field voice control over your living room entertainment experience. Grundig and Amazon are also announcing the Grundig Vision 7 – Fire TV Edition with 4K Ultra HD and the Grundig Vision 6 – Fire TV Edition with Full HD, which also includes the Voice Remote with Alexa. With today's news, the entire Grundig smart TV lineup will ship with the Fire TV experience built-in.</p><p>"Our new Grundig Fire TV Edition television range redefines how people think about their TV experience. Customers not only have access to all their favorite content through live broadcast and video-on-demand, but can also control their compatible smart home products and access thousands of apps, channels, and Alexa skills. We're excited to be able to offer our customers the world's first Fire TV Edition television with far-field voice control, making it even easier for users to control their television and elevate their smart TV experience," said Mario Vogl, Grundig's Northern Europe Regional Director and Managing Director Germany.</p><p><em>Introducing the First-Ever Fire TV Edition Soundbar</em></p><p>Building off the success of Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United States and Canada, Amazon is introducing an entirely new category of products—Fire TV Edition soundbars. The Fire TV experience is integrated directly into the soundbar system, delivering a complete home cinema experience with expansive video streaming and superior sound, all in a single device. You can even add your Fire TV Edition soundbar to a multi-room music group in the Alexa mobile app, letting you stream from Amazon Music and others throughout your home.</p><p><em>Fire TV Edition Soundbar with Anker Innovations</em></p><p>The first expansion of Fire TV Edition beyond smart TVs is from Anker Innovations and Amazon, who have teamed up to launch the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition, which turns any TV into a cinematic smart TV experience. Featuring support for 4K Ultra HD, a unified smart TV user interface, near-field Alexa voice control, Dolby Vision pass through, and more, the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition gives you a cohesive entertainment experience with rich sounds that will fill any room. You can use the included Voice Remote with Alexa to easily navigate the Fire TV experience, turn your compatible TV on and off, and control soundbar functions like power, volume and mute. The Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition is launching in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany.</p><p><em>Pricing and Availability</em></p><p>The Toshiba 65-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV HDR – Fire TV Edition will be available at Best Buy for $599. It will begin shipping to customers in the United States next month.</p><p>The Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition Hands-Free with Alexa (amazon.de/Grundig-FireTVEdition) is available for pre-order on Amazon.de today in 55" and 65" models, starting at €1,299.99. It will begin shipping on November 21. The Grundig OLED – Fire TV Edition is available for pre-order on Amazon.de today in 55" and 65" models, starting at €1,199.99. It will begin shipping on October 28. The Grundig Vision 7 – Fire TV Edition is available for purchase today on Amazon.de in 43", 49", 55" and 65" models starting at €349.99. It will begin shipping on October 17. The Grundig Vision 6 – Fire TV Edition is available for pre-order on Amazon.de today in 32", 40", and 43" models starting at €239.99. It will begin shipping on November 1.</p><p>JVC – Fire TV Edition Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TVs start at £349, and are sold at Currys PC World and from Currys PC World as a third party seller on Amazon.co.uk. Customers can sign up today on currys.co.uk or amazon.co.uk/JVC-FireTVEdition to be notified when they are available.</p><p>The Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition (amazon.com/nebulasoundbar) is available for pre-order today for $229.99 in the United States, $269.99 in Canada, £179.99 in the United Kingdom, and €209.99 in Germany. It will begin shipping on November 21. Customers who pre-order the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition are also eligible for an Amazon Music Unlimited 90-day extended free trial of the premium music subscription.</p><p>For more information visit www.amazon.com/firetv.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190904005883/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Introducing the All-New Fire TV Cube—the Next Generation Fire TV Experience with Far-Field Voice Control, and the Fastest, Most Powerful Fire TV Ever | /news/news-details/2019/Introducing-the-All-New-Fire-TV-Cubethe-Next-Generation-Fire-TV-Experience-with-Far-Field-Voice-Control-and-the-Fastest-Most-Powerful-Fire-TV-Ever/default.aspx | Introducing-the-All-New-Fire-TV-Cubethe-Next-Generation-Fire-TV-Experience-with-Far-Field-Voice-Control-and-the-Fastest-Most-Powerful-Fire-TV-Ever | 1,906 | 09/04/2019 14:37:00 | Introducing the All-New Fire TV Cube—the Next Generation Fire TV Experience with Far-Field Voice Control, and the Fastest, Most Powerful Fire TV Ever | 09/04/2019 | 2019 | The all-new Fire TV Cube is launching in the United States for $119.99 and for the first time in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan
With an ultra-powerful hexa-core processor, the all-new Fire TV Cube delivers a fast, fluid experience, with instant access to Dolby Vision and 4K Ultra HD content at up to 60 fps; plus, with new Local Voice Control you can play, pause, and browse content even faster without touching the remote
Fire TV has more than 37 million active users and is the #1 streaming media player family in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and India
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Today, from Berlin, Germany, Amazon announced the all-new Fire TV Cube, the second-generation hands-free, Alexa-enabled Fire TV experience, and the fastest and most powerful Fire TV ever—still just $119.99. The all-new streaming media player features far-field voice control built directly into the device and is now available for pre-order in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.
"Fire TV Cube was the first hands-free streaming media player powered by Alexa, and since launching last year we have gathered a wealth of feedback from customers about how they use voice in the living room," said Marc Whitten, Vice President of Amazon Fire TV. "Over the past year, we have continued to expand and advance the Fire TV Cube experience based on this feedback with dozens of new features including Multi-Room Music, Follow-Up Mode, and Alexa Communications. These key learnings carried over and guided the development of the second-generation Fire TV Cube, and we are excited to introduce this new-and-improved experience to customers around the world."
With Fire TV, you can watch favorites from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, HBO, SHOWTIME®, CBS, and more—plus stream for free from Tubi, IMDb TV, Pluto TV, and others. Plus, tune to live TV channels with cable or satellite boxes from providers like Comcast, DISH, AT&T TV/AT&T U-verse, and more. Fire TV gives you access to tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills, as well as over 500,000 TV episodes and movies with thousands of titles in 4K Ultra HD. The vast Fire TV catalog combined with powerful voice control makes it easier than ever to enjoy TV, simply say "Alexa, watch Stranger Things on Netflix" and your compatible TV will turn on, open Netflix and pick up playback right where you left off.
All-new Fire TV Cube
The Fastest, Most Powerful Fire TV Ever
Featuring an ultra-powerful hexa-core processor, and more than twice as powerful as the first generation Fire TV Cube, the all-new Fire TV Cube delivers a fast, fluid experience, with instant access to Dolby Vision and 4K Ultra HD content at up to 60 frames per second. You will enjoy the brilliant color of Dolby Vision and HDR, and HDR 10+, as well as the audio clarity of Dolby Atmos on the all-new Fire TV Cube. In addition, Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) comes with Local Voice Control, which is a new on-device processing feature that lets you more quickly execute some of the most frequent voice commands. For example, "Alexa, scroll right," "Alexa, go home," "Alexa, select number one," and more, are up to 4 times as fast as before.
Easy Control of All Your Entertainment
Hands-free voice control means convenience, and on the first-generation Fire TV Cube, customers use voice to control their experience more than 8 times as frequently as on other Fire TV devices. The all-new Fire TV Cube features cutting edge far-field voice recognition with eight microphones and advanced beamforming technology that combines signals from the individual microphones to suppress noise, reverberation, content currently playing, and even competing speech to make sure Alexa clearly hears your request when placed next to your TV. When combined with the powerful new processor, you can easily search and navigate content using just your voice, whether it's through your cable or satellite boxes; streaming apps like YouTube and PlayStation Vue; or HBO, SHOWTIME®, and STARZ through Prime Video Channels. From across the room, just say, "Alexa, switch to channel 31" or "Alexa, tune to NBC," and Alexa will respond to your request.
In addition, Fire TV Cube uses multi-directional infrared technology, cloud based protocols, and HDMI CEC, that when combined with Alexa, let you control your compatible TV, soundbar, A/V receiver, cable or satellite box, as well as other smart home devices. With the built-in speaker, Fire TV Cube lets you dim the lights, check the weather, listen to the news and more—even with the TV off. Since launching last year, nearly 80 percent of customers are using Fire TV Cube for home automation requests and there are tens of thousands of Alexa routines used every week.
Always Getting Smarter
The Alexa service is always getting smarter with new features, device control capabilities, and hands-free voice functionality added regularly, meaning like the first generation device, the all-new Fire TV Cube is going to get even better over time. Since launching last year, Fire TV Cube has improved the Alexa experience and added a number of key enhancements including support for Multi-Room Music, Alexa Communication features, Follow-Up Mode, Alexa Voice Browsing, and more. In addition, more than 50 apps globally currently support enhanced in-app voice controls on Fire TV Cube, giving you more ways to use your voice while navigating through content.
Pricing and AvailabilityStarting today, the all-new Fire TV Cube (amazon.com/firetvcube) is available for pre-order on Amazon in the United States for $119.99, in Canada for $149.99, the United Kingdom for £109.99, Germany for €119.99, and Japan for ¥14980. It ships with an IR extender cable and Ethernet adapter beginning on October 10 in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. It will ship in Japan on November 5. Customers can also pre-order the all-new Fire TV Cube and Ring Video Doorbell 2 together for $249.99—a savings of $69 (amazon.com/firetvcube-bundle). In addition, customers who pre-order the all-new Fire TV Cube are eligible for an Amazon Music Unlimited 90-day extended free trial of the premium music subscription.
For more information visit www.amazon.com/firetvcube.
About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The all-new Fire TV Cube is launching in the United States for $119.99 and for the first time in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan</em></p><p><em>With an ultra-powerful hexa-core processor, the all-new Fire TV Cube delivers a fast, fluid experience, with instant access to Dolby Vision and 4K Ultra HD content at up to 60 fps; plus, with new Local Voice Control you can play, pause, and browse content even faster without touching the remote</em></p><p><em>Fire TV has more than 37 million active users and is the #1 streaming media player family in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and India</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Today, from Berlin, Germany, Amazon announced the all-new Fire TV Cube, the second-generation hands-free, Alexa-enabled Fire TV experience, and the fastest and most powerful Fire TV ever—still just $119.99. The all-new streaming media player features far-field voice control built directly into the device and is now available for pre-order in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.</p><p>"Fire TV Cube was the first hands-free streaming media player powered by Alexa, and since launching last year we have gathered a wealth of feedback from customers about how they use voice in the living room," said Marc Whitten, Vice President of Amazon Fire TV. "Over the past year, we have continued to expand and advance the Fire TV Cube experience based on this feedback with dozens of new features including Multi-Room Music, Follow-Up Mode, and Alexa Communications. These key learnings carried over and guided the development of the second-generation Fire TV Cube, and we are excited to introduce this new-and-improved experience to customers around the world."</p><p>With Fire TV, you can watch favorites from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, HBO, SHOWTIME®, CBS, and more—plus stream for free from Tubi, IMDb TV, Pluto TV, and others. Plus, tune to live TV channels with cable or satellite boxes from providers like Comcast, DISH, AT&T TV/AT&T U-verse, and more. Fire TV gives you access to tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills, as well as over 500,000 TV episodes and movies with thousands of titles in 4K Ultra HD. The vast Fire TV catalog combined with powerful voice control makes it easier than ever to enjoy TV, simply say "Alexa, watch Stranger Things on Netflix" and your compatible TV will turn on, open Netflix and pick up playback right where you left off.</p><p><em>All-new Fire TV Cube</em></p><p><em>The Fastest, Most Powerful Fire TV Ever</em></p><p>Featuring an ultra-powerful hexa-core processor, and more than twice as powerful as the first generation Fire TV Cube, the all-new Fire TV Cube delivers a fast, fluid experience, with instant access to Dolby Vision and 4K Ultra HD content at up to 60 frames per second. You will enjoy the brilliant color of Dolby Vision and HDR, and HDR 10+, as well as the audio clarity of Dolby Atmos on the all-new Fire TV Cube. In addition, Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) comes with Local Voice Control, which is a new on-device processing feature that lets you more quickly execute some of the most frequent voice commands. For example, "Alexa, scroll right," "Alexa, go home," "Alexa, select number one," and more, are up to 4 times as fast as before.</p><p><em>Easy Control of All Your Entertainment</em></p><p>Hands-free voice control means convenience, and on the first-generation Fire TV Cube, customers use voice to control their experience more than 8 times as frequently as on other Fire TV devices. The all-new Fire TV Cube features cutting edge far-field voice recognition with eight microphones and advanced beamforming technology that combines signals from the individual microphones to suppress noise, reverberation, content currently playing, and even competing speech to make sure Alexa clearly hears your request when placed next to your TV. When combined with the powerful new processor, you can easily search and navigate content using just your voice, whether it's through your cable or satellite boxes; streaming apps like YouTube and PlayStation Vue; or HBO, SHOWTIME®, and STARZ through Prime Video Channels. From across the room, just say, "Alexa, switch to channel 31" or "Alexa, tune to NBC," and Alexa will respond to your request.</p><p>In addition, Fire TV Cube uses multi-directional infrared technology, cloud based protocols, and HDMI CEC, that when combined with Alexa, let you control your compatible TV, soundbar, A/V receiver, cable or satellite box, as well as other smart home devices. With the built-in speaker, Fire TV Cube lets you dim the lights, check the weather, listen to the news and more—even with the TV off. Since launching last year, nearly 80 percent of customers are using Fire TV Cube for home automation requests and there are tens of thousands of Alexa routines used every week.</p><p><em>Always Getting Smarter</em></p><p>The Alexa service is always getting smarter with new features, device control capabilities, and hands-free voice functionality added regularly, meaning like the first generation device, the all-new Fire TV Cube is going to get even better over time. Since launching last year, Fire TV Cube has improved the Alexa experience and added a number of key enhancements including support for Multi-Room Music, Alexa Communication features, Follow-Up Mode, Alexa Voice Browsing, and more. In addition, more than 50 apps globally currently support enhanced in-app voice controls on Fire TV Cube, giving you more ways to use your voice while navigating through content.</p><p><em>Pricing and Availability</em>Starting today, the all-new Fire TV Cube (amazon.com/firetvcube) is available for pre-order on Amazon in the United States for $119.99, in Canada for $149.99, the United Kingdom for £109.99, Germany for €119.99, and Japan for ¥14980. It ships with an IR extender cable and Ethernet adapter beginning on October 10 in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. It will ship in Japan on November 5. Customers can also pre-order the all-new Fire TV Cube and Ring Video Doorbell 2 together for $249.99—a savings of $69 (amazon.com/firetvcube-bundle). In addition, customers who pre-order the all-new Fire TV Cube are eligible for an Amazon Music Unlimited 90-day extended free trial of the premium music subscription.</p><p>For more information visit www.amazon.com/firetvcube.</p><p>About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190904005881/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AmazonFresh Expands to Indianapolis With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery | /news/news-details/2019/AmazonFresh-Expands-to-Indianapolis-With-1--And-2-Hour-Delivery/default.aspx | AmazonFresh-Expands-to-Indianapolis-With-1--And-2-Hour-Delivery | 1,907 | 09/04/2019 09:01:00 | AmazonFresh Expands to Indianapolis With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery | 09/04/2019 | 2019 | Prime members in Indianapolis can now shop for fresh groceries with free two-hour delivery on AmazonFresh
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh has expanded to Indianapolis. Beginning today, Prime members in Indianapolis can shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for free two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh.
"We're thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Indianapolis," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President of AmazonFresh and Prime Now. "Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster. We're happy to deliver on that ask and can't wait for customers in Indianapolis to take advantage of one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh."
Prime members can choose from tens of thousands of items across produce, meat, grocery, plus Amazon.com bestsellers from Amazon devices to electronics, health and personal care, home & kitchen, toys and more. And with options for ultrafast 1- and 2-hour delivery, AmazonFresh brings more convenience to life.
Plus, AmazonFresh and Alexa make it even easier. Customers can simply say, "Alexa, order milk from Fresh." Alexa will add a choice for milk to their cart based on past purchases or a top result popular with customers. Alexa is always learning and as you use AmazonFresh, she will remember your favorites and make grocery shopping fast and simple.
Prime members can access AmazonFresh for $14.99 per month as an add-on to their Prime membership. Plus, for a limited time, new customers can start a 30-day free trial of AmazonFresh and receive $10 off their first order of $35 or more by using promotional code Grocery10 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Prime members in Indianapolis can now shop for fresh groceries with free two-hour delivery on AmazonFresh</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh has expanded to Indianapolis. Beginning today, Prime members in Indianapolis can shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for free two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh.</p><p>"We're thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Indianapolis," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President of AmazonFresh and Prime Now. "Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster. We're happy to deliver on that ask and can't wait for customers in Indianapolis to take advantage of one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh."</p><p>Prime members can choose from tens of thousands of items across produce, meat, grocery, plus Amazon.com bestsellers from Amazon devices to electronics, health and personal care, home & kitchen, toys and more. And with options for ultrafast 1- and 2-hour delivery, AmazonFresh brings more convenience to life.</p><p>Plus, AmazonFresh and Alexa make it even easier. Customers can simply say, "Alexa, order milk from Fresh." Alexa will add a choice for milk to their cart based on past purchases or a top result popular with customers. Alexa is always learning and as you use AmazonFresh, she will remember your favorites and make grocery shopping fast and simple.</p><p>Prime members can access AmazonFresh for $14.99 per month as an add-on to their Prime membership. Plus, for a limited time, new customers can start a 30-day free trial of AmazonFresh and receive $10 off their first order of $35 or more by using promotional code Grocery10 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190904005118/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Prime Video Announces New Amazon Original Stand-Up Specials From Ten All-Star Australian Comedians | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Prime-Video-Announces-New-Amazon-Original-Stand-Up-Specials-From-Ten-All-Star-Australian-Comedians/default.aspx | Amazon-Prime-Video-Announces-New-Amazon-Original-Stand-Up-Specials-From-Ten-All-Star-Australian-Comedians | 1,908 | 09/03/2019 17:05:00 | Amazon Prime Video Announces New Amazon Original Stand-Up Specials From Ten All-Star Australian Comedians | 09/03/2019 | 2019 | Talented favourites include Tom Gleeson, Celia Pacquola, Tommy Little, Judith Lucy and Lano & Woodley
The Australian Amazon stand-up specials will come to Prime Video in Australia and 200 countries and territories around the world in early 2020
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 3, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that a series of stand-up specials featuring Australian comedians will be filmed in Melbourne this September and premiere exclusively on Prime Video in early 2020. The specials will include a talented roster of award-winning and nominated comedians, and be made available to Prime members around the world in more than 200 countries and territories. The new specials will include performances by Lano & Woodley, Zoë Coombs Marr, Judith Lucy, Tommy Little, Anne Edmonds, Tom Walker, Celia Pacquola, Dilruk Jayasinha, Alice Fraser and Tom Gleeson.
"Amazon's comedy series and stand-up specials have excited our customers around the world, and we're looking forward to welcoming this talented group of Australian comedians to the Prime Video family," said James Farrell, Head of International Originals for Amazon Studios. "These are hilarious performances that we know our customers will love in Australia and around the world."
Produced by Guesswork Television, Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials coming to Prime Video early next year include:
Joy – Tom GleesonGold Logie winner. Chief celebrity interrogator. Host of the highest-rated Australian quiz show on TV. All-round hard man (especially in Cairns). There's not much Tom Gleeson didn't do in the last year – and Australia can't get enough of him. Celebrities such as Karl Stefanovic, Lee Lin Chin and Andrew Denton keep lining up to be dragged over the coals by Tom on The Weekly'sHard Chat. Sci-fimovie geeks and Led Zeppelin buffs are dying for the chance to impress Tom and have their shot at returning a quip on Hard Quiz, now Australia's highest-rated quiz show. Despite his ruthless grillings, he's still got a lot of love to give. He campaigned mercilessly to help Grant Denyer win the Gold Logie and he bloody won it, before scoring his very own little gold statue in 2019.Accolades: Winner of the 2019 TV Week Gold Logie; Three-time Nominee for Best Comedy, Helpmann Awards.
All Talk – Celia PacquolaCelia Pacquola's All Talk was a highlight amongst the 600-plus shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, earning Celia a nomination for the 2018 Melbourne Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show. She also recently took home the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer, beating out a star-studded line up of some of Australia's top comedians. Celia is a multi-award-winning performer, but it is her genius as a writer that makes her stand-up so damn good, taking stories in unexpected and delightful directions. Sharp, frank, honest, deft and smart as hell, Celia is as good as it gets.Accolades: Winner of the Best Comedy Performer, Helpmann Awards, 2019; Nominated for the Melbourne Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival, 2014, 2018.
Self-Diagnosed Genius – Tommy LittleIdiot or genius? For many, the jury has been out on Tommy Little, but he's here to set the record straight. I mean, would an idiot bungee jump nude on live TV? Or sign up to run one of the toughest marathons in the world, in minus 20 degrees Celsius in Antarctica with no previous experience or training? We rest our case. Despite not knowing how to spell the word genius, Tommy is without a doubt a genius. Miraculously, Tommy is back on Australian soil after surviving the Antarctic marathon and has a cracking story to share. A life of bad choices and dubious decisions has proven to be professional gold for Tommy, who effortlessly mines his life for big laughs across the country. His 2019 tour, Self-Diagnosed Genius, proved to be his biggest yet.
Judith Lucy vs Men – Judith LucyAfter reflecting on her entire history with men, Judith Lucy has concluded that maybe it's time to shut up shop. "Whatever it is that I'm selling, a lot of straight guys simply aren't that interested in buying it. And I'm including people like my father." Judith Lucy vs Men toured in 2019, exploring stereotypes, Judith's own desires and recounting her full history with the opposite sex, leaving it up to the audience to determine whether she should ever date again.Accolades: Winner of the People's Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017; Winner, Best Comedy Performer, Helpmann Awards 2015.
Fly – Lano & WoodleyAfter 12 years apart, Colin Lane and Frank Woodley have reunited to realise Col's dream of making some important theatre, telling the epic story of the pioneers of flight, the Wright brothers. The only thing that could possibly get in the way is... well... Frank. Fly has all the ingredients that have made Lano & Woodley Australian favourites for more than 20 years, with a magical chemistry and polish that had audiences whooping with uncontrollable laughter and jumping to their feet at the conclusion of every performance.Accolades: Winner of the People's Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018; Nominated for the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018; Nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer 2018.
What's Wrong with You? – Anne EdmondsEddo let her alter ego Helen Bidou take her spot at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival last year but now, against her better judgement, Anne has returned and she wants to know… what's wrong with you? Not just you, but the whole lot of you. Humanity has clearly flushed its own head down the drain and she can't decide whether to pull you all up or leave you down there. Clear eyed and in no mood to suffer fools, Eddo is as angry as she is over it.Accolades: Nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award (formerly the Barry Award), Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; Nominated for Best Comedy Performer, Helpmann Awards 2018, 2019.
Bossy Bottom – Zoë Coombs MarrAfter returning to the stage as herself last year (after years of performing with a neckbeard in her award-winning guise as ‘Dave'), Zoë Coombs Marr earned a nomination for Best Comedy Performer at the 2018 Helpmann Awards with Bossy Bottom. Playful, surprising and a little bit silly, it was an absolute hit with fans and critics from Melbourne to Edinburgh.Accolades: Nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer 2018; Winner of the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016; Winner of the Golden Gibbo Award for Best Independent Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016; Nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016.
Very Very – Tom WalkerAfter a massive 2018 delighting and frightening audiences around the globe with his show, Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk, Tom Walker is back, and this year he's decided to strip things back a bit. With a few less words in the title (just two, Very Very) and many less words in the show (he keeps saying this), this brand new hour promises to be, well, frankly, we don't know. We do know, however, that Tom teaming up with the award-winning comedian, theatre maker, writer and all-round creative genius Zoë Coombs Marr to direct the show is making for the most exciting and exhilarating new partnership in comedy. Put Very Very at the top of your list.Accolades: Winner of the Best Newcomer Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2016; Nominated for the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2018.
Live – Dilruk JayasinhaDilruk Jayasinha has quickly become one of Australia's favourite comedians. So much so that he won the 2018 Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent. His small screen star may be soaring but Dil's finest work is all on stage. His live shows have been received with popular and critical acclaim, and his most recent tour culminated in knockout performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London's Soho Theatre.Accolades: Winner of the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, TV Week Logie Awards 2018.
Savage – Alice FraserAlice Fraser's critically-acclaimed solo show, Savage, is about life, death and paper towels - a hilarious and heartbreaking show that straddles the line between comedy and tragedy. In 2015, Savage sold out seasons and earned astronomical critical acclaim at comedy festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as getting glowing reviews from some of the hardest critics in the business during Alice's debut season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials will be filmed at The Coopers Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne. Additional information and tickets are available via The Coopers Malthouse Theatre.
Link to Ticket Page: https://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/the-coopers-malthouse/hosted-events
The announcement of the Amazon Original stand-up specials in Australia follows the recent announcement of Amazon's first Australian Amazon Original, LOL: Last One Laughing, to be executive produced and hosted by Rebel Wilson. Both LOL: Last One Laughing and Amazon's Stand-Up specials will be available on Prime Video in Australia and around the world in more than 200 countries and territories in 2020.
Prime and Prime Video members around the world will be able to stream the Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials and other Amazon Original series including The Boys, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the new series Carnival Row, starring Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom, which premiered on Prime Video August 30. All Amazon Original series are available exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app available on smart TVs, mobile devices, tablets, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, Chromecast and game consoles. In the Prime Video app, users can download all episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. The Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials will be released globally and available on PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories. Prime Video in Australia is available as part of a Prime membership which gives members access to further entertainment benefits including Music, gaming and reading, alongside free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days for just AUD$ 59/year. New customers can find out more at amazon.com.au/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalised recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit http://www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Prime
Prime members in Australia have access to free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days. They also have access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime Video, more than two million songs ad-free, over 1,000 e-books with Prime Reading, benefits for gamers with Twitch Prime, and more. New customers in Australia can try Prime at amazon.com.au/prime with Amazon's 30-day free trial, and then join Prime for AU$6.99 a month, or save 30 per cent with an annual membership at AU$59.
About Guesswork Television
Guesswork Television works with the finest and funniest creators and stars in Australian television and pairs them with teams that are passionate about making great, global TV.
Guesswork Television is a full-service production company with offices in Melbourne and Sydney, specialising in narrative comedy, authored documentary and studio entertainment shows. Guesswork has a slate of projects including Hannah Gadsby: Nanette, Please Like Me, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, The Katering Show (Season 2), Hard Quiz, Tomorrow Tonight, Rosehaven, The Edge of the Bush and Get Krack!n. Guesswork Television won Screen Producer's Australia's 2018 Production Business of the Year Award. www.guessworktv.com.au.
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International Prime Video PRZach Goldsztejn; zachgold@amazon.com | <p><em>Talented favourites include Tom Gleeson, Celia Pacquola, Tommy Little, Judith Lucy and Lano & Woodley</em></p><p><em>The Australian Amazon stand-up specials will come to Prime Video in Australia and 200 countries and territories around the world in early 2020</em></p><p>SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 3, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that a series of stand-up specials featuring Australian comedians will be filmed in Melbourne this September and premiere exclusively on Prime Video in early 2020. The specials will include a talented roster of award-winning and nominated comedians, and be made available to Prime members around the world in more than 200 countries and territories. The new specials will include performances by Lano & Woodley, Zoë Coombs Marr, Judith Lucy, Tommy Little, Anne Edmonds, Tom Walker, Celia Pacquola, Dilruk Jayasinha, Alice Fraser and Tom Gleeson.</p><p>"Amazon's comedy series and stand-up specials have excited our customers around the world, and we're looking forward to welcoming this talented group of Australian comedians to the Prime Video family," said James Farrell, Head of International Originals for Amazon Studios. "These are hilarious performances that we know our customers will love in Australia and around the world."</p><p>Produced by Guesswork Television, Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials coming to Prime Video early next year include:</p><p><em>Joy</em> – Tom GleesonGold Logie winner. Chief celebrity interrogator. Host of the highest-rated Australian quiz show on TV. All-round hard man (especially in Cairns). There's not much Tom Gleeson didn't do in the last year – and Australia can't get enough of him. Celebrities such as Karl Stefanovic, Lee Lin Chin and Andrew Denton keep lining up to be dragged over the coals by Tom on <em>The Weekly's</em><em>Hard Chat. </em>Sci-fimovie geeks and Led Zeppelin buffs are dying for the chance to impress Tom and have their shot at returning a quip on <em>Hard Quiz</em>, now Australia's highest-rated quiz show. Despite his ruthless grillings, he's still got a lot of love to give. He campaigned mercilessly to help Grant Denyer win the Gold Logie and he bloody won it, before scoring his very own little gold statue in 2019.Accolades: Winner of the 2019 TV Week Gold Logie; Three-time Nominee for Best Comedy, Helpmann Awards.</p><p><em>All Talk</em> – Celia PacquolaCelia Pacquola's <em>All Talk</em> was a highlight amongst the 600-plus shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, earning Celia a nomination for the 2018 Melbourne Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show. She also recently took home the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer, beating out a star-studded line up of some of Australia's top comedians. Celia is a multi-award-winning performer, but it is her genius as a writer that makes her stand-up so damn good, taking stories in unexpected and delightful directions. Sharp, frank, honest, deft and smart as hell, Celia is as good as it gets.Accolades: Winner of the Best Comedy Performer, Helpmann Awards, 2019; Nominated for the Melbourne Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival, 2014, 2018.</p><p><em>Self-Diagnosed Genius</em> – Tommy LittleIdiot or genius? For many, the jury has been out on Tommy Little, but he's here to set the record straight. I mean, would an idiot bungee jump nude on live TV? Or sign up to run one of the toughest marathons in the world, in minus 20 degrees Celsius in Antarctica with no previous experience or training? We rest our case. Despite not knowing how to spell the word genius, Tommy is without a doubt a genius. Miraculously, Tommy is back on Australian soil after surviving the Antarctic marathon and has a cracking story to share. A life of bad choices and dubious decisions has proven to be professional gold for Tommy, who effortlessly mines his life for big laughs across the country. His 2019 tour, <em>Self-Diagnosed Genius</em>, proved to be his biggest yet.</p><p><em>Judith Lucy vs Men </em>– Judith LucyAfter reflecting on her entire history with men, Judith Lucy has concluded that maybe it's time to shut up shop. "Whatever it is that I'm selling, a lot of straight guys simply aren't that interested in buying it. And I'm including people like my father." <em>Judith Lucy vs Men</em> toured in 2019, exploring stereotypes, Judith's own desires and recounting her full history with the opposite sex, leaving it up to the audience to determine whether she should ever date again.Accolades: Winner of the People's Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017; Winner, Best Comedy Performer, Helpmann Awards 2015.</p><p><em>Fly</em> – Lano & WoodleyAfter 12 years apart, Colin Lane and Frank Woodley have reunited to realise Col's dream of making some important theatre, telling the epic story of the pioneers of flight, the Wright brothers. The only thing that could possibly get in the way is... well... Frank. Fly has all the ingredients that have made Lano & Woodley Australian favourites for more than 20 years, with a magical chemistry and polish that had audiences whooping with uncontrollable laughter and jumping to their feet at the conclusion of every performance.Accolades: Winner of the People's Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018; Nominated for the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018; Nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer 2018.</p><p><em>What's Wrong with You?</em> – Anne EdmondsEddo let her alter ego Helen Bidou take her spot at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival last year but now, against her better judgement, Anne has returned and she wants to know… <em>what's wrong with you?</em> Not just you, but the whole lot of you. Humanity has clearly flushed its own head down the drain and she can't decide whether to pull you all up or leave you down there. Clear eyed and in no mood to suffer fools, Eddo is as angry as she is over it.Accolades: Nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award (formerly the Barry Award), Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; Nominated for Best Comedy Performer, Helpmann Awards 2018, 2019.</p><p><em>Bossy Bottom </em>– Zoë Coombs MarrAfter returning to the stage as herself last year (after years of performing with a neckbeard in her award-winning guise as ‘Dave'), Zoë Coombs Marr earned a nomination for Best Comedy Performer at the 2018 Helpmann Awards with <em>Bossy Bottom</em>. Playful, surprising and a little bit silly, it was an absolute hit with fans and critics from Melbourne to Edinburgh.Accolades: Nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer 2018; Winner of the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016; Winner of the Golden Gibbo Award for Best Independent Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016; Nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016.</p><p><em>Very Very</em> – Tom WalkerAfter a massive 2018 delighting and frightening audiences around the globe with his show, <em>Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk, </em>Tom Walker is back, and this year he's decided to strip things back a bit. With a few less words in the title (just two, <em>Very Very</em>) and many less words in the show (he keeps saying this), this brand new hour promises to be, well, frankly, we don't know. We do know, however, that Tom teaming up with the award-winning comedian, theatre maker, writer and all-round creative genius Zoë Coombs Marr to direct the show is making for the most exciting and exhilarating new partnership in comedy. Put <em>Very Very</em> at the top of your list.Accolades: Winner of the Best Newcomer Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2016; Nominated for the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2018.</p><p><em>Live</em> – Dilruk JayasinhaDilruk Jayasinha has quickly become one of Australia's favourite comedians. So much so that he won the 2018 Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent. His small screen star may be soaring but Dil's finest work is all on stage. His live shows have been received with popular and critical acclaim, and his most recent tour culminated in knockout performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London's Soho Theatre.Accolades: Winner of the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, TV Week Logie Awards 2018.</p><p><em>Savage</em> – Alice FraserAlice Fraser's critically-acclaimed solo show, <em>Savage</em>, is about life, death and paper towels - a hilarious and heartbreaking show that straddles the line between comedy and tragedy. In 2015, <em>Savage</em> sold out seasons and earned astronomical critical acclaim at comedy festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as well as getting glowing reviews from some of the hardest critics in the business during Alice's debut season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.</p><p>The Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials will be filmed at The Coopers Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne. Additional information and tickets are available via The Coopers Malthouse Theatre.</p><p>Link to Ticket Page: https://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/the-coopers-malthouse/hosted-events</p><p>The announcement of the Amazon Original stand-up specials in Australia follows the recent announcement of Amazon's first Australian Amazon Original, <em>LOL: Last One Laughing</em>, to be executive produced and hosted by Rebel Wilson. Both <em>LOL: Last One Laughing </em>and Amazon's Stand-Up specials will be available on Prime Video in Australia and around the world in more than 200 countries and territories in 2020.</p><p>Prime and Prime Video members around the world will be able to stream the Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials and other Amazon Original series including <em>The Boys, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel </em>and the new series <em>Carnival Row, </em>starring Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom, which premiered on Prime Video August 30. All Amazon Original series are available exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app available on smart TVs, mobile devices, tablets, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, Chromecast and game consoles. In the Prime Video app, users can download all episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. The Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials will be released globally and available on PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories. Prime Video in Australia is available as part of a Prime membership which gives members access to further entertainment benefits including Music, gaming and reading, alongside free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days for just AUD$ 59/year. New customers can find out more at amazon.com.au/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalised recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit http://www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Prime</p><p>Prime members in Australia have access to free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days. They also have access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime Video, more than two million songs ad-free, over 1,000 e-books with Prime Reading, benefits for gamers with Twitch Prime, and more. New customers in Australia can try Prime at amazon.com.au/prime with Amazon's 30-day free trial, and then join Prime for AU$6.99 a month, or save 30 per cent with an annual membership at AU$59.</p><p>About Guesswork Television</p><p>Guesswork Television works with the finest and funniest creators and stars in Australian television and pairs them with teams that are passionate about making great, global TV.</p><p>Guesswork Television is a full-service production company with offices in Melbourne and Sydney, specialising in narrative comedy, authored documentary and studio entertainment shows. Guesswork has a slate of projects including Hannah Gadsby: <em>Nanette</em>, <em>Please Like Me</em>, <em>The Weekly with Charlie Pickering</em>, <em>The Katering Show</em> (Season 2), <em>Hard Quiz</em>, <em>Tomorrow Tonight</em>, <em>Rosehaven</em>, <em>The Edge of the Bush</em> and <em>Get Krack!n</em>. Guesswork Television won Screen Producer's Australia's 2018 Production Business of the Year Award. www.guessworktv.com.au.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190903005890/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>International Prime Video PRZach Goldsztejn; zachgold@amazon.com</p> |
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Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Presented by Amazon Prime Video to Stream Exclusively on the Worldwide Service Friday, Sept. 20 | /news/news-details/2019/Rihannas-Savage-X-Fenty-Show-Presented-by-Amazon-Prime-Video-to-Stream-Exclusively-on-the-Worldwide-Service-Friday-Sept.-20/default.aspx | Rihannas-Savage-X-Fenty-Show-Presented-by-Amazon-Prime-Video-to-Stream-Exclusively-on-the-Worldwide-Service-Friday-Sept.-20 | 1,909 | 08/26/2019 11:11:00 | Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Presented by Amazon Prime Video to Stream Exclusively on the Worldwide Service Friday, Sept. 20 | 08/26/2019 | 2019 | CULVER CITY, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2019-- Amazon Prime Video presents the highly anticipated second annual Savage X Fenty Show, a runway show celebrating the new Fall/Winter 2019 collection from music and fashion icon Rihanna.The extraordinary fashion experience will take place during New York Fashion Week in conjunction with NYFW: The Shows and will feature a combination of models, actors and dancers wearing the latest savage styles, offering up a new type of sexy, where attitude meets individuality. Savage X Fenty Show will stream exclusivelyon Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, September 20.
As a follow up to last year's ground-breaking event, this year's Savage X Fenty Show is raising the bar. The star-studded evening is set to be a radical departure from tradition, a one-of-a-kind event blending music, fashion and culture. With exciting surprises around every corner, including performances from some of the hottest acts in music, the show debuts Savage X Fenty's bold and fearless Fall/Winter 2019 collection.
"I couldn't be more excited that everyone will have full access to The Savage X Fenty Show this year! We are working on creating a bold, sexy, super energetic experience for our viewers," said Rihanna.
"Rihanna has conquered the worlds of music, film, beauty and fashion. She has re-invented the idea of what fashionable lingerie should be for a global customer. The brand authentically reflects empowering statements of inclusivity, body positivity and fun! The Savage X Fenty Show promises to be a ground-breaking and truly unique experience and we're thrilled to give our global customers an exclusive front row seat," said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios.
Following the live show, this year's Savage X Fenty Show will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide giving audiences both in-person and at home a door into the world of Savage X Fenty, as well as the chance to relive the experience again and again. The Amazon Prime Video special will also feature an exclusive look behind the scenes at the making of the show.
The Savage X Fenty Show was created under the artistic direction of Rihanna and Savage X Fenty, and is executive produced by Rihanna and produced by PRODJECT and Endeavor Content's non-scripted group.
ABOUT SAVAGE X FENTY
Music and fashion icon Rihanna embarks on her newest venture: lingerie designer. Inspired to create a line of intimates that complements a variety of shades and shapes, Savage X Fenty celebrates fearlessness, confidence, and inclusivity. In partnership with TechStyle Fashion Group, the label has disrupted and redefined the marketplace with its accessible price point and extensive assortment. "We want to make people look good and feel good," explains Rihanna, who approaches Savage X with the same mentality she does all her projects—to make something new and fresh that everyone can relate to and feel confident in. "We want you to feel sexy and have fun doing it." With sizes from 32A – 46DDD in bras, and XS-3X in undies and sleepwear Savage X Fenty is available for purchase at www.SavageX.com.
ABOUT AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Amazon Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of digital videos—all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.
Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals including the Emmy Award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Hanna, Fleabag, Good Omens, The Boys, Donald Glover's Guava Island, the Academy Award-winningManchester by the Sea and The Salesman, Academy Award-nominated The Big Sick and Cold War, and the critically-acclaimed Beautiful Boy, exclusives, live sports including Thursday Night Football and licensed and self-published content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Watch more with Prime Video Channels: Prime members can add 150+ channels in the US like HBO, Cinemax, STARZ, SHOWTIME, CBS All Access, NBA League Pass and MLB.tv—no extra apps to download, and no cable required. Only pay for the ones you want, and cancel anytime. View the full list of channels available at amazon.com/channels.
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Enhanced experiences: Make the most of every viewing with 4K Ultra HD- and High Dynamic Range (HDR)-compatible content. Go behind the scenes of your favorite movies and TV shows with exclusive X-Ray access, powered by IMDb. Save it for later with select mobile downloads for offline viewing.
In addition to access to movies and TV shows included with Prime, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalogue with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more visit: amazon.com/prime.
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Media ContactsThe Lede CompanyAmanda SilvermanAmanda.Silverman@ledecompany.com
Cara HutchisonCara.Hutchison@ledecompany.com
Emma ParkerEmma.Parker@ledecompany.com
Savage X FentyEmma Tullyetully@savagex.com
Amazon Prime VideoAlana RussoAlana.Russo@amazonstudios.com | <p>CULVER CITY, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2019-- Amazon Prime Video presents the highly anticipated second annual <em>Savage X Fenty Show</em>, a runway show celebrating the new Fall/Winter 2019 collection from music and fashion icon Rihanna.The extraordinary fashion experience will take place during New York Fashion Week in conjunction with NYFW: The Shows and will feature a combination of models, actors and dancers wearing the latest savage styles, offering up a new type of sexy, where attitude meets individuality. <em>Savage X Fenty Show</em> will stream exclusivelyon Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, September 20.</p><p>As a follow up to last year's ground-breaking event, this year's <em>Savage X Fenty Show </em>is raising the bar. The star-studded evening is set to be a radical departure from tradition, a one-of-a-kind event blending music, fashion and culture. With exciting surprises around every corner, including performances from some of the hottest acts in music, the show debuts Savage X Fenty's bold and fearless Fall/Winter 2019 collection.</p><p>"I couldn't be more excited that everyone will have full access to The <em>Savage X Fenty Show </em>this year! We are working on creating a bold, sexy, super energetic experience for our viewers," said Rihanna.</p><p>"Rihanna has conquered the worlds of music, film, beauty and fashion. She has re-invented the idea of what fashionable lingerie should be for a global customer. The brand authentically reflects empowering statements of inclusivity, body positivity and fun! The <em>Savage X Fenty Show</em> promises to be a ground-breaking and truly unique experience and we're thrilled to give our global customers an exclusive front row seat," said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios.</p><p>Following the live show, this year's <em>Savage X Fenty Show </em>will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide giving audiences both in-person and at home a door into the world of Savage X Fenty, as well as the chance to relive the experience again and again. The Amazon Prime Video special will also feature an exclusive look behind the scenes at the making of the show.</p><p>The <em>Savage X Fenty Show</em> was created under the artistic direction of Rihanna and Savage X Fenty, and is executive produced by Rihanna and produced by PRODJECT and Endeavor Content's non-scripted group.</p><p>ABOUT SAVAGE X FENTY</p><p>Music and fashion icon Rihanna embarks on her newest venture: lingerie designer. Inspired to create a line of intimates that complements a variety of shades and shapes, Savage X Fenty celebrates fearlessness, confidence, and inclusivity. In partnership with TechStyle Fashion Group, the label has disrupted and redefined the marketplace with its accessible price point and extensive assortment. "We want to make people look good and feel good," explains Rihanna, who approaches Savage X with the same mentality she does all her projects—to make something new and fresh that everyone can relate to and feel confident in. "We want you to feel sexy and have fun doing it." With sizes from 32A – 46DDD in bras, and XS-3X in undies and sleepwear Savage X Fenty is available for purchase at www.SavageX.com.</p><p>ABOUT AMAZON PRIME VIDEO</p><p>Amazon Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of digital videos—all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.</p><ul><li>Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals including the Emmy Award-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Hanna, Fleabag, Good Omens, The Boys, </em>Donald Glover's <em>Guava Island</em>, the Academy Award-winning<em>Manchester by the Sea </em>and<em> The Salesman, </em>Academy Award-nominated<em> The Big Sick </em>and<em> Cold War, </em>and the critically-acclaimed <em>Beautiful Boy</em>, exclusives, live sports including Thursday Night Football and licensed and self-published content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.</li><li>Watch more with Prime Video Channels: Prime members can add 150+ channels in the US like HBO, Cinemax, STARZ, SHOWTIME, CBS All Access, NBA League Pass and MLB.tv—no extra apps to download, and no cable required. Only pay for the ones you want, and cancel anytime. View the full list of channels available at amazon.com/channels.</li><li>Rent or Buy: Enjoy hundreds of thousands of titles, including new-release movies and entire seasons of current TV episodes, available for all Amazon customers to rent or buy.</li><li>Instant access: Watch where and when you want with the Prime Video app on your smart TV, mobile device, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Apple TV, Chromecast, game consoles, Comcast X1 or from the web. For a complete list of compatible devices, visit amazon.com/howtostream.</li><li>Enhanced experiences: Make the most of every viewing with 4K Ultra HD- and High Dynamic Range (HDR)-compatible content. Go behind the scenes of your favorite movies and TV shows with exclusive X-Ray access, powered by IMDb. Save it for later with select mobile downloads for offline viewing.</li></ul><p>In addition to access to movies and TV shows included with Prime, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalogue with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more visit: amazon.com/prime.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190826005454/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Media ContactsThe Lede CompanyAmanda SilvermanAmanda.Silverman@ledecompany.com</p><p>Cara HutchisonCara.Hutchison@ledecompany.com</p><p>Emma ParkerEmma.Parker@ledecompany.com</p><p>Savage X FentyEmma Tullyetully@savagex.com</p><p>Amazon Prime VideoAlana RussoAlana.Russo@amazonstudios.com</p> |
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AmazonFresh Expands to Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery | /news/news-details/2019/AmazonFresh-Expands-to-Houston-Minneapolis-and-Phoenix-With-1--And-2-Hour-Delivery/default.aspx | AmazonFresh-Expands-to-Houston-Minneapolis-and-Phoenix-With-1--And-2-Hour-Delivery | 1,910 | 08/22/2019 09:00:00 | AmazonFresh Expands to Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery | 08/22/2019 | 2019 | Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix can now shop for fresh groceries with free two-hour delivery on AmazonFresh
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh has expanded to three new cities: Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix. Beginning today, Prime members in those cities can shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for free two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh.
"We're thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President of AmazonFresh and Prime Now. "Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster. We're happy to deliver on that ask and can't wait for customers in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix to take advantage of one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh."
Prime members can choose from tens of thousands of items across produce, meat, grocery, plus Amazon.com bestsellers from Amazon devices to electronics, health and personal care, home & kitchen, toys and more. Beer and wine is also available for delivery to select customers in Houston. And with options for ultrafast 1- and 2-hour delivery, AmazonFresh brings more convenience to life.
Plus, AmazonFresh and Alexa make it even easier. Customers can simply say, "Alexa, order milk from Fresh." Alexa will add a choice for milk to their cart based on past purchases or a top result popular with customers. Alexa is always learning and as you use AmazonFresh, she will remember your favorites and make grocery shopping fast and simple.
Prime members can access AmazonFresh for $14.99 per month as an add-on to their Prime membership. Plus, for a limited time, new customers can start a 30-day free trial of AmazonFresh and receive $10 off their first order of $35 or more by using promotional code Grocery10 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix can now shop for fresh groceries with free two-hour delivery on AmazonFresh</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh has expanded to three new cities: Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix. Beginning today, Prime members in those cities can shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for free two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh.</p><p>"We're thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President of AmazonFresh and Prime Now. "Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster. We're happy to deliver on that ask and can't wait for customers in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix to take advantage of one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh."</p><p>Prime members can choose from tens of thousands of items across produce, meat, grocery, plus Amazon.com bestsellers from Amazon devices to electronics, health and personal care, home & kitchen, toys and more. Beer and wine is also available for delivery to select customers in Houston. And with options for ultrafast 1- and 2-hour delivery, AmazonFresh brings more convenience to life.</p><p>Plus, AmazonFresh and Alexa make it even easier. Customers can simply say, "Alexa, order milk from Fresh." Alexa will add a choice for milk to their cart based on past purchases or a top result popular with customers. Alexa is always learning and as you use AmazonFresh, she will remember your favorites and make grocery shopping fast and simple.</p><p>Prime members can access AmazonFresh for $14.99 per month as an add-on to their Prime membership. Plus, for a limited time, new customers can start a 30-day free trial of AmazonFresh and receive $10 off their first order of $35 or more by using promotional code Grocery10 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190822005128/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces 150 New Tools and Services Have Launched in 2019 to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Grow Their Online Sales | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-150-New-Tools-and-Services-Have-Launched-in-2019-to-Help-Small-and-Medium-Sized-Businesses-Grow-Their-Online-Sales/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-150-New-Tools-and-Services-Have-Launched-in-2019-to-Help-Small-and-Medium-Sized-Businesses-Grow-Their-Online-Sales | 1,911 | 08/22/2019 03:01:00 | Amazon Announces 150 New Tools and Services Have Launched in 2019 to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Grow Their Online Sales | 08/22/2019 | 2019 | Amazon is on track to invest more than $15 billion in 2019 in infrastructure, tools, services, people, and programs to help third-party sellers succeed
Recently launched tools and services include Target Inventory Levels, global rollout of the Amazon Marketplace Appstore, and Sold by Amazon
Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – made up 58% of all physical gross merchandise sold in Amazon's stores in 2018
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced 150 tools and services have been launched since the beginning of the year to help independent small and medium-sized businesses grow their sales in Amazon's stores. Tools like Sold by Amazon help sellers manage the pricing of their products in Amazon's stores, while fulfillment tools like Target Inventory Levels allow sellers to better manage their Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) inventory and, in turn, increase sales. New tools and services, along with infrastructure, programs, and people, are part of the more than $15 billion Amazon is on track to invest this year to empower independent small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores.
Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – made up 58% of all physical gross merchandise sold in Amazon's stores in 2018 and their sales far exceeded $2 billion on Prime Day in July this year. These businesses have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide.
Amazon spends billions of dollars every year to help small and medium-sized businesses around the globe succeed in Amazon's stores. In addition to infrastructure, personnel, tools, and services, investments go towards programs such as Amazon Storefronts, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Launchpad, Amazon Business, Fulfillment by Amazon, Amazon Global Selling, Merch by Amazon, and Amazon Lending, which help small businesses grow.
"Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and we are committed to empowering them," said Nicholas Denissen, Amazon Vice President of Small Business. "As part of our dedication to supporting independent retailers, we have thousands of employees around the globe who work hard on their behalf, developing tools and services to help them grow their sales in Amazon's stores. Ultimately, our success depends on their success."
New tools and services – from inventory trackers, pricing tools, sales reports, and product branding and marketing tools, to educational videos and webinars – help level the playing field for small and medium-sized businesses and lower barriers of entry for them to start selling in Amazon's stores. Delivered through Seller Central, the business management command center, these tools and services give small and medium-sized businesses access to valuable sales and inventory insights as well as resources to help them manage and grow their business with Amazon. Types of recently introduced tools and services include:
Fulfillment and inventory tools – The Target Inventory Levels tool launched in the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, and Germany to help selling partners obtain better insights into their FBA inventory. Achieving suggested inventory levels increases sales through more 1-Day delivery eligibility, and qualifies selling partners for lower storage fees.
Appstore and third-party tools – The Amazon Marketplace Appstore expanded globally into Europe, India, Japan, and Australia. The Amazon Marketplace Appstore helps selling partners identify trusted third-party applications that complement Amazon's free tools and help them streamline their business operations. With more than 200 apps available, selling partners can find tools and services across a range of categories including pricing, advertising, and inventory management.
Pricing management tools – Sold by Amazon, a free, opt-in service, helps selling partners save time and increase sales by automating prices so they can consistently and effortlessly offer customers great prices. Selling partners have peace of mind that they will never receive less than the established price for a product, even if the product is sold to an Amazon customer for less.
Business reports and analytics tools – The Product Opportunities dashboard can help selling partners find new product opportunities that align with how they want to grow and scale their business. To do so, this tool generates customized reports based on business analytics and data that provide curated guidance for selling partners, like purchasing trends and requests for quantity discounts, which help inform their decisions for how to grow their selection. Selling partners using Amazon Business can use the new Marketplace Business Opportunities Portal reports to find more product listing opportunities for their business.
Seller University– An improved, redesigned Seller University portal helps selling partners find relevant educational content easier. In addition, Amazon launched a feature in Seller Central that gives selling partners personalized guidance about additional selling programs and features that they can experiment with to accelerate their growth. Each recommendation includes rich educational content (including Seller University videos) to help selling partners learn more about the programs.
"Based on our recent survey data, we know that greater adoption of digital technology, such as online retail capabilities and tools, could unlock small business job creation and growth to the tune of 360,000 jobs and $140 billion over the next three years with the greatest potential impact on small businesses in rural America with annual revenues under $100,000," said Tim Day, Senior Vice President of the U.S. Chamber's Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC). "To unlock this potential, the Chamber and Amazon share a goal of incentivizing entrepreneurship and enabling small business growth."
Amazon also invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year in personnel and tools to earn the trust of customers and sellers. As part of that investment, Project Zero launched this year in the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, and Germany. Project Zero combines Amazon's advanced technology, machine learning, and innovation with the sophisticated knowledge that brands have of their own intellectual property and how best to detect counterfeits of their products. Through three powerful tools – automated protections, self-service counterfeit removal, and product serialization – Project Zero allows brands and Amazon to work together to drive counterfeits to zero. Additionally, Transparency expanded this year to the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Canada, and India. Brands in Transparency apply a unique code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling detection and preventing sales of inauthentic products.
The 2019 SMB Impact Report, introduced in May, highlighted how Amazon empowers the millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the U.S. and worldwide working with Amazon. This year's report revealed there are more than 1.9 million SMBs, content creators, and developers in the U.S. currently working with Amazon. The number of SMBs eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent last year.
To learn more about the millions of small and medium-sized businesses growing with Amazon, visit: aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon is on track to invest more than $15 billion in 2019 in infrastructure, tools, services, people, and programs to help third-party sellers succeed</em></p><p><em>Recently launched tools and services include Target Inventory Levels, global rollout of the Amazon Marketplace Appstore, and Sold by Amazon</em></p><p><em>Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – made up 58% of all physical gross merchandise sold in Amazon's stores in 2018</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced 150 tools and services have been launched since the beginning of the year to help independent small and medium-sized businesses grow their sales in Amazon's stores. Tools like Sold by Amazon help sellers manage the pricing of their products in Amazon's stores, while fulfillment tools like Target Inventory Levels allow sellers to better manage their Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) inventory and, in turn, increase sales. New tools and services, along with infrastructure, programs, and people, are part of the more than $15 billion Amazon is on track to invest this year to empower independent small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores.</p><p>Independent third-party sellers – primarily small and medium-sized businesses – made up 58% of all physical gross merchandise sold in Amazon's stores in 2018 and their sales far exceeded $2 billion on Prime Day in July this year. These businesses have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide.</p><p>Amazon spends billions of dollars every year to help small and medium-sized businesses around the globe succeed in Amazon's stores. In addition to infrastructure, personnel, tools, and services, investments go towards programs such as Amazon Storefronts, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Launchpad, Amazon Business, Fulfillment by Amazon, Amazon Global Selling, Merch by Amazon, and Amazon Lending, which help small businesses grow.</p><p>"Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and we are committed to empowering them," said Nicholas Denissen, Amazon Vice President of Small Business. "As part of our dedication to supporting independent retailers, we have thousands of employees around the globe who work hard on their behalf, developing tools and services to help them grow their sales in Amazon's stores. Ultimately, our success depends on their success."</p><p>New tools and services – from inventory trackers, pricing tools, sales reports, and product branding and marketing tools, to educational videos and webinars – help level the playing field for small and medium-sized businesses and lower barriers of entry for them to start selling in Amazon's stores. Delivered through Seller Central, the business management command center, these tools and services give small and medium-sized businesses access to valuable sales and inventory insights as well as resources to help them manage and grow their business with Amazon. Types of recently introduced tools and services include:</p><ul><li>Fulfillment and inventory tools – The Target Inventory Levels tool launched in the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, and Germany to help selling partners obtain better insights into their FBA inventory. Achieving suggested inventory levels increases sales through more 1-Day delivery eligibility, and qualifies selling partners for lower storage fees.</li><li>Appstore and third-party tools – The Amazon Marketplace Appstore expanded globally into Europe, India, Japan, and Australia. The Amazon Marketplace Appstore helps selling partners identify trusted third-party applications that complement Amazon's free tools and help them streamline their business operations. With more than 200 apps available, selling partners can find tools and services across a range of categories including pricing, advertising, and inventory management.</li><li>Pricing management tools – Sold by Amazon, a free, opt-in service, helps selling partners save time and increase sales by automating prices so they can consistently and effortlessly offer customers great prices. Selling partners have peace of mind that they will never receive less than the established price for a product, even if the product is sold to an Amazon customer for less.</li><li>Business reports and analytics tools – The Product Opportunities dashboard can help selling partners find new product opportunities that align with how they want to grow and scale their business. To do so, this tool generates customized reports based on business analytics and data that provide curated guidance for selling partners, like purchasing trends and requests for quantity discounts, which help inform their decisions for how to grow their selection. Selling partners using Amazon Business can use the new Marketplace Business Opportunities Portal reports to find more product listing opportunities for their business.</li><li>Seller University– An improved, redesigned Seller University portal helps selling partners find relevant educational content easier. In addition, Amazon launched a feature in Seller Central that gives selling partners personalized guidance about additional selling programs and features that they can experiment with to accelerate their growth. Each recommendation includes rich educational content (including Seller University videos) to help selling partners learn more about the programs.</li></ul><p>"Based on our recent survey data, we know that greater adoption of digital technology, such as online retail capabilities and tools, could unlock small business job creation and growth to the tune of 360,000 jobs and $140 billion over the next three years with the greatest potential impact on small businesses in rural America with annual revenues under $100,000," said Tim Day, Senior Vice President of the U.S. Chamber's Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC). "To unlock this potential, the Chamber and Amazon share a goal of incentivizing entrepreneurship and enabling small business growth."</p><p>Amazon also invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year in personnel and tools to earn the trust of customers and sellers. As part of that investment, Project Zero launched this year in the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, and Germany. Project Zero combines Amazon's advanced technology, machine learning, and innovation with the sophisticated knowledge that brands have of their own intellectual property and how best to detect counterfeits of their products. Through three powerful tools – automated protections, self-service counterfeit removal, and product serialization – Project Zero allows brands and Amazon to work together to drive counterfeits to zero. Additionally, Transparency expanded this year to the U.K., Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Canada, and India. Brands in Transparency apply a unique code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling detection and preventing sales of inauthentic products.</p><p>The 2019 SMB Impact Report, introduced in May, highlighted how Amazon empowers the millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the U.S. and worldwide working with Amazon. This year's report revealed there are more than 1.9 million SMBs, content creators, and developers in the U.S. currently working with Amazon. The number of SMBs eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent last year.</p><p>To learn more about the millions of small and medium-sized businesses growing with Amazon, visit: aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190822005186/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Forecast | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Forecast/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Forecast | 1,912 | 08/21/2019 19:06:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Forecast | 08/21/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Forecast enables developers to build applications with the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com for forecasting future business conditions -- with no machine learning expertise required
Puget Sound Energy, Accenture, and OMOTOR among customers using the service
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Forecast, a fully managed service that uses machine learning to deliver highly accurate forecasts based on the same technology that powers Amazon.com. Amazon uses forecasting to make sure that the right product is in the right place at the right time by predicting demand for hundreds of millions of products every day. Amazon Forecast uses this same technology to build precise forecasts for virtually any business condition, including product demand and sales, infrastructure requirements, energy needs, and staffing levels – with predictions that are up to 50% more accurate than traditional methods. Amazon Forecast is easy to use and requires no machine learning experience. The service automatically provisions the necessary infrastructure, processes data, and builds custom, private machine learning models that are hosted on AWS and ready to make predictions. To get started with Amazon Forecast, visit https://aws.amazon.com/forecast/.
Forecasting is the science of predicting the future. By examining historical trends, organizations can make a call on what might happen and when, and build that into their future plans for everything from product demand to inventory to staffing. Given the consequences of forecasting, accuracy really matters. If a forecast is too high, customers will over-invest in products and staff, which ends up as wasted investment, and if the forecast is too low, they will under-invest, which leads to a shortfall in raw materials and inventory; creating a poor customer experience. Today, companies try to use everything from simple spreadsheets to complex financial planning software to generate forecasts, but high accuracy remains elusive for two reasons. First, traditional forecasts struggle to incorporate very large volumes of historical data, missing out on important signals from the past that are lost in the noise. Second, traditional forecasts rarely incorporate related but independent data, which can offer important context (such as sales, holidays, locations, marketing promotions, etc.). Without the full history and the broader context, most forecasts fail to predict the future accurately.
Amazon has a wealth of knowledge in building accurate forecasts using machine learning from over 20 years of experience operating the world's largest ecommerce business. Delivering billions of packages per year, with a multitude of delivery options in more than ten thousand zip codes, Amazon has developed advanced forecasting capabilities that incorporate the full product history and overlay context from related business activities, such as promotions and pricing changes. Due to this diverse and large-scale forecasting experience at Amazon, customers have asked AWS to share this knowledge with them to help make their own forecasts more accurate.
Today's general availability of Amazon Forecast provides a major step toward putting the power of Amazon's deep experience in forecasting into the hands of everyday developers in virtually every industry. Amazon Forecast produces private, custom models that can help developers make predictions that are up to 50% more accurate than traditional methods. Using machine learning, Amazon Forecast automatically discovers how variables such as product features, seasonality, and store locations affect each other. These complex relationships can be difficult to spot using traditional forecasting methods, but Amazon Forecast uses the machine learning developed at Amazon to quickly recognize complex patterns to improve forecast accuracy. Amazon Forecast automatically sets up a data pipeline, ingests data, trains a model, provides accuracy metrics, and performs forecasts. Developers do not need to have any expertise in machine learning to start using Amazon Forecast, and can use the Amazon Forecast Application Programming Interface (API) or easy-to-use console to build custom machine learning models in less than five API calls or clicks. With Amazon Forecast, customers can achieve accuracy levels that used to take months of engineering in as little as a few hours.
"Amazon Forecast now offers the forecasting expertise from Amazon's first 25 years of building the world's largest ecommerce business in a managed service for any company to leverage," said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President, Amazon Machine Learning. "We've built sophisticated, machine learning forecasting algorithms over many years that our customers can now use in Amazon Forecast without having to know anything about machine learning themselves. We can't wait to see how our customers use the service to reduce operating expenses and inefficiencies, ensure higher resource and product availability, deliver products faster, and lower costs to delight their customers."
Amazon Forecast is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and EU (Ireland) with more availability zones coming soon.
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is the state's largest utility, supporting 1.1 million electric customers and 825,000 natural gas customers in communities in 10 Washington counties. "At PSE, we've used Amazon Forecast to forecast electric and gas consumption at a typical residence. We found that even with a very limited set of historical consumption and weather data, Amazon Forecast performed very well at forecasting 30 days out with virtually no manual effort. With the increased emphasis on environmentally-friendly energy solutions, the ability to produce more accurate energy usage projections at each of our customers' homes and businesses will be essential for energy service providers like PSE. With these enhanced analytical capabilities, PSE will be able to identify custom energy saving programs and services, ultimately reducing customer bills," said Paul Johnson, Sr. Cloud Architect at PSE.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "We are relentlessly focused on driving innovation and bringing increased value to our key clients," said Takuya Kudo, a managing director and global data science innovation lead at Accenture Applied Intelligence. "Amazon Forecast is simple to operationalize for production workloads, allowing us to experiment with multiple state-of-the-art deep learning models for forecasting across our business."
OMOTOR helps businesses improve through AI by providing them with the best of machine learning algorithms, computer vision techniques and cognitive bots that can communicate via WhatsApp and others platforms. "At OMOTOR, we use AI to innovate on behalf of our customers, so access to the most cutting-edge deep learning technologies from AWS is imperative to our client's success. Using Amazon Forecast gives us the ability to create and refine various forecasts from time series data without having to build and train a model manually every time. We forecast real sales for the next 12 months, so we can adequately plan for inventory, estimate future profitability, track market share gain or loss, and other insights. This means we can use more contextual data, optimize more frequently, generate forecasts with upwards of 50% improvements in accuracy, and operate at a great speed. For example, we're helping customers in the automotive industry predict sales across 185 vehicles in Brazil," said Marcio Rodrigues, CEO, OMOTOR.
CJ Logistics is a leading integrated transportation and logistics service provider for individuals and companies in Korea. "Amazon Forecast has been applied to CJ Logistics' parcel volume forecasting process to optimize the amount of human resources, transportation, and warehouse space we provision to meet demand," said YoungSoo Kim, Vice President of TES Strategy Unit for CJ Logistics. "Amazon Forecast allows us to use sophisticated machine learning-based forecasting techniques without building our own system. We have a clear method for increasing our operational efficiency by using Amazon Forecast."
Daemon Solutions is a consultancy helping clients get the most out of technology in business. "One of the most common challenges facing our retail partners is the ability to accurately predict product demand across different SKUs and store locations. Given the ease with which we have been able to use Amazon Forecast to create advanced ML models that meet the accuracy bar when it comes to forecasting as well as account for variables such as promotions and price with our test data sets, we are excited to deploy the service on behalf of our clients and solve real-life problems," said Akram Dweikat, Head of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at Daemon Solutions. | <p><em>Amazon Forecast enables developers to build applications with the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com for forecasting future business conditions -- with no machine learning expertise required</em></p><p><em>Puget Sound Energy, Accenture, and OMOTOR among customers using the service</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Forecast, a fully managed service that uses machine learning to deliver highly accurate forecasts based on the same technology that powers Amazon.com. Amazon uses forecasting to make sure that the right product is in the right place at the right time by predicting demand for hundreds of millions of products every day. Amazon Forecast uses this same technology to build precise forecasts for virtually any business condition, including product demand and sales, infrastructure requirements, energy needs, and staffing levels – with predictions that are up to 50% more accurate than traditional methods. Amazon Forecast is easy to use and requires no machine learning experience. The service automatically provisions the necessary infrastructure, processes data, and builds custom, private machine learning models that are hosted on AWS and ready to make predictions. To get started with Amazon Forecast, visit https://aws.amazon.com/forecast/.</p><p>Forecasting is the science of predicting the future. By examining historical trends, organizations can make a call on what might happen and when, and build that into their future plans for everything from product demand to inventory to staffing. Given the consequences of forecasting, accuracy really matters. If a forecast is too high, customers will over-invest in products and staff, which ends up as wasted investment, and if the forecast is too low, they will under-invest, which leads to a shortfall in raw materials and inventory; creating a poor customer experience. Today, companies try to use everything from simple spreadsheets to complex financial planning software to generate forecasts, but high accuracy remains elusive for two reasons. First, traditional forecasts struggle to incorporate very large volumes of historical data, missing out on important signals from the past that are lost in the noise. Second, traditional forecasts rarely incorporate related but independent data, which can offer important context (such as sales, holidays, locations, marketing promotions, etc.). Without the full history and the broader context, most forecasts fail to predict the future accurately.</p><p>Amazon has a wealth of knowledge in building accurate forecasts using machine learning from over 20 years of experience operating the world's largest ecommerce business. Delivering billions of packages per year, with a multitude of delivery options in more than ten thousand zip codes, Amazon has developed advanced forecasting capabilities that incorporate the full product history and overlay context from related business activities, such as promotions and pricing changes. Due to this diverse and large-scale forecasting experience at Amazon, customers have asked AWS to share this knowledge with them to help make their own forecasts more accurate.</p><p>Today's general availability of Amazon Forecast provides a major step toward putting the power of Amazon's deep experience in forecasting into the hands of everyday developers in virtually every industry. Amazon Forecast produces private, custom models that can help developers make predictions that are up to 50% more accurate than traditional methods. Using machine learning, Amazon Forecast automatically discovers how variables such as product features, seasonality, and store locations affect each other. These complex relationships can be difficult to spot using traditional forecasting methods, but Amazon Forecast uses the machine learning developed at Amazon to quickly recognize complex patterns to improve forecast accuracy. Amazon Forecast automatically sets up a data pipeline, ingests data, trains a model, provides accuracy metrics, and performs forecasts. Developers do not need to have any expertise in machine learning to start using Amazon Forecast, and can use the Amazon Forecast Application Programming Interface (API) or easy-to-use console to build custom machine learning models in less than five API calls or clicks. With Amazon Forecast, customers can achieve accuracy levels that used to take months of engineering in as little as a few hours.</p><p>"Amazon Forecast now offers the forecasting expertise from Amazon's first 25 years of building the world's largest ecommerce business in a managed service for any company to leverage," said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President, Amazon Machine Learning. "We've built sophisticated, machine learning forecasting algorithms over many years that our customers can now use in Amazon Forecast without having to know anything about machine learning themselves. We can't wait to see how our customers use the service to reduce operating expenses and inefficiencies, ensure higher resource and product availability, deliver products faster, and lower costs to delight their customers."</p><p>Amazon Forecast is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and EU (Ireland) with more availability zones coming soon.</p><p>Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is the state's largest utility, supporting 1.1 million electric customers and 825,000 natural gas customers in communities in 10 Washington counties. "At PSE, we've used Amazon Forecast to forecast electric and gas consumption at a typical residence. We found that even with a very limited set of historical consumption and weather data, Amazon Forecast performed very well at forecasting 30 days out with virtually no manual effort. With the increased emphasis on environmentally-friendly energy solutions, the ability to produce more accurate energy usage projections at each of our customers' homes and businesses will be essential for energy service providers like PSE. With these enhanced analytical capabilities, PSE will be able to identify custom energy saving programs and services, ultimately reducing customer bills," said Paul Johnson, Sr. Cloud Architect at PSE.</p><p>Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "We are relentlessly focused on driving innovation and bringing increased value to our key clients," said Takuya Kudo, a managing director and global data science innovation lead at Accenture Applied Intelligence. "Amazon Forecast is simple to operationalize for production workloads, allowing us to experiment with multiple state-of-the-art deep learning models for forecasting across our business."</p><p>OMOTOR helps businesses improve through AI by providing them with the best of machine learning algorithms, computer vision techniques and cognitive bots that can communicate via WhatsApp and others platforms. "At OMOTOR, we use AI to innovate on behalf of our customers, so access to the most cutting-edge deep learning technologies from AWS is imperative to our client's success. Using Amazon Forecast gives us the ability to create and refine various forecasts from time series data without having to build and train a model manually every time. We forecast real sales for the next 12 months, so we can adequately plan for inventory, estimate future profitability, track market share gain or loss, and other insights. This means we can use more contextual data, optimize more frequently, generate forecasts with upwards of 50% improvements in accuracy, and operate at a great speed. For example, we're helping customers in the automotive industry predict sales across 185 vehicles in Brazil," said Marcio Rodrigues, CEO, OMOTOR.</p><p>CJ Logistics is a leading integrated transportation and logistics service provider for individuals and companies in Korea. "Amazon Forecast has been applied to CJ Logistics' parcel volume forecasting process to optimize the amount of human resources, transportation, and warehouse space we provision to meet demand," said YoungSoo Kim, Vice President of TES Strategy Unit for CJ Logistics. "Amazon Forecast allows us to use sophisticated machine learning-based forecasting techniques without building our own system. We have a clear method for increasing our operational efficiency by using Amazon Forecast."</p><p>Daemon Solutions is a consultancy helping clients get the most out of technology in business. "One of the most common challenges facing our retail partners is the ability to accurately predict product demand across different SKUs and store locations. Given the ease with which we have been able to use Amazon Forecast to create advanced ML models that meet the accuracy bar when it comes to forecasting as well as account for variables such as promotions and price with our test data sets, we are excited to deploy the service on behalf of our clients and solve real-life problems," said Akram Dweikat, Head of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at Daemon Solutions.</p> |
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Amazon Expands Portland Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 400 New High Tech Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Expands-Portland-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-400-New-High-Tech-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Expands-Portland-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-400-New-High-Tech-Jobs | 1,913 | 08/21/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Expands Portland Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 400 New High Tech Jobs | 08/21/2019 | 2019 | Amazon opens new 84,000 square foot office located in downtown Portland to double its tech workforce in the area
The company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Oregon and invested over $9 billion in the state since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation
Amazon employs more than 20,000 employees across the company's growing network of North American Tech Hubs
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Portland Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new high tech jobs in fields including software development, operations, IT, Support Engineering, Solutions Architects, and Product Management. With a new 84,000 square foot office in downtown Portland Amazon expects to double its tech workforce in the area. The company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Oregon since 2010 and invested over $9 billion in the state, including customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and compensation to its employees.
"We are excited to create more tech jobs in a city with a historic culture of innovation and tremendous talent," said Khawaja Shams, VP of Engineering, AWS Elemental in Amazon's new Portland office. "We look forward to hiring locally and generating more opportunity in our vibrant community. Thank you to all of our partners across the city and state for helping us to continue to invest here and contribute to keep growing and diversifying the local economy."
"Our state is a great place to live, work, and play, and I'm pleased to see more Oregon jobs in the pipeline via the Amazon Portland Tech Hub," said Governor Kate Brown. "By adding 400 more jobs, we grow both our vibrant tech industry and our community."
"The City of Portland continues to be a leader in the technology sector, and the expansion of Amazon's Portland Tech Hub is another example of that," Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said. "It's a win any time we can add jobs to our already-thriving economy."
"Amazon's expansion in Portland will have a tremendous impact on opportunities for our local workforce," said Kimberly Branam, Prosper Portland executive director. "We look forward to the company's growth here as a strong community partner helping us build an equitable economy."
Amazon's Portland Tech Hub is one of the company's 18 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Northern Virginia headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees innovating for Amazon customers around the world. Portland-based Amazon teams currently build and support products and services for Amazon Web Services (AWS) including AWS Elemental which was founded in Portland in 2006.
With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company'sWorld's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Amazon offers a wide range of programs to equip employees with the skills for new, in-demand jobs – from paid cloud computing apprenticeships, to Amazon Technical Academy to its innovative Career Choice initiative, which prepays 95 percent of the cost of tuition to pursue continuing education courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. All these program are part of Upskilling 2025, a $700 million commitment by Amazon looking to support all employees in gaining critical skills to move into higher skill, better paying, technical or non-technical roles.
Investing and creating jobs in Oregon
Since 2010, Amazon has invested over $9 billion in Oregon, building customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure and research facilities. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed more than $2 billion to Oregon's economy (2010-2018) and generated an additional 13,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also more than 34,500 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Oregon's growing their businesses with Amazon.
As a part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to the communities where employees live and work, the Amazon Future Engineer program—a childhood-to-career program to inspire, educate, and propel children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to try computer science – serves more than 10 million students each year across the country. In Oregon specifically, Amazon Future Engineer is funding computer science classes in more than a dozen Oregon high schools, funding more than 30 young local students in after school coding camps, and provided one school in Oregon with an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grant. Amazon Future Engineer also awarded one student in Oregon an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. Additionally, hundreds of Portland-based Amazonians volunteer with local nonprofits working on hunger, housing, education, and the environment. In 2018, employees in Portland gave back over 3,000 hours engaging with 32 nonprofits, at over 100 events. In 2019 alone, Amazon employees have volunteered more than 1,800 hours with 27 nonprofits.
About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon opens new 84,000 square foot office located in downtown Portland to double its tech workforce in the area</em></p><p><em>The company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Oregon and invested over $9 billion in the state since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation</em></p><p><em>Amazon employs more than 20,000 employees across the company's growing network of North American Tech Hubs</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Portland Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new high tech jobs in fields including software development, operations, IT, Support Engineering, Solutions Architects, and Product Management. With a new 84,000 square foot office in downtown Portland Amazon expects to double its tech workforce in the area. The company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Oregon since 2010 and invested over $9 billion in the state, including customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and compensation to its employees.</p><p>"We are excited to create more tech jobs in a city with a historic culture of innovation and tremendous talent," said Khawaja Shams, VP of Engineering, AWS Elemental in Amazon's new Portland office. "We look forward to hiring locally and generating more opportunity in our vibrant community. Thank you to all of our partners across the city and state for helping us to continue to invest here and contribute to keep growing and diversifying the local economy."</p><p>"Our state is a great place to live, work, and play, and I'm pleased to see more Oregon jobs in the pipeline via the Amazon Portland Tech Hub," said Governor Kate Brown. "By adding 400 more jobs, we grow both our vibrant tech industry and our community."</p><p>"The City of Portland continues to be a leader in the technology sector, and the expansion of Amazon's Portland Tech Hub is another example of that," Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said. "It's a win any time we can add jobs to our already-thriving economy."</p><p>"Amazon's expansion in Portland will have a tremendous impact on opportunities for our local workforce," said Kimberly Branam, Prosper Portland executive director. "We look forward to the company's growth here as a strong community partner helping us build an equitable economy."</p><p>Amazon's Portland Tech Hub is one of the company's 18 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Northern Virginia headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees innovating for Amazon customers around the world. Portland-based Amazon teams currently build and support products and services for Amazon Web Services (AWS) including AWS Elemental which was founded in Portland in 2006.</p><p>With more than 650,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company'sWorld's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Amazon offers a wide range of programs to equip employees with the skills for new, in-demand jobs – from paid cloud computing apprenticeships, to Amazon Technical Academy to its innovative Career Choice initiative, which prepays 95 percent of the cost of tuition to pursue continuing education courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. All these program are part of Upskilling 2025, a $700 million commitment by Amazon looking to support all employees in gaining critical skills to move into higher skill, better paying, technical or non-technical roles.</p><p>Investing and creating jobs in Oregon</p><p>Since 2010, Amazon has invested over $9 billion in Oregon, building customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure and research facilities. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed more than $2 billion to Oregon's economy (2010-2018) and generated an additional 13,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also more than 34,500 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Oregon's growing their businesses with Amazon.</p><p>As a part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to the communities where employees live and work, the Amazon Future Engineer program—a childhood-to-career program to inspire, educate, and propel children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to try computer science – serves more than 10 million students each year across the country. In Oregon specifically, Amazon Future Engineer is funding computer science classes in more than a dozen Oregon high schools, funding more than 30 young local students in after school coding camps, and provided one school in Oregon with an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grant. Amazon Future Engineer also awarded one student in Oregon an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. Additionally, hundreds of Portland-based Amazonians volunteer with local nonprofits working on hunger, housing, education, and the environment. In 2018, employees in Portland gave back over 3,000 hours engaging with 32 nonprofits, at over 100 events. In 2019 alone, Amazon employees have volunteered more than 1,800 hours with 27 nonprofits.</p><p>About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190821005417/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Rebel Wilson Teams Up with Amazon Prime Video to Host first Australian Amazon Original series LOL: Last One Laughing | /news/news-details/2019/Rebel-Wilson-Teams-Up-with-Amazon-Prime-Video-to-Host-first-Australian-Amazon-Original-series-LOL-Last-One-Laughing/default.aspx | Rebel-Wilson-Teams-Up-with-Amazon-Prime-Video-to-Host-first-Australian-Amazon-Original-series-LOL-Last-One-Laughing | 1,914 | 08/20/2019 18:00:00 | Rebel Wilson Teams Up with Amazon Prime Video to Host first Australian Amazon Original series LOL: Last One Laughing | 08/20/2019 | 2019 | LOL: Last One Laughing will film nonstop in Sydney and feature a star-studded cast of ten Australian comedians competing in a battle of laughs
Following the successful release of multiple seasons of the same format by Amazon Prime Video in Japan and Mexico, the new series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video as an Amazon Original series in Australia and around the world in more than 200 countries and territories
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Prime Video today announced that Australian actress, writer and producer Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, The Hustle, Isn't It Romantic) has signed on to host and executive produce the first Australian Amazon Original series, LOL: Last One Laughing. The comedy-variety series, produced with Endemol Shine Australia, will feature a star-studded cast of ten Australian comedic actors and stand-ups competing to make each other laugh first. The final comedian left standing will win the grand prize of AUD$ 100,000. This first Australian Amazon Original series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories in 2020.
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Rebel Wilson Teams Up with Amazon Prime Video to Host first Australian Amazon Original series LOL: Last One Laughing (Photo: Business Wire)
The six-part Amazon Original series will film nonstop to catch all of the hilarious action, and follow the select group of talented comics who bring various styles to the table, including stand-up, character, improvisational and physical comedy, among others.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the Prime Video family of creators and talent," said star, host and executive producer, Rebel Wilson. "I've already had the chance to work with Alexa - she's great - and on Audible, so working with Prime Video seemed like an obvious choice. I can't wait to see what these talented Australian comedians come up with and how far they'll go to take home the prize."
LOL: Last One Laughing follows the format of the successful Amazon Original series from Japan, HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental, produced by and starring comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto who leads ten comedians betting their own money in an anything goes "battle of laughter behind closed doors". The format was also launched in Mexico with comedian Eugenio Derbez as the laugh-house's host. The series in Japan and Mexico are customer favourites and are currently on their seventh and second seasons, respectively.
"We're excited to bring LOL: Last One Laughing to our Prime members in Australia and around the world," said James Farrell, Head of International Originals for Amazon Studios. "Customers in Japan and Mexico have told us they love Documental and LOL: Last One Laughing. Australia was an easy choice as the next country to bring this to and Rebel Wilson was at the top of our list to host and star. We think our Prime members are going to love it."
Over the coming weeks, Prime Video will announce more leading Australian comedians who will participate in the series. LOL: Last One Laughing is executive produced by Marty Benson and David McDonald. Production will take place this spring in Sydney, with Endemol Shine Australia bringing a highly talented crew of Australian television and film professionals.
Endemol Shine Australia CEO, Mark Fennessy, said: "We're truly thrilled to be working with Rebel and Amazon on this brilliant comedy series. LOL: Last One Laughing is a one-of-a-kind laughter survival format unlike any other. We look forward to bringing Australia's unique brand of unpredictable comedy chaos to Amazon customers."
LOL: Last One Laughing is the first Australian Amazon Original series and follows the release of Amazon Original series that have been launched around the world in countries including France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. Last month, Prime Video also announced the first Brazilian Amazon Original series, All or Nothing: Brazilian National Football Team. The series will join thousands of TV shows and movies in the Prime Video catalogue, including award winning and critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals such as Good Omens, The Grand Tour, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryanand The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Prime and Prime Video members around the world will be able to stream LOL: Last One Laughing exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app available on smart TVs, mobile devices, tablets, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, Chromecast and game consoles. In the Prime Video app, users can download all episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. The series will be released globally and available on PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories. Prime Video in Australia is available as part of a Prime membership which gives members access to further entertainment benefits including Music, gaming and reading, alongside free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days for just AUD$ 59/year. New customers can find out more at amazon.com.au/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalised recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit http://www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Prime
Prime members in Australia have access to free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days. They also have access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime Video, more than two million songs ad-free, over 1,000 e-books with Prime Reading, benefits for gamers with Twitch Prime, and more. New customers in Australia can try Prime at amazon.com.au/prime with Amazon's 30-day free trial, and then join Prime for AU$6.99 a month, or save 30 per cent with an annual membership at AU$59.
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International Prime Video PRZach Goldsztejn; zachgold@amazon.com | <p>LOL: Last One Laughing<em> will film nonstop in Sydney and feature a star-studded cast of ten Australian comedians competing in a battle of laughs</em></p><p><em>Following the successful release of multiple seasons of the same format by Amazon Prime Video in Japan and Mexico, the new series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video as an Amazon Original series in Australia and around the world in more than 200 countries and territories</em></p><p>SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Prime Video today announced that Australian actress, writer and producer Rebel Wilson (<em>Pitch Perfect, The Hustle, Isn't It Romantic</em>) has signed on to host and executive produce the first Australian Amazon Original series, <em>LOL: Last One Laughing.</em> The comedy-variety series, produced with Endemol Shine Australia, will feature a star-studded cast of ten Australian comedic actors and stand-ups competing to make each other laugh first. The final comedian left standing will win the grand prize of AUD$ 100,000. This first Australian Amazon Original series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories in 2020.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190820005695/en/</p><div><p>Rebel Wilson Teams Up with Amazon Prime Video to Host first Australian Amazon Original series LOL: Last One Laughing (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>The six-part Amazon Original series will film nonstop to catch all of the hilarious action, and follow the select group of talented comics who bring various styles to the table, including stand-up, character, improvisational and physical comedy, among others.</p><p>"I'm thrilled to be joining the Prime Video family of creators and talent," said star, host and executive producer, Rebel Wilson. "I've already had the chance to work with Alexa - she's great - and on Audible, so working with Prime Video seemed like an obvious choice. I can't wait to see what these talented Australian comedians come up with and how far they'll go to take home the prize."</p><p><em>LOL: Last One Laughing </em>follows the format of the successful Amazon Original series from Japan, <em>HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental</em>, produced by and starring comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto who leads ten comedians betting their own money in an anything goes "battle of laughter behind closed doors". The format was also launched in Mexico with comedian Eugenio Derbez as the laugh-house's host. The series in Japan and Mexico are customer favourites and are currently on their seventh and second seasons, respectively.</p><p>"We're excited to bring <em>LOL: Last One Laughing</em> to our Prime members in Australia and around the world," said James Farrell, Head of International Originals for Amazon Studios. "Customers in Japan and Mexico have told us they love <em>Documental </em>and <em>LOL: Last One Laughing</em>. Australia was an easy choice as the next country to bring this to and Rebel Wilson was at the top of our list to host and star. We think our Prime members are going to love it."</p><p>Over the coming weeks, Prime Video will announce more leading Australian comedians who will participate in the series. <em>LOL: Last One Laughing</em> is executive produced by Marty Benson and David McDonald. Production will take place this spring in Sydney, with Endemol Shine Australia bringing a highly talented crew of Australian television and film professionals.</p><p>Endemol Shine Australia CEO, Mark Fennessy, said: "We're truly thrilled to be working with Rebel and Amazon on this brilliant comedy series. <em>LOL: Last One Laughing</em> is a one-of-a-kind laughter survival format unlike any other. We look forward to bringing Australia's unique brand of unpredictable comedy chaos to Amazon customers."</p><p><em>LOL: Last One Laughing </em>is the first Australian Amazon Original series and follows the release of Amazon Original series that have been launched around the world in countries including France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. Last month, Prime Video also announced the first Brazilian Amazon Original series, <em>All or Nothing: Brazilian National Football Team</em>. The series will join thousands of TV shows and movies in the Prime Video catalogue, including award winning and critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals such as <em>Good Omens, The Grand Tour, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan</em>and<em> The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.</em></p><p>Prime and Prime Video members around the world will be able to stream <em>LOL: Last One Laughing</em> exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app available on smart TVs, mobile devices, tablets, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, Chromecast and game consoles. In the Prime Video app, users can download all episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. The series will be released globally and available on PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories. Prime Video in Australia is available as part of a Prime membership which gives members access to further entertainment benefits including Music, gaming and reading, alongside free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days for just AUD$ 59/year. New customers can find out more at amazon.com.au/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalised recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit http://www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Prime</p><p>Prime members in Australia have access to free delivery on millions of local and international eligible items in as fast as two days. They also have access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime Video, more than two million songs ad-free, over 1,000 e-books with Prime Reading, benefits for gamers with Twitch Prime, and more. New customers in Australia can try Prime at amazon.com.au/prime with Amazon's 30-day free trial, and then join Prime for AU$6.99 a month, or save 30 per cent with an annual membership at AU$59.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190820005695/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>International Prime Video PRZach Goldsztejn; zachgold@amazon.com</p> |
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Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Utah with New Fulfillment Center in West Jordan | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-in-Utah-with-New-Fulfillment-Center-in-West-Jordan/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-in-Utah-with-New-Fulfillment-Center-in-West-Jordan | 1,915 | 08/19/2019 18:00:00 | Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Utah with New Fulfillment Center in West Jordan | 08/19/2019 | 2019 | Amazon currently employs more than 2,000 people in Utah; new facility will employ more than 800 associates
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in West Jordan, Utah creating more than 800 full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits starting on day one. Amazon currently employs more than 2,000 full-time associates throughout the State of Utah.
"We're excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in West Jordan and to continue innovating in a state committed to providing great opportunities for jobs and customer experience. Utah has a talented workforce, and we are very excited to grow employment beyond the more than 2,000 associates already serving customers in the state," said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment.
"We are pleased that Amazon has chosen Utah again for such a strategic part of Amazon's business by setting up another fulfillment center in West Jordan. As the ‘Crossroads of the West,' Utah is the perfect place for companies in the distribution, fulfillment, and logistics industries to enjoy great success. This is another example of the strength of Utah's economy and the high quality of life we enjoy," said Governor Gary R. Herbert.
"In Utah we have a workforce that is honest, hardworking, and productive. We hear from companies all the time that their Utah operations are their most efficient and productive because of the workforce that we have in our state. We are proud to welcome Amazon yet again and are excited to work with you," added Gov. Herbert.
Amazon employees at the more than one million-square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles, and larger household goods. All associates will go through hours of safety training and have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs such as Career Choice. In this program, the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch, over 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.
On top of Amazon's $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families.
"West Jordan is thrilled to welcome a new Amazon fulfillment center. Amazon's decision to invest here reflects confidence in the City's business environment and excellent workforce," said Jim Riding, Mayor of West Jordan. "This project, with approximately 800 new jobs, will provide our residents with even greater opportunity to work close to home. To the folks at Amazon, thank you for selecting the City of West Jordan for this new facility. We are proud to partner with you and are encouraged by the additional growth this project will bring."
Amazon's fulfillment network supports hundreds of thousands of businesses of all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and many of those local organizations are based right here in Utah. There are more than 26,500 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Utah growing their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services. According to a report released last year, Utah has more small- and medium-sized businesses per capita selling their products on Amazon than any other state in the nation.
The project is being developed by Seefried Industrial Properties.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon currently employs more than 2,000 people in Utah; new facility will employ more than 800 associates</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in West Jordan, Utah creating more than 800 full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits starting on day one. Amazon currently employs more than 2,000 full-time associates throughout the State of Utah.</p><p>"We're excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in West Jordan and to continue innovating in a state committed to providing great opportunities for jobs and customer experience. Utah has a talented workforce, and we are very excited to grow employment beyond the more than 2,000 associates already serving customers in the state," said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment.</p><p>"We are pleased that Amazon has chosen Utah again for such a strategic part of Amazon's business by setting up another fulfillment center in West Jordan. As the ‘Crossroads of the West,' Utah is the perfect place for companies in the distribution, fulfillment, and logistics industries to enjoy great success. This is another example of the strength of Utah's economy and the high quality of life we enjoy," said Governor Gary R. Herbert.</p><p>"In Utah we have a workforce that is honest, hardworking, and productive. We hear from companies all the time that their Utah operations are their most efficient and productive because of the workforce that we have in our state. We are proud to welcome Amazon yet again and are excited to work with you," added Gov. Herbert.</p><p>Amazon employees at the more than one million-square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles, and larger household goods. All associates will go through hours of safety training and have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs such as Career Choice. In this program, the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch, over 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.</p><p>On top of Amazon's $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families.</p><p>"West Jordan is thrilled to welcome a new Amazon fulfillment center. Amazon's decision to invest here reflects confidence in the City's business environment and excellent workforce," said Jim Riding, Mayor of West Jordan. "This project, with approximately 800 new jobs, will provide our residents with even greater opportunity to work close to home. To the folks at Amazon, thank you for selecting the City of West Jordan for this new facility. We are proud to partner with you and are encouraged by the additional growth this project will bring."</p><p>Amazon's fulfillment network supports hundreds of thousands of businesses of all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and many of those local organizations are based right here in Utah. There are more than 26,500 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Utah growing their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services. According to a report released last year, Utah has more small- and medium-sized businesses per capita selling their products on Amazon than any other state in the nation.</p><p>The project is being developed by Seefried Industrial Properties.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190819005617/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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The Globe and Mail Selects AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider | /news/news-details/2019/The-Globe-and-Mail-Selects-AWS-as-its-Preferred-Cloud-Provider/default.aspx | The-Globe-and-Mail-Selects-AWS-as-its-Preferred-Cloud-Provider | 1,916 | 08/14/2019 09:00:00 | The Globe and Mail Selects AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider | 08/14/2019 | 2019 | Canada's leading news brand delivers new experiences for readers and improves operational efficiencies leveraging AWS machine learning and analytics services
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that The Globe and Mail, Canada's most read print/digital newspaper, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider and as its standard for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads. Rapid adoption and experimentation with a range of AWS ML services including Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Rekognition, and Amazon Textract have helped reporters and editors at The Globe to more effectively find, tell, and promote stories that matter to their audience without the need for manual review, custom code, or machine learning experience. The Globe also uses Amazon Polly, turning readers into listeners by converting text articles to audio in English, French, and Mandarin, including the newly unveiled Amazon Polly Newscaster voices.
The Globe runs applications like its popular recommendation engine and its proprietary Sophi predictive analytics platform on AWS. The Sophi platform uses AWS services, including Amazon SageMaker, to unlock value by learning how readers respond to and engage with content. Using machine learning systems trained by news editors, it can predict how valuable a story is likely to be prior to publication. This helps the team identify which stories should go behind a paywall, as well as which content should be promoted, when, where, and for how long. ML is touching every piece of the newspaper from improving staff efficiency, to creating new experiences for customers, to building new lines of business. The Globe is using Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning models quickly, to build models to retain existing customers and acquire new ones.
"The Globe and Mail is investing heavily in data science and artificial intelligence. From our new audio feature running on Amazon Polly, to the Sophi predictive analytics platform, we are seeing great value in using AWS's AI and ML services," said Greg Doufas, Chief Technology and Digital Officer, The Globe and Mail. "The Globe originally built Sophi for its own use, but has since begun offering Sophi as a service to other news organizations. With AWS, we are able to bring our tech experts and editorial leadership together to innovate and bring new ideas to the newsroom to provide great experiences for our readers."
"The Globe has been delivering Canada's news since 1844, and is known for its focus on being a customer-focused organization that puts the needs of its readers first. As a leader in the industry, it is driven by an understanding that it needs to continue to innovate on behalf of their readers and is setting the tone for what's possible with the world's leading cloud," said Eric Gales, Director of Commercial Sales, Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc. "The Globe is an avid user of many of our AI and ML services, as it continues to provide new experiences for their readers to enjoy the award-winning content produced by their editorial staff." | <p><em>Canada's leading news brand delivers new experiences for readers and improves operational efficiencies leveraging AWS machine learning and analytics services</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that The Globe and Mail, Canada's most read print/digital newspaper, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider and as its standard for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads. Rapid adoption and experimentation with a range of AWS ML services including Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Rekognition, and Amazon Textract have helped reporters and editors at The Globe to more effectively find, tell, and promote stories that matter to their audience without the need for manual review, custom code, or machine learning experience. The Globe also uses Amazon Polly, turning readers into listeners by converting text articles to audio in English, French, and Mandarin, including the newly unveiled Amazon Polly Newscaster voices.</p><p>The Globe runs applications like its popular recommendation engine and its proprietary Sophi predictive analytics platform on AWS. The Sophi platform uses AWS services, including Amazon SageMaker, to unlock value by learning how readers respond to and engage with content. Using machine learning systems trained by news editors, it can predict how valuable a story is likely to be prior to publication. This helps the team identify which stories should go behind a paywall, as well as which content should be promoted, when, where, and for how long. ML is touching every piece of the newspaper from improving staff efficiency, to creating new experiences for customers, to building new lines of business. The Globe is using Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning models quickly, to build models to retain existing customers and acquire new ones.</p><p>"The Globe and Mail is investing heavily in data science and artificial intelligence. From our new audio feature running on Amazon Polly, to the Sophi predictive analytics platform, we are seeing great value in using AWS's AI and ML services," said Greg Doufas, Chief Technology and Digital Officer, The Globe and Mail. "The Globe originally built Sophi for its own use, but has since begun offering Sophi as a service to other news organizations. With AWS, we are able to bring our tech experts and editorial leadership together to innovate and bring new ideas to the newsroom to provide great experiences for our readers."</p><p>"The Globe has been delivering Canada's news since 1844, and is known for its focus on being a customer-focused organization that puts the needs of its readers first. As a leader in the industry, it is driven by an understanding that it needs to continue to innovate on behalf of their readers and is setting the tone for what's possible with the world's leading cloud," said Eric Gales, Director of Commercial Sales, Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc. "The Globe is an avid user of many of our AI and ML services, as it continues to provide new experiences for their readers to enjoy the award-winning content produced by their editorial staff."</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Lake Formation | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Lake-Formation/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Lake-Formation | 1,917 | 08/08/2019 18:03:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Lake Formation | 08/08/2019 | 2019 | AWS Lake Formation makes it easy for customers to build secure data lakes in days instead of months
Panasonic, Amgen, and Alcon among customers using AWS Lake Formation
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Lake Formation, a fully managed service that makes it much easier for customers to build, secure, and manage data lakes. AWS Lake Formation simplifies and automates many of the complex manual steps usually required to create a data lake, including collecting, cleaning, and cataloging data, and securely making that data available for analytics. Customers can easily bring their data into a data lake from a variety of sources using pre-defined templates, automatically classify and prepare the data, and centrally define granular data access policies to govern access by the different groups within an organization. Customers can then analyze this data using their choice of AWS analytics and machine learning services, including Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue, with Amazon EMR, Amazon QuickSight, and Amazon SageMaker following in the next few months. There are no additional charges required to use AWS Lake Formation, and customers pay only for the underlying AWS services used. To get started with AWS Lake Formation, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation.
Customers want to be able to perform analytics and machine learning across all of their data, regardless of the format or where the data lives. A data lake removes data silos and allows data to reside in a central place so customers can more easily apply different types of analytics and machine learning across all of their data. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) has become a very popular place for customers to build data lakes because of its scale, cost-effectiveness, durability, and easy integration with AWS's analytics and machine learning services. However, even with those significant benefits, building and managing a data lake can still be a complex and time-consuming process. Customers need to provision and configure storage, move data from disparate sources into the data lake, and extract the schema and add metadata tags to make it accessible from a searchable data catalog. In order to do so, customers must clean and prepare the data – including partitioning, indexing, and transforming the data – to optimize the performance and cost that comes with running analytics on the data. Then, they have to set up data access roles and enforce security policies across their storage and each of their different analytics engines, and update the security policies when permissions change or new end users are added. And, finally, customers are required to make the data available in a secure way to their data analysts so that they can analyze and process the data using any of the available analytics engines. These steps require customers to perform a lot of manual work, and as a result, most customers can take up to several months to set up a data lake.
AWS Lake Formation significantly simplifies the process and removes the heavy lifting from setting up a data lake. AWS Lake Formation automates manual, time-consuming steps, like provisioning and configuring storage, crawling the data to extract schema and metadata tags, automatically optimizing the partitioning of the data, and transforming the data into formats like Apache Parquet and ORC that are ideal for analytics. AWS Lake Formation cleans and deduplicates data using machine learning to improve data consistency and quality. To simplify data access and security, AWS Lake Formation provides a single, centralized place to set up and manage data access policies, governance, and auditing across Amazon S3 and multiple analytics engines. To reduce the time analysts and data scientists spend hunting down the right data set for their needs, AWS Lake Formation provides a central, searchable catalog which describes the available data sets and their appropriate business use. Customers can now easily access data from a single place and integrate with their choice of AWS analytics and machine learning services, including Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue, with Amazon EMR, Amazon QuickSight, and Amazon SageMaker following in the next few months. With AWS Lake Formation customers can set up and begin using a data lake in days instead of months.
"Our customers tell us that Amazon S3 is the ideal place to house their data lakes, which is why AWS hosts more data lakes than anyone else – with tens of thousands and growing every day. They've also told us that they want it to be easier and faster to set up and manage their data lakes," said Raju Gulabani, Vice President, Databases, Analytics, and Machine Learning, AWS. "That's why we built AWS Lake Formation, so customers can spend more time learning from their data and innovating, rather than wrestling that data into functioning data lakes. AWS Lake Formation is available today and we're excited to see how customers use it as one of the building blocks for growing and transforming their businesses and customer experiences."
AWS Lake Formation is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Europe (Ireland) with additional regions coming soon.
Panasonic Avionics Corporation is the world's leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and communication systems. "We wanted to create a data platform with the ability to manage the security settings for all the different applications in our environment. With AWS Lake Formation, we can now define policies once and enforce them in the same way, everywhere, for multiple services we use, including AWS Glue and Amazon Athena," said Anand Desikan, Director of Cloud and Data Services, Panasonic Avionics. "The enhanced level of control gives us secure access to data and meta-data for columns and tables, not just for bulk objects, which is an important part of our data security and governance standard."
Amgen is the world's largest independent biotechnology company. "At Amgen we've been heavy users of Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, and Databricks clusters for over three years. Setting up security and access controls for each AWS account, service, user, and data set at the level of detail that was required could be cumbersome," said Kerby Johnson, Enterprise Data Lake Product Owner, Amgen. "AWS Lake Formation streamlines the process with a central point of control while also enabling us to manage who is using our data, and how, with more detail. AWS Lake Formation allows us to manage permissions on Amazon S3 objects like we would manage permissions on data in a database. Our users will be able to find, access, and analyze the data they need with the tools they prefer. This new workflow can make everyone more productive when using Amgen's data."
Alcon is a leader in innovation and development of life-changing vision and eye care products. "Like a lot of companies, we started our data lake initiative to get away from having inaccessible silos of data," said Srinivas Ravilisetty, IT Analytics Lead, Alcon. "With AWS Lake Formation we can quickly add access to existing Amazon S3 buckets and define what's in them and how it can be used. The data remains in place in S3, but we have full control over it for other uses."
Life360 is the world's leading peace of mind service for families. The Life360 app brings families closer with smart features designed to protect and connect the people who matter most. "We wanted to use AWS Lake Formation to build our data lake for supporting location-based time-series data, and make it much easier to load data. The pre-fabricated blueprints helped get data into the data lake without our data engineering team having to write code from scratch, so they could focus on operationalizing ingest, not reinventing the wheel," said Richard Chennault, Head of Cloud and Data Services, Life360, Inc. "With AWS Lake Formation we were able to quickly unlock data available in Amazon S3 and make it available to analyze across a broad spectrum of AWS data services. The data remains in place in Amazon S3, we can analyze it in many different ways, and we maintain full control over it."
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. "As Europe's most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey," said Alberto Miorin, Engineering Lead, Zalando SE. "AWS Lake Formation gave us a scalable central point of control for data access through Amazon Redshift that not only simplified the process, but improved it through granular control over how our data is being used. Now we can discover, access, and analyze data in our data lake with our preferred tools, and leverage it for business intelligence and data science. This streamlined workflow helps our executives make the right decisions on time, and fosters innovation through machine learning."
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "I focus on helping clients in their ‘Data on Cloud' journey. Specific to that, we have seen that organizations are dealing with a lack of trusted data when they need to perform analytics on data coming from multiple sources," said Namrata Maheshwary, Senior Architect for the Data Business Group, Accenture. "Data cleansing is a critical step in data analytics and can greatly impact the business outcome and decision making. The new features in AWS Lake Formation have been hugely beneficial to address the challenge of data veracity and securing access to the data lake. We found it tremendously useful to make use of the advanced machine learning techniques for data preparation to find matching records, clean, and deduplicate data from different data sources. This will help reduce the time, effort, and cost, while improving the quality and accuracy of the data in a customer's data lakes."
Quantiphi is an Artificial Intelligence and Big Data software and services company driven by the desire to solve complex business problems. Quantiphi specializes in building data lakes and AI solutions for customers to deliver quantifiable value. "AWS Lake Formation allows us to deliver a secure data lake with access to relevant data in days," said Arnav Gupta, AWS Practice Lead, Quantiphi. "We now have the ability to deliver the best of both worlds for our customers – full security, plus simplified access to relevant data for their users to make decisions easily. Our customers can focus on making smarter, analysis-driven business decisions by tapping into a powerful, centralized data source." | <p><em>AWS Lake Formation makes it easy for customers to build secure data lakes in days instead of months</em></p><p><em>Panasonic, Amgen, and Alcon among customers using AWS Lake Formation</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Lake Formation, a fully managed service that makes it much easier for customers to build, secure, and manage data lakes. AWS Lake Formation simplifies and automates many of the complex manual steps usually required to create a data lake, including collecting, cleaning, and cataloging data, and securely making that data available for analytics. Customers can easily bring their data into a data lake from a variety of sources using pre-defined templates, automatically classify and prepare the data, and centrally define granular data access policies to govern access by the different groups within an organization. Customers can then analyze this data using their choice of AWS analytics and machine learning services, including Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue, with Amazon EMR, Amazon QuickSight, and Amazon SageMaker following in the next few months. There are no additional charges required to use AWS Lake Formation, and customers pay only for the underlying AWS services used. To get started with AWS Lake Formation, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation.</p><p>Customers want to be able to perform analytics and machine learning across all of their data, regardless of the format or where the data lives. A data lake removes data silos and allows data to reside in a central place so customers can more easily apply different types of analytics and machine learning across all of their data. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) has become a very popular place for customers to build data lakes because of its scale, cost-effectiveness, durability, and easy integration with AWS's analytics and machine learning services. However, even with those significant benefits, building and managing a data lake can still be a complex and time-consuming process. Customers need to provision and configure storage, move data from disparate sources into the data lake, and extract the schema and add metadata tags to make it accessible from a searchable data catalog. In order to do so, customers must clean and prepare the data – including partitioning, indexing, and transforming the data – to optimize the performance and cost that comes with running analytics on the data. Then, they have to set up data access roles and enforce security policies across their storage and each of their different analytics engines, and update the security policies when permissions change or new end users are added. And, finally, customers are required to make the data available in a secure way to their data analysts so that they can analyze and process the data using any of the available analytics engines. These steps require customers to perform a lot of manual work, and as a result, most customers can take up to several months to set up a data lake.</p><p>AWS Lake Formation significantly simplifies the process and removes the heavy lifting from setting up a data lake. AWS Lake Formation automates manual, time-consuming steps, like provisioning and configuring storage, crawling the data to extract schema and metadata tags, automatically optimizing the partitioning of the data, and transforming the data into formats like Apache Parquet and ORC that are ideal for analytics. AWS Lake Formation cleans and deduplicates data using machine learning to improve data consistency and quality. To simplify data access and security, AWS Lake Formation provides a single, centralized place to set up and manage data access policies, governance, and auditing across Amazon S3 and multiple analytics engines. To reduce the time analysts and data scientists spend hunting down the right data set for their needs, AWS Lake Formation provides a central, searchable catalog which describes the available data sets and their appropriate business use. Customers can now easily access data from a single place and integrate with their choice of AWS analytics and machine learning services, including Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, and AWS Glue, with Amazon EMR, Amazon QuickSight, and Amazon SageMaker following in the next few months. With AWS Lake Formation customers can set up and begin using a data lake in days instead of months.</p><p>"Our customers tell us that Amazon S3 is the ideal place to house their data lakes, which is why AWS hosts more data lakes than anyone else – with tens of thousands and growing every day. They've also told us that they want it to be easier and faster to set up and manage their data lakes," said Raju Gulabani, Vice President, Databases, Analytics, and Machine Learning, AWS. "That's why we built AWS Lake Formation, so customers can spend more time learning from their data and innovating, rather than wrestling that data into functioning data lakes. AWS Lake Formation is available today and we're excited to see how customers use it as one of the building blocks for growing and transforming their businesses and customer experiences."</p><p>AWS Lake Formation is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Europe (Ireland) with additional regions coming soon.</p><p>Panasonic Avionics Corporation is the world's leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and communication systems. "We wanted to create a data platform with the ability to manage the security settings for all the different applications in our environment. With AWS Lake Formation, we can now define policies once and enforce them in the same way, everywhere, for multiple services we use, including AWS Glue and Amazon Athena," said Anand Desikan, Director of Cloud and Data Services, Panasonic Avionics. "The enhanced level of control gives us secure access to data and meta-data for columns and tables, not just for bulk objects, which is an important part of our data security and governance standard."</p><p>Amgen is the world's largest independent biotechnology company. "At Amgen we've been heavy users of Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, and Databricks clusters for over three years. Setting up security and access controls for each AWS account, service, user, and data set at the level of detail that was required could be cumbersome," said Kerby Johnson, Enterprise Data Lake Product Owner, Amgen. "AWS Lake Formation streamlines the process with a central point of control while also enabling us to manage who is using our data, and how, with more detail. AWS Lake Formation allows us to manage permissions on Amazon S3 objects like we would manage permissions on data in a database. Our users will be able to find, access, and analyze the data they need with the tools they prefer. This new workflow can make everyone more productive when using Amgen's data."</p><p>Alcon is a leader in innovation and development of life-changing vision and eye care products. "Like a lot of companies, we started our data lake initiative to get away from having inaccessible silos of data," said Srinivas Ravilisetty, IT Analytics Lead, Alcon. "With AWS Lake Formation we can quickly add access to existing Amazon S3 buckets and define what's in them and how it can be used. The data remains in place in S3, but we have full control over it for other uses."</p><p>Life360 is the world's leading peace of mind service for families. The Life360 app brings families closer with smart features designed to protect and connect the people who matter most. "We wanted to use AWS Lake Formation to build our data lake for supporting location-based time-series data, and make it much easier to load data. The pre-fabricated blueprints helped get data into the data lake without our data engineering team having to write code from scratch, so they could focus on operationalizing ingest, not reinventing the wheel," said Richard Chennault, Head of Cloud and Data Services, Life360, Inc. "With AWS Lake Formation we were able to quickly unlock data available in Amazon S3 and make it available to analyze across a broad spectrum of AWS data services. The data remains in place in Amazon S3, we can analyze it in many different ways, and we maintain full control over it."</p><p>Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. "As Europe's most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey," said Alberto Miorin, Engineering Lead, Zalando SE. "AWS Lake Formation gave us a scalable central point of control for data access through Amazon Redshift that not only simplified the process, but improved it through granular control over how our data is being used. Now we can discover, access, and analyze data in our data lake with our preferred tools, and leverage it for business intelligence and data science. This streamlined workflow helps our executives make the right decisions on time, and fosters innovation through machine learning."</p><p>Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "I focus on helping clients in their ‘Data on Cloud' journey. Specific to that, we have seen that organizations are dealing with a lack of trusted data when they need to perform analytics on data coming from multiple sources," said Namrata Maheshwary, Senior Architect for the Data Business Group, Accenture. "Data cleansing is a critical step in data analytics and can greatly impact the business outcome and decision making. The new features in AWS Lake Formation have been hugely beneficial to address the challenge of data veracity and securing access to the data lake. We found it tremendously useful to make use of the advanced machine learning techniques for data preparation to find matching records, clean, and deduplicate data from different data sources. This will help reduce the time, effort, and cost, while improving the quality and accuracy of the data in a customer's data lakes."</p><p>Quantiphi is an Artificial Intelligence and Big Data software and services company driven by the desire to solve complex business problems. Quantiphi specializes in building data lakes and AI solutions for customers to deliver quantifiable value. "AWS Lake Formation allows us to deliver a secure data lake with access to relevant data in days," said Arnav Gupta, AWS Practice Lead, Quantiphi. "We now have the ability to deliver the best of both worlds for our customers – full security, plus simplified access to relevant data for their users to make decisions easily. Our customers can focus on making smarter, analysis-driven business decisions by tapping into a powerful, centralized data source."</p> |
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Amazon's Treasure Truck Celebrates Millions of Subscribers, Announces Additional Cities, More Pickup Locations than Ever and New Ways to Shop | /news/news-details/2019/Amazons-Treasure-Truck-Celebrates-Millions-of-Subscribers-Announces-Additional-Cities-More-Pickup-Locations-than-Ever-and-New-Ways-to-Shop/default.aspx | Amazons-Treasure-Truck-Celebrates-Millions-of-Subscribers-Announces-Additional-Cities-More-Pickup-Locations-than-Ever-and-New-Ways-to-Shop | 1,918 | 08/07/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon's Treasure Truck Celebrates Millions of Subscribers, Announces Additional Cities, More Pickup Locations than Ever and New Ways to Shop | 08/07/2019 | 2019 | Customers in Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus and Las Vegas can now shop Treasure Truck offers for the very first time
Treasure Truck pickup locations have more than doubled since 2017, making it even easier to pick up offers from more than 100 vehicles and kiosks
Treasure Truck offers more exciting products and free experiential events to customers than ever before; tripling its product volume and increasing events by 7x over the past two years
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon today announced Treasure Truck has reached millions of subscribers across 25 U.S. cities and is expanding this delightful shopping experience yet again to Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus and Las Vegas. With the addition of vans and kiosks, customers in those cities and across all locales now have more than double the amount of pickup locations per offer to choose from—making it easier than ever to find a convenient stop. Treasure hunters can sign up to be among the first to find out what's on #TreasureTruck by texting "truck" to 24193.
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Amazon's Treasure Truck celebrates millions of subscribers, announces additional Cities, more pickup locations than ever and new ways to shop. (Photo: Business Wire)
"We've been so excited by the customer reaction to Treasure Truck the last couple of years, from all across the country. Our customers love the surprise of what new hand-picked, must-have item is on Treasure Truck each day, and being able to pick it up from convenient locations where they live, work, and play," said Margot Johnson, Director of Treasure Truck at Amazon. "Now, we're thrilled to continue expanding this one-of-a-kind shopping experience with more cities, offers, events, pickup locations, and vehicles — to deliver even more delight."
Delighting Customers Everywhere
From Seattle to New York City, Treasure Truck runs on happiness. For more than two years, the delight squad has brought surprises and fun to customers nationally:
Since its initial expansion in July of 2017, Treasure Truck has acquired millions of text message subscribers.
75% of Treasure Truck subscribers check out a new offer within 15 minutes of receiving the day's offer text.
Amazon's Treasure Truck ‘family' has grown by 5x—and now, the fleet of more than 100 includes trucks, vans and kiosks.
Treasure Truck offers customers more inventory than ever before, tripling its product volume over the past two years.
Treasure Truck has more than doubled the number of pickup locations per offer, making it even easier to get the goods.
Today, Treasure Truck is on the road an average of five days per week with both new treasures and events.
Free experiential events across the nation have increased by 7x since 2017—from carnivals for dogs, to outdoor movie nights, to product sampling days and more.
The most frequent customers shop Treasure Truck offers more than once per week.
Treasure Truck top-selling cities are Seattle, Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Our most frequent customers, who often shop TT more than once per week, reside in Chicago, San Antonio and Sacramento.
Valentine's Day bouquets and chocolate, Sony TVs and smart notebooks were the fastest-selling offers—customers snagged the items in minutes!
How It Works
Treasure Truck is an unexpected way to shop with Amazon. Treasure Truck features one hand-picked item per day, several times per week – and each offer-day will be unique. Customers can sign-up for text message alerts revealing the day's treasure. Each offer is always a surprise and customers will have to act fast, as there are limited quantities available. After customers place their order on Amazon, they then select a convenient pickup location and timeslot to get their item. In addition to the iconic trucks, customers can pick up their treasure at newly-launched vans, as well as kiosks located in select Amazon Books, Amazon Go, Whole Foods Market stores and more.
Customers can expect offers on exclusive items, trending tech and the latest gear, seasonally relevant must-haves, amazing deals on limited-quantity items from hundreds of top brands and more. Customers are greeted by the Treasure Truck delight squad for easy product pickup and a dose of fun. Learn more about Treasure Truck at www.amazon.com/treasuretruck and follow @treasuretruck on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Customers in Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus and Las Vegas can now shop Treasure Truck offers for the very first time</em></p><p><em>Treasure Truck pickup locations have more than doubled since 2017, making it even easier to pick up offers from more than 100 vehicles and kiosks</em></p><p><em>Treasure Truck offers more exciting products and free experiential events to customers than ever before; tripling its product volume and increasing events by 7x over the past two years</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon today announced Treasure Truck has reached millions of subscribers across 25 U.S. cities and is expanding this delightful shopping experience yet again to Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus and Las Vegas. With the addition of vans and kiosks, customers in those cities and across all locales now have more than double the amount of pickup locations per offer to choose from—making it easier than ever to find a convenient stop. Treasure hunters can sign up to be among the first to find out what's on #TreasureTruck by texting "truck" to 24193.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190807005217/en/</p><div><p>Amazon's Treasure Truck celebrates millions of subscribers, announces additional Cities, more pickup locations than ever and new ways to shop. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"We've been so excited by the customer reaction to Treasure Truck the last couple of years, from all across the country. Our customers love the surprise of what new hand-picked, must-have item is on Treasure Truck each day, and being able to pick it up from convenient locations where they live, work, and play," said Margot Johnson, Director of Treasure Truck at Amazon. "Now, we're thrilled to continue expanding this one-of-a-kind shopping experience with more cities, offers, events, pickup locations, and vehicles — to deliver even more delight."</p><p>Delighting Customers Everywhere</p><p>From Seattle to New York City, Treasure Truck runs on happiness. For more than two years, the delight squad has brought surprises and fun to customers nationally:</p><ul><li>Since its initial expansion in July of 2017, Treasure Truck has acquired millions of text message subscribers.</li><li>75% of Treasure Truck subscribers check out a new offer within 15 minutes of receiving the day's offer text.</li><li>Amazon's Treasure Truck ‘family' has grown by 5x—and now, the fleet of more than 100 includes trucks, vans and kiosks.</li><li>Treasure Truck offers customers more inventory than ever before, tripling its product volume over the past two years.</li><li>Treasure Truck has more than doubled the number of pickup locations per offer, making it even easier to get the goods.</li><li>Today, Treasure Truck is on the road an average of five days per week with both new treasures and events.</li><li>Free experiential events across the nation have increased by 7x since 2017—from carnivals for dogs, to outdoor movie nights, to product sampling days and more.</li><li>The most frequent customers shop Treasure Truck offers more than once per week.</li><li>Treasure Truck top-selling cities are Seattle, Los Angeles and Phoenix.</li><li>Our most frequent customers, who often shop TT more than once per week, reside in Chicago, San Antonio and Sacramento.</li><li>Valentine's Day bouquets and chocolate, Sony TVs and smart notebooks were the fastest-selling offers—customers snagged the items in minutes!</li></ul><p>How It Works</p><p>Treasure Truck is an unexpected way to shop with Amazon. Treasure Truck features one hand-picked item per day, several times per week – and each offer-day will be unique. Customers can sign-up for text message alerts revealing the day's treasure. Each offer is always a surprise and customers will have to act fast, as there are limited quantities available. After customers place their order on Amazon, they then select a convenient pickup location and timeslot to get their item. In addition to the iconic trucks, customers can pick up their treasure at newly-launched vans, as well as kiosks located in select Amazon Books, Amazon Go, Whole Foods Market stores and more.</p><p>Customers can expect offers on exclusive items, trending tech and the latest gear, seasonally relevant must-haves, amazing deals on limited-quantity items from hundreds of top brands and more. Customers are greeted by the Treasure Truck delight squad for easy product pickup and a dose of fun. Learn more about Treasure Truck at www.amazon.com/treasuretruck and follow @treasuretruck on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190807005217/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Introduces New, Exclusive Prime Student Benefit: Amazon Music Unlimited for Just $0.99 | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Introduces-New-Exclusive-Prime-Student-Benefit-Amazon-Music-Unlimited-for-Just-0.99/default.aspx | Amazon-Introduces-New-Exclusive-Prime-Student-Benefit-Amazon-Music-Unlimited-for-Just-0.99 | 1,919 | 08/06/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Introduces New, Exclusive Prime Student Benefit: Amazon Music Unlimited for Just $0.99 | 08/06/2019 | 2019 | Starting today, new and current Prime Student members can subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited to get more than 50 million songs plus thousands of curated playlists and stations at the new price of $0.99/month
College students can sign up for a six-month trial of Prime Student and enjoy fast, free delivery from Prime, thousands of movies and shows with Prime Video, ad-free music and more
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today introduced a new music benefit for Prime Student members as students get ready to head to campus this fall. New and current student members can now subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited, the premium subscription tier of Amazon Music, and immediately have access to more than 50 million songs and the latest releases for an additional $0.99 per month. Starting today, existing Prime Student members can simply add on the Amazon Music Unlimited offer to their monthly or annual Prime Student membership plan for just $0.99 a month. College students who haven't yet tried Prime Student can also sign up for a six-month trial at amazon.com/primestudent and take advantage of the new music benefit.
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Amazon Introduces New, Exclusive Prime Student Benefit: Amazon Music Unlimited for Just $0.99 (Graphic: Business Wire)
"Music is truly an integral part of campus life and bringing Amazon Music's premium subscription tier to Prime Student members lets students enjoy their favorite artists, songs and playlists on demand and ad-free at an incredibly low price," said Cem Sibay, VP of Amazon Prime. "With Prime Student, members can enjoy this new music benefit along with exclusive student offers throughout the year, making it easy to access the best of shopping and entertainment from Prime at a great value."
Soundtracks for Student Life
By adding Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Student members can now get over 50 million songs, thousands of curated playlists and stations, and discover new music through voice with Alexa, including asking for music by mood, activity, and lyrics; by creating a playlist just by asking; and more for just $0.99 per month. To hear chart-topping hits across genres, customers can access Alexa in the Amazon Music App for iOS or Android, and on all Alexa-enabled devices. To begin streaming a variety of top Amazon Music global playlists featuring the latest in hip-hop, pop hits and more, try asking:
"Alexa, play Rap Rotation," to listen to the recently-launched, new home for hip-hop in heavy rotation
"Alexa, play Pop Culture," featuring the most buzzworthy songs across the current pop music landscape
"Alexa, play the Back to School playlist," to hear upbeat jams
"Alexa, play All Hits," to hear a selection of the most popular songs in the world
"Alexa, play Fuego Latino," to listen to hot tracks by today's best Latin acts
Designed specifically for college students, Prime Student offers the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon to make campus life easy and fun. Nowhere else can students stream ad-free music, stream thousands of movies and TV shows on Prime Video, receive discounts on college essentials, and get fast, free shipping all in one place. With Prime getting even faster with Prime Free One-Day Delivery now available on 10 million products coast to coast, students can find popular college items including bedding, furniture, school supplies and more – all delivered in one day or less. After a six-month trial, Prime Student is 50% off a Prime membership (annual or monthly). Along with exclusive deals and perks year-round, student members can now also enjoy Amazon Music Unlimited for just $0.99 a month as part of their membership. Students of two- and four-year colleges can learn more at amazon.com/primestudent and enjoy a six-month trial when they sign up for Prime Student.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; ad-free music with Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to more than 10 million items available for one-day delivery coast to coast, Prime members in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Prime is $119 a year or $12.99 a month and customers can start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. Prime Student is a membership designed specifically for college students and is 50% off Prime annual or monthly. Students can sign up for a six-month trial of Prime Student and enjoy the many benefits of Prime on campus at amazon.com/primestudent. Plus, customers receiving government assistance through EBT or Medicaid can also qualify for a discounted Prime membership of $5.99 a month at amazon.com/qualify.
About Amazon Music
Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, Fire tablets and the Fire TV Stick Basic Edition, PC, Mac, Echo, and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to over 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Starting today, new and current Prime Student members can subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited to get more than 50 million songs plus thousands of curated playlists and stations at the new price of $0.99/month</em></p><p><em>College students can sign up for a six-month trial of Prime Student and enjoy fast, free delivery from Prime, thousands of movies and shows with Prime Video, ad-free music and more</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today introduced a new music benefit for Prime Student members as students get ready to head to campus this fall. New and current student members can now subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited, the premium subscription tier of Amazon Music, and immediately have access to more than 50 million songs and the latest releases for an additional $0.99 per month. Starting today, existing Prime Student members can simply add on the Amazon Music Unlimited offer to their monthly or annual Prime Student membership plan for just $0.99 a month. College students who haven't yet tried Prime Student can also sign up for a six-month trial at amazon.com/primestudent and take advantage of the new music benefit.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190806005564/en/</p><div><p>Amazon Introduces New, Exclusive Prime Student Benefit: Amazon Music Unlimited for Just $0.99 (Graphic: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"Music is truly an integral part of campus life and bringing Amazon Music's premium subscription tier to Prime Student members lets students enjoy their favorite artists, songs and playlists on demand and ad-free at an incredibly low price," said Cem Sibay, VP of Amazon Prime. "With Prime Student, members can enjoy this new music benefit along with exclusive student offers throughout the year, making it easy to access the best of shopping and entertainment from Prime at a great value."</p><p>Soundtracks for Student Life</p><p>By adding Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Student members can now get over 50 million songs, thousands of curated playlists and stations, and discover new music through voice with Alexa, including asking for music by mood, activity, and lyrics; by creating a playlist just by asking; and more for just $0.99 per month. To hear chart-topping hits across genres, customers can access Alexa in the Amazon Music App for iOS or Android, and on all Alexa-enabled devices. To begin streaming a variety of top Amazon Music global playlists featuring the latest in hip-hop, pop hits and more, try asking:</p><ul><li>"Alexa, play Rap Rotation," to listen to the recently-launched, new home for hip-hop in heavy rotation</li><li>"Alexa, play Pop Culture," featuring the most buzzworthy songs across the current pop music landscape</li><li>"Alexa, play the Back to School playlist," to hear upbeat jams</li><li>"Alexa, play All Hits," to hear a selection of the most popular songs in the world</li><li>"Alexa, play Fuego Latino," to listen to hot tracks by today's best Latin acts</li></ul><p>Designed specifically for college students, Prime Student offers the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon to make campus life easy and fun. Nowhere else can students stream ad-free music, stream thousands of movies and TV shows on Prime Video, receive discounts on college essentials, and get fast, free shipping all in one place. With Prime getting even faster with Prime Free One-Day Delivery now available on 10 million products coast to coast, students can find popular college items including bedding, furniture, school supplies and more – all delivered in one day or less. After a six-month trial, Prime Student is 50% off a Prime membership (annual or monthly). Along with exclusive deals and perks year-round, student members can now also enjoy Amazon Music Unlimited for just $0.99 a month as part of their membership. Students of two- and four-year colleges can learn more at amazon.com/primestudent and enjoy a six-month trial when they sign up for Prime Student.</p><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; ad-free music with Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to more than 10 million items available for one-day delivery coast to coast, Prime members in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Prime is $119 a year or $12.99 a month and customers can start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. Prime Student is a membership designed specifically for college students and is 50% off Prime annual or monthly. Students can sign up for a six-month trial of Prime Student and enjoy the many benefits of Prime on campus at amazon.com/primestudent. Plus, customers receiving government assistance through EBT or Medicaid can also qualify for a discounted Prime membership of $5.99 a month at amazon.com/qualify.</p><p>About Amazon Music</p><p>Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, Fire tablets and the Fire TV Stick Basic Edition, PC, Mac, Echo, and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to over 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190806005564/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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"Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year" | /news/news-details/2019/Alexa-Donate-to-Happy-School-Year/default.aspx | Alexa-Donate-to-Happy-School-Year | 1,920 | 08/05/2019 09:00:00 | "Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year" | 08/05/2019 | 2019 | Amazon celebrates back-to-school by giving customers an easy way to donate a backpack full of school supplies to a student in need with Alexa
As a part of Amazon's Happy School Year back-to-school initiative, Amazon is sponsoring and hosting school supply donation events throughout the summer with Shaquille O'Neal and Ciara
More than 5,000 students in need will receive AmazonBasics backpacks and school supplies at Shaq-to-School events
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Today, Amazon announced an easy way for customers to donate a backpack full of school supplies via Alexa to a student in need. Customers simply say, "Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year," and they will be presented with a backpack offer from Amazon. After the customer confirms the order for donation, Amazon will fill the backpack with basic school supplies and ship it directly to Communities In Schools, the nation's largest provider of in-school resources and support to students in need. Customers will be delighted by a thank you message from Shaq himself, a member of the Communities in Schools National Board. The curated list of basic school supplies include pencils, pens, a ruler and a notebook and are included within the backpack at no additional cost to the customer. For more information, please visit www.amazon.com/happyschoolyeardonate.
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To give more children the Happy School Year they deserve, Amazon is teaming up with Shaquille O'Neal and Zappos for Good to host back-to-school donation events throughout the summer. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Alexa creates convenient time savers for busy customers and their families whether they are building a back-to-school shopping list, asking questions about products, purchasing items for their family or making donations to the community," said Chuck Moore, VP Alexa. "Alexa makes it easy for customers to brighten the start of the school year for children who need it most. Donating is simple - just say ‘Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year.' We can't wait to see the generosity of our customers this back-to-school season."
Happy School Year Donation Events
To give more children the Happy School Year they deserve, Amazon is teaming up with Shaquille O'Neal and Zappos for Good to host back-to-school donation events throughout the summer. Shaq-to-School events will provide school supplies to 5,000 students in need, thanks to donations from Yoobi, Pentel, Hasbro, 3M, JVC, Panasonic and AmazonBasics.
"Education is an important foundation for success," said O'Neal. "With the Shaq-to-School program, we provide classroom essentials to kids who need them most, allowing them to concentrate on their studies. Thanks to Amazon and Zappos, we'll reach even more kids with our donations this year."
Additionally, Amazon will team up with Ciara to host a Happy School Year block party later this summer, where guests can donate school supplies at an Alexa Donation Station. The event will celebrate the start of a new school year, encouraging students to set intentions for a Happy School Year and participate in activities like a healthy meal planning demonstration, backpack embroidery and sneaker customization.
Happy School Year Store
Amazon's Happy School Year Store isa one stop shop for parents, students and teachers, with everything they need to go back-to-school prepared and in style. If you are planning to shop the store, be sure to check out AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a simple way for customers to support their favorite charity every time they shop with Amazon, at no extra cost. Customers who shop at smile.amazon.com will find the same Amazon they know and love, with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase price of eligible items to the charity they choose. Customers can select from over a million charities, including more than 150,000 eligible education-related charities like schools and PTA's. To shop the store and learn more about opportunities to donate, customers can visit smile.amazon.com/happyschoolyear.
More ways to give back to students in need this back-to-school season:
- Alexa Donations: Customers who wish to make a monetary donation to the charity of their choice can do so. Simply say, "Alexa, I want to make a donation" to get started.
- Charity Lists: Customers can shop Charity Lists and easily donate items of need to charities. Charity Lists give non-profits an easy way to create lists while providing a convenient way for customers to donate needed items directly to the charity of their choice with the reassurance that the list is managed by the charity. Customers can shop thousands of Charity Lists by visiting smile.amazon.com/charitylists.
- Zappos for Good Collection, Shaq edition: Limited edition hoodie by Psycho Bunny in support of the Communities in Schools program available at Zappos.com.
Happy School Year Educator Events
Also, to support educators for the school year, Amazon Business provided a monetary donation to the Fresno Unified School District for their new robotics program and, in collaboration with the company's local fulfillment center employees, is revamping STEM classrooms at four elementary schools in Virginia's Petersburg School District with a fresh look and all new supplies to better enable learning. All educators can take advantage of savings on hundreds of millions of items by visiting amazon.com/educatorshappyschoolyear.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Zappos.com
Established in 1999, Zappos.com is a leading customer service company and innovator in online retail, company culture, and organizational evolution. Specializing in shoes, clothing, and more, Zappos WOWs customers through its legendary 365-day return policy, fast/free shipping, and 24/7 friendly service. To learn more about how Zappos shares its unique culture with the world and fosters community efforts, visit ZapposInsights.com and ZapposForGood.org. Zappos.com LLC is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.
About Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal is a four-time NBA Champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP. The retired, 15-time NBA All-Star was named as both one of the highest ranked athletes in the NBA and most influential in sports. With a PhD in Leadership and Education, this iconic marketing and social media marvel is ranked among the "100 Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company Magazine. As a celebrity, athlete, business professional and comedian, O'Neal has an enormous and devoted fan base across a variety of demographics. Visit Shaq.com; follow @Shaq on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
About Communities In Schools
Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation's largest organization dedicated to empowering at-risk students to stay in school and on a path to a brighter future. Working directly inside more than 2,300 schools across the country, we connect kids to caring adults and community resources designed to help them succeed. We do whatever it takes to ensure that all kids – regardless of the challenges they may face – have what they need to realize their potential.
About Authentic Brands Group
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, and co-owner of the Shaquille O'Neal brand. Headquartered in New York City, ABG manages, elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 50 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint in more than 100,000 points of sale across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and more than 4,930 freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world.
ABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media. ABG's portfolio of iconic and world-renowned brands generates $9.3 billion in annual retail sales and includes Marilyn Monroe, Mini Marilyn, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O'Neal, Sports Illustrated, Dr. J, Greg Norman, Neil Lane, Thalia, Michael Jackson (managed brand), Nautica, Aéropostale, Juicy Couture, Vince Camuto, Herve Leger, Judith Leiber, Frederick's of Hollywood, Nine West, Frye, Jones New York, Louise et Cie, Sole Society, Enzo Angiolini, CC Corso Como, Hickey Freeman, Hart Schaffner Marx, Adrienne Vittadini, Taryn Rose, Bandolino, Misook, 1.STATE, CeCe, Chaus, Spyder, Tretorn, Tapout, Prince, Volcom, Airwalk, Vision Street Wear, Above The Rim, Hind, Thomasville, Drexel and Henredon.
For more information, visit authenticbrandsgroup.com. Follow ABG on Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon celebrates back-to-school by giving customers an easy way to donate a backpack full of school supplies to a student in need with Alexa</em></p><p><em>As a part of Amazon's Happy School Year back-to-school initiative, Amazon is sponsoring and hosting school supply donation events throughout the summer with Shaquille O'Neal and Ciara</em></p><p><em>More than 5,000 students in need will receive AmazonBasics backpacks and school supplies at Shaq-to-School events</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Today, Amazon announced an easy way for customers to donate a backpack full of school supplies via Alexa to a student in need. Customers simply say, "Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year," and they will be presented with a backpack offer from Amazon. After the customer confirms the order for donation, Amazon will fill the backpack with basic school supplies and ship it directly to Communities In Schools, the nation's largest provider of in-school resources and support to students in need. Customers will be delighted by a thank you message from Shaq himself, a member of the Communities in Schools National Board. The curated list of basic school supplies include pencils, pens, a ruler and a notebook and are included within the backpack at no additional cost to the customer. For more information, please visit www.amazon.com/happyschoolyeardonate.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190805005211/en/</p><div><p>To give more children the Happy School Year they deserve, Amazon is teaming up with Shaquille O'Neal and Zappos for Good to host back-to-school donation events throughout the summer. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"Alexa creates convenient time savers for busy customers and their families whether they are building a back-to-school shopping list, asking questions about products, purchasing items for their family or making donations to the community," said Chuck Moore, VP Alexa. "Alexa makes it easy for customers to brighten the start of the school year for children who need it most. Donating is simple - just say ‘Alexa, Donate to Happy School Year.' We can't wait to see the generosity of our customers this back-to-school season."</p><p>Happy School Year Donation Events</p><p>To give more children the Happy School Year they deserve, Amazon is teaming up with Shaquille O'Neal and Zappos for Good to host back-to-school donation events throughout the summer. Shaq-to-School events will provide school supplies to 5,000 students in need, thanks to donations from Yoobi, Pentel, Hasbro, 3M, JVC, Panasonic and AmazonBasics.</p><p>"Education is an important foundation for success," said O'Neal. "With the Shaq-to-School program, we provide classroom essentials to kids who need them most, allowing them to concentrate on their studies. Thanks to Amazon and Zappos, we'll reach even more kids with our donations this year."</p><p>Additionally, Amazon will team up with Ciara to host a Happy School Year block party later this summer, where guests can donate school supplies at an Alexa Donation Station. The event will celebrate the start of a new school year, encouraging students to set intentions for a Happy School Year and participate in activities like a healthy meal planning demonstration, backpack embroidery and sneaker customization.</p><p>Happy School Year Store</p><p>Amazon's Happy School Year Store isa one stop shop for parents, students and teachers, with everything they need to go back-to-school prepared and in style. If you are planning to shop the store, be sure to check out AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a simple way for customers to support their favorite charity every time they shop with Amazon, at no extra cost. Customers who shop at smile.amazon.com will find the same Amazon they know and love, with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase price of eligible items to the charity they choose. Customers can select from over a million charities, including more than 150,000 eligible education-related charities like schools and PTA's. To shop the store and learn more about opportunities to donate, customers can visit smile.amazon.com/happyschoolyear.</p><p>More ways to give back to students in need this back-to-school season:</p><p>- Alexa Donations: Customers who wish to make a monetary donation to the charity of their choice can do so. Simply say, "Alexa, I want to make a donation" to get started.</p><p>- Charity Lists: Customers can shop Charity Lists and easily donate items of need to charities. Charity Lists give non-profits an easy way to create lists while providing a convenient way for customers to donate needed items directly to the charity of their choice with the reassurance that the list is managed by the charity. Customers can shop thousands of Charity Lists by visiting smile.amazon.com/charitylists.</p><p>- Zappos for Good Collection, Shaq edition: Limited edition hoodie by Psycho Bunny in support of the Communities in Schools program available at Zappos.com.</p><p>Happy School Year Educator Events</p><p>Also, to support educators for the school year, Amazon Business provided a monetary donation to the Fresno Unified School District for their new robotics program and, in collaboration with the company's local fulfillment center employees, is revamping STEM classrooms at four elementary schools in Virginia's Petersburg School District with a fresh look and all new supplies to better enable learning. All educators can take advantage of savings on hundreds of millions of items by visiting amazon.com/educatorshappyschoolyear.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Zappos.com</p><p>Established in 1999, Zappos.com is a leading customer service company and innovator in online retail, company culture, and organizational evolution. Specializing in shoes, clothing, and more, Zappos WOWs customers through its legendary 365-day return policy, fast/free shipping, and 24/7 friendly service. To learn more about how Zappos shares its unique culture with the world and fosters community efforts, visit ZapposInsights.com and ZapposForGood.org. Zappos.com LLC is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>About Shaquille O'Neal</p><p>Shaquille O'Neal is a four-time NBA Champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP. The retired, 15-time NBA All-Star was named as both one of the highest ranked athletes in the NBA and most influential in sports. With a PhD in Leadership and Education, this iconic marketing and social media marvel is ranked among the "100 Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company Magazine. As a celebrity, athlete, business professional and comedian, O'Neal has an enormous and devoted fan base across a variety of demographics. Visit Shaq.com; follow @Shaq on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.</p><p>About Communities In Schools</p><p>Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation's largest organization dedicated to empowering at-risk students to stay in school and on a path to a brighter future. Working directly inside more than 2,300 schools across the country, we connect kids to caring adults and community resources designed to help them succeed. We do whatever it takes to ensure that all kids – regardless of the challenges they may face – have what they need to realize their potential.</p><p>About Authentic Brands Group</p><p>Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, and co-owner of the Shaquille O'Neal brand. Headquartered in New York City, ABG manages, elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 50 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint in more than 100,000 points of sale across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and more than 4,930 freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world.</p><p>ABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media. ABG's portfolio of iconic and world-renowned brands generates $9.3 billion in annual retail sales and includes Marilyn Monroe, Mini Marilyn, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O'Neal, Sports Illustrated, Dr. J, Greg Norman, Neil Lane, Thalia, Michael Jackson (managed brand), Nautica, Aéropostale, Juicy Couture, Vince Camuto, Herve Leger, Judith Leiber, Frederick's of Hollywood, Nine West, Frye, Jones New York, Louise et Cie, Sole Society, Enzo Angiolini, CC Corso Como, Hickey Freeman, Hart Schaffner Marx, Adrienne Vittadini, Taryn Rose, Bandolino, Misook, 1.STATE, CeCe, Chaus, Spyder, Tretorn, Tapout, Prince, Volcom, Airwalk, Vision Street Wear, Above The Rim, Hind, Thomasville, Drexel and Henredon.</p><p>For more information, visit authenticbrandsgroup.com. Follow ABG on Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190805005211/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Continues Investments in Renewable Energy – Announces Two New Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. and EU; Now Has 66 Projects Globally, Including 51 Solar Rooftops | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Continues-Investments-in-Renewable-Energy--Announces-Two-New-Renewable-Energy-Projects-in-U.S.-and-EU-Now-Has-66-Projects-Globally-Including-51-Solar-Rooftops/default.aspx | Amazon-Continues-Investments-in-Renewable-Energy--Announces-Two-New-Renewable-Energy-Projects-in-U.S.-and-EU-Now-Has-66-Projects-Globally-Including-51-Solar-Rooftops | 1,921 | 08/01/2019 06:00:00 | Amazon Continues Investments in Renewable Energy – Announces Two New Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. and EU; Now Has 66 Projects Globally, Including 51 Solar Rooftops | 08/01/2019 | 2019 | Amazon's second renewable energy project in the Republic of Ireland and seventh in the Commonwealth of Virginia are expected to produce approximately 168,000 MWh of clean energy annually to support Amazon's goal to power 100% of its global operations with renewable energy
Projects will supply clean energy to the grids supporting the company's Amazon Web Services datacenters that power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally
Globally, Amazon has 66 renewable energy projects – including 51 solar rooftops – that have the capacity to generate 1,342 MW and deliver more than 3.9 million MWh of energy annually
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the company's 65th and66th renewable energy projects. Amazon's newest renewable energy project in the EU will be located in Cork, Ireland, and will be the second Amazon Wind Farm in the Republic of Ireland. Once complete, the new Amazon Wind Farm will provide 23.2 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity, with expected generation of 68,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. Amazon's newest renewable energy project in the U.S. will be located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and will be the seventh Amazon Solar Farm in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Once complete, the new Amazon Solar Farm will provide 45 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity and is expected to generate 100,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. Both projects are expected to begin producing clean energy in 2020 and will supply clean energy to the grids supporting the company's Amazon Web Services datacenters, which power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally.
Additionally, Amazon's investments in renewable energy were recently recognized in the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) 2018 Solar Means Business Report, which ranked Amazon #1 in the U.S. for amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018, and #2 for total amount of solar installed to date. Amazon's solar projects in the U.S. have offset the CO2 equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries. Globally, Amazon has 66 renewable energy projects – including 51 solar rooftops – that are expected to generate 1,342 MW of renewable capacity and deliver more than 3.9 million MWh of clean energy annually.
"Playing a significant role in helping to reduce the sources of human-induced climate change is an important commitment for Amazon," said Kara Hurst, Director of Sustainability, Amazon. "Major investments in renewable energy are a critical step to address our carbon footprint globally. We will continue to invest in these projects, and look forward to additional investments this year and beyond."
"Under the Climate Action Plan, we are committing that 70 percent of Ireland's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2030. Industry leadership is key to helping us reach this target," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. "This project is another example of AWS's commitment to renewable projects in Ireland, adding clean energy to the grid, and supporting Ireland's climate commitments. Construction will begin on this project this year and will start contributing to Ireland's renewable energy capacity by 2020. We look forward to continuing to work with AWS as we strive to make Ireland a leader in the renewable energy space."
"I applaud Amazon for their continued investment in clean and renewable energy projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia," said Virginia Senator Mark R. Warner. "This solar energy project in Pittsylvania County will lead to a cleaner environment and more jobs in the community."
"It's wonderful to see the announcement of these new projects, which will help bring more renewable energy to the Commonwealth of Virginia where Amazon has already helped bring significant solar energy projects online," said Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. "Amazon's new solar farm in Virginia will create jobs and economic development in rural Virginia, and will continue to build upon our role as a leading state for renewable energy in the U.S."
Beyond investments in wind and solar, Amazon has a long history of commitment to sustainability through innovative programs such as Shipment Zero, Frustration-Free Packaging, Ships in Own Container, investments in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund, and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Amazon has also implemented the District Energy Project that uses recycled energy to heat and cool more than 3 million square feet of office space. For more information on Amazon's sustainability initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews. | <p><em>Amazon's second renewable energy project in the Republic of Ireland and seventh in the Commonwealth of Virginia are expected to produce approximately 168,000 MWh of clean energy annually to support Amazon's goal to power 100% of its global operations with renewable energy</em></p><p><em>Projects will supply clean energy to the grids supporting the company's Amazon Web Services datacenters that power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally</em></p><p><em>Globally, Amazon has 66 renewable energy projects – including 51 solar rooftops – that have the capacity to generate 1,342 MW and deliver more than 3.9 million MWh of energy annually</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the company's 65<sup>th</sup> and66<sup>th</sup> renewable energy projects. Amazon's newest renewable energy project in the EU will be located in Cork, Ireland, and will be the second Amazon Wind Farm in the Republic of Ireland. Once complete, the new Amazon Wind Farm will provide 23.2 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity, with expected generation of 68,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. Amazon's newest renewable energy project in the U.S. will be located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and will be the seventh Amazon Solar Farm in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Once complete, the new Amazon Solar Farm will provide 45 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity and is expected to generate 100,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. Both projects are expected to begin producing clean energy in 2020 and will supply clean energy to the grids supporting the company's Amazon Web Services datacenters, which power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally.</p><p>Additionally, Amazon's investments in renewable energy were recently recognized in the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) 2018 Solar Means Business Report, which ranked Amazon #1 in the U.S. for amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018, and #2 for total amount of solar installed to date. Amazon's solar projects in the U.S. have offset the CO2 equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries. Globally, Amazon has 66 renewable energy projects – including 51 solar rooftops – that are expected to generate 1,342 MW of renewable capacity and deliver more than 3.9 million MWh of clean energy annually.</p><p>"Playing a significant role in helping to reduce the sources of human-induced climate change is an important commitment for Amazon," said Kara Hurst, Director of Sustainability, Amazon. "Major investments in renewable energy are a critical step to address our carbon footprint globally. We will continue to invest in these projects, and look forward to additional investments this year and beyond."</p><p>"Under the Climate Action Plan, we are committing that 70 percent of Ireland's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2030. Industry leadership is key to helping us reach this target," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. "This project is another example of AWS's commitment to renewable projects in Ireland, adding clean energy to the grid, and supporting Ireland's climate commitments. Construction will begin on this project this year and will start contributing to Ireland's renewable energy capacity by 2020. We look forward to continuing to work with AWS as we strive to make Ireland a leader in the renewable energy space."</p><p>"I applaud Amazon for their continued investment in clean and renewable energy projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia," said Virginia Senator Mark R. Warner. "This solar energy project in Pittsylvania County will lead to a cleaner environment and more jobs in the community."</p><p>"It's wonderful to see the announcement of these new projects, which will help bring more renewable energy to the Commonwealth of Virginia where Amazon has already helped bring significant solar energy projects online," said Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. "Amazon's new solar farm in Virginia will create jobs and economic development in rural Virginia, and will continue to build upon our role as a leading state for renewable energy in the U.S."</p><p>Beyond investments in wind and solar, Amazon has a long history of commitment to sustainability through innovative programs such as Shipment Zero, Frustration-Free Packaging, Ships in Own Container, investments in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund, and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Amazon has also implemented the District Energy Project that uses recycled energy to heat and cool more than 3 million square feet of office space. For more information on Amazon's sustainability initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p> |
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Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Pennsylvania; New Pittsburgh Fulfillment Center Will Create More Than 800 Full-Time Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-in-Pennsylvania-New-Pittsburgh-Fulfillment-Center-Will-Create-More-Than-800-Full-Time-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-in-Pennsylvania-New-Pittsburgh-Fulfillment-Center-Will-Create-More-Than-800-Full-Time-Jobs | 1,922 | 07/30/2019 13:58:00 | Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Pennsylvania; New Pittsburgh Fulfillment Center Will Create More Than 800 Full-Time Jobs | 07/30/2019 | 2019 | The new facility in Allegheny County will total more than 1 million-square-feet
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 30, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open its 15th Pennsylvanian operations facility in Pittsburgh, creating more than 800 new, full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits and opportunities in an industry-leading workplace.
"Pennsylvania is a great state for business and Amazon is excited to continue its growth and investment with our newest fulfillment center in Allegheny County," said Alicia Boler Davis, vice president of global customer fulfillment, Amazon. "For nearly a decade, the Keystone state has been key to Amazon's ability to serve our incredible customers and provide great selection and super-fast shipping speeds across the Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. Since 2010, the company has invested more than $8.5 billion in the state through its local fulfillment center and cloud infrastructure, research facilities, and compensation to thousands of employees. We are excited to create more than 800 new full-time jobs, in addition to the 10,000 current employees across the state, who receive industry-leading pay and benefits starting on day one."
"It's a great win any time a business comes in and pledges to create 800 new jobs," said Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. "This is a significant investment for Pennsylvania and I applaud Amazon for selecting our commonwealth as the location for this facility."
The fulfillment center will be more than 1 million square feet and Amazon employees will pick, pack and ship larger customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, kayaks and larger home goods. All associates will go through hours of safety training and ongoing coaching and will have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs, such as Career Choice, in which the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch, more than 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.
On top of Amazon's $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families. In addition, Amazon has pledged to invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in demand jobs. Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled roles across the company's corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retails stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon.
"Today's announcement underscores that Amazon has never taken its eyes off Pittsburgh. A new, from-the-ground-up fulfillment center will increase the count of several local Amazon facilities – including a growing engineering center – that provide, or will provide, thousands of well-paying jobs in the region," said Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) President Mark A. Thomas. "The PRA – the economic development marketing affiliate of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development – was happy to bring together a number of partners to showcase the Pittsburgh assets that support the company's expansion plans. These include proven strength in distribution and logistics, pad-ready parcels with nearby interstate and highway access and a workforce pipeline that meets the hiring demands of enterprises, like Amazon, on the leading edge of innovation."
"This is great news for our region. We appreciate the ongoing partnership with Amazon that began years ago. Their continued expansion in this region is more evidence that the ecodistrict of logistics, warehouse and manufacturing in the airport corridor is starting to gain momentum," said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County. "Amazon's decision also reflects their continued confidence in this county's, this region's and this state's economy. The county, Port Authority and Airport Authority are proud to continue working with so many partners to show that this region is a good place to do business."
An addition to Amazon's presence in Pennsylvania means more than just the great jobs with full benefits provided within the fulfillment center's four walls. Each additional Amazon facility adds to the thousands of jobs in construction and services the company has brought to Pennsylvania. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $8.5 billion in the state through its customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure and compensation to its employees. Using the methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Amazon estimates its investments in the state have created an additional 8,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires.
Amazon's fulfillment network supports millions of businesses of all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and many of those local organizations are based right here in Pennsylvania. There are more than 68,500 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Pennsylvania growing their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The new facility in Allegheny County will total more than 1 million-square-feet</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 30, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open its 15<sup>th</sup> Pennsylvanian operations facility in Pittsburgh, creating more than 800 new, full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits and opportunities in an industry-leading workplace.</p><p>"Pennsylvania is a great state for business and Amazon is excited to continue its growth and investment with our newest fulfillment center in Allegheny County," said Alicia Boler Davis, vice president of global customer fulfillment, Amazon. "For nearly a decade, the Keystone state has been key to Amazon's ability to serve our incredible customers and provide great selection and super-fast shipping speeds across the Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. Since 2010, the company has invested more than $8.5 billion in the state through its local fulfillment center and cloud infrastructure, research facilities, and compensation to thousands of employees. We are excited to create more than 800 new full-time jobs, in addition to the 10,000 current employees across the state, who receive industry-leading pay and benefits starting on day one."</p><p>"It's a great win any time a business comes in and pledges to create 800 new jobs," said Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. "This is a significant investment for Pennsylvania and I applaud Amazon for selecting our commonwealth as the location for this facility."</p><p>The fulfillment center will be more than 1 million square feet and Amazon employees will pick, pack and ship larger customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, kayaks and larger home goods. All associates will go through hours of safety training and ongoing coaching and will have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs, such as Career Choice, in which the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch, more than 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.</p><p>On top of Amazon's $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families. In addition, Amazon has pledged to invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in demand jobs. Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled roles across the company's corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retails stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon.</p><p>"Today's announcement underscores that Amazon has never taken its eyes off Pittsburgh. A new, from-the-ground-up fulfillment center will increase the count of several local Amazon facilities – including a growing engineering center – that provide, or will provide, thousands of well-paying jobs in the region," said Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) President Mark A. Thomas. "The PRA – the economic development marketing affiliate of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development – was happy to bring together a number of partners to showcase the Pittsburgh assets that support the company's expansion plans. These include proven strength in distribution and logistics, pad-ready parcels with nearby interstate and highway access and a workforce pipeline that meets the hiring demands of enterprises, like Amazon, on the leading edge of innovation."</p><p>"This is great news for our region. We appreciate the ongoing partnership with Amazon that began years ago. Their continued expansion in this region is more evidence that the ecodistrict of logistics, warehouse and manufacturing in the airport corridor is starting to gain momentum," said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County. "Amazon's decision also reflects their continued confidence in this county's, this region's and this state's economy. The county, Port Authority and Airport Authority are proud to continue working with so many partners to show that this region is a good place to do business."</p><p>An addition to Amazon's presence in Pennsylvania means more than just the great jobs with full benefits provided within the fulfillment center's four walls. Each additional Amazon facility adds to the thousands of jobs in construction and services the company has brought to Pennsylvania. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $8.5 billion in the state through its customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure and compensation to its employees. Using the methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Amazon estimates its investments in the state have created an additional 8,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires.</p><p>Amazon's fulfillment network supports millions of businesses of all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and many of those local organizations are based right here in Pennsylvania. There are more than 68,500 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Pennsylvania growing their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190730005913/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Launches Region in the Middle East | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Launches-Region-in-the-Middle-East/default.aspx | AWS-Launches-Region-in-the-Middle-East | 1,923 | 07/30/2019 04:08:00 | AWS Launches Region in the Middle East | 07/30/2019 | 2019 | New AWS Region expands cloud pioneer's global footprint, enabling customers to innovate faster and run workloads from data centers located in the Middle East
Hyper scale infrastructure includes three Availability Zones and connects the Middle East to AWS's global network to power the region's push for digital transformation
Tens of thousands of customers and partners across the Middle East are already innovating on AWS, including Al Tayer Group, Anghami, Aramex, Bahrain Bourse, Bahrain iGA, Careem, Classera, Dubizzle, Emirates NBD, Fetchr, Flydubai, Hassan Allam, Mawdoo3.com, MBC Group, Opensooq, OSN, Seera Group, Union Insurance, Virgin Middle East, and many more
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 30, 2019-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the opening of the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region. With this launch, AWS now spans 69 Availability Zones within 22 geographic regions around the world, and has announced plans for nine more Availability Zones across three more AWS Regions in Indonesia, Italy, and South Africa. Starting today, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations can run their applications and serve end-users from data centers located in the Middle East, as well as leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud, to drive innovation. Customers can get started today at: https://aws.amazon.com/local/middle_east/bahrain/
"The cloud has the chance to unlock digital transformation in the Middle East," said Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon Web Services. "Today, we are launching advanced and secure technology infrastructure that matches the scale of our other AWS Regions around the world and are already seeing strong demand in the Middle East for AWS technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, data analytics, IoT, and much more. We are excited to see how our cloud technology will provide new ways for governments to better engage with citizens, for enterprises to innovate for their next phase of growth, and for entrepreneurs to build businesses and compete on a global scale."
The new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region offers three Availability Zones at launch. AWS Regions are composed of Availability Zones, which each comprise at least one data center and are located in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security and is connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high availability can design their applications to run in multiple Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault-tolerance.AWS infrastructure Regions meet the highest levels of security, compliance, and data protection.
Customers and APN Partners welcome the new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region
Millions of active customers are using AWS each month in over 190 countries around the world, including tens of thousands of customers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Startups like Alef Education, Almentor, Altibbi, Anghami, Bayt.com, BitOasis, Babil Games, Bey2ollak, Boutiqaat, Careem, Classera, Clicksco, Crowd Analyzer, Dubizzle, EKar, Elephantsocial, Fetchr, Fish.me, Haraj, Health at Hand, Jeeny, Little Thinking Minds, Maestro Pizza, Mawdoo3.com, Mrsool, Naseej, Ngwa, Opensooq, Property Finder, Sarwa, Souqalmal, StarzPlay, Tajawal, ToDoorStep, Ureed, Vezeeta, and Yallacompare are building their businesses on top of AWS, enabling them to scale rapidly and expand around the world. Enterprises across the region are moving to AWS to become more agile and innovate, and include Al Jouf Cement, Al Tayer Group, Arab Banking Corporation (Bank ABC), Aramex, Bahrain Bourse, Bank Al-Etihad, Batelco, Emirates NBD, Flydubai, Gulf News, Hassan Allam, Lulu International Exchange, MBC Group, OSN, Seera Group, Union Insurance, Virgin Middle East, and many more. Public sector organizations, including Government of Bahrain's Ministries, such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information Affairs, Ministry of Labor and Social Development, and Bahrain iGA, as well as other public sector organizations such as Bahrain Polytechnic, Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority of Kuwait (CITRA), Mumtalakat, Paris Sorbonne AD, Tamkeen, University of Bahrain, and many more are also using AWS to drive cost savings, accelerate innovation, and better serve the citizens of the region.
Emirates NBD is a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based enterprise that is working with AWS to build an Artificial Intelligence-enabled bank of the future. Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the Middle East, with total assets of AED 537.8 Billion, as of June 30, 2019. The Group has a significant retail banking presence in the UAE and is a participant in the global digital banking industry. The bank is utilizing AWS's artificial intelligence and machine learning services, data analytics, and natural language processing technologies to better engage with customers and simplify banking. Abdulla Qassem, Group Chief Operating Officer, Emirates NBD, said, "Emirates NBD has been collaborating with AWS and taking advantage of AWS's technologies and innovation practices to develop personalized, real-time banking experiences. The new AWS Middle East Region will allow us to further experiment and enhance our solutions as we continue to realize our vision of being the region's most innovative financial services organization that is making banking more easy and intuitive for customers."
Well established family businesses in the Middle East are also moving to AWS to become more agile and innovate. Saudi Arabia's Abdul Latif Jameel is one of the most respected family-owned businesses across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and over 30 countries worldwide, with diversified interests in major sectors including transportation, energy and environmental services, financial services, land and real estate, and many other industries. Faisal Alsamannoudi, Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company Ltd., said, "We welcome the opening of the AWS Middle East Region and see it as a real opportunity to bring more efficiency and innovation to our business, in a secure way. We started our AWS journey with Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company, in Jeddah, by migrating critical HR management systems covering seven different companies – a process that took us less than one month and brought savings up to 60 percent, compared to our previous solution. With AWS, we are becoming more agile and able to innovate quickly across different lines of business, including S:mile express delivery brand, and CarHub on-demand vehicle care services."
Another regional enterprise moving to AWS is Al Tayer Group, one of the largest privately held family-run conglomerates in the MENA region. Al Tayer Group has interests in automobile sales and services, luxury and lifestyle retail, and hospitality. Headquartered in the UAE, the group operates in 12 countries in the Middle East and manages over 200 stores. Mohamed Al Fayed, Senior Vice President of OmniChannel, Al Tayer Retail, said, "Today's news from AWS is fantastic as we continue accelerating our cloud adoption. Using AWS, we were able to become more agile and reliably launched five e-commerce platforms, such as Mamas & Papas, Nisnass.com, and Ounass alongside Android and iOS apps, all within a year. We rely on several AWS managed database services such as Amazon Aurora, where we were able to cut costs by 40 percent, while increasing performance by four times, compared with proprietary database technologies. We also leverage AWS spot instances to reduce operational cost by 79 percent. We see great potential to improve our business even further with the new AWS Middle East Region, which will enable us to serve our end customers with even lower latency."
Government organizations are also working with AWS to lower costs and better serve citizens in the region. The Bahrain Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) is responsible for ICT procurement for the Bahrain government and is leading the government's migration project to support the country's Cloud First policy. iGA's Chief Executive Mohammed Ali AlQaed said, "Bahrain is committed to becoming a country in the cloud and we will be able to accelerate our journey with the launch of the AWS Region in Bahrain. By December of this year, we will have 30 percent of all 72 government entities migrated to AWS and by June 2020, we expect to have most government data centers shut down, while the rest are minimized allowing us to focus resources on projects that benefit our citizens and dramatically improve the overall availability and durability of government applications and data." An example of a government entity that turned to the agility and speed of AWS is Bahrain's National Bureau of Revenue (NBR), who needed to quickly and efficiently launch the country's Value Added Tax (VAT) system. Rana Faqihi, Assistant Undersecretary for Development and Revenue Policies at Bahrain Ministry of Finance, said, "The National Bureau of Revenue needed a solution that would enable a seamless VAT rollout, without delays and with the highest levels of security. By launching SAP S/4 Hana on AWS, the NBR was able to go to market in just under two months while lowering costs by 40 percent. Eliminating the need to manage IT infrastructure allowed us to focus on successfully reaching an important milestone in Bahrain's economic development. The launch of the new AWS Region in Bahrain is allowing public and private sector organizations to realize the full potential of the cloud."
Another government body in the Middle East welcoming the new AWS infrastructure Region is the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Kuwait's regulator responsible for the country's IT sector and technology adoption in the government. Salem Muthib Al-Athainah, Chairman and CEO of CITRA, said, "We welcome the launch of the new AWS Middle East Region as an important step in bringing reliable and secure cloud computing technologies closer to end users in the Middle East. This launch underlines the important location of the Middle East as a center to the global data movement worldwide. The presence of the AWS Middle East Region opens up new prospects for companies and government organizations to serve customers in the region, contributing to the enhancement of infrastructure, digitization, connectivity, and customer experience. Our significant work with AWS supports CITRA's strategy of transforming Kuwait into a regional ICT hub, and the digitization of the Kuwaiti economy, and we look forward to continue to build on that while leveraging the new AWS Middle East Region in Bahrain."
The most well-known and fastest growing businesses in the Middle East are also choosing AWS to launch and grow. Careem, the leading technology platform for the region, started working with AWS in 2012 to help it scale fast and wide across 14 countries in under seven years. Today, Careem hosts 33 million customers and one million drivers on its platform, and has expanded its services to offer on demand deliveries as well its original core business, ride hailing. Magnus Olsson, Chief Experience Officer and co-founder of Careem, said: "When we started building Careem, we knew that the ability to scale fast, and in a secure and reliable way, would be critical to our long term success. As one of AWS's early adopters in the region, we have grown with them. Thanks to AWS, we have been able to focus our efforts on geographical and new vertical expansion and to innovate new technologies and services. With the opening of the new AWS Middle East Region, we will now be able to benefit from data centers with lower latency in the region. AWS's commitment to our region shows the enormous potential of the local technology scene and will be instrumental to the success of the new wave of startups to come. We look forward to having them as a strong contributor to the Middle East tech ecosystem."
A rapidly growing startup using AWS is Classera, one of the leading education companies in the Middle East and at the forefront of using cloud technology to rethink education services. Classera co-founder and CTO Mohammad Alashmawi said, "We understood the power of the cloud in our early days, and have relied on AWS since 2010 to grow into a trusted education platform that is currently used by over 2 million people in more than 12 countries. As we revolutionize the e-learning ecosystem, we are developing smart solutions that leverage AWS data analytics and machine learning services to bring personalized and highly engaging learning experiences to students. Thousands of schools and organizations across the Middle East rely on the Classera platform as a core pillar of their learning, teaching, and training process. We have peace of mind that AWS gives us the performance, reliability, and security that we require to deliver our services. It's very exciting to have AWS launching a Region in the Middle East. This brings us, and other start-ups in the region, a competitive edge as we have greater access to the most advanced technologies in the world today."
AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners also welcomed the arrival of the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region. The APN includes tens of thousands of Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Systems Integrators (SI) around the world. APN Partners build innovative solutions and services on AWS and the APN helps by providing business, technical, marketing, and go-to-market support. Partner Network (APN) Consulting and Technology Partners in the Middle East helping customers to migrate to the cloud include Adfolks, Al Moayyed Computers, Batelco, Citrus Technology, Cloudnexa, Computer World, Du, Ejada, Ellucian, Fortecloud, Infonas, Integra Technologies, Kaar Technologies, Kalaam Telecom, Kloudr, Kuwaitnet, Nournet, Redington, Tamkeen (Saudi), Thinglogix, Zain, Zero and one, and many others as well as global APN members such as Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, DXC Technology, TCS, and Wipro. Global ISVs such as F5, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SAP, Splunk, Trend Micro, VMWare, and many others are already using AWS to deliver their software to customers around the world and will serve their customers in the Middle East from the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region at launch. Customers can also easily find, trial, deploy, and buy software solutions for AWS on the AWS Marketplace. For the full list of the members of the AWS Partner Network, please visit: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/.
Investing in the future of the Middle East
The new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region adds to the infrastructure investments AWS has been making across the Middle East, to provide customers with advanced and secure cloud technologies. Today, AWS is also launching a new AWS Direct Connect location in Bahrain, which is the first to be operated by AWS, joining the two AWS Direct Connect locations and two Amazon CloudFront Edge locations in the UAE that launched in 2018. AWS Direct Connect makes it easy for customers to establish a dedicated private network connection between AWS and their data center, office, or colocation environment. Amazon CloudFront gives customers an improved experience for their end users, including faster content delivery and added cybersecurity protection.
To support the growth in cloud adoption across the region, AWS has made significant investments in education, training, and certification programs to help those interested in the latest cloud computing technologies, best practices, and architectures, to advance their technical skills and further support Middle East organizations in their digital transformation. AWS offers instructor-led training programs for customers and partners, as well as general public training events such as AWS Summits, AWSome Days, Immersion Days, and Game Days as well as over 500 free online training courses. To help drive diversity in the tech industry, AWS has also extended its global ‘We Power Tech' program to the region, providing events and free training courses to support technology skills development for women in the Middle East.
For students and educators, the AWS Educate and AWS Academy programs are providing free resources to accelerate cloud-related learning and preparing today's students in the Middle East for the jobs of the future.
Growing Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
To help grow the next generation of businesses in the Middle East, AWS is supporting startups across the region through the AWS Activate Program. Working with accelerators, angel investors, incubators, government organizations, and Venture Capital firms, AWS Activate provides resources to help startups launch their businesses on AWS and go global in minutes. Across the Middle East, AWS has been working with organizations such as 500 startups, Area 2071 in Abu Dhabi, BADIR in Saudi Arabia, BECO Capital, EDB in Bahrain, Flat6Labs, Hive, MEVP, Oasis500, Seed Stars, Startupbootcamp, Techstars, and many more, providing startups with AWS credits, in-person technical support, AWS trainings, and go-to-market help.
Developers and businesses can access the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region beginning today. A full list of services and details on pricing is available at https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/ | <p><em>New AWS Region expands cloud pioneer's global footprint, enabling customers to innovate faster and run workloads from data centers located in the Middle East</em></p><p><em>Hyper scale infrastructure includes three Availability Zones and connects the Middle East to AWS's global network to power the region's push for digital transformation</em></p><p><em>Tens of thousands of customers and partners across the Middle East are already innovating on AWS, including Al Tayer Group, Anghami, Aramex, Bahrain Bourse, Bahrain iGA, Careem, Classera, Dubizzle, Emirates NBD, Fetchr, Flydubai, Hassan Allam, Mawdoo3.com, MBC Group, Opensooq, OSN, Seera Group, Union Insurance, Virgin Middle East, and many more</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 30, 2019-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the opening of the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region. With this launch, AWS now spans 69 Availability Zones within 22 geographic regions around the world, and has announced plans for nine more Availability Zones across three more AWS Regions in Indonesia, Italy, and South Africa. Starting today, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations can run their applications and serve end-users from data centers located in the Middle East, as well as leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud, to drive innovation. Customers can get started today at: https://aws.amazon.com/local/middle_east/bahrain/</p><p>"The cloud has the chance to unlock digital transformation in the Middle East," said Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon Web Services. "Today, we are launching advanced and secure technology infrastructure that matches the scale of our other AWS Regions around the world and are already seeing strong demand in the Middle East for AWS technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, data analytics, IoT, and much more. We are excited to see how our cloud technology will provide new ways for governments to better engage with citizens, for enterprises to innovate for their next phase of growth, and for entrepreneurs to build businesses and compete on a global scale."</p><p>The new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region offers three Availability Zones at launch. AWS Regions are composed of Availability Zones, which each comprise at least one data center and are located in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security and is connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high availability can design their applications to run in multiple Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault-tolerance.AWS infrastructure Regions meet the highest levels of security, compliance, and data protection.</p><p>Customers and APN Partners welcome the new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region</p><p>Millions of active customers are using AWS each month in over 190 countries around the world, including tens of thousands of customers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Startups like Alef Education, Almentor, Altibbi, Anghami, Bayt.com, BitOasis, Babil Games, Bey2ollak, Boutiqaat, Careem, Classera, Clicksco, Crowd Analyzer, Dubizzle, EKar, Elephantsocial, Fetchr, Fish.me, Haraj, Health at Hand, Jeeny, Little Thinking Minds, Maestro Pizza, Mawdoo3.com, Mrsool, Naseej, Ngwa, Opensooq, Property Finder, Sarwa, Souqalmal, StarzPlay, Tajawal, ToDoorStep, Ureed, Vezeeta, and Yallacompare are building their businesses on top of AWS, enabling them to scale rapidly and expand around the world. Enterprises across the region are moving to AWS to become more agile and innovate, and include Al Jouf Cement, Al Tayer Group, Arab Banking Corporation (Bank ABC), Aramex, Bahrain Bourse, Bank Al-Etihad, Batelco, Emirates NBD, Flydubai, Gulf News, Hassan Allam, Lulu International Exchange, MBC Group, OSN, Seera Group, Union Insurance, Virgin Middle East, and many more. Public sector organizations, including Government of Bahrain's Ministries, such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information Affairs, Ministry of Labor and Social Development, and Bahrain iGA, as well as other public sector organizations such as Bahrain Polytechnic, Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority of Kuwait (CITRA), Mumtalakat, Paris Sorbonne AD, Tamkeen, University of Bahrain, and many more are also using AWS to drive cost savings, accelerate innovation, and better serve the citizens of the region.</p><p>Emirates NBD is a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based enterprise that is working with AWS to build an Artificial Intelligence-enabled bank of the future. Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the Middle East, with total assets of AED 537.8 Billion, as of June 30, 2019. The Group has a significant retail banking presence in the UAE and is a participant in the global digital banking industry. The bank is utilizing AWS's artificial intelligence and machine learning services, data analytics, and natural language processing technologies to better engage with customers and simplify banking. Abdulla Qassem, Group Chief Operating Officer, Emirates NBD, said, "Emirates NBD has been collaborating with AWS and taking advantage of AWS's technologies and innovation practices to develop personalized, real-time banking experiences. The new AWS Middle East Region will allow us to further experiment and enhance our solutions as we continue to realize our vision of being the region's most innovative financial services organization that is making banking more easy and intuitive for customers."</p><p>Well established family businesses in the Middle East are also moving to AWS to become more agile and innovate. Saudi Arabia's Abdul Latif Jameel is one of the most respected family-owned businesses across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and over 30 countries worldwide, with diversified interests in major sectors including transportation, energy and environmental services, financial services, land and real estate, and many other industries. Faisal Alsamannoudi, Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company Ltd., said, "We welcome the opening of the AWS Middle East Region and see it as a real opportunity to bring more efficiency and innovation to our business, in a secure way. We started our AWS journey with Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company, in Jeddah, by migrating critical HR management systems covering seven different companies – a process that took us less than one month and brought savings up to 60 percent, compared to our previous solution. With AWS, we are becoming more agile and able to innovate quickly across different lines of business, including S:mile express delivery brand, and CarHub on-demand vehicle care services."</p><p>Another regional enterprise moving to AWS is Al Tayer Group, one of the largest privately held family-run conglomerates in the MENA region. Al Tayer Group has interests in automobile sales and services, luxury and lifestyle retail, and hospitality. Headquartered in the UAE, the group operates in 12 countries in the Middle East and manages over 200 stores. Mohamed Al Fayed, Senior Vice President of OmniChannel, Al Tayer Retail, said, "Today's news from AWS is fantastic as we continue accelerating our cloud adoption. Using AWS, we were able to become more agile and reliably launched five e-commerce platforms, such as Mamas & Papas, Nisnass.com, and Ounass alongside Android and iOS apps, all within a year. We rely on several AWS managed database services such as Amazon Aurora, where we were able to cut costs by 40 percent, while increasing performance by four times, compared with proprietary database technologies. We also leverage AWS spot instances to reduce operational cost by 79 percent. We see great potential to improve our business even further with the new AWS Middle East Region, which will enable us to serve our end customers with even lower latency."</p><p>Government organizations are also working with AWS to lower costs and better serve citizens in the region. The Bahrain Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) is responsible for ICT procurement for the Bahrain government and is leading the government's migration project to support the country's Cloud First policy. iGA's Chief Executive Mohammed Ali AlQaed said, "Bahrain is committed to becoming a country in the cloud and we will be able to accelerate our journey with the launch of the AWS Region in Bahrain. By December of this year, we will have 30 percent of all 72 government entities migrated to AWS and by June 2020, we expect to have most government data centers shut down, while the rest are minimized allowing us to focus resources on projects that benefit our citizens and dramatically improve the overall availability and durability of government applications and data." An example of a government entity that turned to the agility and speed of AWS is Bahrain's National Bureau of Revenue (NBR), who needed to quickly and efficiently launch the country's Value Added Tax (VAT) system. Rana Faqihi, Assistant Undersecretary for Development and Revenue Policies at Bahrain Ministry of Finance, said, "The National Bureau of Revenue needed a solution that would enable a seamless VAT rollout, without delays and with the highest levels of security. By launching SAP S/4 Hana on AWS, the NBR was able to go to market in just under two months while lowering costs by 40 percent. Eliminating the need to manage IT infrastructure allowed us to focus on successfully reaching an important milestone in Bahrain's economic development. The launch of the new AWS Region in Bahrain is allowing public and private sector organizations to realize the full potential of the cloud."</p><p>Another government body in the Middle East welcoming the new AWS infrastructure Region is the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Kuwait's regulator responsible for the country's IT sector and technology adoption in the government. Salem Muthib Al-Athainah, Chairman and CEO of CITRA, said, "We welcome the launch of the new AWS Middle East Region as an important step in bringing reliable and secure cloud computing technologies closer to end users in the Middle East. This launch underlines the important location of the Middle East as a center to the global data movement worldwide. The presence of the AWS Middle East Region opens up new prospects for companies and government organizations to serve customers in the region, contributing to the enhancement of infrastructure, digitization, connectivity, and customer experience. Our significant work with AWS supports CITRA's strategy of transforming Kuwait into a regional ICT hub, and the digitization of the Kuwaiti economy, and we look forward to continue to build on that while leveraging the new AWS Middle East Region in Bahrain."</p><p>The most well-known and fastest growing businesses in the Middle East are also choosing AWS to launch and grow. Careem, the leading technology platform for the region, started working with AWS in 2012 to help it scale fast and wide across 14 countries in under seven years. Today, Careem hosts 33 million customers and one million drivers on its platform, and has expanded its services to offer on demand deliveries as well its original core business, ride hailing. Magnus Olsson, Chief Experience Officer and co-founder of Careem, said: "When we started building Careem, we knew that the ability to scale fast, and in a secure and reliable way, would be critical to our long term success. As one of AWS's early adopters in the region, we have grown with them. Thanks to AWS, we have been able to focus our efforts on geographical and new vertical expansion and to innovate new technologies and services. With the opening of the new AWS Middle East Region, we will now be able to benefit from data centers with lower latency in the region. AWS's commitment to our region shows the enormous potential of the local technology scene and will be instrumental to the success of the new wave of startups to come. We look forward to having them as a strong contributor to the Middle East tech ecosystem."</p><p>A rapidly growing startup using AWS is Classera, one of the leading education companies in the Middle East and at the forefront of using cloud technology to rethink education services. Classera co-founder and CTO Mohammad Alashmawi said, "We understood the power of the cloud in our early days, and have relied on AWS since 2010 to grow into a trusted education platform that is currently used by over 2 million people in more than 12 countries. As we revolutionize the e-learning ecosystem, we are developing smart solutions that leverage AWS data analytics and machine learning services to bring personalized and highly engaging learning experiences to students. Thousands of schools and organizations across the Middle East rely on the Classera platform as a core pillar of their learning, teaching, and training process. We have peace of mind that AWS gives us the performance, reliability, and security that we require to deliver our services. It's very exciting to have AWS launching a Region in the Middle East. This brings us, and other start-ups in the region, a competitive edge as we have greater access to the most advanced technologies in the world today."</p><p>AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners also welcomed the arrival of the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region. The APN includes tens of thousands of Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Systems Integrators (SI) around the world. APN Partners build innovative solutions and services on AWS and the APN helps by providing business, technical, marketing, and go-to-market support. Partner Network (APN) Consulting and Technology Partners in the Middle East helping customers to migrate to the cloud include Adfolks, Al Moayyed Computers, Batelco, Citrus Technology, Cloudnexa, Computer World, Du, Ejada, Ellucian, Fortecloud, Infonas, Integra Technologies, Kaar Technologies, Kalaam Telecom, Kloudr, Kuwaitnet, Nournet, Redington, Tamkeen (Saudi), Thinglogix, Zain, Zero and one, and many others as well as global APN members such as Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, DXC Technology, TCS, and Wipro. Global ISVs such as F5, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, SAP, Splunk, Trend Micro, VMWare, and many others are already using AWS to deliver their software to customers around the world and will serve their customers in the Middle East from the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region at launch. Customers can also easily find, trial, deploy, and buy software solutions for AWS on the AWS Marketplace. For the full list of the members of the AWS Partner Network, please visit: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/.</p><p>Investing in the future of the Middle East</p><p>The new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region adds to the infrastructure investments AWS has been making across the Middle East, to provide customers with advanced and secure cloud technologies. Today, AWS is also launching a new AWS Direct Connect location in Bahrain, which is the first to be operated by AWS, joining the two AWS Direct Connect locations and two Amazon CloudFront Edge locations in the UAE that launched in 2018. AWS Direct Connect makes it easy for customers to establish a dedicated private network connection between AWS and their data center, office, or colocation environment. Amazon CloudFront gives customers an improved experience for their end users, including faster content delivery and added cybersecurity protection.</p><p>To support the growth in cloud adoption across the region, AWS has made significant investments in education, training, and certification programs to help those interested in the latest cloud computing technologies, best practices, and architectures, to advance their technical skills and further support Middle East organizations in their digital transformation. AWS offers instructor-led training programs for customers and partners, as well as general public training events such as AWS Summits, AWSome Days, Immersion Days, and Game Days as well as over 500 free online training courses. To help drive diversity in the tech industry, AWS has also extended its global ‘We Power Tech' program to the region, providing events and free training courses to support technology skills development for women in the Middle East.</p><p>For students and educators, the AWS Educate and AWS Academy programs are providing free resources to accelerate cloud-related learning and preparing today's students in the Middle East for the jobs of the future.</p><p>Growing Entrepreneurship in the Middle East</p><p>To help grow the next generation of businesses in the Middle East, AWS is supporting startups across the region through the AWS Activate Program. Working with accelerators, angel investors, incubators, government organizations, and Venture Capital firms, AWS Activate provides resources to help startups launch their businesses on AWS and go global in minutes. Across the Middle East, AWS has been working with organizations such as 500 startups, Area 2071 in Abu Dhabi, BADIR in Saudi Arabia, BECO Capital, EDB in Bahrain, Flat6Labs, Hive, MEVP, Oasis500, Seed Stars, Startupbootcamp, Techstars, and many more, providing startups with AWS credits, in-person technical support, AWS trainings, and go-to-market help.</p><p>Developers and businesses can access the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region beginning today. A full list of services and details on pricing is available at https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/</p> |
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Five Kindle Direct Publishing Authors Win Top Romance Writing Award in 2019 | /news/news-details/2019/Five-Kindle-Direct-Publishing-Authors-Win-Top-Romance-Writing-Award-in-2019/default.aspx | Five-Kindle-Direct-Publishing-Authors-Win-Top-Romance-Writing-Award-in-2019 | 1,924 | 07/27/2019 12:25:00 | Five Kindle Direct Publishing Authors Win Top Romance Writing Award in 2019 | 07/27/2019 | 2019 | Elizabeth Dyer, M. Malone, Susannah Nix, Kennedy Ryan and Mia Vincy recognized by Romance Writers of America for excellence in romance novels with prestigious 2019 RITA Award
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 27, 2019-- This year, five indie authors who have self-published their books using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) have been named winners of the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, which recognize excellence in published romance fiction. The winners were announced this week at the Romance Writers of America (RWA)'s annual conference in New York City.
All five writers were first-time RITA winners and two of the winners had multiple nominations, including Mia Vincy, who was nominated for her first novel.
This year, the RITA Award finalists included 23 independently published authors. The winners include:
Elizabeth Dyer's novel, Fearless, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Romantic Suspense. Two of her novels were nominated in this category this year.
M. Malone's novel, Bad Blood, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Romance Novella.
Susannah Nix's novel, Advanced Physical Chemistry, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length.
Kennedy Ryan's novel, Long Shot, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Contemporary Romance: Long.
Mia Vincy's novel, A Wicked Kind of Husband, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Historical Romance: Long. This novel was also nominated for Best First Book.
"A big congratulations to Elizabeth Dyer, M. Malone, Susannah Nix, Kennedy Ryan and Mia Vincy," said Charles Kronbach, Director of Independent Publishing Worldwide for Amazon. "We're honored that these talented writers are choosing KDP to self-publish their novels and share their incredible stories with readers around the world."
About Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
In 2007, Amazon launched Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to empower authors to reach readers worldwide while retaining their copyright and making up to 70% royalty on their work. KDP offers a free, easy, and fast way to self-publish eBooks and paperbacks. With KDP, the power of publishing is accessible to authors worldwide, allowing a more robust and diverse set of voices to share stories with a wider audience than ever before. Hundreds of thousands of authors have self-published on KDP. In fact, in 2018 thousands of independent authors earned more than $50k, with more than a thousand surpassing $100k in royalties.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Elizabeth Dyer, M. Malone, Susannah Nix, Kennedy Ryan and Mia Vincy recognized by Romance Writers of America for excellence in romance novels with prestigious 2019 RITA Award</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 27, 2019-- This year, five indie authors who have self-published their books using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) have been named winners of the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, which recognize excellence in published romance fiction. The winners were announced this week at the Romance Writers of America (RWA)'s annual conference in New York City.</p><p>All five writers were first-time RITA winners and two of the winners had multiple nominations, including Mia Vincy, who was nominated for her first novel.</p><p>This year, the RITA Award finalists included 23 independently published authors. The winners include:</p><ul><li>Elizabeth Dyer's novel, <em>Fearless</em>, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Romantic Suspense. Two of her novels were nominated in this category this year.</li><li>M. Malone's novel, <em>Bad Blood</em>, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Romance Novella.</li><li>Susannah Nix's novel, <em>Advanced Physical Chemistry</em>, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length.</li><li>Kennedy Ryan's novel, <em>Long Shot</em>, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Contemporary Romance: Long.</li><li>Mia Vincy's novel, <em>A Wicked Kind of Husband</em>, was awarded the Romance Writers of America 2019 RITA Award for Historical Romance: Long. This novel was also nominated for Best First Book.</li></ul><p>"A big congratulations to Elizabeth Dyer, M. Malone, Susannah Nix, Kennedy Ryan and Mia Vincy," said Charles Kronbach, Director of Independent Publishing Worldwide for Amazon. "We're honored that these talented writers are choosing KDP to self-publish their novels and share their incredible stories with readers around the world."</p><p>About Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)</p><p>In 2007, Amazon launched Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to empower authors to reach readers worldwide while retaining their copyright and making up to 70% royalty on their work. KDP offers a free, easy, and fast way to self-publish eBooks and paperbacks. With KDP, the power of publishing is accessible to authors worldwide, allowing a more robust and diverse set of voices to share stories with a wider audience than ever before. Hundreds of thousands of authors have self-published on KDP. In fact, in 2018 thousands of independent authors earned more than $50k, with more than a thousand surpassing $100k in royalties.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190727005007/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 20% to $63.4 Billion | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon.com-Announces-Second-Quarter-Sales-up-20-to-63.4-Billion/default.aspx | Amazon.com-Announces-Second-Quarter-Sales-up-20-to-63.4-Billion | 1,925 | 07/25/2019 16:01:00 | Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 20% to $63.4 Billion | 07/25/2019 | 2019 | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2019.
Operating cash flow increased 65% to $36.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $21.8 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018. Free cash flow increased to $25.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $10.4 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations increased to $16.1 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $4.1 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018. Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations increased to $13.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $546 million for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018.
Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 510 million on June 30, 2019, compared with 506 million one year ago.
Net sales increased 20% to $63.4 billion in the second quarter, compared with $52.9 billion in second quarter 2018. Excluding the $814 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 21% compared with second quarter 2018.
Operating income increased to $3.1 billion in the second quarter, compared with operating income of $3.0 billion in second quarter 2018.
Net income increased to $2.6 billion in the second quarter, or $5.22 per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.5 billion, or $5.07 per diluted share, in second quarter 2018.
"Customers are responding to Prime's move to one-day delivery — we've received a lot of positive feedback and seen accelerating sales growth," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "Free one-day delivery is now available to Prime members on more than ten million items, and we're just getting started. A big thank you to the team for continuing to make life easier for customers."
Highlights
Prime Day was once again the largest shopping event in Amazon history with more than one million deals exclusively for Prime members. Over the two days of Prime Day, on July 15 and 16, sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime Day was also the biggest event ever for Amazon devices, when comparing two-day periods. Amazon welcomed more new Prime members on July 15 than any previous day, and almost as many on July 16 — making these the two biggest days ever for member signups. In addition, Prime members received tens of millions of dollars in savings when shopping from Whole Foods Market and bought more than $2 billion of products from independent small and medium-sized businesses. Millions of people worldwide streamed Prime Day events, including the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift.
Amazon hosted thousands of attendees at re:MARS, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference focused on machine learning, automation, robotics, and space. There were over one hundred talks, sessions, and workshops held by Amazon and industry leaders that showcased leading advancements in robotics and automation, including telerobotic hands that transmit touch to haptic gloves from HaptX, SynTouch, and Shadow Robot Company; an electric adventure vehicle from Rivian that integrates with Alexa; and an autonomous flying microbot from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Amazon also announced Prime Air's new drone delivery design; a new AI-driven approach for Alexa skill developers called Alexa Conversations; and the Pegasus Drive sortation robot, used in Amazon sortation centers.
Amazon introduced the all-new Echo Show 5, which features a compact design, 5.5-inch display, rich sound, HD camera, and built-in camera shutter.
Amazon introduced the all-new Kindle Oasis, featuring its best Paperwhite display with the next generation of e-ink technology, which includes fast page turns, waterproofing, a color adjustable front light, and six months of Kindle Unlimited for free.
Amazon introduced the all-new Fire 7, the next generation of our best-selling tablet, featuring a faster processor, 16 GB of internal storage with support for up to 512 GB more via microSD, and hands-free access to Alexa.
Amazon announced the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet and Echo Dot Kids Edition, as well as the new Alexa Skill Blueprints that let families create personalized skills for Alexa-enabled devices. These devices rely on Amazon FreeTime, a service that helps parents manage the ways their kids interact with technology.
The number of Alexa-compatible smart home devices continues to grow, with more than 60,000 smart home products from over 7,400 unique brands. Additionally, Alexa Guard, a feature that helps customers protect their home by detecting the sounds of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and glass breaking, is now widely available across the U.S. Alexa Guard can also be connected to customers' existing ADT or Ring alarm systems.
There are now hundreds of third-party devices with Alexa built-in. Customers can access Alexa at home through select TVs from LG and ecobee's newest smart thermostat, or on-the-go with new headphones from Bose and Jabra. Alexa is now integrated into even more vehicles from Lexus and Toyota, as well as select BMW and MINI vehicles in Germany and the U.K. Additionally, Garmin, iOttie, and Nextbase launched new automotive accessories that make it easy for customers to add Alexa to their current vehicle.
Amazon continues to expand Alexa's features and capabilities. Alexa Announcements, which allows customers to broadcast a one-way message to their Alexa devices, is now available in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Mexico. Additionally, customers in the U.K. can make outbound calls with Alexa Outbound Calling, and with eligible Vodafone plans, can place and receive calls from an Echo device using their mobile number.
Customers can now set an Alexa Routine timed to sunset, sunrise, or when an alarm is dismissed; and delete their voice recordings by saying "Alexa, delete what I just said" or "Alexa, delete everything I said today." Additionally, Amazon launched the Alexa Privacy Hub, which provides customers with information and control over their Alexa experience.
In Japan, Germany, and the U.K., Amazon introduced the ability for Alexa developers to earn money using in-skill purchasing for their skills.
Fire TV now has more than 34 million active users worldwide and continues to be the #1 streaming media player family in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Japan, and India.
Amazon and Google launched the official YouTube app on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and released the Prime Video app for Chromecast, Chromecast built-in devices, and Android TV devices.
Prime Video received 47 Emmy nominations for its original programming, more than double from last year, including 20 nominations for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and 11 nominations for Fleabag.
Prime Video premiered the Jonas Brothers documentary Chasing Happiness, and Original Series Good Omens, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. In addition, Prime Video will debut new Original Series The Boys, from creators Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, on July 26, and Carnival Row, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, on August 30.
AmazonFresh expanded to Las Vegas with options for ultrafast one- and two-hour delivery, and introduced an expanded selection of products including tens of thousands of grocery items, plus bestselling items from Amazon.com.
Amazon continues to expand grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market, and is now available in nearly 90 metros in the U.S., offering Prime customers free delivery in as fast as an hour on thousands of natural and organic groceries and locally-sourced items.
Amazon Go, with a checkout-free experience enabled by our Just Walk Out Technology, expanded to New York City with two new stores. Amazon Go now has thirteen stores open in Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York.
Amazon Beauty announced that HAUS Laboratories, an exclusive makeup collection co-created by Lady Gaga and makeup artist Sarah Tanno, is now available for pre-order to customers worldwide.
Amazon Fashion introduced new, innovative shopping experiences, including The Drop, which gives customers in more than one hundred countries and regions exclusive access to limited-edition collections designed by fashion influencers via the Amazon App, and StyleSnap, an AI-powered feature that lets customers shop by simply taking a photograph or screenshot of an item.
Amazon Fashion continues to bring exclusive selection to customers, including clothing for babies and toddlers from Moon and Back in partnership with Hanna Andersson; a Levi's collaboration to bring custom Levi's Iconic 501 for him and Levi's 721 High-Rise for her designed by pro football player Sterling Shepard and supermodel Chanel Iman Shepard; and Hanes Ultimate Baby collection. Additionally, customers can now shop Russell Wilson's Good Man Brand, J/Slides, Tommy Hilfiger, and more.
Amazon launched Prime in the United Arab Emirates, offering free delivery on millions of local and international items, Prime Video, Twitch Prime, discounted same-day delivery, and Prime exclusive deals.
Amazon introduced Amazon Flex in India, a program that provides opportunities for local partners to deliver packages to grow delivery capacity for sellers and increase delivery speed for customers.
Amazon published its Small and Medium-Sized Business Impact Report and launched a "Build Your Business with Amazon" website to help entrepreneurs sell in Amazon's stores. More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the U.S. are currently working with Amazon. SMBs selling in Amazon's stores have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide.
Amazon began hiring for its Arlington headquarters, with plans to hire 25,000 highly-skilled employees over the next decade. Amazon unveiled development plans for the first phase of construction for its new urban campus, which includes the redevelopment of vacant warehouses into two new LEED Gold-certified buildings, new retail space for area businesses, and centrally-located community green space.
Amazon announced that it will hire nearly 12,000 new employees across Europe in 2019, taking its permanent workforce in Europe to nearly 95,000 by the end of 2019.
Amazon pledged to upskill 100,000 of its employees across the U.S. by 2025, dedicating over $700 million to provide employees across its corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network with access to training programs that will help them move into more highly-skilled roles within or outside of the company. Programs include Machine Learning University, Amazon Technical Academy, and Career Choice.
Amazon was named the Marketplace Innovator of the Year at the 2019 Disability:IN Inclusion Awards for the accessibility of its products, services, and experiences across the company.
Amazon announced its latest effort to fight homelessness with an $8 million donation to housing and homeless nonprofits in its HQ regions — $5 million to Plymouth Housing in Seattle and $3 million to the Arlington Community Foundation in Arlington — and an employee donation match campaign to select charities that address housing and homelessness in both regions.
Amazon announced the early completion of its commitment to host 50 solar systems on its fulfillment and sortation center rooftops globally by 2020. Additionally, the Solar Energy Industries Association's 2018 Solar Means Business Report ranked Amazon #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018 and #2 for the total amount of solar installed to date. Globally, Amazon has 61 operating solar and wind projects that are expected to generate over 1,044 megawatts and deliver over 3.1 million megawatt hours of energy annually.
Amazon India introduced the Packaging-Free Shipment program in nine cities, which reduces waste by shipping orders in their original packaging and combining multiple shipments in a reusable crate or a corrugate box. This is one of several initiatives that support Shipment Zero, Amazon's vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced several new customer commitments and major migrations during the quarter: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has chosen AWS and Amazon SageMaker as its standard for cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads; Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, is using AWS machine learning services to build a personalized retail customer banking experience; Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems (Hyundai Electric), Korea's leading electric power equipment manufacturer, launched a new high performance computing (HPC) system leveraging AWS to accelerate its digital transformation; and Sony Music Entertainment Japan selected Amazon Managed Blockchain in the development of a digital music rights management system.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Personalize, a fully-managed machine learning service that trains, tunes, and deploys custom, private machine learning models. The service brings the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com to engage with millions of shoppers to AWS customers, so they can easily develop applications with a wide array of personalization use cases, including specific product recommendations, individualized search results, and customized direct marketing — with no machine learning experience required.
AWS announced the general availability of AWS Ground Station, a service that makes it easy and cost-effective for customers to control their satellites using AWS and download data into AWS Global Infrastructure Regions using a fully-managed network of ground station antennas located around the world. With AWS Ground Station, customers can more easily and cost-effectively control satellite operations, ingest satellite data, and integrate the data with applications and other cloud services running in AWS, saving up to 80% of their ground station costs by paying for antenna access time on demand. Capella Space, D-Orbit, Maxar Technologies, Myriota, NSLComm, Open Cosmos, Spire, and Thales Alenia Space are among the customers and partners using AWS Ground Station.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain, a fully-managed service that makes it easy to create and manage scalable blockchain networks that allow multiple parties to execute transactions and maintain a cryptographically verifiable record without the need for a trusted, central authority. Amazon Managed Blockchain also scales to support thousands of applications and millions of transactions using popular open source frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Textract, a fully-managed machine learning service that automatically extracts text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document without the need for manual review, custom code, or machine learning experience. With Amazon Textract, customers can more easily and accurately process millions of document pages in just a few hours, significantly lowering document processing costs, and allowing customers to focus on deriving business value from their text and data instead of wasting time and effort on post-processing.
AWS announced the general availability of AWS Control Tower, a service that makes it as easy for customers to set up and continuously govern secure, compliant, multi-account AWS environments as it is to select items from a menu. AWS Control Tower gives customers a pre-configured environment built according to AWS best-practices, with clearly defined rules for security, operations, and compliance. AWS Control Tower provides ongoing governance on how to "get it right" based on AWS's experience helping thousands of enterprise customers create secure and compliant cloud environments.
AWS announced the general availability of AWS Security Hub, a service that gives customers a central place to manage security and compliance across an AWS environment. AWS Security Hub aggregates, organizes, and prioritizes security findings from AWS services such as Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, and Amazon Macie, and from a large and growing list of AWS Partner Network solutions, to provide a comprehensive view of a customer's overall security and compliance status.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK), a fully-managed service that makes it easy for developers to build and run highly available, secure, and scalable applications based on Apache Kafka without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. Fully compatible with Apache Kafka, it enables customers to easily migrate their on-premises or Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) clusters to Amazon MSK with no code changes.
At the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College, in collaboration with AWS Educate, introduced a Bachelor of Applied Science pathway in cloud computing. This degree offers students a seamless transfer pathway from a two-year associate's degree to a four-year bachelor's degree in the cloud, providing a clear path to high-demand careers in cloud computing with AWS partners and customers.
Since launching in 2016, the number of databases migrated to AWS using the AWS Database Migration Service has grown to more than 150,000 databases.
For the ninth consecutive year, AWS is positioned in the Leader's quadrant in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), earning the highest placement for "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision," and we have widened the gap between AWS and all others in the report.
Financial Guidance
The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of July 25, 2019, and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and customer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet, online commerce, and cloud services, and the various factors detailed below.
Third Quarter 2019 Guidance
Net sales are expected to be between $66.0 billion and $70.0 billion, or to grow between 17% and 24% compared with third quarter 2018. This guidance anticipates an unfavorable impact of approximately 30 basis points from foreign exchange rates.
Operating income is expected to be between $2.1 billion and $3.1 billion, compared with $3.7 billion in third quarter 2018.
This guidance assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded.
A conference call will be webcast live today at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.
These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products and services sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income or other taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, proposed and completed acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Our investor relations website is amazon.com/ir and we encourage investors to use it as a way of easily finding information about us. We promptly make available on this website, free of charge, the reports that we file or furnish with the SEC, corporate governance information (including our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics), and select press releases, which may contain material information about us, and you may subscribe to be notified of new information posted to this site.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedJune 30,
Six Months EndedJune 30,
Twelve Months EndedJune 30,
2018
2019
2018
2019
2018
2019
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
$
17,616
$
23,507
$
21,856
$
32,173
$
13,851
$
20,536
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
2,534
2,625
4,163
6,186
6,275
12,096
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other
3,630
5,202
7,301
10,056
13,711
18,097
Stock-based compensation
1,468
1,971
2,651
3,245
4,914
6,012
Other operating expense (income), net
85
80
141
67
240
200
Other expense (income), net
110
(7
)
(75
)
(142
)
(207
)
152
Deferred income taxes
(139
)
105
3
520
(380
)
958
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventories
(1,090
)
(2,100
)
1,130
(1,381
)
(2,717
)
(3,826
)
Accounts receivable, net and other
(1,364
)
(2,193
)
(336
)
(2,594
)
(4,859
)
(6,873
)
Accounts payable
2,703
3,668
(7,513
)
(2,716
)
4,364
8,060
Accrued expenses and other
(205
)
(623
)
(2,430
)
(3,556
)
(491
)
(653
)
Unearned revenue
(283
)
390
623
1,278
943
1,806
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
7,449
9,118
5,658
10,963
21,793
36,029
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment
(3,243
)
(3,562
)
(6,341
)
(6,852
)
(13,035
)
(13,938
)
Proceeds from property and equipment incentives
294
919
665
1,488
1,663
2,927
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other
(866
)
(117
)
(879
)
(1,285
)
(14,173
)
(2,592
)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
1,660
5,161
4,337
7,804
10,034
11,706
Purchases of marketable securities
(537
)
(9,950
)
(1,007
)
(16,827
)
(8,173
)
(22,919
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(2,692
)
(7,549
)
(3,225
)
(15,672
)
(23,684
)
(24,816
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from long-term debt and other
96
283
221
473
16,380
1,020
Repayments of long-term debt and other
(149
)
(112
)
(351
)
(464
)
(1,564
)
(781
)
Principal repayments of finance leases
(1,284
)
(2,327
)
(3,297
)
(4,541
)
(6,037
)
(8,693
)
Principal repayments of financing obligations
(57
)
(2
)
(129
)
(3
)
(244
)
(211
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(1,394
)
(2,158
)
(3,556
)
(4,535
)
8,535
(8,665
)
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(443
)
47
(197
)
36
41
(119
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
2,920
(542
)
(1,320
)
(9,208
)
6,685
2,429
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD
$
20,536
$
22,965
$
20,536
$
22,965
$
20,536
$
22,965
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest on long-term debt
$
168
$
147
$
450
$
433
$
628
$
837
Cash paid for operating leases
—
838
—
1,547
—
1,547
Cash paid for interest on finance leases
85
150
159
315
273
536
Cash paid for interest on financing obligations
40
4
95
5
176
105
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
300
283
813
451
1,077
822
Assets acquired under operating leases
—
2,220
—
3,094
—
3,094
Property and equipment acquired under finance leases
2,335
3,307
4,605
5,935
9,631
11,944
Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit arrangements
795
283
1,536
719
3,128
2,825
______________________________
On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedJune 30,
Six Months EndedJune 30,
2018
2019
2018
2019
Net product sales
$
31,864
$
35,856
$
63,468
$
70,139
Net service sales
21,022
27,548
40,460
52,965
Total net sales
52,886
63,404
103,928
123,104
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales
30,632
36,337
61,367
70,257
Fulfillment
7,932
9,271
15,724
17,872
Marketing
2,901
4,291
5,600
7,955
Technology and content
7,247
9,065
14,006
16,991
General and administrative
1,111
1,270
2,177
2,444
Other operating expense (income), net
80
86
143
81
Total operating expenses
49,903
60,320
99,017
115,600
Operating income
2,983
3,084
4,911
7,504
Interest income
94
215
173
398
Interest expense
(343
)
(383
)
(673
)
(749
)
Other income (expense), net
(129
)
(27
)
109
138
Total non-operating income (expense)
(378
)
(195
)
(391
)
(213
)
Income before income taxes
2,605
2,889
4,520
7,291
Provision for income taxes
(74
)
(257
)
(361
)
(1,094
)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax
3
(7
)
4
(11
)
Net income
$
2,534
$
2,625
$
4,163
$
6,186
Basic earnings per share
$
5.21
$
5.32
$
8.58
$
12.57
Diluted earnings per share
$
5.07
$
5.22
$
8.34
$
12.31
Weighted-average shares used in computation of earnings per share:
Basic
486
493
485
492
Diluted
500
503
499
503
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedJune 30,
Six Months EndedJune 30,
2018
2019
2018
2019
Net income
$
2,534
$
2,625
$
4,163
$
6,186
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $(1), $(6), $17, and $(8)
(469
)
7
(411
)
(1
)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities:
Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $0, $(11), $9, and $(11)
1
44
(40
)
76
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in "Other income (expense), net," net of tax of $0, $0, $0, and $0
1
(1
)
1
—
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities
2
43
(39
)
76
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(467
)
50
(450
)
75
Comprehensive income
$
2,067
$
2,675
$
3,713
$
6,261
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Segment Information
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedJune 30,
Six Months EndedJune 30,
2018
2019
2018
2019
North America
Net sales
$
32,169
$
38,653
$
62,894
$
74,465
Operating expenses
30,334
37,089
59,910
70,614
Operating income
$
1,835
$
1,564
$
2,984
$
3,851
International
Net sales
$
14,612
$
16,370
$
29,487
$
32,563
Operating expenses
15,106
16,971
30,603
33,253
Operating income (loss)
$
(494
)
$
(601
)
$
(1,116
)
$
(690
)
AWS
Net sales
$
6,105
$
8,381
$
11,547
$
16,076
Operating expenses
4,463
6,260
8,504
11,733
Operating income
$
1,642
$
2,121
$
3,043
$
4,343
Consolidated
Net sales
$
52,886
$
63,404
$
103,928
$
123,104
Operating expenses
49,903
60,320
99,017
115,600
Operating income
2,983
3,084
4,911
7,504
Total non-operating income (expense)
(378
)
(195
)
(391
)
(213
)
Provision for income taxes
(74
)
(257
)
(361
)
(1,094
)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax
3
(7
)
4
(11
)
Net income
$
2,534
$
2,625
$
4,163
$
6,186
Segment Highlights:
Y/Y net sales growth:
North America
44
%
20
%
45
%
18
%
International
27
12
31
10
AWS
49
37
49
39
Consolidated
39
20
41
18
Net sales mix:
North America
61
%
61
%
61
%
61
%
International
28
26
28
26
AWS
11
13
11
13
Consolidated
100
%
100
%
100
%
100
%
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data)
December 31, 2018
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
31,750
$
22,616
Marketable securities
9,500
18,847
Inventories
17,174
18,580
Accounts receivable, net and other
16,677
16,747
Total current assets
75,101
76,790
Property and equipment, net
61,797
64,723
Operating leases
—
21,649
Goodwill
14,548
14,727
Other assets
11,202
13,462
Total assets
$
162,648
$
191,351
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
38,192
$
36,063
Accrued expenses and other
23,663
26,140
Unearned revenue
6,536
7,475
Total current liabilities
68,391
69,678
Long-term lease liabilities
9,650
35,134
Long-term debt
23,495
23,329
Other long-term liabilities
17,563
10,149
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized shares — 500
Issued and outstanding shares — none
—
—
Common stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized shares — 5,000
Issued shares — 514 and 518
Outstanding shares — 491 and 494
5
5
Treasury stock, at cost
(1,837
)
(1,837
)
Additional paid-in capital
26,791
30,035
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,035
)
(960
)
Retained earnings
19,625
25,818
Total stockholders' equity
43,549
53,061
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
162,648
$
191,351
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Q2 2019
Y/Y %
Change
Cash Flows and Shares
Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM)
$
18,194
$
21,793
$
26,604
$
30,723
$
34,360
$
36,029
65
%
Operating cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth
4
%
22
%
57
%
67
%
89
%
65
%
N/A
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives -- TTM
$
10,924
$
11,372
$
11,239
$
11,323
$
11,316
$
11,011
(3
)%
Principal repayments of finance leases -- TTM (1)
$
5,981
$
6,037
$
7,016
$
7,449
$
7,649
$
8,693
44
%
Principal repayments of financing obligations -- TTM (1)
$
235
$
244
$
277
$
337
$
266
$
211
(14
)%
Equipment acquired under finance leases -- TTM (1) (2)
$
10,020
$
9,631
$
9,704
$
10,615
$
10,909
$
11,656
21
%
Principal repayments of all other finance leases -- TTM (1) (3)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
76
$
176
N/A
Free cash flow -- TTM (4)
$
7,270
$
10,421
$
15,365
$
19,400
$
23,044
$
25,018
140
%
Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations-- TTM (1) (5)
$
1,054
$
4,140
$
8,072
$
11,614
$
15,129
$
16,114
289
%
Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations -- TTM (1) (6)
$
(2,985
)
$
546
$
5,384
$
8,448
$
11,793
$
12,975
N/A
Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding
504
506
507
507
507
510
1
%
Common shares outstanding
485
487
489
491
492
494
1
%
Stock-based awards outstanding
19
19
18
16
15
16
(15
)%
Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding
3.9
%
3.9
%
3.7
%
3.2
%
3.0
%
3.3
%
N/A
Results of Operations
Worldwide (WW) net sales
$
51,042
$
52,886
$
56,576
$
72,383
$
59,700
$
63,404
20
%
WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
39
%
37
%
30
%
21
%
19
%
21
%
N/A
WW net sales -- TTM
$
193,194
$
208,125
$
220,958
$
232,887
$
241,546
$
252,064
21
%
WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
34
%
36
%
35
%
30
%
26
%
23
%
N/A
Operating income
$
1,927
$
2,983
$
3,724
$
3,786
$
4,420
$
3,084
3
%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
(29
)
$
42
$
90
$
123
$
84
$
58
N/A
Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
95
%
369
%
948
%
72
%
125
%
1
%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of WW net sales
3.8
%
5.6
%
6.6
%
5.2
%
7.4
%
4.9
%
N/A
Operating income -- TTM
$
5,028
$
7,384
$
10,762
$
12,421
$
14,914
$
15,014
103
%
Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
25
%
115
%
231
%
197
%
190
%
99
%
N/A
Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales
2.6
%
3.5
%
4.9
%
5.3
%
6.2
%
6.0
%
N/A
Net income
$
1,629
$
2,534
$
2,883
$
3,027
$
3,561
$
2,625
4
%
Net income per diluted share
$
3.27
$
5.07
$
5.75
$
6.04
$
7.09
$
5.22
3
%
Net income -- TTM
$
3,938
$
6,275
$
8,902
$
10,073
$
12,005
$
12,096
93
%
Net income per diluted share -- TTM
$
7.90
$
12.63
$
17.85
$
20.14
$
23.96
$
24.15
91
%
______________________________
(1)
On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."
(2)
For the twelve months ended June 30, 2019, this amount relates to equipment included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases" of $11,944 million. Amounts for periods prior to 2019 have not been retrospectively adjusted.
(3)
For the twelve months ended June 30, 2019, this amount relates to property included in "Principal repayments of finance leases" of $8,693 million. Amounts for periods prior to 2019 have not been retrospectively adjusted.
(4)
Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by "Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives."
(5)
Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by "Principal repayments of finance leases" and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."
(6)
Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by equipment acquired under finance leases, which is included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases," principal repayments of all other finance lease liabilities, which is included in "Principal repayments of finance leases," and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Q2 2019
Y/Y %
Change
Segments
North America Segment:
Net sales
$
30,725
$
32,169
$
34,348
$
44,124
$
35,812
$
38,653
20
%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
46
%
44
%
35
%
18
%
17
%
20
%
N/A
Net sales -- TTM
$
115,843
$
125,642
$
134,545
$
141,366
$
146,453
$
152,938
22
%
Operating income
$
1,149
$
1,835
$
2,032
$
2,251
$
2,287
$
1,564
(15
)%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
(10
)
$
1
$
9
$
17
$
13
$
7
N/A
Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
95
%
321
%
N/A
32
%
98
%
(15
)%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of North America net sales
3.7
%
5.7
%
5.9
%
5.1
%
6.4
%
4.0
%
N/A
Operating income -- TTM
$
3,390
$
4,788
$
6,708
$
7,267
$
8,405
$
8,134
70
%
Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales
2.9
%
3.8
%
5.0
%
5.1
%
5.7
%
5.3
%
N/A
International Segment:
Net sales
$
14,875
$
14,612
$
15,549
$
20,829
$
16,192
$
16,370
12
%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
21
%
21
%
15
%
19
%
16
%
17
%
N/A
Net sales -- TTM
$
58,111
$
61,239
$
63,074
$
65,866
$
67,184
$
68,941
13
%
Operating income (loss)
$
(622
)
$
(494
)
$
(385
)
$
(642
)
$
(90
)
$
(601
)
22
%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
70
$
86
$
47
$
55
$
(39
)
$
(36
)
N/A
Operating income/loss -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
44
%
(20
)%
(54
)%
(24
)%
(92
)%
15
%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of International net sales
(4.2
)%
(3.4
)%
(2.5
)%
(3.1
)%
(1.0
)%
(3.7
)%
N/A
Operating income (loss) -- TTM
$
(3,202
)
$
(2,971
)
$
(2,420
)
$
(2,142
)
$
(1,610
)
$
(1,718
)
(42
)%
Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales
(5.5
)%
(4.9
)%
(3.8
)%
(3.3
)%
(2.4
)%
(2.5
)%
N/A
AWS Segment:
Net sales
$
5,442
$
6,105
$
6,679
$
7,430
$
7,696
$
8,381
37
%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
48
%
49
%
46
%
46
%
42
%
37
%
N/A
Net sales -- TTM
$
19,240
$
21,244
$
23,339
$
25,655
$
27,909
$
30,185
42
%
Operating income
$
1,400
$
1,642
$
2,077
$
2,177
$
2,223
$
2,121
29
%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
(89
)
$
(45
)
$
34
$
51
$
110
$
87
N/A
Operating income -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
67
%
84
%
75
%
57
%
51
%
24
%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of AWS net sales
25.7
%
26.9
%
31.1
%
29.3
%
28.9
%
25.3
%
N/A
Operating income -- TTM
$
4,840
$
5,567
$
6,473
$
7,296
$
8,119
$
8,598
54
%
Operating margin -- TTM % of AWS net sales
25.2
%
26.2
%
27.7
%
28.4
%
29.1
%
28.5
%
N/A
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions, except employee data)
(unaudited)
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Q2 2019
Y/Y %
Change
Net Sales:
Online stores (1)
$
26,939
$
27,165
$
29,061
$
39,822
$
29,498
$
31,053
14
%
Online stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
13
%
12
%
11
%
14
%
12
%
16
%
N/A
Physical stores (2)
$
4,263
$
4,312
$
4,248
$
4,401
$
4,307
$
4,330
—
%
Physical stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
N/A
N/A
N/A
(3
)%
1
%
1
%
N/A
Third-party seller services (3)
$
9,265
$
9,702
$
10,395
$
13,383
$
11,141
$
11,962
23
%
Third-party seller services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
39
%
36
%
32
%
28
%
23
%
25
%
N/A
Subscription services (4)
$
3,102
$
3,408
$
3,698
$
3,959
$
4,342
$
4,676
37
%
Subscription services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
56
%
55
%
52
%
26
%
42
%
39
%
N/A
AWS
$
5,442
$
6,105
$
6,679
$
7,430
$
7,696
$
8,381
37
%
AWS - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
48
%
49
%
46
%
46
%
42
%
37
%
N/A
Other (5) (6)
$
2,031
$
2,194
$
2,495
$
3,388
$
2,716
$
3,002
37
%
Other - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (6)
132
%
129
%
123
%
97
%
36
%
37
%
N/A
Stock-based Compensation Expense
Cost of sales
$
15
$
19
$
19
$
21
$
24
$
43
123
%
Fulfillment
$
244
$
320
$
269
$
287
$
234
$
360
12
%
Marketing
$
161
$
190
$
201
$
217
$
209
$
307
62
%
Technology and content
$
631
$
788
$
719
$
750
$
675
$
1,077
37
%
General and administrative
$
132
$
151
$
142
$
142
$
132
$
184
22
%
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
1,183
$
1,468
$
1,350
$
1,417
$
1,274
$
1,971
34
%
Other
WW shipping costs
$
6,069
$
5,990
$
6,568
$
9,041
$
7,320
$
8,134
36
%
WW shipping costs -- Y/Y growth
38
%
31
%
22
%
23
%
21
%
36
%
N/A
WW paid units -- Y/Y growth (7)
22
%
17
%
15
%
14
%
10
%
18
%
N/A
WW seller unit mix -- % of WW paid units (7)
52
%
53
%
53
%
52
%
53
%
54
%
N/A
Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel)
563,100
575,700
613,300
647,500
630,600
653,300
13
%
Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) -- Y/Y growth
60
%
51
%
13
%
14
%
12
%
13
%
N/A
________________________
(1)
Includes product sales and digital media content where we record revenue gross. We leverage our retail infrastructure to offer a wide selection of consumable and durable goods that includes media products available in both a physical and digital format, such as books, music, videos, games, and software. These product sales include digital products sold on a transactional basis. Digital product subscriptions that provide unlimited viewing or usage rights are included in Subscription services.
(2)
Includes product sales where our customers physically select items in a store. Sales from customers who order goods online for delivery or pickup at our physical stores are included in "Online stores."
(3)
Includes commissions and any related fulfillment and shipping fees, and other third-party seller services.
(4)
Includes annual and monthly fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships, as well as audiobook, digital video, e-book, digital music, and other non-AWS subscription services.
(5)
Primarily includes sales of advertising services, as well as sales related to our other service offerings.
(6)
As a result of revenue recognition accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2018, certain advertising services are classified as revenue rather than a reduction in cost of sales.
(7)
Excludes the impact of Whole Foods Market.
Amazon.com, Inc.
Certain Definitions
Customer Accounts
References to customers mean customer accounts established when a customer places an order through one of our stores. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon Payments customers, AWS customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.
Seller Accounts
References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.
AWS Customers
References to AWS customers mean unique AWS customer accounts, which are unique customer account IDs that are eligible to use AWS services. This includes AWS accounts in the AWS free tier. Multiple users accessing AWS services via one account ID are counted as a single account. Customers are considered active when they have had AWS usage activity during the preceding one-month period.
Units
References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers in our stores as well as Amazon-owned items sold in other stores. Units sold are paid units and do not include units associated with AWS, certain acquisitions, certain subscriptions, rental businesses, or advertising businesses, or Amazon gift cards.
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Amazon.com Investor RelationsDave Fildes, amazon-ir@amazon.comamazon.com/ir
Amazon.com Public RelationsDan Perlet, amazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr | <p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2019.</p><p>Operating cash flow increased 65% to $36.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $21.8 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018. Free cash flow increased to $25.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $10.4 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations increased to $16.1 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $4.1 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018. Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations increased to $13.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $546 million for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018.</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 510 million on June 30, 2019, compared with 506 million one year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 20% to $63.4 billion in the second quarter, compared with $52.9 billion in second quarter 2018. Excluding the $814 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 21% compared with second quarter 2018.</p><p>Operating income increased to $3.1 billion in the second quarter, compared with operating income of $3.0 billion in second quarter 2018.</p><p>Net income increased to $2.6 billion in the second quarter, or $5.22 per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.5 billion, or $5.07 per diluted share, in second quarter 2018.</p><p>"Customers are responding to Prime's move to one-day delivery — we've received a lot of positive feedback and seen accelerating sales growth," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "Free one-day delivery is now available to Prime members on more than ten million items, and we're just getting started. A big thank you to the team for continuing to make life easier for customers."</p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Prime Day was once again the largest shopping event in Amazon history with more than one million deals exclusively for Prime members. Over the two days of Prime Day, on July 15 and 16, sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime Day was also the biggest event ever for Amazon devices, when comparing two-day periods. Amazon welcomed more new Prime members on July 15 than any previous day, and almost as many on July 16 — making these the two biggest days ever for member signups. In addition, Prime members received tens of millions of dollars in savings when shopping from Whole Foods Market and bought more than $2 billion of products from independent small and medium-sized businesses. Millions of people worldwide streamed Prime Day events, including the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift.</li><li>Amazon hosted thousands of attendees at re:MARS, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference focused on machine learning, automation, robotics, and space. There were over one hundred talks, sessions, and workshops held by Amazon and industry leaders that showcased leading advancements in robotics and automation, including telerobotic hands that transmit touch to haptic gloves from HaptX, SynTouch, and Shadow Robot Company; an electric adventure vehicle from Rivian that integrates with Alexa; and an autonomous flying microbot from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Amazon also announced Prime Air's new drone delivery design; a new AI-driven approach for Alexa skill developers called Alexa Conversations; and the Pegasus Drive sortation robot, used in Amazon sortation centers.</li><li>Amazon introduced the all-new Echo Show 5, which features a compact design, 5.5-inch display, rich sound, HD camera, and built-in camera shutter.</li><li>Amazon introduced the all-new Kindle Oasis, featuring its best Paperwhite display with the next generation of e-ink technology, which includes fast page turns, waterproofing, a color adjustable front light, and six months of Kindle Unlimited for free.</li><li>Amazon introduced the all-new Fire 7, the next generation of our best-selling tablet, featuring a faster processor, 16 GB of internal storage with support for up to 512 GB more via microSD, and hands-free access to Alexa.</li><li>Amazon announced the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet and Echo Dot Kids Edition, as well as the new Alexa Skill Blueprints that let families create personalized skills for Alexa-enabled devices. These devices rely on Amazon FreeTime, a service that helps parents manage the ways their kids interact with technology.</li><li>The number of Alexa-compatible smart home devices continues to grow, with more than 60,000 smart home products from over 7,400 unique brands. Additionally, Alexa Guard, a feature that helps customers protect their home by detecting the sounds of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and glass breaking, is now widely available across the U.S. Alexa Guard can also be connected to customers' existing ADT or Ring alarm systems.</li><li>There are now hundreds of third-party devices with Alexa built-in. Customers can access Alexa at home through select TVs from LG and ecobee's newest smart thermostat, or on-the-go with new headphones from Bose and Jabra. Alexa is now integrated into even more vehicles from Lexus and Toyota, as well as select BMW and MINI vehicles in Germany and the U.K. Additionally, Garmin, iOttie, and Nextbase launched new automotive accessories that make it easy for customers to add Alexa to their current vehicle.</li><li>Amazon continues to expand Alexa's features and capabilities. Alexa Announcements, which allows customers to broadcast a one-way message to their Alexa devices, is now available in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Mexico. Additionally, customers in the U.K. can make outbound calls with Alexa Outbound Calling, and with eligible Vodafone plans, can place and receive calls from an Echo device using their mobile number.</li><li>Customers can now set an Alexa Routine timed to sunset, sunrise, or when an alarm is dismissed; and delete their voice recordings by saying "Alexa, delete what I just said" or "Alexa, delete everything I said today." Additionally, Amazon launched the Alexa Privacy Hub, which provides customers with information and control over their Alexa experience.</li><li>In Japan, Germany, and the U.K., Amazon introduced the ability for Alexa developers to earn money using in-skill purchasing for their skills.</li><li>Fire TV now has more than 34 million active users worldwide and continues to be the #1 streaming media player family in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Japan, and India.</li><li>Amazon and Google launched the official YouTube app on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and released the Prime Video app for Chromecast, Chromecast built-in devices, and Android TV devices.</li><li>Prime Video received 47 Emmy nominations for its original programming, more than double from last year, including 20 nominations for <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em> and 11 nominations for <em>Fleabag</em>.</li><li>Prime Video premiered the Jonas Brothers documentary <em>Chasing Happiness</em>, and Original Series <em>Good Omens</em>, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. In addition, Prime Video will debut new Original Series <em>The Boys</em>, from creators Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, on July 26, and <em>Carnival Row</em>, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, on August 30.</li><li>AmazonFresh expanded to Las Vegas with options for ultrafast one- and two-hour delivery, and introduced an expanded selection of products including tens of thousands of grocery items, plus bestselling items from Amazon.com.</li><li>Amazon continues to expand grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market, and is now available in nearly 90 metros in the U.S., offering Prime customers free delivery in as fast as an hour on thousands of natural and organic groceries and locally-sourced items.</li><li>Amazon Go, with a checkout-free experience enabled by our Just Walk Out Technology, expanded to New York City with two new stores. Amazon Go now has thirteen stores open in Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York.</li><li>Amazon Beauty announced that HAUS Laboratories, an exclusive makeup collection co-created by Lady Gaga and makeup artist Sarah Tanno, is now available for pre-order to customers worldwide.</li><li>Amazon Fashion introduced new, innovative shopping experiences, including The Drop, which gives customers in more than one hundred countries and regions exclusive access to limited-edition collections designed by fashion influencers via the Amazon App, and StyleSnap, an AI-powered feature that lets customers shop by simply taking a photograph or screenshot of an item.</li><li>Amazon Fashion continues to bring exclusive selection to customers, including clothing for babies and toddlers from Moon and Back in partnership with Hanna Andersson; a Levi's collaboration to bring custom Levi's Iconic 501 for him and Levi's 721 High-Rise for her designed by pro football player Sterling Shepard and supermodel Chanel Iman Shepard; and Hanes Ultimate Baby collection. Additionally, customers can now shop Russell Wilson's Good Man Brand, J/Slides, Tommy Hilfiger, and more.</li><li>Amazon launched Prime in the United Arab Emirates, offering free delivery on millions of local and international items, Prime Video, Twitch Prime, discounted same-day delivery, and Prime exclusive deals.</li><li>Amazon introduced Amazon Flex in India, a program that provides opportunities for local partners to deliver packages to grow delivery capacity for sellers and increase delivery speed for customers.</li><li>Amazon published its Small and Medium-Sized Business Impact Report and launched a "Build Your Business with Amazon" website to help entrepreneurs sell in Amazon's stores. More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the U.S. are currently working with Amazon. SMBs selling in Amazon's stores have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide.</li><li>Amazon began hiring for its Arlington headquarters, with plans to hire 25,000 highly-skilled employees over the next decade. Amazon unveiled development plans for the first phase of construction for its new urban campus, which includes the redevelopment of vacant warehouses into two new LEED Gold-certified buildings, new retail space for area businesses, and centrally-located community green space.</li><li>Amazon announced that it will hire nearly 12,000 new employees across Europe in 2019, taking its permanent workforce in Europe to nearly 95,000 by the end of 2019.</li><li>Amazon pledged to upskill 100,000 of its employees across the U.S. by 2025, dedicating over $700 million to provide employees across its corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network with access to training programs that will help them move into more highly-skilled roles within or outside of the company. Programs include Machine Learning University, Amazon Technical Academy, and Career Choice.</li><li>Amazon was named the <em>Marketplace Innovator of the Year</em> at the 2019 Disability:IN Inclusion Awards for the accessibility of its products, services, and experiences across the company.</li><li>Amazon announced its latest effort to fight homelessness with an $8 million donation to housing and homeless nonprofits in its HQ regions — $5 million to Plymouth Housing in Seattle and $3 million to the Arlington Community Foundation in Arlington — and an employee donation match campaign to select charities that address housing and homelessness in both regions.</li><li>Amazon announced the early completion of its commitment to host 50 solar systems on its fulfillment and sortation center rooftops globally by 2020. Additionally, the Solar Energy Industries Association's <em>2018 Solar Means Business Report</em> ranked Amazon #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018 and #2 for the total amount of solar installed to date. Globally, Amazon has 61 operating solar and wind projects that are expected to generate over 1,044 megawatts and deliver over 3.1 million megawatt hours of energy annually.</li><li>Amazon India introduced the Packaging-Free Shipment program in nine cities, which reduces waste by shipping orders in their original packaging and combining multiple shipments in a reusable crate or a corrugate box. This is one of several initiatives that support Shipment Zero, Amazon's vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon.</li><li>Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced several new customer commitments and major migrations during the quarter: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has chosen AWS and Amazon SageMaker as its standard for cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads; Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, is using AWS machine learning services to build a personalized retail customer banking experience; Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems (Hyundai Electric), Korea's leading electric power equipment manufacturer, launched a new high performance computing (HPC) system leveraging AWS to accelerate its digital transformation; and Sony Music Entertainment Japan selected Amazon Managed Blockchain in the development of a digital music rights management system.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Personalize, a fully-managed machine learning service that trains, tunes, and deploys custom, private machine learning models. The service brings the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com to engage with millions of shoppers to AWS customers, so they can easily develop applications with a wide array of personalization use cases, including specific product recommendations, individualized search results, and customized direct marketing — with no machine learning experience required.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of AWS Ground Station, a service that makes it easy and cost-effective for customers to control their satellites using AWS and download data into AWS Global Infrastructure Regions using a fully-managed network of ground station antennas located around the world. With AWS Ground Station, customers can more easily and cost-effectively control satellite operations, ingest satellite data, and integrate the data with applications and other cloud services running in AWS, saving up to 80% of their ground station costs by paying for antenna access time on demand. Capella Space, D-Orbit, Maxar Technologies, Myriota, NSLComm, Open Cosmos, Spire, and Thales Alenia Space are among the customers and partners using AWS Ground Station.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain, a fully-managed service that makes it easy to create and manage scalable blockchain networks that allow multiple parties to execute transactions and maintain a cryptographically verifiable record without the need for a trusted, central authority. Amazon Managed Blockchain also scales to support thousands of applications and millions of transactions using popular open source frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Textract, a fully-managed machine learning service that automatically extracts text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document without the need for manual review, custom code, or machine learning experience. With Amazon Textract, customers can more easily and accurately process millions of document pages in just a few hours, significantly lowering document processing costs, and allowing customers to focus on deriving business value from their text and data instead of wasting time and effort on post-processing.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of AWS Control Tower, a service that makes it as easy for customers to set up and continuously govern secure, compliant, multi-account AWS environments as it is to select items from a menu. AWS Control Tower gives customers a pre-configured environment built according to AWS best-practices, with clearly defined rules for security, operations, and compliance. AWS Control Tower provides ongoing governance on how to "get it right" based on AWS's experience helping thousands of enterprise customers create secure and compliant cloud environments.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of AWS Security Hub, a service that gives customers a central place to manage security and compliance across an AWS environment. AWS Security Hub aggregates, organizes, and prioritizes security findings from AWS services such as Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, and Amazon Macie, and from a large and growing list of AWS Partner Network solutions, to provide a comprehensive view of a customer's overall security and compliance status.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK), a fully-managed service that makes it easy for developers to build and run highly available, secure, and scalable applications based on Apache Kafka without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. Fully compatible with Apache Kafka, it enables customers to easily migrate their on-premises or Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) clusters to Amazon MSK with no code changes.</li><li>At the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College, in collaboration with AWS Educate, introduced a Bachelor of Applied Science pathway in cloud computing. This degree offers students a seamless transfer pathway from a two-year associate's degree to a four-year bachelor's degree in the cloud, providing a clear path to high-demand careers in cloud computing with AWS partners and customers.</li><li>Since launching in 2016, the number of databases migrated to AWS using the AWS Database Migration Service has grown to more than 150,000 databases.</li><li>For the ninth consecutive year, AWS is positioned in the Leader's quadrant in Gartner's<em> Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service</em> (IaaS), earning the highest placement for "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision," and we have widened the gap between AWS and all others in the report.</li></ul><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of July 25, 2019, and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and customer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet, online commerce, and cloud services, and the various factors detailed below.</p><p>Third Quarter 2019 Guidance</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $66.0 billion and $70.0 billion, or to grow between 17% and 24% compared with third quarter 2018. This guidance anticipates an unfavorable impact of approximately 30 basis points from foreign exchange rates.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $2.1 billion and $3.1 billion, compared with $3.7 billion in third quarter 2018.</li><li>This guidance assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded.</li></ul><p>A conference call will be webcast live today at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.</p><p><em>These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products and services sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income or other taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, proposed and completed acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</em></p><p>Our investor relations website is amazon.com/ir and we encourage investors to use it as a way of easily finding information about us. We promptly make available on this website, free of charge, the reports that we file or furnish with the SEC, corporate governance information (including our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics), and select press releases, which may contain material information about us, and you may subscribe to be notified of new information posted to this site.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Months EndedJune 30,</p></td><td><p>Six Months EndedJune 30,</p></td><td><p>Twelve Months EndedJune 30,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>17,616</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>23,507</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>21,856</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>32,173</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>13,851</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>20,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OPERATING ACTIVITIES:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income</p></td><td><p>2,534</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>4,163</p></td><td><p>6,186</p></td><td><p>6,275</p></td><td><p>12,096</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other</p></td><td><p>3,630</p></td><td><p>5,202</p></td><td><p>7,301</p></td><td><p>10,056</p></td><td><p>13,711</p></td><td><p>18,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stock-based compensation</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td><td><p>1,971</p></td><td><p>2,651</p></td><td><p>3,245</p></td><td><p>4,914</p></td><td><p>6,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other operating expense (income), net</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other expense (income), net</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>(7</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(75</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(142</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(207</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deferred income taxes</p></td><td><p>(139</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>(380</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>958</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Changes in operating assets and liabilities:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inventories</p></td><td><p>(1,090</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,100</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>(1,381</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,717</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3,826</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accounts receivable, net and other</p></td><td><p>(1,364</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,193</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(336</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,594</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(4,859</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(6,873</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accounts payable</p></td><td><p>2,703</p></td><td><p>3,668</p></td><td><p>(7,513</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,716</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>4,364</p></td><td><p>8,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accrued expenses and other</p></td><td><p>(205</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(623</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,430</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3,556</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(491</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(653</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unearned revenue</p></td><td><p>(283</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>1,278</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>1,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities</p></td><td><p>7,449</p></td><td><p>9,118</p></td><td><p>5,658</p></td><td><p>10,963</p></td><td><p>21,793</p></td><td><p>36,029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INVESTING ACTIVITIES:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purchases of property and equipment</p></td><td><p>(3,243</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3,562</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(6,341</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(6,852</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(13,035</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(13,938</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeds from property and equipment incentives</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>1,488</p></td><td><p>1,663</p></td><td><p>2,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other</p></td><td><p>(866</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(117</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(879</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,285</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(14,173</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,592</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales and maturities of marketable securities</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>5,161</p></td><td><p>4,337</p></td><td><p>7,804</p></td><td><p>10,034</p></td><td><p>11,706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purchases of marketable securities</p></td><td><p>(537</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(9,950</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,007</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(16,827</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(8,173</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(22,919</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities</p></td><td><p>(2,692</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(7,549</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3,225</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(15,672</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(23,684</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(24,816</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FINANCING ACTIVITIES:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeds from long-term debt and other</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>16,380</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repayments of long-term debt and other</p></td><td><p>(149</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(112</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(351</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(464</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,564</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(781</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal repayments of finance leases</p></td><td><p>(1,284</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,327</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3,297</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(4,541</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(6,037</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(8,693</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal repayments of financing obligations</p></td><td><p>(57</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(129</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(244</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(211</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities</p></td><td><p>(1,394</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(2,158</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(3,556</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(4,535</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>8,535</p></td><td><p>(8,665</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash</p></td><td><p>(443</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>(197</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>(119</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash</p></td><td><p>2,920</p></td><td><p>(542</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,320</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(9,208</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>6,685</p></td><td><p>2,429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>20,536</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>22,965</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>20,536</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>22,965</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>20,536</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>22,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash paid for interest on long-term debt</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash paid for operating leases</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>1,547</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>1,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash paid for interest on finance leases</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash paid for interest on financing obligations</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assets acquired under operating leases</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>3,094</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>3,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Property and equipment acquired under finance leases</p></td><td><p>2,335</p></td><td><p>3,307</p></td><td><p>4,605</p></td><td><p>5,935</p></td><td><p>9,631</p></td><td><p>11,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit arrangements</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>1,536</p></td><td><p>719</p></td><td><p>3,128</p></td><td><p>2,825</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>______________________________</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated Statements of Operations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions, except per share data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Months EndedJune 30,</p></td><td><p>Six Months EndedJune 30,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net product sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>31,864</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>35,856</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>63,468</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>70,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net service sales</p></td><td><p>21,022</p></td><td><p>27,548</p></td><td><p>40,460</p></td><td><p>52,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total net sales</p></td><td><p>52,886</p></td><td><p>63,404</p></td><td><p>103,928</p></td><td><p>123,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating expenses:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost of sales</p></td><td><p>30,632</p></td><td><p>36,337</p></td><td><p>61,367</p></td><td><p>70,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fulfillment</p></td><td><p>7,932</p></td><td><p>9,271</p></td><td><p>15,724</p></td><td><p>17,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marketing</p></td><td><p>2,901</p></td><td><p>4,291</p></td><td><p>5,600</p></td><td><p>7,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology and content</p></td><td><p>7,247</p></td><td><p>9,065</p></td><td><p>14,006</p></td><td><p>16,991</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General and administrative</p></td><td><p>1,111</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>2,177</p></td><td><p>2,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other operating expense (income), net</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total operating expenses</p></td><td><p>49,903</p></td><td><p>60,320</p></td><td><p>99,017</p></td><td><p>115,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>2,983</p></td><td><p>3,084</p></td><td><p>4,911</p></td><td><p>7,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interest income</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interest expense</p></td><td><p>(343</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(383</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(673</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(749</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other income (expense), net</p></td><td><p>(129</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(27</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total non-operating income (expense)</p></td><td><p>(378</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(195</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(391</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(213</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income before income taxes</p></td><td><p>2,605</p></td><td><p>2,889</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td><td><p>7,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Provision for income taxes</p></td><td><p>(74</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(257</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(361</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,094</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equity-method investment activity, net of tax</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>(7</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>(11</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,534</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,163</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic earnings per share</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.21</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.32</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8.58</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12.57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diluted earnings per share</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.07</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.22</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8.34</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12.31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weighted-average shares used in computation of earnings per share:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diluted</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>503</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Months EndedJune 30,</p></td><td><p>Six Months EndedJune 30,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,534</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,163</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other comprehensive income (loss):</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $(1), $(6), $17, and $(8)</p></td><td><p>(469</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>(411</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $0, $(11), $9, and $(11)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>(40</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in "Other income (expense), net," net of tax of $0, $0, $0, and $0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>(1</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>(39</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total other comprehensive income (loss)</p></td><td><p>(467</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>(450</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Comprehensive income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,067</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,675</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,713</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,261</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Segment Information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Months EndedJune 30,</p></td><td><p>Six Months EndedJune 30,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>32,169</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>38,653</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>62,894</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>74,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating expenses</p></td><td><p>30,334</p></td><td><p>37,089</p></td><td><p>59,910</p></td><td><p>70,614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,835</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,984</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>14,612</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>16,370</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>29,487</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>32,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating expenses</p></td><td><p>15,106</p></td><td><p>16,971</p></td><td><p>30,603</p></td><td><p>33,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income (loss)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(494</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(601</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(1,116</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(690</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AWS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,105</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,381</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,547</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>16,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating expenses</p></td><td><p>4,463</p></td><td><p>6,260</p></td><td><p>8,504</p></td><td><p>11,733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,642</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,043</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>52,886</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>63,404</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>103,928</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>123,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating expenses</p></td><td><p>49,903</p></td><td><p>60,320</p></td><td><p>99,017</p></td><td><p>115,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>2,983</p></td><td><p>3,084</p></td><td><p>4,911</p></td><td><p>7,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total non-operating income (expense)</p></td><td><p>(378</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(195</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(391</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(213</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Provision for income taxes</p></td><td><p>(74</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(257</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(361</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,094</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equity-method investment activity, net of tax</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>(7</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>(11</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,534</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,163</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Segment Highlights:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Y/Y net sales growth:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AWS</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales mix:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AWS</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated Balance Sheets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions, except per share data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 31, 2018</p></td><td><p>June 30, 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASSETS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current assets:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash and cash equivalents</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>31,750</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>22,616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marketable securities</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>18,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inventories</p></td><td><p>17,174</p></td><td><p>18,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accounts receivable, net and other</p></td><td><p>16,677</p></td><td><p>16,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total current assets</p></td><td><p>75,101</p></td><td><p>76,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Property and equipment, net</p></td><td><p>61,797</p></td><td><p>64,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating leases</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>21,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goodwill</p></td><td><p>14,548</p></td><td><p>14,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other assets</p></td><td><p>11,202</p></td><td><p>13,462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total assets</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>162,648</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>191,351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current liabilities:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accounts payable</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>38,192</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>36,063</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accrued expenses and other</p></td><td><p>23,663</p></td><td><p>26,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unearned revenue</p></td><td><p>6,536</p></td><td><p>7,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total current liabilities</p></td><td><p>68,391</p></td><td><p>69,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long-term lease liabilities</p></td><td><p>9,650</p></td><td><p>35,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long-term debt</p></td><td><p>23,495</p></td><td><p>23,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other long-term liabilities</p></td><td><p>17,563</p></td><td><p>10,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commitments and contingencies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockholders' equity:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authorized shares — 500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Issued and outstanding shares — none</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common stock, $0.01 par value:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authorized shares — 5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Issued shares — 514 and 518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding shares — 491 and 494</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury stock, at cost</p></td><td><p>(1,837</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(1,837</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional paid-in capital</p></td><td><p>26,791</p></td><td><p>30,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accumulated other comprehensive loss</p></td><td><p>(1,035</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(960</p></td><td><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retained earnings</p></td><td><p>19,625</p></td><td><p>25,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total stockholders' equity</p></td><td><p>43,549</p></td><td><p>53,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total liabilities and stockholders' equity</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>162,648</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>191,351</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions, except per share data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 2018</p></td><td><p>Q2 2018</p></td><td><p>Q3 2018</p></td><td><p>Q4 2018</p></td><td><p>Q1 2019</p></td><td><p>Q2 2019</p></td><td><p>Y/Y %</p><p>Change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash Flows and Shares</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>18,194</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>21,793</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>26,604</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>30,723</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>34,360</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>36,029</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,924</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,372</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,239</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,323</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,316</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,011</p></td><td><p>(3</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal repayments of finance leases -- TTM (1)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,981</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,037</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,016</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,449</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,649</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,693</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal repayments of financing obligations -- TTM (1)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>(14</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equipment acquired under finance leases -- TTM (1) (2)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,020</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>9,631</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>9,704</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,615</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,909</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,656</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal repayments of all other finance leases -- TTM (1) (3)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free cash flow -- TTM (4)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,270</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,421</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>15,365</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>19,400</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>23,044</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>25,018</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations-- TTM (1) (5)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,054</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,140</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,072</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,614</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>15,129</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>16,114</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations -- TTM (1) (6)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(2,985</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,384</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,448</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,793</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12,975</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding</p></td><td><p>504</p></td><td><p>506</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common shares outstanding</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stock-based awards outstanding</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>(15</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Results of Operations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worldwide (WW) net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>51,042</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>52,886</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>56,576</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>72,383</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>59,700</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>63,404</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW net sales -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>193,194</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>208,125</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>220,958</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>232,887</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>241,546</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>252,064</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,927</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,983</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,724</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,786</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,420</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,084</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(29</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>948</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- % of WW net sales</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,028</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,384</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,762</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12,421</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>14,914</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>15,014</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,629</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,534</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,883</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,027</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,561</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income per diluted share</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3.27</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.07</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.75</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6.04</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7.09</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5.22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,938</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,275</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,902</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,073</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12,005</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12,096</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net income per diluted share -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7.90</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>12.63</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>17.85</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>20.14</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>23.96</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>24.15</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>______________________________</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>For the twelve months ended June 30, 2019, this amount relates to equipment included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases" of $11,944 million. Amounts for periods prior to 2019 have not been retrospectively adjusted.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>For the twelve months ended June 30, 2019, this amount relates to property included in "Principal repayments of finance leases" of $8,693 million. Amounts for periods prior to 2019 have not been retrospectively adjusted.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by "Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives."</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by "Principal repayments of finance leases" and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by equipment acquired under finance leases, which is included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases," principal repayments of all other finance lease liabilities, which is included in "Principal repayments of finance leases," and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 2018</p></td><td><p>Q2 2018</p></td><td><p>Q3 2018</p></td><td><p>Q4 2018</p></td><td><p>Q1 2019</p></td><td><p>Q2 2019</p></td><td><p>Y/Y %</p><p>Change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Segments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America Segment:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>30,725</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>32,169</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>34,348</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>44,124</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>35,812</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>38,653</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>115,843</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>125,642</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>134,545</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>141,366</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>146,453</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>152,938</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,835</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,032</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,251</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,287</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p>(15</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(10</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>(15</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- % of North America net sales</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>6.4</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,390</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,788</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,708</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,267</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,405</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,134</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Segment:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>14,875</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>14,612</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>15,549</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>20,829</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>16,192</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>16,370</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>58,111</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>61,239</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>63,074</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>65,866</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>67,184</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>68,941</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income (loss)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(622</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(494</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(385</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(642</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(90</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(601</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(39</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(36</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income/loss -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>(20</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(54</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(24</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(92</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- % of International net sales</p></td><td><p>(4.2</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(3.4</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(2.5</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(3.1</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(1.0</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(3.7</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income (loss) -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(3,202</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(2,971</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(2,420</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(2,142</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(1,610</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(1,718</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>(42</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales</p></td><td><p>(5.5</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(4.9</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(3.8</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(3.3</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(2.4</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>(2.5</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AWS Segment:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,442</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,105</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,679</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,430</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,696</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,381</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net sales -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>19,240</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>21,244</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>23,339</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>25,655</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>27,909</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>30,185</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,642</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,077</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,177</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,223</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(89</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>(45</p></td><td><p>)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- % of AWS net sales</p></td><td><p>25.7</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>26.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>31.1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>29.3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>28.9</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating income -- TTM</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,567</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,473</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,296</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,119</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,598</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operating margin -- TTM % of AWS net sales</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>26.2</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>27.7</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>28.4</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AMAZON.COM, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(in millions, except employee data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(unaudited)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 2018</p></td><td><p>Q2 2018</p></td><td><p>Q3 2018</p></td><td><p>Q4 2018</p></td><td><p>Q1 2019</p></td><td><p>Q2 2019</p></td><td><p>Y/Y %</p><p>Change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net Sales:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online stores (1)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>26,939</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>27,165</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>29,061</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>39,822</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>29,498</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>31,053</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical stores (2)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,263</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,312</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,248</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,401</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,307</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,330</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physical stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>(3</p></td><td><p>)%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Third-party seller services (3)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>9,265</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>9,702</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>10,395</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>13,383</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,141</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>11,962</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Third-party seller services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Subscription services (4)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,102</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,408</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,959</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,342</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>4,676</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Subscription services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AWS</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,442</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,105</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,679</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,430</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,696</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,381</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AWS - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (5) (6)</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,031</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,194</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,495</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,388</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>2,716</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>3,002</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (6)</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stock-based Compensation Expense</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost of sales</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fulfillment</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marketing</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology and content</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>631</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>788</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>719</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General and administrative</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total stock-based compensation expense</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,468</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,417</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,274</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>1,971</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW shipping costs</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,069</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>5,990</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>6,568</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>9,041</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>7,320</p></td><td><p>$</p></td><td><p>8,134</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW shipping costs -- Y/Y growth</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW paid units -- Y/Y growth (7)</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WW seller unit mix -- % of WW paid units (7)</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel)</p></td><td><p>563,100</p></td><td><p>575,700</p></td><td><p>613,300</p></td><td><p>647,500</p></td><td><p>630,600</p></td><td><p>653,300</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) -- Y/Y growth</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>________________________</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Includes product sales and digital media content where we record revenue gross. We leverage our retail infrastructure to offer a wide selection of consumable and durable goods that includes media products available in both a physical and digital format, such as books, music, videos, games, and software. These product sales include digital products sold on a transactional basis. Digital product subscriptions that provide unlimited viewing or usage rights are included in Subscription services.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Includes product sales where our customers physically select items in a store. Sales from customers who order goods online for delivery or pickup at our physical stores are included in "Online stores."</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Includes commissions and any related fulfillment and shipping fees, and other third-party seller services.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Includes annual and monthly fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships, as well as audiobook, digital video, e-book, digital music, and other non-AWS subscription services.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>Primarily includes sales of advertising services, as well as sales related to our other service offerings.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>As a result of revenue recognition accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2018, certain advertising services are classified as revenue rather than a reduction in cost of sales.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>Excludes the impact of Whole Foods Market.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Certain Definitions</p><p><em>Customer Accounts</em></p><ul><li>References to customers mean customer accounts established when a customer places an order through one of our stores. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon Payments customers, AWS customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</li></ul><p><em>Seller Accounts</em></p><ul><li>References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.</li></ul><p><em>AWS Customers</em></p><ul><li>References to AWS customers mean unique AWS customer accounts, which are unique customer account IDs that are eligible to use AWS services. This includes AWS accounts in the AWS free tier. Multiple users accessing AWS services via one account ID are counted as a single account. Customers are considered active when they have had AWS usage activity during the preceding one-month period.</li></ul><p><em>Units</em></p><ul><li>References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers in our stores as well as Amazon-owned items sold in other stores. Units sold are paid units and do not include units associated with AWS, certain acquisitions, certain subscriptions, rental businesses, or advertising businesses, or Amazon gift cards.</li></ul><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190725005814/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Investor RelationsDave Fildes, amazon-ir@amazon.comamazon.com/ir</p><p>Amazon.com Public RelationsDan Perlet, amazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Continues Drive to Shipment Zero – Announces Early Completion of Goal to Host 50 Solar Rooftop Systems Globally by 2020; Solar Energy Industries Association Ranks Amazon #1 in the U.S. for Amount of Corporate On-site Solar Installed in 2018 | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Continues-Drive-to-Shipment-Zero--Announces-Early-Completion-of-Goal-to-Host-50-Solar-Rooftop-Systems-Globally-by-2020-Solar-Energy-Industries-Association-Ranks-Amazon-1-in-the-U.S.-for-Amount-of-Corporate-On-site-Solar-Installed-in-2018/default.aspx | Amazon-Continues-Drive-to-Shipment-Zero--Announces-Early-Completion-of-Goal-to-Host-50-Solar-Rooftop-Systems-Globally-by-2020-Solar-Energy-Industries-Association-Ranks-Amazon-1-in-the-U.S.-for-Amount-of-Corporate-On-site-Solar-Installed-in-2018 | 1,926 | 07/25/2019 05:30:00 | Amazon Continues Drive to Shipment Zero – Announces Early Completion of Goal to Host 50 Solar Rooftop Systems Globally by 2020; Solar Energy Industries Association Ranks Amazon #1 in the U.S. for Amount of Corporate On-site Solar Installed in 2018 | 07/25/2019 | 2019 | Amazon's U.S. solar projects have offset the CO2 equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries
Globally, Amazon has 61 operating solar and wind projects that are expected to generate over 1,044 MW and deliver over 3.1 million MWh of energy annually
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the early completion of its commitment to host 50 solar systems on its fulfillment and sortation center rooftops globally by 2020. Additionally, Amazon was ranked #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018 by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The on-site solar systems reduce Amazon's reliance on fossil fuels, and can generate as much as 80 percent of a single fulfillment facility's annual energy needs. Amazon's on-site solar investments support Shipment Zero – Amazon's vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030 – as well as its companywide goal to use 100% renewable energy across its global operations and infrastructure.
According to the SEIA's 2018 Solar Means Business Report, Amazon ranked #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018, and #2 for total amount of solar installed to date. And in just the last three-years alone, Amazon has installed more solar capacity in the U.S. than any company. In total, Amazon's solar projects in the U.S. have offset the CO2 equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries.
"Online shopping is inherently more sustainable, and with Shipment Zero, we're working to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030," said Kara Hurst, Director of Sustainability, Amazon. "Our investments in renewable energy – including reaching our goal of 50 solar rooftop installations a year early – are another important milestone in building a more sustainable business. Thanks to all the teams working hard to deliver this – we're going to continue our investment in renewable energy."
Globally, Amazon has 32 rooftop systems in the U.S., 12 in the EU, and seven in India, totaling over 98 MW of installed capacity. In total, Amazon has 61 operating solar and wind projects that are expected to generate over 1,044 MW and deliver over 3.1 million MWh of energy annually.
"Corporate solar investments are surging thanks to companies like Amazon," said Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. "Over the past three years, Amazon has installed more solar than any other company, showing that clean energy both boosts the bottom line and helps companies meet climate commitments. We commend Amazon for its leadership on solar energy and urge other businesses to follow their example."
Amazon has a longstanding commitment to sustainability. Since launching Frustration-Free Packaging in 2009, Amazon has eliminated more than 244,000 tons of packaging materials and avoided 500 million shipping boxes. Amazon continues to invest in sustainability through the company's network of solar and wind farms, solar on fulfillment center rooftops, the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund, Amazon's Second Chance website, and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Amazon has also implemented the District Energy Project that uses recycled energy for heating millions of square feet of the company's headquarters buildings in Seattle. For more information on Amazon's sustainability initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon's U.S. solar projects have offset the CO2 equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries</em></p><p><em>Globally, Amazon has 61 operating solar and wind projects that are expected to generate over 1,044 MW and deliver over 3.1 million MWh of energy annually</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the early completion of its commitment to host 50 solar systems on its fulfillment and sortation center rooftops globally by 2020. Additionally, Amazon was ranked #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018 by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The on-site solar systems reduce Amazon's reliance on fossil fuels, and can generate as much as 80 percent of a single fulfillment facility's annual energy needs. Amazon's on-site solar investments support Shipment Zero – Amazon's vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030 – as well as its companywide goal to use 100% renewable energy across its global operations and infrastructure.</p><p>According to the SEIA's 2018 Solar Means Business Report, Amazon ranked #1 in the U.S. for the amount of corporate on-site solar installed in 2018, and #2 for total amount of solar installed to date. And in just the last three-years alone, Amazon has installed more solar capacity in the U.S. than any company. In total, Amazon's solar projects in the U.S. have offset the CO2 equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries.</p><p>"Online shopping is inherently more sustainable, and with Shipment Zero, we're working to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030," said Kara Hurst, Director of Sustainability, Amazon. "Our investments in renewable energy – including reaching our goal of 50 solar rooftop installations a year early – are another important milestone in building a more sustainable business. Thanks to all the teams working hard to deliver this – we're going to continue our investment in renewable energy."</p><p>Globally, Amazon has 32 rooftop systems in the U.S., 12 in the EU, and seven in India, totaling over 98 MW of installed capacity. In total, Amazon has 61 operating solar and wind projects that are expected to generate over 1,044 MW and deliver over 3.1 million MWh of energy annually.</p><p>"Corporate solar investments are surging thanks to companies like Amazon," said Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. "Over the past three years, Amazon has installed more solar than any other company, showing that clean energy both boosts the bottom line and helps companies meet climate commitments. We commend Amazon for its leadership on solar energy and urge other businesses to follow their example."</p><p>Amazon has a longstanding commitment to sustainability. Since launching Frustration-Free Packaging in 2009, Amazon has eliminated more than 244,000 tons of packaging materials and avoided 500 million shipping boxes. Amazon continues to invest in sustainability through the company's network of solar and wind farms, solar on fulfillment center rooftops, the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund, Amazon's Second Chance website, and numerous other initiatives happening every day by teams across Amazon. Amazon has also implemented the District Energy Project that uses recycled energy for heating millions of square feet of the company's headquarters buildings in Seattle. For more information on Amazon's sustainability initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190725005319/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Dean Koontz Signs New Five-Book Deal with Amazon Publishing | /news/news-details/2019/Dean-Koontz-Signs-New-Five-Book-Deal-with-Amazon-Publishing/default.aspx | Dean-Koontz-Signs-New-Five-Book-Deal-with-Amazon-Publishing | 1,927 | 07/22/2019 09:00:00 | Dean Koontz Signs New Five-Book Deal with Amazon Publishing | 07/22/2019 | 2019 | The international best-selling thriller icon will publish the first of five books, Devoted, with Thomas & Mercer next spring, but readers won't have to wait that long for their next read from Dean Koontz—his short thriller collection, Nameless, launches free for Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers from Amazon Original Stories in November.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2019-- Amazon Publishing (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has signed international best-selling author Dean Koontz for a five-book deal and a collection of six short thrillers. Thomas & Mercer will publish the first book, Devoted, next spring, and Nameless, the short thriller collection, will be available from Amazon Original Stories for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on November 12th.
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"For many years, I have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with Brilliance Audio, an Amazon company, and later with Amazon Original Stories," says Dean Koontz. "Although there were numerous options for the future, it was most natural to sign with the team at Amazon Publishing, which presented a marketing and publicity plan smarter and more ambitious than anything I'd ever seen before. This new arrangement is so exciting, I've been creatively rejuvenated. The times are changing, and it's invigorating to be where change is understood and embraced."
"We are honored Dean has chosen Amazon Publishing to bring his newest work to readers," says Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing. "Building on the success of Dean's Amazon Charts best-selling short story, Ricochet Joe, our first publication together, we're excited to expand our relationship with five new books from Thomas & Mercer and an episodic collection of short thrillers from Amazon Original Stories, delivering the kind of exhilarating and deeply resonant suspense his millions of fans expect and we know new readers will love."
Amazon Publishing Editorial Director Grace Doyle acquired North American rights in the five-book deal for the mystery, thriller, and true crime imprint, Thomas & Mercer, and Editorial Director Julia Sommerfeld acquired World English in the collection deal for the digital- and audio-only imprint, Amazon Original Stories. Koontz is represented by Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon of InkWell Management and Richard Heller of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
"Even when an author's books have sold over 500 million copies, there are new horizons to explore and readers who haven't yet discovered his work," say Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon of InkWell Management. "Dean is at the peak of his storytelling powers and Amazon has committed to a highly ambitious and creative publishing plan that's certain to delight his existing fans and create millions of new ones."
The first book in the deal, Devoted, introduces Megan Bookman, an artist and widow whose every adversity has made her stronger, a golden retriever named Kipp—one of a community of self-aware, strangely gifted dogs living secretly among us—and Megan's son Woody, a brilliant but unspeaking autistic boy who seeks vengeance against his father's killers. In this epic thriller, Kipp, Woody, Megan, and their extended family confront a terrifying threat to all humanity. Devoted is planned for publication in spring 2020. Readers can follow Koontz on Amazon.com to receive new release updates.
Koontz's Nameless collection features six short thrillers following a mysterious amnesiac vigilante called Nameless, who travels from town to town, dispensing justice when the law fails. Directed by a shadowy, powerful organization and driven by splintered visions of the past and future, he's headed toward the ultimate confrontation—with his own past. Readers and listeners can download the collection as a Kindle eBook or as an Audible audiobook on November 12th.
When he was a senior in college, Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books are published in 38 languages and he has sold over 500 million copies to date. Fourteen of his novels have risen to number one on the New York Times hardcover best-seller list, making him one of only a dozen writers ever to have achieved that milestone. Sixteen of his books have risen to the number one position in paperback. His books have also been major best-sellers in countries as diverse as Japan and Sweden.
In December 2017, Amazon Original Stories published Koontz's Amazon Charts best-selling short story, Ricochet Joe, a supernatural thriller about an average Joe in extraordinary danger.
www.amazon.com/koontz
About Amazon Publishing
Amazon Publishing is a leading trade publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan, and Munich publish emerging, best-selling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print, and audio formats. For more information, visit www.apub.com.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The international best-selling thriller icon will publish the first of five books, </em>Devoted,<em> with Thomas & Mercer next spring, but readers won't have to wait that long for their next read from Dean Koontz—his short thriller collection, </em>Nameless<em>, launches free for Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers from Amazon Original Stories in November.</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2019-- Amazon Publishing (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has signed international best-selling author Dean Koontz for a five-book deal and a collection of six short thrillers. Thomas & Mercer will publish the first book, <em>Devoted</em>, next spring, and <em>Nameless</em>, the short thriller collection, will be available from Amazon Original Stories for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on November 12<sup>th</sup>.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190722005123/en/</p><p>"For many years, I have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with Brilliance Audio, an Amazon company, and later with Amazon Original Stories," says Dean Koontz. "Although there were numerous options for the future, it was most natural to sign with the team at Amazon Publishing, which presented a marketing and publicity plan smarter and more ambitious than anything I'd ever seen before. This new arrangement is so exciting, I've been creatively rejuvenated. The times are changing, and it's invigorating to be where change is understood and embraced."</p><p>"We are honored Dean has chosen Amazon Publishing to bring his newest work to readers," says Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing. "Building on the success of Dean's Amazon Charts best-selling short story, <em>Ricochet Joe</em>, our first publication together, we're excited to expand our relationship with five new books from Thomas & Mercer and an episodic collection of short thrillers from Amazon Original Stories, delivering the kind of exhilarating and deeply resonant suspense his millions of fans expect and we know new readers will love."</p><p>Amazon Publishing Editorial Director Grace Doyle acquired North American rights in the five-book deal for the mystery, thriller, and true crime imprint, Thomas & Mercer, and Editorial Director Julia Sommerfeld acquired World English in the collection deal for the digital- and audio-only imprint, Amazon Original Stories. Koontz is represented by Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon of InkWell Management and Richard Heller of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.</p><p>"Even when an author's books have sold over 500 million copies, there are new horizons to explore and readers who haven't yet discovered his work," say Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon of InkWell Management. "Dean is at the peak of his storytelling powers and Amazon has committed to a highly ambitious and creative publishing plan that's certain to delight his existing fans and create millions of new ones."</p><p>The first book in the deal, <em>Devoted</em>, introduces Megan Bookman, an artist and widow whose every adversity has made her stronger, a golden retriever named Kipp—one of a community of self-aware, strangely gifted dogs living secretly among us—and Megan's son Woody, a brilliant but unspeaking autistic boy who seeks vengeance against his father's killers. In this epic thriller, Kipp, Woody, Megan, and their extended family confront a terrifying threat to all humanity.<em> Devoted</em> is planned for publication in spring 2020. Readers can follow Koontz on Amazon.com to receive new release updates.</p><p>Koontz's <em>Nameless</em> collection features six short thrillers following a mysterious amnesiac vigilante called Nameless, who travels from town to town, dispensing justice when the law fails. Directed by a shadowy, powerful organization and driven by splintered visions of the past and future, he's headed toward the ultimate confrontation—with his own past. Readers and listeners can download the collection as a Kindle eBook or as an Audible audiobook on November 12<sup>th</sup>.</p><p>When he was a senior in college, Koontz won an <em>Atlantic Monthly </em>fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books are published in 38 languages and he has sold over 500 million copies to date. Fourteen of his novels have risen to number one on the <em>New York Times</em> hardcover best-seller list, making him one of only a dozen writers ever to have achieved that milestone. Sixteen of his books have risen to the number one position in paperback. His books have also been major best-sellers in countries as diverse as Japan and Sweden.</p><p>In December 2017, Amazon Original Stories published Koontz's Amazon Charts best-selling short story, <em>Ricochet Joe</em>, a supernatural thriller about an average Joe in extraordinary danger.</p><p>www.amazon.com/koontz</p><p>About Amazon Publishing</p><p>Amazon Publishing is a leading trade publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan, and Munich publish emerging, best-selling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print, and audio formats. For more information, visit www.apub.com.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190722005123/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Ohio; Two New Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Centers Will Create More Than 2,500 Full-Time Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-in-Ohio-Two-New-Amazon-Robotics-Fulfillment-Centers-Will-Create-More-Than-2500-Full-Time-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Plans-to-Expand-in-Ohio-Two-New-Amazon-Robotics-Fulfillment-Centers-Will-Create-More-Than-2500-Full-Time-Jobs | 1,928 | 07/22/2019 06:00:00 | Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Ohio; Two New Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Centers Will Create More Than 2,500 Full-Time Jobs | 07/22/2019 | 2019 | The new fulfillment centers in Akron and Rossford will total more than 1.4 million-square-feet
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open two new Ohio fulfillment centers, one in Akron and the other in Rossford, creating more than 2,500 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits and opportunities to work alongside Amazon robotics in an industry-leading workplace.
"Ohio has been a great place to do business, serve customers and create jobs; as a result, we are thrilled to develop two state-of-the-art fulfillment centers in Akron and Rossford," said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment. "We're excited to grow our team in the Buckeye state, which now includes more than 8,500 Amazonians, and be part of the larger Ohio community."
"Amazon continues to demonstrate confidence in the great workforce and e-commerce business climate we have in Ohio," said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. "I'm pleased to welcome two additional investments from Amazon, which bring thousands of new jobs to Ohio and cutting-edge facilities to Akron and Rossford."
Each fulfillment center is more than 700,000 square feet and will be used to pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and toys. All associates will go through hours of safety training and ongoing coaching and will have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs such as Career Choice in which the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch, over 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.
On top of Amazon's $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families. In addition, Amazon has pledged to invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in demand jobs. Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled roles across the company's corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retails stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon.
"Amazon has been a strong partner in Ohio, creating more than 8,500 jobs here that have brought benefits and health care on day one," said J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio President and Chief Investment Officer. "JobsOhio and our regional and local partners welcome these new facilities that will employ 2,500 Ohioans, revitalize an Akron neighborhood, and bring Amazon's largest Northwest Ohio investment to Rossford."
"We are excited to have Amazon build on to its already strong business relationship with Ohio by selecting the City of Akron for its new facility," said Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan. "Once completed, this fulfillment center will provide even more opportunities for good jobs to people seeking employment in and around Akron."
"Rossford is home to an increasingly diverse business community, we are thrilled that Amazon will be joining those ranks by locating its new fulfillment center here," said Rossford Mayor Neil A. MacKinnon III. "We welcome Amazon as our new neighbor and look forward to the job creation Amazon will bring for members of our community and the surrounding areas."
An Amazon presence in Ohio means more than just the jobs provided within the fulfillment center's four walls. In addition to full-benefit, great jobs inside its buildings, the company has brought thousands of jobs in construction and services. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $5 billion in the state through its customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure, and compensation to its employees. Using methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Amazon estimates its investments in the state have created an additional 19,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires.
Amazon's fulfillment network supports millions of businesses of all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and many of those local organizations are based right here in Ohio. There are more than 55,000 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Ohio growing their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services.
These projects are being developed in partnership with Seefried Industrial Properties, Duke Realty, the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, and the Wood County Port Authority.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The new fulfillment centers in Akron and Rossford will total more than 1.4 million-square-feet</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 22, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open two new Ohio fulfillment centers, one in Akron and the other in Rossford, creating more than 2,500 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits and opportunities to work alongside Amazon robotics in an industry-leading workplace.</p><p>"Ohio has been a great place to do business, serve customers and create jobs; as a result, we are thrilled to develop two state-of-the-art fulfillment centers in Akron and Rossford," said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's Vice President of Global Customer Fulfillment. "We're excited to grow our team in the Buckeye state, which now includes more than 8,500 Amazonians, and be part of the larger Ohio community."</p><p>"Amazon continues to demonstrate confidence in the great workforce and e-commerce business climate we have in Ohio," said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. "I'm pleased to welcome two additional investments from Amazon, which bring thousands of new jobs to Ohio and cutting-edge facilities to Akron and Rossford."</p><p>Each fulfillment center is more than 700,000 square feet and will be used to pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and toys. All associates will go through hours of safety training and ongoing coaching and will have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs such as Career Choice in which the company will pre-pay up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch, over 25,000 employees have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.</p><p>On top of Amazon's $15 minimum wage, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a 401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families. In addition, Amazon has pledged to invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in demand jobs. Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled roles across the company's corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retails stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon.</p><p>"Amazon has been a strong partner in Ohio, creating more than 8,500 jobs here that have brought benefits and health care on day one," said J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio President and Chief Investment Officer. "JobsOhio and our regional and local partners welcome these new facilities that will employ 2,500 Ohioans, revitalize an Akron neighborhood, and bring Amazon's largest Northwest Ohio investment to Rossford."</p><p>"We are excited to have Amazon build on to its already strong business relationship with Ohio by selecting the City of Akron for its new facility," said Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan. "Once completed, this fulfillment center will provide even more opportunities for good jobs to people seeking employment in and around Akron."</p><p>"Rossford is home to an increasingly diverse business community, we are thrilled that Amazon will be joining those ranks by locating its new fulfillment center here," said Rossford Mayor Neil A. MacKinnon III. "We welcome Amazon as our new neighbor and look forward to the job creation Amazon will bring for members of our community and the surrounding areas."</p><p>An Amazon presence in Ohio means more than just the jobs provided within the fulfillment center's four walls. In addition to full-benefit, great jobs inside its buildings, the company has brought thousands of jobs in construction and services. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $5 billion in the state through its customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure, and compensation to its employees. Using methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Amazon estimates its investments in the state have created an additional 19,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires.</p><p>Amazon's fulfillment network supports millions of businesses of all sizes worldwide through its Fulfillment By Amazon offering, and many of those local organizations are based right here in Ohio. There are more than 55,000 authors, small and medium-sized businesses, and developers in Ohio growing their companies and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services.</p><p>These projects are being developed in partnership with Seefried Industrial Properties, Duke Realty, the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, and the Wood County Port Authority.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190722005134/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Alexa, How Was Prime Day? Prime Day 2019 Surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday Combined | /news/news-details/2019/Alexa-How-Was-Prime-Day-Prime-Day-2019-Surpassed-Black-Friday-and-Cyber-Monday-Combined/default.aspx | Alexa-How-Was-Prime-Day-Prime-Day-2019-Surpassed-Black-Friday-and-Cyber-Monday-Combined | 1,929 | 07/17/2019 09:21:00 | Alexa, How Was Prime Day? Prime Day 2019 Surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday Combined | 07/17/2019 | 2019 | Members worldwide purchased more than 175 million items, from devices to groceries and more, throughout Prime Day
Prime Day was the biggest event ever for Amazon devices – top-selling deals worldwide were Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, and Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote
Prime members in the U.S. received tens of millions of dollars in Prime Day savings by shopping from Whole Foods Market – best-selling Prime Day deals were organic strawberries, red cherries, and blueberries
Millions of people around the world streamed Prime Day events including the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 17, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) — This year, Prime Day was once again the largest shopping event in Amazon history with more than one million deals exclusively for Prime members. Over the two days of Prime Day, on July 15 and 16, sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime members purchased more than 175 million items throughout the event. Prime Day was also the biggest event ever for Amazon devices, when comparing two-day periods – top-selling deals worldwide were Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, and Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote.
"We want to thank Prime members all around the world," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "Members purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, received tens of millions of dollars in savings by shopping from Whole Foods Market and bought more than $2 billion of products from independent small and medium-sized businesses. Huge thank you to Amazonians everywhere who made this day possible for customers."
Global Highlights from Prime Day 2019
Prime members worldwide saved more than one billion dollars throughout Prime Day.
Millions of items shipped in one day or faster using Prime Free One-Day, Prime Free Same-Day, or Prime Now worldwide – making it the fastest Prime Day ever.
Members in 18 countries shopped – double the number since the first Prime Day five years ago.
Amazon welcomed more new Prime members on July 15 than any previous day, and almost as many on July 16 – making these the two biggest days ever for member signups.
Customers made their homes smarter by purchasing millions of smart home devices. Top-selling deals included iRobot Roomba 690 Robot Vacuum, MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener Chamberlain MYQ-G0301, and Amazon Smart Plug.
Customers purchased 2x as many Ring and Blink devices this Prime Day as last year, when comparing two-day periods.
Prime Day was the biggest event ever on Amazon for Alexa devices with screens, such as Echo Show and Echo Show 5.
This was the best Prime Day ever for Fire tablets, with Fire 7 tablet as the top-seller. This was also the best Prime Day ever for Kindle devices.
Customers purchased hundreds of thousands of Amazon kids' devices this Prime Day, such as Echo Dot Kids Edition, Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, and Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet.
Customers purchased 2x as many Fire TV Edition Smart TVs as last year's record-setting Prime Day, when comparing two-day periods. Since launch, customers have purchased millions of Fire TV Edition Smart TVs.
This Prime Day was the biggest sales event ever for eero on Amazon—customers purchased 6x as many devices as any previous sales event for eero.
More Entertainment this Prime Day than Ever Before
Millions of people around the world streamed Prime Day events – including the Twitch Prime Crown Cup featuring FIFA 19 and Apex Legends and the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift. Highlights from the Prime Day Concert include Taylor Swift performing "You Need to Calm Down" live for the first time ever; SZA performing a rendition of the iconic ‘90s pop classic "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None The Richer; Dua Lipa's rousing performance of her hit, "Blow Your Mind (Mwah);" and Becky G's world debut of her fiery new track entitled "Dollar." Prime members in 200 countries can still exclusively watch select songs from each performance from the Prime Day Concert on Prime Video. For more details on the show and to add it to your watchlist, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.
U.S. Highlights from Prime Day 2019
A record number of Prime members shopped during Prime Day in the U.S.
Prime members purchased more than 100,000 lunchboxes, 100,000 laptops, 200,000 TVs, one million headphones, 350,000 luxury beauty products, 400,000 pet products, 650,000 household cleaning supplies, and more than one million toys.
Prime members purchased more than 200,000 LifeStraw Personal Water Filters and 150,000 Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips Kits.
This year, Prime members in the U.S. received tens of millions in Prime Day savings when they shopped at Whole Foods Market. The best-selling Prime Day deals were organic strawberries, red cherries, and blueberries.
Prime Day Best Sellers by Country
Members shopped across nearly the entire catalog of products including electronics, beauty, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies, and more. Some of the top-selling deals from around the world, excluding devices, included:
United States: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, Instant Pot DUO60, and 23andMe Health + Ancestry kits
United Kingdom: Sony PlayStation Classic Console, Oral-B SmartSeries Electric Toothbrush, and Shark Vacuum Cleaner
United Arab Emirates: Al Ain Bottled Water, Ariel Laundry Detergent, and Fine Towel Tissue Roll
Spain: yobola Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, Philips Multigroom Series 7000 All-in-One Trimmer, and DoDot Diapers
Singapore: Meiji Fresh Milk, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Soft Drink, and Kleenex Clean Care Bath Tissue
Netherlands: Mama Bear Diapers, SanDisk 128 GB Memory Card, and Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Light
Mexico: Nintendo Switch, HP Monitor 22w Borderless, and Nautica Travel Sport Eau de Toilette Spray
Luxembourg: JBL Charge 3 Stealth Edition Bluetooth Portable Boombox, Tefal Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel Pan, and iRobot Roomba 671
Japan: Happy Belly Water, Anker PowerCore 10,000 Mobile Battery, and Pampers Premium Protection Diapers
Italy: NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Barista Caffè Espresso, Dash 3-in-1 Detergent Pods, and AUKEY Powerbank Portable Charger
India: Syska 9-Watt Smart LED Bulb Compatible with Amazon Alexa, boAt Rockerz Sports Bluetooth Wireless Earphones, and Godrej Aer Pocket Bathroom Fragrance
Germany and Austria: JBL Bluetooth Speaker, Tefal Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel Pan, and OSRAM Smart+ Plug Zigbee Switchable Light Socket
France: iRobot Roomba 671, Lunii Story Telling Factory, and Oral-B SmartSeries Electric Toothbrush
China: Dove Exfoliating Scrub, L'Oreal Rejuvenating Eye Cream, and Silk'n Permanent Hair Removal Device
Canada: PlayStation 4 Slim with Spiderman and Horizon Zero Dawn, LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, and 23andMe Health + Ancestry kits
Belgium: OSRAM Smart+ Plug Zigbee Switchable Light Socket, SanDisk 128GB Memory Card, and Brita Water Filter
Australia: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Finish Powerball All-in-1 Max Dishwasher Tablets, and Huggies Ultra Dry Nappies
Spotlighting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Prime Day 2019 was another record-breaking success for independent third-party sellers—mostly small and medium-sized businesses. These innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs are an invaluable part of the Amazon family. Products from these unique businesses increase variety and contribute to the ever-expanding selection available to Prime members worldwide. Globally, these businesses far exceeded $2 billion in sales this Prime Day, making it the biggest Amazon shopping event ever for third-party sellers when comparing two-day periods.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to more than 10 million items available for one-day delivery coast to coast, Prime members in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. We continue to offer more than 100 million products for two-day delivery as well. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Members worldwide purchased more than 175 million items, from devices to groceries and more, throughout Prime Day</em></p><p><em>Prime Day was the biggest event ever for Amazon devices – top-selling deals worldwide were Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, and Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote</em></p><p><em>Prime members in the U.S. received tens of millions of dollars in Prime Day savings by shopping from Whole Foods Market – best-selling Prime Day deals were organic strawberries, red cherries, and blueberries</em></p><p><em>Millions of people around the world streamed Prime Day events including the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 17, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN)<em> — </em>This year, Prime Day was once again the largest shopping event in Amazon history with more than one million deals exclusively for Prime members. Over the two days of Prime Day, on July 15 and 16, sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime members purchased more than 175 million items throughout the event. Prime Day was also the biggest event ever for Amazon devices, when comparing two-day periods – top-selling deals worldwide were Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, and Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote.</p><p>"We want to thank Prime members all around the world," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "Members purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, received tens of millions of dollars in savings by shopping from Whole Foods Market and bought more than $2 billion of products from independent small and medium-sized businesses. Huge thank you to Amazonians everywhere who made this day possible for customers."</p><p>Global Highlights from Prime Day 2019</p><ul><li>Prime members worldwide saved more than one billion dollars throughout Prime Day.</li><li>Millions of items shipped in one day or faster using Prime Free One-Day, Prime Free Same-Day, or Prime Now worldwide – making it the fastest Prime Day ever.</li><li>Members in 18 countries shopped – double the number since the first Prime Day five years ago.</li><li>Amazon welcomed more new Prime members on July 15 than any previous day, and almost as many on July 16 – making these the two biggest days ever for member signups.</li><li>Customers made their homes smarter by purchasing millions of smart home devices. Top-selling deals included iRobot Roomba 690 Robot Vacuum, MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener Chamberlain MYQ-G0301, and Amazon Smart Plug.</li><li>Customers purchased 2x as many Ring and Blink devices this Prime Day as last year, when comparing two-day periods.</li><li>Prime Day was the biggest event ever on Amazon for Alexa devices with screens, such as Echo Show and Echo Show 5.</li><li>This was the best Prime Day ever for Fire tablets, with Fire 7 tablet as the top-seller. This was also the best Prime Day ever for Kindle devices.</li><li>Customers purchased hundreds of thousands of Amazon kids' devices this Prime Day, such as Echo Dot Kids Edition, Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, and Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet.</li><li>Customers purchased 2x as many Fire TV Edition Smart TVs as last year's record-setting Prime Day, when comparing two-day periods. Since launch, customers have purchased millions of Fire TV Edition Smart TVs.</li><li>This Prime Day was the biggest sales event ever for eero on Amazon—customers purchased 6x as many devices as any previous sales event for eero.</li></ul><p>More Entertainment this Prime Day than Ever Before</p><p>Millions of people around the world streamed Prime Day events – including the Twitch Prime Crown Cup featuring FIFA 19 and Apex Legends and the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift. Highlights from the Prime Day Concert include Taylor Swift performing "You Need to Calm Down" live for the first time ever; SZA performing a rendition of the iconic ‘90s pop classic "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None The Richer; Dua Lipa's rousing performance of her hit, "Blow Your Mind (Mwah);" and Becky G's world debut of her fiery new track entitled "Dollar." Prime members in 200 countries can still exclusively watch select songs from each performance from the Prime Day Concert on Prime Video. For more details on the show and to add it to your watchlist, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.</p><p>U.S. Highlights from Prime Day 2019</p><ul><li>A record number of Prime members shopped during Prime Day in the U.S.</li><li>Prime members purchased more than 100,000 lunchboxes, 100,000 laptops, 200,000 TVs, one million headphones, 350,000 luxury beauty products, 400,000 pet products, 650,000 household cleaning supplies, and more than one million toys.</li><li>Prime members purchased more than 200,000 LifeStraw Personal Water Filters and 150,000 Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips Kits.</li><li>This year, Prime members in the U.S. received tens of millions in Prime Day savings when they shopped at Whole Foods Market. The best-selling Prime Day deals were organic strawberries, red cherries, and blueberries.</li></ul><p>Prime Day Best Sellers by Country</p><p>Members shopped across nearly the entire catalog of products including electronics, beauty, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies, and more. Some of the top-selling deals from around the world, excluding devices, included:</p><ul><li>United States: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, Instant Pot DUO60, and 23andMe Health + Ancestry kits</li><li>United Kingdom: Sony PlayStation Classic Console, Oral-B SmartSeries Electric Toothbrush, and Shark Vacuum Cleaner</li><li>United Arab Emirates: Al Ain Bottled Water, Ariel Laundry Detergent, and Fine Towel Tissue Roll</li><li>Spain: yobola Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, Philips Multigroom Series 7000 All-in-One Trimmer, and DoDot Diapers</li><li>Singapore: Meiji Fresh Milk, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Soft Drink, and Kleenex Clean Care Bath Tissue</li><li>Netherlands: Mama Bear Diapers, SanDisk 128 GB Memory Card, and Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Light</li><li>Mexico: Nintendo Switch, HP Monitor 22w Borderless, and Nautica Travel Sport Eau de Toilette Spray</li><li>Luxembourg: JBL Charge 3 Stealth Edition Bluetooth Portable Boombox, Tefal Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel Pan, and iRobot Roomba 671</li><li>Japan: Happy Belly Water, Anker PowerCore 10,000 Mobile Battery, and Pampers Premium Protection Diapers</li><li>Italy: NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Barista Caffè Espresso, Dash 3-in-1 Detergent Pods, and AUKEY Powerbank Portable Charger</li><li>India: Syska 9-Watt Smart LED Bulb Compatible with Amazon Alexa, boAt Rockerz Sports Bluetooth Wireless Earphones, and Godrej Aer Pocket Bathroom Fragrance</li><li>Germany and Austria: JBL Bluetooth Speaker, Tefal Jamie Oliver Stainless Steel Pan, and OSRAM Smart+ Plug Zigbee Switchable Light Socket</li><li>France: iRobot Roomba 671, Lunii Story Telling Factory, and Oral-B SmartSeries Electric Toothbrush</li><li>China: Dove Exfoliating Scrub, L'Oreal Rejuvenating Eye Cream, and Silk'n Permanent Hair Removal Device</li><li>Canada: PlayStation 4 Slim with Spiderman and Horizon Zero Dawn, LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, and 23andMe Health + Ancestry kits</li><li>Belgium: OSRAM Smart+ Plug Zigbee Switchable Light Socket, SanDisk 128GB Memory Card, and Brita Water Filter</li><li>Australia: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Finish Powerball All-in-1 Max Dishwasher Tablets, and Huggies Ultra Dry Nappies</li></ul><p>Spotlighting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses</p><p>Prime Day 2019 was another record-breaking success for independent third-party sellers—mostly small and medium-sized businesses. These innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs are an invaluable part of the Amazon family. Products from these unique businesses increase variety and contribute to the ever-expanding selection available to Prime members worldwide. Globally, these businesses far exceeded $2 billion in sales this Prime Day, making it the biggest Amazon shopping event ever for third-party sellers when comparing two-day periods.</p><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to more than 10 million items available for one-day delivery coast to coast, Prime members in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. We continue to offer more than 100 million products for two-day delivery as well. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190717005462/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Prime Day Update: 24 hours Left to Shop – Thousands of New Deals, Exclusives, and More | /news/news-details/2019/Prime-Day-Update-24-hours-Left-to-Shop--Thousands-of-New-Deals-Exclusives-and-More/default.aspx | Prime-Day-Update-24-hours-Left-to-Shop--Thousands-of-New-Deals-Exclusives-and-More | 1,930 | 07/16/2019 03:49:00 | Prime Day Update: 24 hours Left to Shop – Thousands of New Deals, Exclusives, and More | 07/16/2019 | 2019 | Prime members in the U.S. have already saved hundreds of millions of dollars during Prime Day
Worldwide sellers – predominantly small and medium-sized businesses – saw the biggest 24-hour sales day in Amazon history
Since Prime Day kicked off, customers worldwide have purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, including Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) — Deep discounts have already saved Prime members hundreds of millions of dollars in the U.S. during day one of an epic two days of deals this Prime Day. Since Prime Day kicked off, customers worldwide have purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, including Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot. Other top-selling deals include Instant Pot DUO Plus 60 6 Qt, LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, and Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitening Strips. With 24 hours left to shop during Prime Day, some of the best deals are still to come with new deals being revealed as often as every five minutes. Members in the U.S. will find thousands of new deals today, across electronics, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies, and more. Not a member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in this two-day event and shop epic deals on brand favorites.
More Epic Deals to Come
Prime members will be able to shop more new deals today, including products from incredible top-tier brands, deep discounts, some items never before sold on Amazon, and much more. Some highlights include:
Amazon Devices:
$27.99 off Echo Dot, just $22
$40 off the all-new Echo Show 5, just $49.99
$25 off Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99
Save up to $140 on Fire TV Edition Smart TVs
$20 off the all-new Fire 7 tablet, just $29.99, or get two for $49.98—a $50 savings
$40 off all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, just $59.99, or get two for $99.98—a $100 savings
$60 off Ring Video Doorbell 2, just $139
Save up to $200 on eero WiFi systems
Save up to $50 on Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited
Amazon Brands and Exclusives:
Save up to 50% on kids and baby styles from Simple Joys by Carter's, LOOK by crewcuts, Spotted Zebra, and Amazon Essentials
Save up to 30% on furniture and décor from Rivet, Stone & Beam, and Ravenna Home
Electronics:
Save up to 25% on select Canon Mirrorless and DSLR cameras
Save up to 30% of select Sony and Samsung TVs
Apparel:
Save up to 40% off Ray-Ban sunglasses
Up to 50% off Dockers clothing and more
Deep discounts on Champion hoodies and Herschel Little America backpacks
Smart Home:
Save up to 50% off select Sony LED Smart TVs
Save up to 30% on Tile
Save up to 30% on iRobot Robotic Vacuums
Home, Kitchen & Furniture:
Save up to 30% on Blue Pure Air Purifier
Save on select Winix Air Purifiers
Save on Hoover ONEPWR vacuums
Save on Philips XXL Air Fryer
Save 30% on Keurig K-Café Single-Serve Coffee Maker
Save 30% on Crock Pot 6qt Slow Cooker
Save up to 30% on Brother Sewing Machines
Save on Philips Smoke-less Indoor BBQ Grill
Save up to 35% on Dash Egg Cookers
Toys & Games:
Save 30% on games from What Do You Meme?
Save up to 40% on select toys and games including favorites from LEGO and Melissa & Doug
Video Games:
Save up to 50% on Astro A40 TR headset
Tools & Home Improvement:
Save up to 30% on CRAFTSMAN power tools
Lawn & Garden:
Save up to 35% on Greenworks yard equipment
Sports & Outdoors:
Save up to 20% on Skywalker 15' Jump and Dunk trampolines
Save 20% on Bushnell Trophy trail camera
Save 20% on Marvel Spiderman kids bikes
Automotive:
Save up to 30% on Pennzoil Motor Oil
Save up to 30% on NOCO Jump Starters and Battery Chargers
Spotlighting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Worldwide sellers – predominantly small and medium-sized businesses – saw the biggest 24-hour sales day in Amazon history. Feedback from small and medium-sized businesses so far includes:
"Prime Day is off to a tremendous start for Marlowe with sales up 2,000% over Prime Day last year. Our Pomade – launched yesterday – is the fastest growing product we've ever had. We're looking forward to the second day of Prime Day, and we're offering even more deals!" – Tripp Standa, Marlowe.
"This is our first time participating in Prime Day, and sales have been insane! Customers have been loving our deals on candles, and our sales are up 255% over an average day. There's much more to come on the second day, and we can't wait to see how it goes!" – Melissa Horvath, Sweet Water Décor
"Prime Day has set our company up for success through the rest of the year with revenue and unit sales up 400% from just yesterday. This has already been our best Prime Day ever!" – Zachary Lewis, Integrity Bottles
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. College students can also enjoy the benefits of Prime with a six-month trial of Prime Student at amazon.com/joinstudent.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>P</em><em>rime members in the U.S. have already saved hundreds of millions of dollars during Prime Day</em></p><p><em>Worldwide sellers – predominantly small and medium-sized businesses – saw the biggest 24-hour sales day in Amazon history</em></p><p><em>Since Prime Day kicked off, customers worldwide have purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, including Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) — Deep discounts have already saved Prime members hundreds of millions of dollars in the U.S. during day one of an epic two days of deals this Prime Day. Since Prime Day kicked off, customers worldwide have purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, including Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot. Other top-selling deals include Instant Pot DUO Plus 60 6 Qt, LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, and Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitening Strips. With 24 hours left to shop during Prime Day, some of the best deals are still to come with new deals being revealed as often as every five minutes. Members in the U.S. will find thousands of new deals today, across electronics, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies, and more. Not a member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in this two-day event and shop epic deals on brand favorites.</p><p>More Epic Deals to Come</p><p>Prime members will be able to shop more new deals today, including products from incredible top-tier brands, deep discounts, some items never before sold on Amazon, and much more. Some highlights include:</p><p>Amazon Devices:</p><ul><li>$27.99 off Echo Dot, just $22</li><li>$40 off the all-new Echo Show 5, just $49.99</li><li>$25 off Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99</li><li>Save up to $140 on Fire TV Edition Smart TVs</li><li>$20 off the all-new Fire 7 tablet, just $29.99, or get two for $49.98—a $50 savings</li><li>$40 off all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, just $59.99, or get two for $99.98—a $100 savings</li><li>$60 off Ring Video Doorbell 2, just $139</li><li>Save up to $200 on eero WiFi systems</li><li>Save up to $50 on Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited</li></ul><p>Amazon Brands and Exclusives:</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% on kids and baby styles from Simple Joys by Carter's, LOOK by crewcuts, Spotted Zebra, and Amazon Essentials</li><li>Save up to 30% on furniture and décor from Rivet, Stone & Beam, and Ravenna Home</li></ul><p>Electronics:</p><ul><li>Save up to 25% on select Canon Mirrorless and DSLR cameras</li><li>Save up to 30% of select Sony and Samsung TVs</li></ul><p>Apparel:</p><ul><li>Save up to 40% off Ray-Ban sunglasses</li><li>Up to 50% off Dockers clothing and more</li><li>Deep discounts on Champion hoodies and Herschel Little America backpacks</li></ul><p>Smart Home:</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% off select Sony LED Smart TVs</li><li>Save up to 30% on Tile</li><li>Save up to 30% on iRobot Robotic Vacuums</li></ul><p>Home, Kitchen & Furniture:</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on Blue Pure Air Purifier</li><li>Save on select Winix Air Purifiers</li><li>Save on Hoover ONEPWR vacuums</li><li>Save on Philips XXL Air Fryer</li><li>Save 30% on Keurig K-Café Single-Serve Coffee Maker</li><li>Save 30% on Crock Pot 6qt Slow Cooker</li><li>Save up to 30% on Brother Sewing Machines</li><li>Save on Philips Smoke-less Indoor BBQ Grill</li><li>Save up to 35% on Dash Egg Cookers</li></ul><p>Toys & Games:</p><ul><li>Save 30% on games from What Do You Meme?</li><li>Save up to 40% on select toys and games including favorites from LEGO and Melissa & Doug</li></ul><p>Video Games:</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% on Astro A40 TR headset</li></ul><p>Tools & Home Improvement:</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on CRAFTSMAN power tools</li></ul><p>Lawn & Garden:</p><ul><li>Save up to 35% on Greenworks yard equipment</li></ul><p>Sports & Outdoors:</p><ul><li>Save up to 20% on Skywalker 15' Jump and Dunk trampolines</li><li>Save 20% on Bushnell Trophy trail camera</li><li>Save 20% on Marvel Spiderman kids bikes</li></ul><p>Automotive:</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on Pennzoil Motor Oil</li><li>Save up to 30% on NOCO Jump Starters and Battery Chargers</li></ul><p>Spotlighting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses</p><p>Worldwide sellers – predominantly small and medium-sized businesses – saw the biggest 24-hour sales day in Amazon history. Feedback from small and medium-sized businesses so far includes:</p><p><em>"Prime Day is off to a tremendous start for Marlowe with sales up 2,000% over Prime Day last year. Our Pomade – launched yesterday – is the fastest growing product we've ever had. We're looking forward to the second day of Prime Day, and we're offering even more deals!" – Tripp Standa, Marlowe.</em></p><p><em>"This is our first time participating in Prime Day, and sales have been insane! Customers have been loving our deals on candles, and our sales are up 255% over an average day. There's much more to come on the second day, and we can't wait to see how it goes!" – Melissa Horvath, Sweet Water Décor</em></p><p><em>"Prime Day has set our company up for success through the rest of the year with revenue and unit sales up 400% from just yesterday. This has already been our best Prime Day ever!" – Zachary Lewis, Integrity Bottles</em></p><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. College students can also enjoy the benefits of Prime with a six-month trial of Prime Student at amazon.com/joinstudent.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190716005361/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Starting Monday, July 15, ask "Alexa, What are My Prime Day Deals?" | /news/news-details/2019/Starting-Monday-July-15-ask-Alexa-What-are-My-Prime-Day-Deals/default.aspx | Starting-Monday-July-15-ask-Alexa-What-are-My-Prime-Day-Deals | 1,931 | 07/13/2019 00:06:00 | Starting Monday, July 15, ask "Alexa, What are My Prime Day Deals?" | 07/13/2019 | 2019 | Prime Day kicks off Monday, July 15 at 12am PT / 3am ET and runs for 48 hours, with new deals launching as often as every five minutes, promising a two-day parade of more than a million deals worldwide reserved exclusively for Prime members
Can't wait for Monday? Shop with Alexa on an Echo device beginning Saturday, July 13 to get early access to select deals on devices. Just ask, "Alexa, what are my deals?"
Lady Gaga's new beauty brand HAUS Laboratories available for Prime member preorder on Amazon this Prime Day 2019
Find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled products—Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99 and Echo for only $49.99
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 12, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – The big event for savvy shoppers around the world is almost here as Amazon prepares to kick off Prime Day at 12 am PT / 3am ET on July 15. For the first time ever, Prime members will enjoy a full 48 hours of epic fun on more than a million deals worldwide – giving them the best in shopping and savings. Throughout Prime Day 2019, new deals will launch as often as every five minutes, giving shoppers plenty of reasons to come back again and again. Anyone can shop and save this Prime Day by joining Prime or starting a free 30-day trial at amazon.com/primeday.
Amazon's most exciting deals event will also give Prime members the exclusive chance to preorder Lady Gaga's new HAUS Laboratories beauty collection. Members will be able to preorder HAUS Laboratories products including six Collections and nine limited-time duo sets, while supplies last. Each kit includes one glam attack (all over liquid shimmer powder), one RIP lip liner and one Le riot lip gloss. Little monsters everywhere will be the first to discover and shop Lady Gaga's newest creation on amazon.com/hauslabs.
"I'm so pleased to be pre-launching HAUS Laboratories on Prime Day with Amazon," said Founder Lady Gaga. "I only like to work with good people and companies, and this partnership with Amazon felt really right. Amazon can help us make HAUS Laboratories accessible on a global scale so we can empower everyone to be the artist of their own identity."
Ways to Shop This Prime Day
Beginning July 15, members can shop Prime Day deals via Alexa, just ask, "Alexa, what are my Prime Day deals?" Can't wait for Prime Day? Alexa makes it easy to find the top deals every day and members can get early access to select deals on devices by asking, "Alexa, what are my deals?" Plus, members will also find select device deals early on Amazon.com starting July 14 at 12pm PT/3pm ET.
Prime members can also shop star-studded deals on products from famous faces, go to amazon.com/celebdealsor start by asking "Alexa, order Jaden Smith's JUST water", "Alexa, order Marshmello's stuffed puffs", or "Alexa, order Zac Brown's demerbox." Plus, tune into Amazon Live throughout Prime Day to watch a SHOPPABLE Prime Day livestream and with appearances from some of your favorite celebrities.
Rather shop in-store? Members will also have the chance to get great deals in-person to save at Whole Foods Market, Amazon Books and Treasure Truck.
Prime Day Deals Preview
When it comes to big savings on incredible products, Prime Day 2019 delivers in a big way with more than one million deals globally including new featured Lightning Deals. These featured Lightning Deals will include jaw-dropping prices on top-tier brands. These deals could sell out fast, so we encourage Prime members to come back frequently to view new deals launching throughout the 48-hour event. Stay tuned, featured Lightning Deals will include some of the most exciting products of the year. Stocking up for business purposes? Business Prime members can take advantage of all the same great savings on Prime Day. Find a preview of Prime Day deals members can expect below.
Amazon Devices
Save $25 on Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99
Save $25 on Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, just $24.99
Save $50 on Fire TV Cube, just $69.99
Save $50 on Echo, just $49.99
Save $70 on Echo Show, just $159.99
Save $20 on the all-new Fire 7 tablet, just $29.99, or get two for $49.98—a $50 savings
Save $30 on the Fire HD 8 tablet, just $49.99, or get two for $79.98—an $80 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 10 tablet, just $99.99, or get two for $179.98—a $120 savings
Save $40 on the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, just $59.99, or get two for $99.98—a $100 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, just $79.99, or get two for $139.98—a $120 savings
Save $25 on Echo Dot Kids Edition, just $44.99
Save up to $50 on Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $84.99
Save $30 on the all-new Kindle, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, just $59.99
Get an Amazon Smart Plug and Echo for just $54.98
Save up to $200 on eero WiFi systems
Save $30 on Ring Video Doorbell, just $69.99
Save $80 on Blink XT2 2-Cam System, just $99.99
Electronics
Save up to 50% on Select Sony LED Smart TVs
Save big on Samsung QLED 65" TV
Save up to 50% on select PC gaming laptops, desktops, monitors, components, and accessories
Save $120 on Portal from Facebook with Alexa Built-in, just $79
Save on select productivity monitors, accessories and networking products
Save on select Chromebooks
Save up to 50% on select PC streaming equipment
Save $50 on the all-new ecobee Smart Thermostat with Alexa Built-in, just $199
Save 30% on connected home devices
Save big on select SanDisk and WD storage and memory products
Save 30% on select Phone Cases and Accessories
Save up to 40% on headphones from top brands
Fashion
Something Navy's Arielle Charnas curated her #PrimeDayPicks across Amazon Fashion, including styles from Splendid, Daily Ritual, Calvin Klein, adidas, Rebecca Taylor, AG Adriano Goldschmied, Amazon Essentials and more, as well as kids styles from LOOK by crewcuts, Moon and Back by Hanna Andersson, and Simple Joys by Carter's
Save up to 40% on select Under Armour clothing, shoes and accessories
Save up to 30% on select Lacoste clothing, shoes, and more
Save up to 50% on select J. Crew Mercantile clothing
Save up to 30% on select Calvin Klein clothing for men and women
Save up to 30% on select active wear from Champion, Spalding, and more
Save up to 30% on select fashion styles from Alo Yoga, True Religion, and more
Save up to 30% on select adidas clothing, shoes, and accessories
Save up to 60% on select Eddie Bauer clothing and accessories
Home & Kitchen
Save up to 30% on select Classic Brands Mattresses
Save up to 30% on select Furniture, Mattresses, and Area Rugs
Save up to 30% on select Ashley Mattresses and Furniture
Save up to 30% on select Linenspa Mattresses
Save on iRobot Roomba robotic vacuums
Save on Dyson vacuums and air purifiers
Save on Cricut cutting machines and accessories
Save on Linenspa mattress toppers
Save on Levoit air purifiers
Save on SodastreamSparkling Water Machines
Save on Vitamix Blenders and Accessories
Save on Rachael Ray Bakeware
Home Improvement
Save 30% on select Moen Products
Save 20% on Insinkerator Garbage Disposals
Save up to 20% off on Toto Products
Smart Home
Save 30% on Lutron Smart Dimmer Starter Kit
Save 28% on Caseta Smart Lighting Dimmer Switch
Save 32% on Furbo Dog Camera
Save up to 55% on Tp-Link Switch & Dot Bundle
Save up to 30% on Netgear routers
Major Appliances
Save 10% on FirstBuild Opal Nugget Ice Maker
Save 10% on NewAir 126 Can Beverage Center
Save 20% on Avalon Bottom Loading Water Cooler
Amazon Brands and Exclusives
Save up to 50% on men's and women's clothing and more from Amazon Essentials, Daily Ritual, Goodthreads, Core 10, Buttoned Down and Lark & Ro
Save up to 40% on Belei skincare and Revly beauty supplements
Save up to 30% on everyday essentials from Presto!, Solimo, Happy Belly and Wickedly Prime
Save up to 30% on fitness, home, electronics accessories and more from AmazonBasics
Beauty, Health & Personal Care
Save up to 40% on Luxury Beauty Appliance brands, including BaBylissPRO, FOREO, Paul Mitchell and more
Save 30% or more on Luxury and Professional Beauty brands, including Mario Badescu, Clarisonic, RUSK and more
Up to 40% Off on beauty and personal care items from Revlon, Wahl, Remington and more
Save $99 on 23andMe's Health + Ancestry Service
Save up to 50% on AncestryDNA
Buy AncestryDNA+Traits for only $69 to discover your ethnicity estimate and 26 of your most interesting personal traits.
Household Essentials
Save 35% on grocery Back-to-School brands, including Bubly, KIND, Gatorade and more
Save 30% on beverages from top brands, including Lavazza, Perrier, Starbucks and more
Save up to 40% on household essential brands, including Energizer, Hefty, Finish and more
Save up to 35% on Nutrition & Wellness brands, including Culturelle, up4, Dymatize and more
Toys & Baby Products
Save up to 40% on select toys and games including favorites from VTech, Crayola, and Exploding Kittens
Save up to 30% on select outdoor toys including NERF, Radio Flyer, and water tables from Step 2
Save 20% on Skip Hop baby products
Save 20% off or more on activity & gear brands, including Baby Einstein, Ingenuity, Disney Baby and more
Save on Summer Infant 3D Lite Convenience Stroller
Video Games
Save on select Nintendo Switch + $35 Digital eShop Gift Card
Save 25% on Nintendo Joy-Con (L/R)
Save up to 50% on Astro A40 TR headset
Save up to $40 on Oculus Go 32GB
Save up to 33% on Sony PS4 Pro Console bundle
Automotive, Tools, Lawn & Garden
Save up to 30% on Castrol Motor Oil
Save up to 30% on Chemical Guys Car Care Kits
Save up to 30% on select BLACK+DECKER products
Save 30% on the Westinghouse Inverter Generator
Save up to 50% on Firepits by Endless Summer
Save 36% on the Sun Joe SPX2598 Pressure Washer
Sports & Outdoors
Save 20% on the Bowflex Max Trainer M7 Cardio Machine
Save up to 20% on Gaiam Essential's thick yoga mats
Save over 20% on Coleman Camping Equipment
Save 20% off Nautilus Fitness Equipment
Save 20% Off Schwinn Exercise Bikes and Equipment
Save 20% on select Champion products
Save 30% on Outdoor Essentials from CamelBak, Marmot, ExOfficio, Columbia, and Pure Fishing
Pets
Save 60% on a first pet food subscription
Save 32% on Furbo Dog Camera
Save up to 40% on SmartyPaws human and pet vitamins
Save 30% on an Exclusive Prime Day Throwback-themed BarkBox
Office Supplies
Save big on select HP office printers
Save 30% on Rocketbook executive and mini notebooks
Save up to 33% on HP Sprocket Plus Instant Photo Printer
Save 20% on select Paper Mate pens
Save 15% or more on Canon printers
Save 40% on 3D Systems FabPro 3D Printer, just $1,999
Save 35% on 3D Systems bundle including the FabPro 3D Printer + Curing unit, just $2,599
Save 30% on Dremel 3D Printers
Save 20% on LulzBot TAZ Pro 3D Printer, just $3,960, and on MonoPrice Delta PRO 3D Printer, just $949
Save 15% or more on Brother printers
Save 25% on select Elmer's Glue
Save on filament from top brands, including SainSmart and UP Fila Premium ABS 3D Printer Filament
Additional Deals from Across Amazon
Whole Foods Market – Amazon and Whole Foods Market are offering some of the deepest discounts of the year on summertime favorites in celebration of Prime Day. In addition, Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market in store or on Prime Now will receive a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day. This offer is available until July 16. Visit wholefoods.com/primedayto learn more.
Amazon Music Unlimited – Prime members new to Amazon Music Unlimited can get six months free of the premium music streaming service with purchase of select Amazon Echo devices during Prime Day.
Twitch Prime – Twitch Prime is going big for Prime Day 2019 with free content giveaways for Apex Legends and EA SPORTS titles. Twitch Prime is also bringing celebrities, top streamers, and Prime members together for the Twitch Prime Crown Cup featuring FIFA 19 and Apex Legends, with events in London and Las Vegas, streamed live on July 13 at twitch.tv/twitchprime.
Prime Video – Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to SHOWTIME or STARZ on Prime Video Channels or in app. Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to CBS All Access on Prime Video Channels.
Amazon Photos– Prime members who try Amazon Photos will get a $15Amazon credit.
Prime Book Box – Prime members new to Prime Book Box can get 30% off their first box (now $13.99 instead of $19.99) this Prime Day at amazon.com/PrimeBookBox.
Kindle Unlimited– Prime members new to Kindle Unlimited can get their first 3 months for FREE when they sign up, visit amazon.com/ku.
Audible – Audible members will enjoy exclusive access to a special offer on a selection of listener favorites including something for everyone
IMDbPro – For a limited time, Prime members can receive a 30-day free trial and save 60% on a new annual membership to IMDbPro, the essential resource for the entertainment industry, making it just $95 – the lowest price in IMDbPro history.
Prime Pantry – Save $10 off orders of $40 or more
Prime Now – Prime members can shop hundreds of Prime Day deals through Prime Now for delivery in as little as an hour. Save up to 50% on electronics, devices, home essentials, snacks, beverages, and more with exclusive deals. New to Prime Now? Prime members who have not yet tried Prime Now will receive $15 off their order of $35 or more through July 16.
AmazonFresh – Prime members shopping AmazonFresh can save up to 50% when shopping AmazonFresh, including $0.25 deals on Sabra Hummus, Cheetos, Double Stuf Oreos and more. Plus, new AmazonFresh customers can get $15 off their order of $35 or more.
Treasure Truck – Customers in select cities can save over 20% on upcoming Treasure Truck offers, including Ecovacs Robotic Vacuum and Lenovo Smart Tablet – sign-up for notifications at amazon.com/treasuretruck to get in on the latest treasure.
Woot! – Amazon's daily deal site is cranking up ridiculously good deals and shenanigans for Prime Day, with deep discounts and free shipping, only available to Prime members. In addition, Prime members get access to our world famous Bags of Crap (BOCs), a random collection of stuff that we shove into a box for just $10. Visit woot.comfrom July 14 through July 16 or download the Woot! App.
Shop Deals from Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Prime members can support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) this Prime Day by shopping deals from Amazon Storefronts, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Launchpad, and more. Last Prime Day, small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores surpassed $1.5 billion in sales. This year, members can shop hundreds of thousands of Prime Day deals from SMBs around the globe, and for the first time, U.S. based members will be able to shop dedicated pages of Prime Day deals from local innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs.
Save up to 30% on select Amazon Handmade products, including jewelry, wall art, home décor, kitchen supplies and gifts
Save 30% or more on select Amazon Launchpad products, including toys, connected home devices, luxury beauty devices and more
Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star
Prime members can take advantage of Prime Day deals at 19 Amazon Books and 3 Amazon 4-star locations across the U.S. where members always receive the same pricing as on Amazon.com. Now through July 16, Prime members can also get a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card on purchases of $50 or more throughout the store. To find locations, hours and in-store deals, visit amazon.com/stores/primeday. Store customers can test-drive Amazon devices, check out the hottest new toys, learn how to incorporate smart home products into their daily lives and discover new books and other customer favorites. During Prime Day, members will find cool giveaways in store, as well as deals on toys, games, home, kitchen, electronics and more.
Products from JoJo Siwa including Oh, You Fancy: Coloring and Activity Book, Rubie's JoJo Siwa Hair Bows, and Just Play JoJo Siwa Singing Doll.
Toys including Hot Wheels id Smart Track and Vehicles, Learning Resources Coding Critters, PlayWheels Jojo 2-Wheel Aluminum Scooter, Crayola Scribble Scrubbie, Dreamworks Dragons Hatching Toothless Interactive Baby Dragon, and Fisher-Price Wonder Makers Design System Build Around Town Starter Kit.
Tips to Save this Prime Day
Amazon Prime Credit Cards: Now through July 25, when eligible Prime members apply and are approved for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card they will instantly receive an $80 Gift Card that is added directly to their Amazon.com gift card balance. Additionally, on July 15 and July 16, Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Cardmembers with an eligible Prime membership will receive a total of 6% Back on purchases at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market, and Amazon Prime Store Cardmembers with an eligible Prime membership will get 6% back at Amazon.com.
Amazon App: Prime members can shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App and set Watch a Deal alerts to start watching deals up to 6 hours before they are live. And, from July 8 through July 14, U.S. Prime members can also get a Sneak Peek into Prime Day deals in the Amazon App, and unlock additional discountson select Early Prime Day deals between 6am and 12pm PT. Simply open the app, tap on the camera icon, and try the View in Your Room, Product Search, or Barcode Scanner to get an additional 20% off select Early Prime Day deals purchased through the app. For more information, visit amazon.com/scanit. Shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App to ensure you never miss a deal.
Shopping with Alexa: Get early access to select deals on devices—shop with Alexa on any Echo device beginning July 13. Just ask, "Alexa, what are my deals". To track your Prime Day orders with Alexa, just ask, "Alexa, where's my stuff?"
Amazon.com in Spanish: Customers can shop Prime Day deals, view their shopping cart, and place orders in Spanish. Preferred language settings can be updated in the Amazon App and on Amazon.com by clicking the 'globe' button located in the navigation bar at the top of the Amazon home screen. To date, millions of customers have chosen Spanish as their preferred language to shop on Amazon.com and in the Amazon App.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. We will continue to offer more than 100 million products for two-day delivery as well. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Prime Day kicks off Monday, July 15 at 12am PT / 3am ET and runs for 48 hours, with new deals launching as often as every five minutes, promising a two-day parade of more than a million deals worldwide reserved exclusively for Prime members</em></p><p><em>Can't wait for Monday? Shop with Alexa on an Echo device beginning Saturday, July 13 to get early access to select deals on devices. Just ask, "Alexa, what are my deals?"</em></p><p><em>Lady Gaga's new beauty brand HAUS Laboratories available for Prime member preorder on Amazon this Prime Day 2019</em></p><p><em>Find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled products—Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99 and Echo for only $49.99</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 12, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – The big event for savvy shoppers around the world is almost here as Amazon prepares to kick off Prime Day at 12 am PT / 3am ET on July 15. For the first time ever, Prime members will enjoy a full 48 hours of epic fun on more than a million deals worldwide – giving them the best in shopping and savings. Throughout Prime Day 2019, new deals will launch as often as every five minutes, giving shoppers plenty of reasons to come back again and again. Anyone can shop and save this Prime Day by joining Prime or starting a free 30-day trial at amazon.com/primeday.</p><p>Amazon's most exciting deals event will also give Prime members the exclusive chance to preorder Lady Gaga's new HAUS Laboratories beauty collection. Members will be able to preorder HAUS Laboratories products including six Collections and nine limited-time duo sets, while supplies last. Each kit includes one glam attack (all over liquid shimmer powder), one RIP lip liner and one Le riot lip gloss. Little monsters everywhere will be the first to discover and shop Lady Gaga's newest creation on amazon.com/hauslabs.</p><p>"I'm so pleased to be pre-launching HAUS Laboratories on Prime Day with Amazon," said Founder Lady Gaga. "I only like to work with good people and companies, and this partnership with Amazon felt really right. Amazon can help us make HAUS Laboratories accessible on a global scale so we can empower everyone to be the artist of their own identity."</p><p>Ways to Shop This Prime Day</p><p>Beginning July 15, members can shop Prime Day deals via Alexa, just ask, "Alexa, what are my Prime Day deals?" Can't wait for Prime Day? Alexa makes it easy to find the top deals every day and members can get early access to select deals on devices by asking, "Alexa, what are my deals?" Plus, members will also find select device deals early on Amazon.com starting July 14 at 12pm PT/3pm ET.</p><p>Prime members can also shop star-studded deals on products from famous faces, go to amazon.com/celebdealsor start by asking "Alexa, order Jaden Smith's JUST water", "Alexa, order Marshmello's stuffed puffs", or "Alexa, order Zac Brown's demerbox." Plus, tune into Amazon Live throughout Prime Day to watch a SHOPPABLE Prime Day livestream and with appearances from some of your favorite celebrities.</p><p>Rather shop in-store? Members will also have the chance to get great deals in-person to save at Whole Foods Market, Amazon Books and Treasure Truck.</p><p>Prime Day Deals Preview</p><p>When it comes to big savings on incredible products, Prime Day 2019 delivers in a big way with more than one million deals globally including new featured Lightning Deals. These featured Lightning Deals will include jaw-dropping prices on top-tier brands. These deals could sell out fast, so we encourage Prime members to come back frequently to view new deals launching throughout the 48-hour event. Stay tuned, featured Lightning Deals will include some of the most exciting products of the year. Stocking up for business purposes? Business Prime members can take advantage of all the same great savings on Prime Day. Find a preview of Prime Day deals members can expect below.</p><p>Amazon Devices</p><ul><li>Save $25 on Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99</li><li>Save $25 on Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, just $24.99</li><li>Save $50 on Fire TV Cube, just $69.99</li><li>Save $50 on Echo, just $49.99</li><li>Save $70 on Echo Show, just $159.99</li><li>Save $20 on the all-new Fire 7 tablet, just $29.99, or get two for $49.98—a $50 savings</li><li>Save $30 on the Fire HD 8 tablet, just $49.99, or get two for $79.98—an $80 savings</li><li>Save $50 on the Fire HD 10 tablet, just $99.99, or get two for $179.98—a $120 savings</li><li>Save $40 on the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, just $59.99, or get two for $99.98—a $100 savings</li><li>Save $50 on the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, just $79.99, or get two for $139.98—a $120 savings</li><li>Save $25 on Echo Dot Kids Edition, just $44.99</li><li>Save up to $50 on Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $84.99</li><li>Save $30 on the all-new Kindle, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, just $59.99</li><li>Get an Amazon Smart Plug and Echo for just $54.98</li><li>Save up to $200 on eero WiFi systems</li><li>Save $30 on Ring Video Doorbell, just $69.99</li><li>Save $80 on Blink XT2 2-Cam System, just $99.99</li></ul><p>Electronics</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% on Select Sony LED Smart TVs</li><li>Save big on Samsung QLED 65" TV</li><li>Save up to 50% on select PC gaming laptops, desktops, monitors, components, and accessories</li><li>Save $120 on Portal from Facebook with Alexa Built-in, just $79</li><li>Save on select productivity monitors, accessories and networking products</li><li>Save on select Chromebooks</li><li>Save up to 50% on select PC streaming equipment</li><li>Save $50 on the all-new ecobee Smart Thermostat with Alexa Built-in, just $199</li><li>Save 30% on connected home devices</li><li>Save big on select SanDisk and WD storage and memory products</li><li>Save 30% on select Phone Cases and Accessories</li><li>Save up to 40% on headphones from top brands</li></ul><p>Fashion</p><ul><li>Something Navy's Arielle Charnas curated her #PrimeDayPicks across Amazon Fashion, including styles from Splendid, Daily Ritual, Calvin Klein, adidas, Rebecca Taylor, AG Adriano Goldschmied, Amazon Essentials and more, as well as kids styles from LOOK by crewcuts, Moon and Back by Hanna Andersson, and Simple Joys by Carter's</li><li>Save up to 40% on select Under Armour clothing, shoes and accessories</li><li>Save up to 30% on select Lacoste clothing, shoes, and more</li><li>Save up to 50% on select J. Crew Mercantile clothing</li><li>Save up to 30% on select Calvin Klein clothing for men and women</li><li>Save up to 30% on select active wear from Champion, Spalding, and more</li><li>Save up to 30% on select fashion styles from Alo Yoga, True Religion, and more</li><li>Save up to 30% on select adidas clothing, shoes, and accessories</li><li>Save up to 60% on select Eddie Bauer clothing and accessories</li></ul><p>Home & Kitchen</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on select Classic Brands Mattresses</li><li>Save up to 30% on select Furniture, Mattresses, and Area Rugs</li><li>Save up to 30% on select Ashley Mattresses and Furniture</li><li>Save up to 30% on select Linenspa Mattresses</li><li>Save on iRobot Roomba robotic vacuums</li><li>Save on Dyson vacuums and air purifiers</li><li>Save on Cricut cutting machines and accessories</li><li>Save on Linenspa mattress toppers</li><li>Save on Levoit air purifiers</li><li>Save on SodastreamSparkling Water Machines</li><li>Save on Vitamix Blenders and Accessories</li><li>Save on Rachael Ray Bakeware</li></ul><p>Home Improvement</p><ul><li>Save 30% on select Moen Products</li><li>Save 20% on Insinkerator Garbage Disposals</li><li>Save up to 20% off on Toto Products</li></ul><p>Smart Home</p><ul><li>Save 30% on Lutron Smart Dimmer Starter Kit</li><li>Save 28% on Caseta Smart Lighting Dimmer Switch</li><li>Save 32% on Furbo Dog Camera</li><li>Save up to 55% on Tp-Link Switch & Dot Bundle</li><li>Save up to 30% on Netgear routers</li></ul><p>Major Appliances</p><ul><li>Save 10% on FirstBuild Opal Nugget Ice Maker</li><li>Save 10% on NewAir 126 Can Beverage Center</li><li>Save 20% on Avalon Bottom Loading Water Cooler</li></ul><p>Amazon Brands and Exclusives</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% on men's and women's clothing and more from Amazon Essentials, Daily Ritual, Goodthreads, Core 10, Buttoned Down and Lark & Ro</li><li>Save up to 40% on Belei skincare and Revly beauty supplements</li><li>Save up to 30% on everyday essentials from Presto!, Solimo, Happy Belly and Wickedly Prime</li><li>Save up to 30% on fitness, home, electronics accessories and more from AmazonBasics</li></ul><p>Beauty, Health & Personal Care</p><ul><li>Save up to 40% on Luxury Beauty Appliance brands, including BaBylissPRO, FOREO, Paul Mitchell and more</li><li>Save 30% or more on Luxury and Professional Beauty brands, including Mario Badescu, Clarisonic, RUSK and more</li><li>Up to 40% Off on beauty and personal care items from Revlon, Wahl, Remington and more</li><li>Save $99 on 23andMe's Health + Ancestry Service</li><li>Save up to 50% on AncestryDNA</li><li>Buy AncestryDNA+Traits for only $69 to discover your ethnicity estimate and 26 of your most interesting personal traits.</li></ul><p>Household Essentials</p><ul><li>Save 35% on grocery Back-to-School brands, including Bubly, KIND, Gatorade and more</li><li>Save 30% on beverages from top brands, including Lavazza, Perrier, Starbucks and more</li><li>Save up to 40% on household essential brands, including Energizer, Hefty, Finish and more</li><li>Save up to 35% on Nutrition & Wellness brands, including Culturelle, up4, Dymatize and more</li></ul><p>Toys & Baby Products</p><ul><li>Save up to 40% on select toys and games including favorites from VTech, Crayola, and Exploding Kittens</li><li>Save up to 30% on select outdoor toys including NERF, Radio Flyer, and water tables from Step 2</li><li>Save 20% on Skip Hop baby products</li><li>Save 20% off or more on activity & gear brands, including Baby Einstein, Ingenuity, Disney Baby and more</li><li>Save on Summer Infant 3D Lite Convenience Stroller</li></ul><p>Video Games</p><ul><li>Save on select Nintendo Switch + $35 Digital eShop Gift Card</li><li>Save 25% on Nintendo Joy-Con (L/R)</li><li>Save up to 50% on Astro A40 TR headset</li><li>Save up to $40 on Oculus Go 32GB</li><li>Save up to 33% on Sony PS4 Pro Console bundle</li></ul><p>Automotive, Tools, Lawn & Garden</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on Castrol Motor Oil</li><li>Save up to 30% on Chemical Guys Car Care Kits</li><li>Save up to 30% on select BLACK+DECKER products</li><li>Save 30% on the Westinghouse Inverter Generator</li><li>Save up to 50% on Firepits by Endless Summer</li><li>Save 36% on the Sun Joe SPX2598 Pressure Washer</li></ul><p>Sports & Outdoors</p><ul><li>Save 20% on the Bowflex Max Trainer M7 Cardio Machine</li><li>Save up to 20% on Gaiam Essential's thick yoga mats</li><li>Save over 20% on Coleman Camping Equipment</li><li>Save 20% off Nautilus Fitness Equipment</li><li>Save 20% Off Schwinn Exercise Bikes and Equipment</li><li>Save 20% on select Champion products</li><li>Save 30% on Outdoor Essentials from CamelBak, Marmot, ExOfficio, Columbia, and Pure Fishing</li></ul><p>Pets</p><ul><li>Save 60% on a first pet food subscription</li><li>Save 32% on Furbo Dog Camera</li><li>Save up to 40% on SmartyPaws human and pet vitamins</li><li>Save 30% on an Exclusive Prime Day Throwback-themed BarkBox</li></ul><p>Office Supplies</p><ul><li>Save big on select HP office printers</li><li>Save 30% on Rocketbook executive and mini notebooks</li><li>Save up to 33% on HP Sprocket Plus Instant Photo Printer</li><li>Save 20% on select Paper Mate pens</li><li>Save 15% or more on Canon printers</li><li>Save 40% on 3D Systems FabPro 3D Printer, just $1,999</li><li>Save 35% on 3D Systems bundle including the FabPro 3D Printer + Curing unit, just $2,599</li><li>Save 30% on Dremel 3D Printers</li><li>Save 20% on LulzBot TAZ Pro 3D Printer, just $3,960, and on MonoPrice Delta PRO 3D Printer, just $949</li><li>Save 15% or more on Brother printers</li><li>Save 25% on select Elmer's Glue</li><li>Save on filament from top brands, including SainSmart and UP Fila Premium ABS 3D Printer Filament</li></ul><p>Additional Deals from Across Amazon</p><ul><li>Whole Foods Market – Amazon and Whole Foods Market are offering some of the deepest discounts of the year on summertime favorites in celebration of Prime Day. In addition, Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market in store or on Prime Now will receive a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day. This offer is available until July 16. Visit wholefoods.com/primedayto learn more.</li><li>Amazon Music Unlimited – Prime members new to Amazon Music Unlimited can get six months free of the premium music streaming service with purchase of select Amazon Echo devices during Prime Day.</li><li>Twitch Prime – Twitch Prime is going big for Prime Day 2019 with free content giveaways for <em>Apex Legends</em> and EA SPORTS titles<em>. </em>Twitch Prime is also bringing celebrities, top streamers, and Prime members together for the Twitch Prime Crown Cup featuring <em>FIFA 19 </em>and <em>Apex Legends</em>, with events in London and Las Vegas, streamed live on July 13 at twitch.tv/twitchprime.</li><li>Prime Video – Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to SHOWTIME or STARZ on Prime Video Channels or in app. Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to CBS All Access on Prime Video Channels.</li><li>Amazon Photos– Prime members who try Amazon Photos will get a $15Amazon credit.</li><li>Prime Book Box – Prime members new to Prime Book Box can get 30% off their first box (now $13.99 instead of $19.99) this Prime Day at amazon.com/PrimeBookBox.</li><li>Kindle Unlimited– Prime members new to Kindle Unlimited can get their first 3 months for FREE when they sign up, visit amazon.com/ku.</li><li>Audible – Audible members will enjoy exclusive access to a special offer on a selection of listener favorites including something for everyone</li><li>IMDbPro – For a limited time, Prime members can receive a 30-day free trial and save 60% on a new annual membership to IMDbPro, the essential resource for the entertainment industry, making it just $95 – the lowest price in IMDbPro history.</li><li>Prime Pantry – Save $10 off orders of $40 or more</li><li>Prime Now – Prime members can shop hundreds of Prime Day deals through Prime Now for delivery in as little as an hour. Save up to 50% on electronics, devices, home essentials, snacks, beverages, and more with exclusive deals. New to Prime Now? Prime members who have not yet tried Prime Now will receive $15 off their order of $35 or more through July 16.</li><li>AmazonFresh – Prime members shopping AmazonFresh can save up to 50% when shopping AmazonFresh, including $0.25 deals on Sabra Hummus, Cheetos, Double Stuf Oreos and more. Plus, new AmazonFresh customers can get $15 off their order of $35 or more.</li><li>Treasure Truck – Customers in select cities can save over 20% on upcoming Treasure Truck offers, including Ecovacs Robotic Vacuum and Lenovo Smart Tablet – sign-up for notifications at amazon.com/treasuretruck to get in on the latest treasure.</li><li>Woot! – Amazon's daily deal site is cranking up ridiculously good deals and shenanigans for Prime Day, with deep discounts and free shipping, only available to Prime members. In addition, Prime members get access to our world famous Bags of Crap (BOCs), a random collection of stuff that we shove into a box for just $10. Visit woot.comfrom July 14 through July 16 or download the Woot! App.</li></ul><p>Shop Deals from Small and Medium-Sized Businesses</p><p>Prime members can support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) this Prime Day by shopping deals from Amazon Storefronts, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Launchpad, and more. Last Prime Day, small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores surpassed $1.5 billion in sales. This year, members can shop hundreds of thousands of Prime Day deals from SMBs around the globe, and for the first time, U.S. based members will be able to shop dedicated pages of Prime Day deals from local innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs.</p><ul><li>Save up to 30% on select Amazon Handmade products, including jewelry, wall art, home décor, kitchen supplies and gifts</li><li>Save 30% or more on select Amazon Launchpad products, including toys, connected home devices, luxury beauty devices and more</li></ul><p>Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star</p><p>Prime members can take advantage of Prime Day deals at 19 Amazon Books and 3 Amazon 4-star locations across the U.S. where members always receive the same pricing as on Amazon.com. Now through July 16, Prime members can also get a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card on purchases of $50 or more throughout the store. To find locations, hours and in-store deals, visit amazon.com/stores/primeday. Store customers can test-drive Amazon devices, check out the hottest new toys, learn how to incorporate smart home products into their daily lives and discover new books and other customer favorites. During Prime Day, members will find cool giveaways in store, as well as deals on toys, games, home, kitchen, electronics and more.</p><ul><li>Products from JoJo Siwa including Oh, You Fancy: Coloring and Activity Book, Rubie's JoJo Siwa Hair Bows, and Just Play JoJo Siwa Singing Doll.</li><li>Toys including Hot Wheels id Smart Track and Vehicles, Learning Resources Coding Critters, PlayWheels Jojo 2-Wheel Aluminum Scooter, Crayola Scribble Scrubbie, Dreamworks Dragons Hatching Toothless Interactive Baby Dragon, and Fisher-Price Wonder Makers Design System Build Around Town Starter Kit.</li></ul><p>Tips to Save this Prime Day</p><ul><li>Amazon Prime Credit Cards: Now through July 25, when eligible Prime members apply and are approved for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card they will instantly receive an $80 Gift Card that is added directly to their Amazon.com gift card balance. Additionally, on July 15 and July 16, Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Cardmembers with an eligible Prime membership will receive a total of 6% Back on purchases at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market, and Amazon Prime Store Cardmembers with an eligible Prime membership will get 6% back at Amazon.com.</li><li>Amazon App: Prime members can shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App and set Watch a Deal alerts to start watching deals up to 6 hours before they are live. And, from July 8 through July 14, U.S. Prime members can also get a Sneak Peek into Prime Day deals in the Amazon App, and unlock additional discountson select Early Prime Day deals between 6am and 12pm PT. Simply open the app, tap on the camera icon, and try the View in Your Room, Product Search, or Barcode Scanner to get an additional 20% off select Early Prime Day deals purchased through the app. For more information, visit amazon.com/scanit. Shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App to ensure you never miss a deal.</li><li>Shopping with Alexa: Get early access to select deals on devices—shop with Alexa on any Echo device beginning July 13. Just ask, "Alexa, what are my deals". To track your Prime Day orders with Alexa, just ask, "Alexa, where's my stuff?"</li><li>Amazon.com in Spanish: Customers can shop Prime Day deals, view their shopping cart, and place orders in Spanish. Preferred language settings can be updated in the Amazon App and on Amazon.com by clicking the 'globe' button located in the navigation bar at the top of the Amazon home screen. To date, millions of customers have chosen Spanish as their preferred language to shop on Amazon.com and in the Amazon App.</li></ul><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. We will continue to offer more than 100 million products for two-day delivery as well. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190711005897/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon.com-to-Webcast-Second-Quarter-2019-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx | Amazon.com-to-Webcast-Second-Quarter-2019-Financial-Results-Conference-Call | 1,932 | 07/11/2019 16:01:00 | Amazon.com to Webcast Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call | 07/11/2019 | 2019 | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 11, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2019 financial results on July 25, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET.
The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.
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Amazon.com Public Relationsamazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr | <p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 11, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2019 financial results on July 25, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190711005778/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com Public Relationsamazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr</p> |
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Pro Football Focus Selects AWS as its Official Cloud and Machine Learning Provider | /news/news-details/2019/Pro-Football-Focus-Selects-AWS-as-its-Official-Cloud-and-Machine-Learning-Provider/default.aspx | Pro-Football-Focus-Selects-AWS-as-its-Official-Cloud-and-Machine-Learning-Provider | 1,933 | 07/11/2019 09:00:00 | Pro Football Focus Selects AWS as its Official Cloud and Machine Learning Provider | 07/11/2019 | 2019 | Leading football analytics organization deepens relationship with AWS, running mission-critical workloads and using machine-learning services to enhance engagement and bring new insights to telecasts
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 11, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Pro Football Focus (PFF), a subscription-based analytics service that supplies data to the National Football League (NFL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and Canadian Football League (CFL) teams, has moved all of its infrastructure to AWS, and has chosen AWS as its official cloud and machine learning provider. PFF will use AWS compute, storage, database, serverless, analytics, and machine learning services to improve operational efficiency, innovate at a faster pace, and drive deeper meaning from game statistical data. AWS will enable PFF to uncover never-before-seen metrics that will change the way that teams, fans, and the media experience football. Working with AWS, PFF will enhance its data collection systems and enterprise reporting suite so that organizations leveraging PFF's data can quickly discover player and opponent tendencies, identify weaknesses in rosters, and create play cards based on that data, accelerating their ability to strategize for every match up.
"We study and grade every player and play in every game, and by teaming up with AWS, we can better understand, refine, and enhance what we do with these vast amounts of data and how to deliver it to the fans," said Cris Collinsworth, sports commentator, former NFL player, and majority owner of Pro Football Focus. "We have chosen to use AWS's unmatched breadth of functionality to innovate at scale, and are using services like Amazon SageMaker to help us build, train, and deploy machine learning models so that we can generate predictions and deliver insights faster to teams and broadcast partners such as NBC's Sunday Night Football. We are confident that AWS will give us what we need to innovate on the fly, pinpoint new stats, and accelerate the delivery of those stats to our audience."
"Sports organizations around the world use AWS to develop new capabilities and services that enable fans, coaches, and broadcasters to experience sports through an entirely new perspective," said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. "PFF turned to AWS for the speed, security, performance, breadth of cloud services, and experienced professional services team required to drive efficiency and innovation, allowing them to refocus their manpower and capital on automation and simplifying data collection, analysis, and delivery processes. We are pleased to support PFF as they continue their migration to the cloud, relying upon AWS's leading machine learning services to convert even more data into valuable stats that thrill football fans everywhere." | <p><em>Leading football analytics organization deepens relationship with AWS, running mission-critical workloads and using machine-learning services to enhance engagement and bring new insights to telecasts</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 11, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Pro Football Focus (PFF), a subscription-based analytics service that supplies data to the National Football League (NFL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and Canadian Football League (CFL) teams, has moved all of its infrastructure to AWS, and has chosen AWS as its official cloud and machine learning provider. PFF will use AWS compute, storage, database, serverless, analytics, and machine learning services to improve operational efficiency, innovate at a faster pace, and drive deeper meaning from game statistical data. AWS will enable PFF to uncover never-before-seen metrics that will change the way that teams, fans, and the media experience football. Working with AWS, PFF will enhance its data collection systems and enterprise reporting suite so that organizations leveraging PFF's data can quickly discover player and opponent tendencies, identify weaknesses in rosters, and create play cards based on that data, accelerating their ability to strategize for every match up.</p><p>"We study and grade every player and play in every game, and by teaming up with AWS, we can better understand, refine, and enhance what we do with these vast amounts of data and how to deliver it to the fans," said Cris Collinsworth, sports commentator, former NFL player, and majority owner of Pro Football Focus. "We have chosen to use AWS's unmatched breadth of functionality to innovate at scale, and are using services like Amazon SageMaker to help us build, train, and deploy machine learning models so that we can generate predictions and deliver insights faster to teams and broadcast partners such as NBC's Sunday Night Football. We are confident that AWS will give us what we need to innovate on the fly, pinpoint new stats, and accelerate the delivery of those stats to our audience."</p><p>"Sports organizations around the world use AWS to develop new capabilities and services that enable fans, coaches, and broadcasters to experience sports through an entirely new perspective," said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. "PFF turned to AWS for the speed, security, performance, breadth of cloud services, and experienced professional services team required to drive efficiency and innovation, allowing them to refocus their manpower and capital on automation and simplifying data collection, analysis, and delivery processes. We are pleased to support PFF as they continue their migration to the cloud, relying upon AWS's leading machine learning services to convert even more data into valuable stats that thrill football fans everywhere."</p> |
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Amazon Pledges to Upskill 100,000 U.S. Employees for In-Demand Jobs by 2025 | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Pledges-to-Upskill-100000-U.S.-Employees-for-In-Demand-Jobs-by-2025/default.aspx | Amazon-Pledges-to-Upskill-100000-U.S.-Employees-for-In-Demand-Jobs-by-2025 | 1,934 | 07/11/2019 07:30:00 | Amazon Pledges to Upskill 100,000 U.S. Employees for In-Demand Jobs by 2025 | 07/11/2019 | 2019 | Amazon will invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training programs for one in three of its employees across the U.S.
Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled technical and non-technical roles across the company's corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon
Based on a review of its workforce and analysis of U.S. hiring, Amazon's fastest growing highly skilled jobs over the last five years include data mapping specialist, data scientist, solutions architect and business analyst, as well as logistics coordinator, process improvement manager and transportation specialist within our customer fulfillment network
Employee upskilling investment builds on Amazon's $15 minimum wage and comprehensive benefits including medical insurance, 401k savings plan, and generous parental leave
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 11, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today pledged to upskill 100,000 of its employees across the United States, dedicating over $700 million to provide people across its corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network with access to training programs that will help them move into more highly skilled roles within or outside of Amazon.
Amazon's Upskilling 2025 pledge invests in a range of new upskilling programs to serve employees from all backgrounds and Amazon locations. Programs include Amazon Technical Academy, which equips non-technical Amazon employees with the essential skills to transition into, and thrive in, software engineering careers; Associate2Tech, which trains fulfillment center associates to move into technical roles regardless of their previous IT experience; Machine Learning University, offering employees with technical backgrounds the opportunity to access machine learning skills via an on-site training program; AmazonCareer Choice, a pre-paid tuition program designed to train fulfillment center associates in high-demand occupations of their choice; Amazon Apprenticeship, a Department of Labor certified program that offers paid intensive classroom training and on-the-job apprenticeships with Amazon; and AWS Training and Certification,which provide employees with courses to build practical AWS Cloud knowledge that is essential to operating in a technical field.
"Through our continued investment in local communities in more than 40 states across the country, we have created tens of thousands of jobs in the U.S. in the past year alone," said Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President, HR. "For us, creating these opportunities is just the beginning. While many of our employees want to build their careers here, for others it might be a stepping stone to different aspirations. We think it's important to invest in our employees, and to help them gain new skills and create more professional options for themselves. With this pledge, we're committing to support 100,000 Amazonians in getting the skills to make the next step in their careers."
The upskilling programs are built by Amazonians, around insights provided by Amazon's fast-growing workforce – which will reach 300,000 employees in the U.S. this year – and experts in the changing jobs landscape. Based on a review of the company's jobs and analysis of hiring data from its U.S. workforce, Amazon's fastest growing highly skilled jobs over the last five years are data mapping specialist (832% growth), data scientist (505%), solutions architect (454%), security engineer (229%) and business analyst (160%). Within customer fulfillment, highly skilled roles have increased over 400%, including jobs like logistics coordinator, process improvement manager and transportation specialist within our customer fulfillment network.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are now more job openings (7.4 million) than there are unemployed Americans (6 million). In looking at job growth over the next decade, the BLS anticipates some of the fastest growing job areas are increasingly in more skilled areas, including medical assistants, statisticians, software developers, nurse practitioners, and wind turbine service technicians. This provides a huge opportunity for individuals who build additional skills to move into better paying jobs. Through its Upskilling 2025 pledge, Amazon is focused on creating pathways to careers in areas that will continue growing in years to come, including healthcare, machine learning, manufacturing, robotics, computer science, cloud computing, and more.
"The future of work is now and the challenge is not just adapting to new technologies, but adapting to the dynamism of the economy, which will only accelerate," said Jason Tyszko, Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "Amazon is demonstrating the new role employers must play to counter that challenge, fostering a new relationship with workers where maintaining and growing their skills is an imperative for business success."
As part of Upskilling 2025, Amazon is announcing new training opportunities and building on existing programs for employees across the U.S., including:
Launching Amazon Technical Academy, a training and job placement program that equips non-technical Amazon employees with the essential skills to transition into, and thrive in, software engineering careers. Combining instructor-led, project-based learning with real-world application, graduates of the program master the most widely used software engineering practices and tools required to thrive into a career at Amazon. This tuition-free program was created by Amazon software engineers for Amazon employees who want to move into the field. Find out more here.
Launching Associate2Tech, a program that provides fulfillment center associates the opportunity to move into technical roles, regardless of their previous IT experience, within Amazon's vast operations network. This fully-paid 90 day program is designed to place associates in on-the-job training for IT support technician roles and pays for their A+ Certification test, a widely recognized certification. No existing degree is needed, and participants have paid study time during their work week. Learn more here.
Launching Machine Learning University (MLU), an initiative that helps Amazonians with a background in technology and coding gain skills in Machine Learning. As machine learning plays an increasingly important role in customer innovation, MLU helps employees learn core skills to propel their career growth – skills that are often taught only in higher education. Divided into six-week modules, the program requires only half to one full day of participation a week. MLU is taught by more than 400 Amazon Machine Learning scientists who are passionate about furthering skills in the field. Originally launched as a small cohort, the program is on course to train thousands of employees.
Growing Career Choice, Amazon's pre-paid tuition program for fulfillment center associates looking to move into high-demand occupations. Amazon will pay up to 95% of tuition and fees towards a certificate or diploma in qualified fields of study, leading to in-demand jobs. Since launching Career Choice in 2012, over 25,000 Amazonians have received training for high-demand occupations including aircraft mechanics, computer-aided design, machine tool technologies, medical lab technologies, and nursing. The company is investing in expanding the program by building additional classrooms in its fulfillment centers globally, and expects to have over 60 on-site classrooms by the end of 2020.
Expanding Amazon Apprenticeship, a Department of Labor certified program that offers paid intensive classroom training and on-the-job apprenticeships with Amazon. Providing a combination of immersive learning and on-the-job training, the Amazon Apprenticeship program has already created paths to technical jobs for hundreds of candidates working to break into careers including cloud support associate, data technician and software development engineer.
Expanding AWS Training and Certification to close the cloud skills gap in the industry. Amazon employees have access to free classroom and digital training to build cloud knowledge, and discounted AWS Certification exams to validate cloud expertise. Cultivating these in-demand skills opens opportunities both within Amazon and in organizations around the world as demand for cloud talent continues to grow.
This pledge furthers Amazon's commitment to supporting its employees. Last year, Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15 for all U.S. employees, adding to the suite of industry-leading benefits offered by the company, including comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental and vision coverage), up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave, 401(k) matching, and more. To learn more about Amazon's upskilling efforts visit www.aboutamazon.com/upskilling.
With more than 630,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company's 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon will invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training programs for one in three of its employees across the U.S.</em></p><p><em>Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training to move into highly skilled technical and non-technical roles across the company's corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of Amazon</em></p><p><em>Based on a review of its workforce and analysis of U.S. hiring, Amazon's fastest growing highly skilled jobs over the last five years include data mapping specialist, data scientist, solutions architect and business analyst, as well as logistics coordinator, process improvement manager and transportation specialist within our customer fulfillment network</em></p><p><em>Employee upskilling investment builds on Amazon's $15 minimum wage and comprehensive benefits including medical insurance, 401k savings plan, and generous parental leave</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 11, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today pledged to upskill 100,000 of its employees across the United States, dedicating over $700 million to provide people across its corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network with access to training programs that will help them move into more highly skilled roles within or outside of Amazon.</p><p>Amazon's Upskilling 2025 pledge invests in a range of new upskilling programs to serve employees from all backgrounds and Amazon locations. Programs include Amazon Technical Academy, which equips non-technical Amazon employees with the essential skills to transition into, and thrive in, software engineering careers; Associate2Tech, which trains fulfillment center associates to move into technical roles regardless of their previous IT experience; Machine Learning University, offering employees with technical backgrounds the opportunity to access machine learning skills via an on-site training program; AmazonCareer Choice, a pre-paid tuition program designed to train fulfillment center associates in high-demand occupations of their choice; Amazon Apprenticeship, a Department of Labor certified program that offers paid intensive classroom training and on-the-job apprenticeships with Amazon; and AWS Training and Certification,which provide employees with courses to build practical AWS Cloud knowledge that is essential to operating in a technical field.</p><p>"Through our continued investment in local communities in more than 40 states across the country, we have created tens of thousands of jobs in the U.S. in the past year alone," said Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President, HR. "For us, creating these opportunities is just the beginning. While many of our employees want to build their careers here, for others it might be a stepping stone to different aspirations. We think it's important to invest in our employees, and to help them gain new skills and create more professional options for themselves. With this pledge, we're committing to support 100,000 Amazonians in getting the skills to make the next step in their careers."</p><p>The upskilling programs are built by Amazonians, around insights provided by Amazon's fast-growing workforce – which will reach 300,000 employees in the U.S. this year – and experts in the changing jobs landscape. Based on a review of the company's jobs and analysis of hiring data from its U.S. workforce, Amazon's fastest growing highly skilled jobs over the last five years are data mapping specialist (832% growth), data scientist (505%), solutions architect (454%), security engineer (229%) and business analyst (160%). Within customer fulfillment, highly skilled roles have increased over 400%, including jobs like logistics coordinator, process improvement manager and transportation specialist within our customer fulfillment network.</p><p>According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are now more job openings (7.4 million) than there are unemployed Americans (6 million). In looking at job growth over the next decade, the BLS anticipates some of the fastest growing job areas are increasingly in more skilled areas, including medical assistants, statisticians, software developers, nurse practitioners, and wind turbine service technicians. This provides a huge opportunity for individuals who build additional skills to move into better paying jobs. Through its Upskilling 2025 pledge, Amazon is focused on creating pathways to careers in areas that will continue growing in years to come, including healthcare, machine learning, manufacturing, robotics, computer science, cloud computing, and more.</p><p>"The future of work is now and the challenge is not just adapting to new technologies, but adapting to the dynamism of the economy, which will only accelerate," said Jason Tyszko, Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "Amazon is demonstrating the new role employers must play to counter that challenge, fostering a new relationship with workers where maintaining and growing their skills is an imperative for business success."</p><p>As part of Upskilling 2025, Amazon is announcing new training opportunities and building on existing programs for employees across the U.S., including:</p><ul><li>Launching Amazon Technical Academy, a training and job placement program that equips non-technical Amazon employees with the essential skills to transition into, and thrive in, software engineering careers. Combining instructor-led, project-based learning with real-world application, graduates of the program master the most widely used software engineering practices and tools required to thrive into a career at Amazon. This tuition-free program was created by Amazon software engineers for Amazon employees who want to move into the field. Find out more here.</li><li>Launching Associate2Tech, a program that provides fulfillment center associates the opportunity to move into technical roles, regardless of their previous IT experience, within Amazon's vast operations network. This fully-paid 90 day program is designed to place associates in on-the-job training for IT support technician roles and pays for their A+ Certification test, a widely recognized certification. No existing degree is needed, and participants have paid study time during their work week. Learn more here.</li><li>Launching Machine Learning University (MLU), an initiative that helps Amazonians with a background in technology and coding gain skills in Machine Learning. As machine learning plays an increasingly important role in customer innovation, MLU helps employees learn core skills to propel their career growth – skills that are often taught only in higher education. Divided into six-week modules, the program requires only half to one full day of participation a week. MLU is taught by more than 400 Amazon Machine Learning scientists who are passionate about furthering skills in the field. Originally launched as a small cohort, the program is on course to train thousands of employees.</li><li>Growing Career Choice, Amazon's pre-paid tuition program for fulfillment center associates looking to move into high-demand occupations. Amazon will pay up to 95% of tuition and fees towards a certificate or diploma in qualified fields of study, leading to in-demand jobs. Since launching Career Choice in 2012, over 25,000 Amazonians have received training for high-demand occupations including aircraft mechanics, computer-aided design, machine tool technologies, medical lab technologies, and nursing. The company is investing in expanding the program by building additional classrooms in its fulfillment centers globally, and expects to have over 60 on-site classrooms by the end of 2020.</li><li>Expanding Amazon Apprenticeship, a Department of Labor certified program that offers paid intensive classroom training and on-the-job apprenticeships with Amazon. Providing a combination of immersive learning and on-the-job training, the Amazon Apprenticeship program has already created paths to technical jobs for hundreds of candidates working to break into careers including cloud support associate, data technician and software development engineer.</li><li>Expanding AWS Training and Certification to close the cloud skills gap in the industry. Amazon employees have access to free classroom and digital training to build cloud knowledge, and discounted AWS Certification exams to validate cloud expertise. Cultivating these in-demand skills opens opportunities both within Amazon and in organizations around the world as demand for cloud talent continues to grow.</li></ul><p>This pledge furthers Amazon's commitment to supporting its employees. Last year, Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15 for all U.S. employees, adding to the suite of industry-leading benefits offered by the company, including comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental and vision coverage), up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave, 401(k) matching, and more. To learn more about Amazon's upskilling efforts visit www.aboutamazon.com/upskilling.</p><p>With more than 630,000 employees worldwide, Amazon has been recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years, ranked #2 in the Fortune 2017 and 2018 World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked #5 in Fast Company's 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies. The company also receives a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190711005341/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Launches Transparency in Europe, India and Canada – A Product Serialization Service that Prevents Counterfeit at Scale | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Launches-Transparency-in-Europe-India-and-Canada--A-Product-Serialization-Service-that-Prevents-Counterfeit-at-Scale/default.aspx | Amazon-Launches-Transparency-in-Europe-India-and-Canada--A-Product-Serialization-Service-that-Prevents-Counterfeit-at-Scale | 1,935 | 07/10/2019 00:00:00 | Amazon Launches Transparency in Europe, India and Canada – A Product Serialization Service that Prevents Counterfeit at Scale | 07/10/2019 | 2019 | Brands apply a unique Transparency code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling detection and preventing sales of inauthentic products – which better protects both brands and customers from counterfeit.
This geographic expansion builds on the over 4000 brands that have enrolled in Transparency in the US and have generated over 300 million unique codes.
SEATTLE—July 10, 2019—Today, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced the expansion of Transparency, its product serialization service, to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K., India, and Canada. When brands use Transparency to apply unique codes to their products, customers, brands, Amazon, and other participants in the supply chain are able to authenticate every unit of a product, better protecting brands and customers from counterfeits at scale. Unique serialization for every product unit is the most effective way to tackle and prevent counterfeits throughout the supply chain, and Transparency's geographic expansion is the latest in Amazon's continued investment in scalable, technology-driven solutions to prevent counterfeit.
"Counterfeiting is an industry-wide concern – both online and offline. We find the most effective solutions to prevent counterfeit are based on partnerships that combine Amazon's technology innovation with the sophisticated knowledge and capabilities of brands," said Dharmesh Mehta, vice president, Amazon Customer Trust and Partner Support. "We created Transparency to provide brands with a simple, scalable solution that empowers brands and Amazon to authenticate products within the supply chain, stopping counterfeit before it reaches a customer."
Transparency is a product serialization service that provides a unique code for every unit that is manufactured. Brands put these codes on its products and every time one of these products is ordered in Amazon's stores, Amazon scans and verifies the code to ensure only authentic units reach customers. Additionally, customers can use a mobile app to scan the code and verify authenticity regardless of where they purchased their units. Brands can also use Transparency to communicate unique unit-level information, including manufacturing date, manufacturing place, or other enhanced product information (e.g., ingredients).
More than 4,000 brands are enrolled in Transparency in the U.S., ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Hundreds of brands continue to enroll into the service every month. These brands have generated over 300 million unique codes, allowing Amazon to proactively stop over 250,000 counterfeits of Transparency-enabled products from reaching customers. In 2019, for products fully on-boarded into the Transparency service, there have been zero reports of counterfeit from brands or customers who purchased these products on Amazon.
"Amazon's proactive approach and investment in tools like Transparency have allowed us to grow consumer confidence in our products and prevent inauthentic product from ending up in the hands of our customers," said Matt Petersen, Chief Executive Officer at Neato Robotics, a maker of smart robotic vacuum cleaners.
"Blocking counterfeits from the source has always been a tough task for us – it's something all brand owners face through nearly all channels around the world," said Bill Mei, Chief Executive Officer at Cowin, a manufacturer of noise cancelling audio devices. "After we joined Transparency, our counterfeit problem just disappeared for products protected by the program." | <p><em>Brands apply a unique Transparency code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling detection and preventing sales of inauthentic products – which better protects both brands and customers from counterfeit.</em></p><p><em>This geographic expansion builds on the over 4000 brands that have enrolled in Transparency in the US and have generated over 300 million unique codes.</em></p><p>SEATTLE—July 10, 2019—Today, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced the expansion of Transparency, its product serialization service, to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K., India, and Canada. When brands use Transparency to apply unique codes to their products, customers, brands, Amazon, and other participants in the supply chain are able to authenticate every unit of a product, better protecting brands and customers from counterfeits at scale. Unique serialization for every product unit is the most effective way to tackle and prevent counterfeits throughout the supply chain, and Transparency's geographic expansion is the latest in Amazon's continued investment in scalable, technology-driven solutions to prevent counterfeit.</p><p>"Counterfeiting is an industry-wide concern – both online and offline. We find the most effective solutions to prevent counterfeit are based on partnerships that combine Amazon's technology innovation with the sophisticated knowledge and capabilities of brands," said Dharmesh Mehta, vice president, Amazon Customer Trust and Partner Support. "We created Transparency to provide brands with a simple, scalable solution that empowers brands and Amazon to authenticate products within the supply chain, stopping counterfeit before it reaches a customer." </p><p>Transparency is a product serialization service that provides a unique code for every unit that is manufactured. Brands put these codes on its products and every time one of these products is ordered in Amazon's stores, Amazon scans and verifies the code to ensure only authentic units reach customers. Additionally, customers can use a mobile app to scan the code and verify authenticity regardless of where they purchased their units. Brands can also use Transparency to communicate unique unit-level information, including manufacturing date, manufacturing place, or other enhanced product information (e.g., ingredients).</p><p>More than 4,000 brands are enrolled in Transparency in the U.S., ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Hundreds of brands continue to enroll into the service every month. These brands have generated over 300 million unique codes, allowing Amazon to proactively stop over 250,000 counterfeits of Transparency-enabled products from reaching customers. In 2019, for products fully on-boarded into the Transparency service, there have been zero reports of counterfeit from brands or customers who purchased these products on Amazon.</p><p>"Amazon's proactive approach and investment in tools like Transparency have allowed us to grow consumer confidence in our products and prevent inauthentic product from ending up in the hands of our customers," said Matt Petersen, Chief Executive Officer at Neato Robotics, a maker of smart robotic vacuum cleaners.</p><p>"Blocking counterfeits from the source has always been a tough task for us – it's something all brand owners face through nearly all channels around the world," said Bill Mei, Chief Executive Officer at Cowin, a manufacturer of noise cancelling audio devices. "After we joined Transparency, our counterfeit problem just disappeared for products protected by the program."</p> |
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Whole Foods Market Celebrates Prime Members with Exclusive Deals on Customer Favorites Through Prime Day | /news/news-details/2019/Whole-Foods-Market-Celebrates-Prime-Members-with-Exclusive-Deals-on-Customer-Favorites-Through-Prime-Day/default.aspx | Whole-Foods-Market-Celebrates-Prime-Members-with-Exclusive-Deals-on-Customer-Favorites-Through-Prime-Day | 1,936 | 07/07/2019 21:01:00 | Whole Foods Market Celebrates Prime Members with Exclusive Deals on Customer Favorites Through Prime Day | 07/07/2019 | 2019 | Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market get $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day; Exclusive Weekly Deep Discounts on Summertime Favorites; Just ask ‘Alexa, what are my Whole Foods deals?'
SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas (July 8, 2019) – Amazon and Whole Foods Market are offering some of the deepest discounts of the year on summertime favorites in celebration of Prime Day. In addition, Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market in store or on Prime Now will receive a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day. This offer is available until July 16. Visit wholefoods.com/primeday to learn more.
"To celebrate our Prime members in an even bigger way this year we will add an additional week of amazing exclusive deals on peak-of-season produce and high-quality grocery favorites, on top of our hugely popular spend $10, get $10 offer," said John Mackey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Whole Foods Market. "Prime members can save more than ever before on summertime favorites they love and the Whole Foods Market quality they trust."
"Prime members have already saved over $250 million in exclusive deals shopping at Whole Foods Market and now we're offering even more savings in celebration of Prime Day this year, adding three times the number of Prime Member deals to this year's celebration," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President, Amazon Retail. "Prime Day is designed to offer something for every member, so whether you're shopping on Amazon, in-store at Whole Foods Market, or on Prime Now, our goal is to delight customers and offer the best deals on the season's most popular items."
Spend $10, get $10: Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market via in-store purchases or on Prime Now from July 3 to July 16 receive a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day, when they scan the Prime Code in their Whole Foods Market or Amazon app at checkout in store, or when they order delivery via Prime Now.
Exclusive offers on select seasonal items from July 10 through July 16, while supplies last— some of the top Prime Day deals featured at Whole Foods Market include:
Organic red cherries, $3.99/lb., save $3/lb.
Organic strawberries, 1 lb. container, 2/$5
Organic yellow peaches and nectarines, $2.49/lb.
Organic blueberries, 18 oz., $3.99
Organic air-chilled, no-antibiotics-ever whole chicken, $2.19/lb.
Wild-caught sockeye salmon fillets, $9.99/lb.
Animal welfare rated St. Louis Ribs, $3.99/lb.
RXBAR bars and nut butters, 40 percent off
Orgain organic plant based protein powders, 40 percent off
Self-serve mochi ice creams, 50 percent off
Ben & Jerry's and Talenti pints, 2/$6
365 Everyday Value trail mixes, 35 percent off
Alaffia beauty and body care, 40 percent off
Hydration sale, reusable water bottles, 30 percent off
Plus, even more Prime Member deals, 10 percent off sale items, and additional daily deals
How to SavePrime members who spend $10 in a single transaction in store from July 3 to July 16 and scan their Prime Code in the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app, or provide their linked phone number at checkout, will receive a $10 credit that will be automatically applied to their Amazon account and can be used on Amazon during Prime Day. Prime members who spend $10 on a single Prime Now order from Whole Foods Market from July 3 to July 16 are also eligible for a $10 credit that can be used on Amazon for Prime Day.
Prime members can learn more about Prime Day offers and weekly deals by asking "Alexa, what are my Whole Foods deals?" Or visit wholefoods.com/primeday to learn more. Amazon Prime Day starts at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 am ET on Monday, July 15.
Hands-free Grocery Shopping with Alexa
Whole Foods Market customers can use their Alexa enabled devices to add items to their shopping list via voice and access anytime on the Amazon or Alexa App. Just try, "Alexa, add bananas to my shopping list" to start building a list. Prime customers can also build their cart for 2-hour delivery via Prime Now– just try, "Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart."
Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market
In addition to the Prime member celebrations for Prime Day 2019, Amazon and Whole Foods Market have made benefits available year-round, like deep discounts on dozens of select popular products each week, an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout Whole Foods Market stores, delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market stores through Prime Now in more than 88 metros, and eligible Prime members receive 5% back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card. | <p>Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market get $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day; Exclusive Weekly Deep Discounts on Summertime Favorites; Just ask ‘Alexa, what are my Whole Foods deals?'</p><p>SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas (July 8, 2019) – Amazon and Whole Foods Market are offering some of the deepest discounts of the year on summertime favorites in celebration of Prime Day. In addition, Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market in store or on Prime Now will receive a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day. This offer is available until July 16. Visit wholefoods.com/primeday to learn more. </p><p>"To celebrate our Prime members in an even bigger way this year we will add an additional week of amazing exclusive deals on peak-of-season produce and high-quality grocery favorites, on top of our hugely popular spend $10, get $10 offer," said John Mackey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Whole Foods Market. "Prime members can save more than ever before on summertime favorites they love and the Whole Foods Market quality they trust." </p><p>"Prime members have already saved over $250 million in exclusive deals shopping at Whole Foods Market and now we're offering even more savings in celebration of Prime Day this year, adding three times the number of Prime Member deals to this year's celebration," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President, Amazon Retail. "Prime Day is designed to offer something for every member, so whether you're shopping on Amazon, in-store at Whole Foods Market, or on Prime Now, our goal is to delight customers and offer the best deals on the season's most popular items."</p><p>Spend $10, get $10: Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market via in-store purchases or on Prime Now from July 3 to July 16 receive a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day, when they scan the Prime Code in their Whole Foods Market or Amazon app at checkout in store, or when they order delivery via Prime Now. </p><p>Exclusive offers on select seasonal items from July 10 through July 16, while supplies last— some of the top Prime Day deals featured at Whole Foods Market include:</p><ul><li>Organic red cherries, $3.99/lb., save $3/lb.</li><li>Organic strawberries, 1 lb. container, 2/$5</li><li>Organic yellow peaches and nectarines, $2.49/lb.</li><li>Organic blueberries, 18 oz., $3.99</li><li>Organic air-chilled, no-antibiotics-ever whole chicken, $2.19/lb.</li><li>Wild-caught sockeye salmon fillets, $9.99/lb.</li><li>Animal welfare rated St. Louis Ribs, $3.99/lb.</li><li>RXBAR bars and nut butters, 40 percent off</li><li>Orgain organic plant based protein powders, 40 percent off</li><li>Self-serve mochi ice creams, 50 percent off</li><li>Ben & Jerry's and Talenti pints, 2/$6</li><li>365 Everyday Value trail mixes, 35 percent off</li><li>Alaffia beauty and body care, 40 percent off</li><li>Hydration sale, reusable water bottles, 30 percent off</li><li>Plus, even more Prime Member deals, 10 percent off sale items, and additional daily deals</li></ul><p>How to SavePrime members who spend $10 in a single transaction in store from July 3 to July 16 and scan their Prime Code in the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app, or provide their linked phone number at checkout, will receive a $10 credit that will be automatically applied to their Amazon account and can be used on Amazon during Prime Day. Prime members who spend $10 on a single Prime Now order from Whole Foods Market from July 3 to July 16 are also eligible for a $10 credit that can be used on Amazon for Prime Day.</p><p>Prime members can learn more about Prime Day offers and weekly deals by asking "Alexa, what are my Whole Foods deals?" Or visit wholefoods.com/primeday to learn more. Amazon Prime Day starts at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 am ET on Monday, July 15.</p><p>Hands-free Grocery Shopping with Alexa</p><p>Whole Foods Market customers can use their Alexa enabled devices to add items to their shopping list via voice and access anytime on the Amazon or Alexa App. Just try, "Alexa, add bananas to my shopping list" to start building a list. Prime customers can also build their cart for 2-hour delivery via Prime Now– just try, "Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart."</p><p>Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market</p><p>In addition to the Prime member celebrations for Prime Day 2019, Amazon and Whole Foods Market have made benefits available year-round, like deep discounts on dozens of select popular products each week, an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout Whole Foods Market stores, delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market stores through Prime Now in more than 88 metros, and eligible Prime members receive 5% back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card.</p> |
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Amazon is Delivering Star-Studded Deals for Members on Prime Day | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-is-Delivering-Star-Studded-Deals-for-Members-on-Prime-Day/default.aspx | Amazon-is-Delivering-Star-Studded-Deals-for-Members-on-Prime-Day | 1,937 | 07/03/2019 00:41:00 | Amazon is Delivering Star-Studded Deals for Members on Prime Day | 07/03/2019 | 2019 | This Prime Day, Amazon is collaborating with popular actors, musicians and artists to introduce new and exclusive products to members and deliver outstanding deals on their beloved products.
Prime Day's star-studded deals will include popular brands founded by celebrities such as Performance Inspired Nutrition products by Mark Wahlberg, JUST by Jaden Smith, This Saves Lives by Kristen Bell, and more.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 2, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon is collaborating with popular actors, musicians and artists to introduce new and exclusive products or deliver outstanding deals on beloved products. Starting now through Prime Day, members can shop deals on products founded by Kristen Bell, Kobe Bryant, Zac Brown, Rhett & Link, JoJo Siwa, Will and Jaden Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Marshmello and more. Deals are available now through Prime Day at amazon.com/celebdeals, while supplies last. Not a Prime member yet? Customers can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.
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Members can view a special message from the stars here.
"Now through Prime Day, members can enjoy exclusive deals and brand new products offered to them by some of the most popular stars such as Mark Wahlberg, Jaden Smith, Kristen Bell and more," said Cem Sibay, Vice President of Amazon Prime. "With incredible deals on top products from pop culture icons across entertainment, fashion, style and food, we're bringing the best of shopping and entertainment to our members again this year."
"We're really excited to be a part of Amazon Prime Day this year," said Jaden Smith. "JUST is so important to my family and we look forward to continuing to raise awareness around how together we can all take steps in the right direction and fix the environmental challenges we're all facing."
New, Exclusive Products
Customized Looks from Levi's
Customers have already been able to shop for top customized looks from Levi's - Levi's has teamed-up with Pro Football Player Sterling Shepard and supermodel Chanel Iman Shepard. They created their own custom designed Levi's Iconic 501 for him and Levi's 721 High-Rise for her available for a limited time on Amazon.
Alexa, order Hilary Duff's Kids Hoodie
Chief Cubcoats Mom, Hilary Duff, is excited to share four all-new, never before seen Cubcoats, exclusive for members this Prime Day. Creating magic for children and peace of mind for parents, Cubcoats is a true lifesaver. Only premium materials in this 2-in-1 hoodie, which transforms into a plush animal, instantly. Cubcoats are the perfect travel buddies or even a discreet safety blanket alternative! Each cub has a special strength, encouraging self-esteem and positive friendships. Adopt your child's new best friend today. The four new Cubcoats – Dayo the Dinosaur, Uki the Unicorn, Light Fury Dragon, Toothless Dragon – are available to shop for members now through Prime Day. Plus, members can enjoy 30% off on select Cubcoats.
Alexa, order the JoJo Siwa bow bundle
Nickelodeon is launching 24 new JoJo Siwa products exclusively for Prime members on Amazon for Prime Day. The collection includes JoJo roller skates, launching in two designs and adjustable to fit your growing Siwanator, a brand new aluminum scooter with neon rainbow bow, and her newest apparel line of fashion tops, hoodies, and dresses, as well as a bundle of her iconic bows. Members can start shopping JoJo Siwa's products today at amazon.com/jojosiwa.
Exclusive Deals on Celebrity Products
Alexa, order Jaden Smith's JUST Water
Founded by artist and activist Jaden Smith and his family, JUST Water is committed to changing the way consumer goods are created, sourced and packaged. The first product line, JUST Water, sets a new standard for packaged water, bottling responsibly sourced 100% spring water in a plant-based carton. Always aiming to push boundaries, JUST products are as clean, authentic and transparent as possible. The line includes 100% spring water in two sizes as well as JUST Infused, the same core spring water flavored with organic fruit essences.
Members can enjoy up to 25% off on over 10 JUST Water products, available now through Prime Day while supplies last.
Alexa, order This Saves Lives snack bars
This Saves Lives is a snack bar company that is actually in the business of doing good. The delicious snack bars are Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and ridiculously delicious. Every time you make a purchase, you send life-saving food to a child in need. Members can shop for these tasty snack bars for up to 20% off.
In her own words, Kristen Bell says it best: "I hope you love your This Saves Lives snack bars! They taste good, they're good for you, and most importantly, every time you buy a bar you provide life-saving food to a child in need. It's that simple. We eat together."
Alexa, order Mark Wahlberg's Performance Inspired Whey Protein
Mark Wahlberg teamed up with 25-year industry veteran Tom Dowd to create an affordable line of all-natural whey protein powders, sports nutrition bars, and training supplements that would help people perform at their highest level. Performance Inspired Nutrition will offer up to 20% off on 50+ products from now through Prime Day such as the Whey Protein Powder and the Pre-workout Supplement Powder.
Alexa, order Kobe Bryant's Art of Sport deodorant
Art of Sport makes premium body care products with better formulas, more botanicals, energizing scents, and no unnecessary chemicals to keep all athletes at the top of their game. Founded in partnership with Kobe Bryant and a team of world-class athletes, products include Deodorant with matcha, Shampoo + Conditioner with coconut oil, Body Wash with tea tree oil, Body Scrub Bar with activated charcoal, Recovery Cream with arnica and eucalyptus, and SPF 50 Sunscreen. Members will be able to enjoy 20% off on over 20 Art of Sport products starting now through Prime Day.
Kobe Bryant says, "Our goal is to give all athletes better body care to help them unlock their full potential."
Alexa, order Zac Brown's DemerBox
In early 2017, multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-Winning artist Zac Brown discovered the DemerBox – a waterproof, ultra-portable, and rugged outdoor Bluetooth speaker designed by James Demer – on Amazon. Zac gave it a test of his own, taking the DemerBox on a spearfishing trip to Belize. Immediately impressed by its durability and sound quality, he became an instant DemerBox fan and quickly invested in the startup. This Prime Day, members can get DemerBox's newest speaker, the DB2, for $279 (20% Off).
In his own words, Zac says, "I have an emotional connection to my DemerBox because it's like my man purse. For me, being an outdoorsman, I like having something that keeps my phone safe, my keys, my wallet, my valuables, and keeps them dry and secure. I like having my music, my battery and my storage everywhere with me. And it sounds great!"
Alexa, order Rhett & Link's Mythical Pomade
Mythical is an entertainment company and lifestyle brand founded by comedic duo and life-long best friends Rhett & Link. The company's flagship comedy talk show, Good Mythical Morning, is in its 16th season and has over 15 million subscribers, 100 million monthly views, and nearly 6 billion lifetime views on YouTube. This Prime Day, members will be able to shop incredible deals on Rhett & Link's Mythical Grooming Collection, which includes up to 20% off on premium hair pomade, beard oil, and lip balms.
Alexa, order Marshmello's Stuffed Puffs
Stuffed Puffs is turning S'mores on their heads, or really inside out - they have seamlessly put the chocolate on the inside of marshmallow so the chocolate melts in the middle when roasting over the fire. And in the hands of the chart-topping and famously masked artist Marshmello, you can discover all kinds of recipes for Prime Day. Stuffed Puff Marshmallows will be available for 20% off for members.
Get ready to shop Prime Day – July 15 and 16
This year's Prime Day starts at midnight on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days to uncover the best in shopping and entertainment from Amazon Prime. Prime Day will also feature the biggest deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices from our Echo and Fire TV line-ups and starting today, Prime members can save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now just $129.99. Not a Prime member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. We will continue to offer more than 100 million products for two-day delivery as well. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>This Prime Day, Amazon is collaborating with popular actors, musicians and artists to introduce new and exclusive products to members and deliver outstanding deals on their beloved products.</em></p><p><em>Prime Day's star-studded deals will include popular brands founded by celebrities such as Performance Inspired Nutrition products by Mark Wahlberg, JUST by Jaden Smith, This Saves Lives by Kristen Bell, and more.</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 2, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon is collaborating with popular actors, musicians and artists to introduce new and exclusive products or deliver outstanding deals on beloved products. Starting now through Prime Day, members can shop deals on products founded by Kristen Bell, Kobe Bryant, Zac Brown, Rhett & Link, JoJo Siwa, Will and Jaden Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Marshmello and more. Deals are available now through Prime Day at amazon.com/celebdeals, while supplies last. Not a Prime member yet? Customers can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190701005947/en/</p><div><p>Shop star-studded deals at amazon.com/celebdeals (Graphic: Business Wire)</p></div><p>Members can view a special message from the stars here.</p><p>"Now through Prime Day, members can enjoy exclusive deals and brand new products offered to them by some of the most popular stars such as Mark Wahlberg, Jaden Smith, Kristen Bell and more," said Cem Sibay, Vice President of Amazon Prime. "With incredible deals on top products from pop culture icons across entertainment, fashion, style and food, we're bringing the best of shopping and entertainment to our members again this year."</p><p>"We're really excited to be a part of Amazon Prime Day this year," said Jaden Smith. "JUST is so important to my family and we look forward to continuing to raise awareness around how together we can all take steps in the right direction and fix the environmental challenges we're all facing."</p><p>New, Exclusive Products</p><p><em>Customized Looks from Levi's</em></p><p>Customers have already been able to shop for top customized looks from Levi's - Levi's has teamed-up with Pro Football Player Sterling Shepard and supermodel Chanel Iman Shepard. They created their own custom designed Levi's Iconic 501 for him and Levi's 721 High-Rise for her available for a limited time on Amazon.</p><p><em>Alexa, order Hilary Duff's Kids Hoodie</em></p><p>Chief Cubcoats Mom, Hilary Duff, is excited to share four all-new, never before seen Cubcoats, exclusive for members this Prime Day. Creating magic for children and peace of mind for parents, Cubcoats is a true lifesaver. Only premium materials in this 2-in-1 hoodie, which transforms into a plush animal, instantly. Cubcoats are the perfect travel buddies or even a discreet safety blanket alternative! Each cub has a special strength, encouraging self-esteem and positive friendships. Adopt your child's new best friend today. The four new Cubcoats – Dayo the Dinosaur, Uki the Unicorn, Light Fury Dragon, Toothless Dragon – are available to shop for members now through Prime Day. Plus, members can enjoy 30% off on select Cubcoats.</p><p><em>Alexa, order the JoJo Siwa bow bundle</em></p><p>Nickelodeon is launching 24 new JoJo Siwa products exclusively for Prime members on Amazon for Prime Day. The collection includes JoJo roller skates, launching in two designs and adjustable to fit your growing Siwanator, a brand new aluminum scooter with neon rainbow bow, and her newest apparel line of fashion tops, hoodies, and dresses, as well as a bundle of her iconic bows. Members can start shopping JoJo Siwa's products today at amazon.com/jojosiwa.</p><p>Exclusive Deals on Celebrity Products</p><p><em>Alexa, order Jaden Smith's JUST Water</em></p><p>Founded by artist and activist Jaden Smith and his family, JUST Water is committed to changing the way consumer goods are created, sourced and packaged. The first product line, JUST Water, sets a new standard for packaged water, bottling responsibly sourced 100% spring water in a plant-based carton. Always aiming to push boundaries, JUST products are as clean, authentic and transparent as possible. The line includes 100% spring water in two sizes as well as JUST Infused, the same core spring water flavored with organic fruit essences.</p><p>Members can enjoy up to 25% off on over 10 JUST Water products, available now through Prime Day while supplies last.</p><p><em>Alexa, order This Saves Lives snack bars</em></p><p>This Saves Lives is a snack bar company that is actually in the business of doing good. The delicious snack bars are Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, and ridiculously delicious. Every time you make a purchase, you send life-saving food to a child in need. Members can shop for these tasty snack bars for up to 20% off.</p><p>In her own words, Kristen Bell says it best: "I hope you love your This Saves Lives snack bars! They taste good, they're good for you, and most importantly, every time you buy a bar you provide life-saving food to a child in need. It's that simple. We eat together."</p><p><em>Alexa, order Mark Wahlberg's Performance Inspired Whey Protein</em></p><p>Mark Wahlberg teamed up with 25-year industry veteran Tom Dowd to create an affordable line of all-natural whey protein powders, sports nutrition bars, and training supplements that would help people perform at their highest level. Performance Inspired Nutrition will offer up to 20% off on 50+ products from now through Prime Day such as the Whey Protein Powder and the Pre-workout Supplement Powder.</p><p><em>Alexa, order Kobe Bryant's Art of Sport deodorant</em></p><p>Art of Sport makes premium body care products with better formulas, more botanicals, energizing scents, and no unnecessary chemicals to keep all athletes at the top of their game. Founded in partnership with Kobe Bryant and a team of world-class athletes, products include Deodorant with matcha, Shampoo + Conditioner with coconut oil, Body Wash with tea tree oil, Body Scrub Bar with activated charcoal, Recovery Cream with arnica and eucalyptus, and SPF 50 Sunscreen. Members will be able to enjoy 20% off on over 20 Art of Sport products starting now through Prime Day.</p><p>Kobe Bryant says, "Our goal is to give all athletes better body care to help them unlock their full potential."</p><p><em>Alexa, order Zac Brown's DemerBox</em></p><p>In early 2017, multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-Winning artist Zac Brown discovered the DemerBox – a waterproof, ultra-portable, and rugged outdoor Bluetooth speaker designed by James Demer – on Amazon. Zac gave it a test of his own, taking the DemerBox on a spearfishing trip to Belize. Immediately impressed by its durability and sound quality, he became an instant DemerBox fan and quickly invested in the startup. This Prime Day, members can get DemerBox's newest speaker, the DB2, for $279 (20% Off).</p><p>In his own words, Zac says, "I have an emotional connection to my DemerBox because it's like my man purse. For me, being an outdoorsman, I like having something that keeps my phone safe, my keys, my wallet, my valuables, and keeps them dry and secure. I like having my music, my battery and my storage everywhere with me. And it sounds great!"</p><p><em>Alexa, order Rhett & Link's Mythical Pomade</em></p><p>Mythical is an entertainment company and lifestyle brand founded by comedic duo and life-long best friends Rhett & Link. The company's flagship comedy talk show, <em>Good Mythical Morning</em>, is in its 16th season and has over 15 million subscribers, 100 million monthly views, and nearly 6 billion lifetime views on YouTube. This Prime Day, members will be able to shop incredible deals on Rhett & Link's Mythical Grooming Collection, which includes up to 20% off on premium hair pomade, beard oil, and lip balms.</p><p><em>Alexa, order Marshmello's Stuffed Puffs</em></p><p>Stuffed Puffs is turning S'mores on their heads, or really inside out - they have seamlessly put the chocolate on the inside of marshmallow so the chocolate melts in the middle when roasting over the fire. And in the hands of the chart-topping and famously masked artist Marshmello, you can discover all kinds of recipes for Prime Day. Stuffed Puff Marshmallows will be available for 20% off for members.</p><p>Get ready to shop Prime Day – July 15 and 16</p><p>This year's Prime Day starts at midnight on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days to uncover the best in shopping and entertainment from Amazon Prime. Prime Day will also feature the biggest deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices from our Echo and Fire TV line-ups and starting today, Prime members can save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now just $129.99. Not a Prime member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.</p><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. We will continue to offer more than 100 million products for two-day delivery as well. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190701005947/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Alexa, Remind Me to Shop for Deals on Prime Day | /news/news-details/2019/Alexa-Remind-Me-to-Shop-for-Deals-on-Prime-Day/default.aspx | Alexa-Remind-Me-to-Shop-for-Deals-on-Prime-Day | 1,938 | 07/01/2019 03:00:00 | Alexa, Remind Me to Shop for Deals on Prime Day | 07/01/2019 | 2019 | Amazon reveals early Prime Day offers on everything from entertainment to classroom essentials and Amazon devices
Kick off back-to-school and off-to-college shopping this Prime Day, and stay ahead of the curve with savings on laptops, backpacks, clothing and more
Starting today, save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now starting at just $129.99 — cut the cord and record live over the air content for free
Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market get a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day – starting July 3
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 1, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Prime Day will be the biggest celebration of deals yet with more than one million deals globally on July 15 & 16. And starting today, Prime members can enjoy exclusive offers and savings every day leading up to Prime Day across Amazon devices, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies and more. In fact, the Happy School Year store opens today, serving as a one stop shop for parents, students and teachers, with everything they need to go back-to-school prepared and in style. Prime members will find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices and starting today, members can save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now just $129.99. Not a member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.
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Prime members can enjoy exclusive offers and savings every day leading up to Prime Day across Amazon devices, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies and more. (Graphic: Business Wire)
"Prime members have really embraced Prime Day as the perfect time to stock up for all of their back-to-school and off-to-college needs, given the incredible deals and offers for a Happy School Year. Last year, members even purchased millions of pencils and pens on Prime Day alone," said Cem Sibay, Vice President, Amazon Prime. "With the launch of our Happy School Year store today, as well as thousands of product launches from popular brands, this year's Prime Day will offer something exciting for every member."
Early Prime Day Deals Live NowEvery day leading up to Prime Day, members will discover all kinds of exclusive offers and deals, including:
Amazon Devices – Save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now starting at just $129.99 so you can cut the cord and record live over the air content for free. Plus, starting July 8, save $80 on Ring Video Doorbell Pro and an Echo Dot, just $169.
Amazon Music – Prime members who haven't yet tried Amazon Music Unlimited can get four months of the premium streaming tier for just $0.99 and enjoy unlimited access to more than 50 million songs, ad-free.
Prime Video – Enjoy 50% off rentals on a collection of popular movies – starting from just $1.99.
Twitch Prime – Prime members can unlock exclusive Legend and weapon skins for Apex Legends, and content from multiple EA SPORTS titles.
Audible –Save 66% on your first 3 months of Audible – just $4.95 a month. Or save $30 when you sign up for an annual Audible membership and get an Echo Dot for just $0.99.
Kindle Unlimited – Prime members who haven't yet tried Kindle Unlimited can get their first three months of unlimited reading free when they sign up.
Amazon Fashion – Save up to 30% on Tommy Hilfiger men's and women's clothing, up to 30% on clothing from the Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive line, which are styles that make dressing easier for those with disabilities, and up to 30% on Tommy Hilfiger shoes, accessories and more, as well as up to 70% savings on Seafolly Australia Swimwear, up to 50% savings on athletic shoes from Reebok, Puma, and more, and up to 30% savings on kid's and baby styles from Gerber, The Children's Place, and more, among other deals across Amazon Fashion.
Amazon Brands – Save up to 50% off women's active wear from Amazon Essentials, Core 10 and Starter, up to 40% on men's shirts from Goodthreads, Buttoned Down and Amazon Essentials, up to 30% on women's styles from Daily Ritual, up to 20% off furniture and décor from Rivet, Stone & Beam, and Ravenna Home, up to 20% off AmazonBasics, and up to 30% off everyday essentials from Solimo, Presto!, and Happy Belly, among others.
Prime Now: Save up to 40% on the best of Amazon with free two-hour delivery on orders of $35 or more. Plus, new Prime Now customers can receive $15 off their order of $35 or more.
AmazonFresh: Save up to 40% on groceries when shopping AmazonFresh. Plus, new AmazonFresh customers can get $15 off their first order of $35 or more.
Prime Book Box - Prime members who are new to Prime Book Box can get 30% off their first box – just $13.99 for hand-picked children's books delivered every 1, 2, or 3 months.
Happy School Year Deals this Prime DayJust in time for Prime Day, Amazon launches its Happy School Year store, where parents, students and educators can discover classroom essentials from fashion to school supplies, all in one convenient location. According to a June 2019 poll conducted by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, Prime Day helps kick off back-to-school shopping, with more than half of back-to-school and college shoppers surveyed saying they plan their school shopping around specific sale events like Prime Day and others. In fact, Prime members purchased millions of pencils and pens last Prime Day to stock up for a Happy School Year. This year, Prime Day will offer savings on a wide selection of school supplies including laptops, shoes, backpacks, clothing and more. Shoppers can visit the Happy School Year store at amazon.com/happyschoolyear.
Preparing Educators for the School YearEducators can also prepare for a Happy School Year with savings on school year essentials from Amazon Business at amazon.com/educatorshappyschoolyear. Over half a million teachers and staff use Amazon Business to get the most out of their school year budgets. Spend less time shopping around and more time preparing to help students succeed by taking advantage of great deals this Prime Day and throughout the new school year season on everything from classroom decor and supplies to arts and crafts inspiration to instructional technology and STEM products.
Celebrating Prime Members at Whole Foods MarketFrom July 3 through July 16, U.S. Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market get a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day. Prime members qualify by scanning the Prime Code in their Whole Foods Market or Amazon App when they check out, or by making a Prime Now order for delivery or pickup from Whole Foods Market. During the same timeframe, Whole Foods Market will also offer Prime members exclusive weekly deals on summertime favorites with discounts of 25-50% off. Starting Wednesday, July 3, customers can also enjoy deals on organic red cherries, wild-caught sockeye salmon fillets, baby back ribs, Waterloo Sparkling Water and large apple pies, just in time for the July Fourth holiday weekend. In addition, Prime members receive an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout the store and free 2-hour delivery with Prime Now in select zip codes. Visit amazon.com/primeday10 to learn more.
More Ways to Shop and Save this Prime Day
Alexa Shopping – Alexa makes it easy to find the best Prime Day deals. Just ask, "Alexa, what are my Prime Day deals?"
Amazon App – Shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App and ensure you never miss a deal. Starting today, Prime members who are new to the Amazon App can get up to $25 in Amazon credits when they sign in and use it for your first time. And starting July 8, tap the Prime Day banner within the Amazon App for a sneak peek of select products that will be deals this Prime Day. You can set an alert to notify you when the deal goes live by tapping "Notify Me".
Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card – Now through Prime Day, when Prime members apply and are approved for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card they will instantly receive an $80 gift card that is added directly to their Amazon.com Gift Card balance. With no annual credit card fee and 5% back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Markets with an eligible Prime membership, cardmembers earn rewards every day.
Amazon Pay – Now through Prime Day and while supplies last, Prime members who use Amazon Pay can shop on dozens of sites, including Vineyard Vines, Lulu and Georgia, Glasses USA, Lunya and more, earning an Amazon.com Gift Card with a purchase. Go to pay.amazon.com to learn more, as these exciting offers vary per site. Limited offers available.
Shop Small and Medium-sized Businesses – Prime members can shop hundreds of thousands of Prime Day deals from small and medium-sized businesses around the globe this Prime Day. Save up to 30% on select Amazon Handmade products, including jewelry, wall art, home décor, kitchen supplies and gifts leading up to Prime Day.
Amazon Books and Amazon 4-star – Beginning July 6, members who shop at any of our Amazon Books locations across the U.S., or our Amazon 4-star locations – now open for their first Prime Day – can get a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card on a purchase of $50 or more throughout the store. Prime members shopping at Amazon Books and Amazon 4-star locations will find exclusive Prime Day giveaways and deals on products from our top categories online including on devices, electronics, toys, books, home and kitchen products, and more.To find a store near you, visit: www.amazon.com/stores/PrimeDay.
Tune in to the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon MusicThis Prime Day will offer the biggest celebration of deals as well as never-before-seen entertainment. Amazon Music just announced that 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist and one of the most influential artists of our time, Taylor Swift, will headline the Prime Day Concert on July 10, streaming live on Prime Video at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively for Prime members. The Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will provide an unforgettable experience for members worldwide with an evening of additional performances from chart-topping artists, including two-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Dua Lipa, multi-award-winning artist SZA, and global superstar Becky G. Hosted by award-winning actress Jane Lynch (TheMarvelous Mrs. Maisel, Glee), the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will be available to Prime members to stream on-demand after the live show for a limited time on Prime Video, which will include select songs from each performance. For more details on the show and to add it to your watch list, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.
Every Day Made Better with PrimePrime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. College students can also enjoy the benefits of Prime with a six-month trial of Prime Student at amazon.com/joinstudent.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon reveals early Prime Day offers on everything from entertainment to classroom essentials and Amazon devices</em></p><p><em>Kick off back-to-school and off-to-college shopping this Prime Day, and stay ahead of the curve with savings on laptops, backpacks, clothing and more</em></p><p><em>Starting today, save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now starting at just $129.99 — cut the cord and record live over the air content for free</em></p><p><em>Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market get a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day – starting July 3</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 1, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Prime Day will be the biggest celebration of deals yet with more than one million deals globally on July 15 & 16. And starting today, Prime members can enjoy exclusive offers and savings every day leading up to Prime Day across Amazon devices, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies and more. In fact, the Happy School Year store opens today, serving as a one stop shop for parents, students and teachers, with everything they need to go back-to-school prepared and in style. Prime members will find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices and starting today, members can save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now just $129.99. Not a member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190701005311/en/</p><div><p>Prime members can enjoy exclusive offers and savings every day leading up to Prime Day across Amazon devices, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies and more. (Graphic: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"Prime members have really embraced Prime Day as the perfect time to stock up for all of their back-to-school and off-to-college needs, given the incredible deals and offers for a Happy School Year. Last year, members even purchased millions of pencils and pens on Prime Day alone," said Cem Sibay, Vice President, Amazon Prime. "With the launch of our Happy School Year store today, as well as thousands of product launches from popular brands, this year's Prime Day will offer something exciting for every member."</p><p>Early Prime Day Deals Live NowEvery day leading up to Prime Day, members will discover all kinds of exclusive offers and deals, including:</p><ul><li>Amazon Devices – Save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now starting at just $129.99 so you can cut the cord and record live over the air content for free. Plus, starting July 8, save $80 on Ring Video Doorbell Pro and an Echo Dot, just $169.</li><li>Amazon Music – Prime members who haven't yet tried Amazon Music Unlimited can get four months of the premium streaming tier for just $0.99 and enjoy unlimited access to more than 50 million songs, ad-free.</li><li>Prime Video – Enjoy 50% off rentals on a collection of popular movies – starting from just $1.99.</li><li>Twitch Prime – Prime members can unlock exclusive Legend and weapon skins for Apex Legends, and content from multiple EA SPORTS titles.</li><li>Audible –Save 66% on your first 3 months of Audible – just $4.95 a month. Or save $30 when you sign up for an annual Audible membership and get an Echo Dot for just $0.99.</li><li>Kindle Unlimited – Prime members who haven't yet tried Kindle Unlimited can get their first three months of unlimited reading free when they sign up.</li><li>Amazon Fashion – Save up to 30% on Tommy Hilfiger men's and women's clothing, up to 30% on clothing from the Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive line, which are styles that make dressing easier for those with disabilities, and up to 30% on Tommy Hilfiger shoes, accessories and more, as well as up to 70% savings on Seafolly Australia Swimwear, up to 50% savings on athletic shoes from Reebok, Puma, and more, and up to 30% savings on kid's and baby styles from Gerber, The Children's Place, and more, among other deals across Amazon Fashion.</li><li>Amazon Brands – Save up to 50% off women's active wear from Amazon Essentials, Core 10 and Starter, up to 40% on men's shirts from Goodthreads, Buttoned Down and Amazon Essentials, up to 30% on women's styles from Daily Ritual, up to 20% off furniture and décor from Rivet, Stone & Beam, and Ravenna Home, up to 20% off AmazonBasics, and up to 30% off everyday essentials from Solimo, Presto!, and Happy Belly, among others.</li><li>Prime Now: Save up to 40% on the best of Amazon with free two-hour delivery on orders of $35 or more. Plus, new Prime Now customers can receive $15 off their order of $35 or more.</li><li>AmazonFresh: Save up to 40% on groceries when shopping AmazonFresh. Plus, new AmazonFresh customers can get $15 off their first order of $35 or more.</li><li>Prime Book Box - Prime members who are new to Prime Book Box can get 30% off their first box – just $13.99 for hand-picked children's books delivered every 1, 2, or 3 months.</li></ul><p>Happy School Year Deals this Prime DayJust in time for Prime Day, Amazon launches its Happy School Year store, where parents, students and educators can discover classroom essentials from fashion to school supplies, all in one convenient location. According to a June 2019 poll conducted by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, Prime Day helps kick off back-to-school shopping, with more than half of back-to-school and college shoppers surveyed saying they plan their school shopping around specific sale events like Prime Day and others. In fact, Prime members purchased millions of pencils and pens last Prime Day to stock up for a Happy School Year. This year, Prime Day will offer savings on a wide selection of school supplies including laptops, shoes, backpacks, clothing and more. Shoppers can visit the Happy School Year store at amazon.com/happyschoolyear.</p><p>Preparing Educators for the School YearEducators can also prepare for a Happy School Year with savings on school year essentials from Amazon Business at amazon.com/educatorshappyschoolyear. Over half a million teachers and staff use Amazon Business to get the most out of their school year budgets. Spend less time shopping around and more time preparing to help students succeed by taking advantage of great deals this Prime Day and throughout the new school year season on everything from classroom decor and supplies to arts and crafts inspiration to instructional technology and STEM products.</p><p>Celebrating Prime Members at Whole Foods MarketFrom July 3 through July 16, U.S. Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods Market get a $10 credit to use on Amazon for Prime Day. Prime members qualify by scanning the Prime Code in their Whole Foods Market or Amazon App when they check out, or by making a Prime Now order for delivery or pickup from Whole Foods Market. During the same timeframe, Whole Foods Market will also offer Prime members exclusive weekly deals on summertime favorites with discounts of 25-50% off. Starting Wednesday, July 3, customers can also enjoy deals on organic red cherries, wild-caught sockeye salmon fillets, baby back ribs, Waterloo Sparkling Water and large apple pies, just in time for the July Fourth holiday weekend. In addition, Prime members receive an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items throughout the store and free 2-hour delivery with Prime Now in select zip codes. Visit amazon.com/primeday10 to learn more.</p><p>More Ways to Shop and Save this Prime Day</p><ul><li>Alexa Shopping – Alexa makes it easy to find the best Prime Day deals. Just ask, "Alexa, what are my Prime Day deals?"</li><li>Amazon App – Shop anytime, anywhere with the Amazon App and ensure you never miss a deal. Starting today, Prime members who are new to the Amazon App can get up to $25 in Amazon credits when they sign in and use it for your first time. And starting July 8, tap the Prime Day banner within the Amazon App for a sneak peek of select products that will be deals this Prime Day. You can set an alert to notify you when the deal goes live by tapping "Notify Me".</li><li>Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card – Now through Prime Day, when Prime members apply and are approved for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card they will instantly receive an $80 gift card that is added directly to their Amazon.com Gift Card balance. With no annual credit card fee and 5% back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Markets with an eligible Prime membership, cardmembers earn rewards every day.</li><li>Amazon Pay – Now through Prime Day and while supplies last, Prime members who use Amazon Pay can shop on dozens of sites, including Vineyard Vines, Lulu and Georgia, Glasses USA, Lunya and more, earning an Amazon.com Gift Card with a purchase. Go to pay.amazon.com to learn more, as these exciting offers vary per site. Limited offers available.</li><li>Shop Small and Medium-sized Businesses – Prime members can shop hundreds of thousands of Prime Day deals from small and medium-sized businesses around the globe this Prime Day. Save up to 30% on select Amazon Handmade products, including jewelry, wall art, home décor, kitchen supplies and gifts leading up to Prime Day.</li><li>Amazon Books and Amazon 4-star – Beginning July 6, members who shop at any of our Amazon Books locations across the U.S., or our Amazon 4-star locations – now open for their first Prime Day – can get a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card on a purchase of $50 or more throughout the store. Prime members shopping at Amazon Books and Amazon 4-star locations will find exclusive Prime Day giveaways and deals on products from our top categories online including on devices, electronics, toys, books, home and kitchen products, and more.To find a store near you, visit: www.amazon.com/stores/PrimeDay.</li></ul><p>Tune in to the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon MusicThis Prime Day will offer the biggest celebration of deals as well as never-before-seen entertainment. Amazon Music just announced that 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist and one of the most influential artists of our time, Taylor Swift, will headline the Prime Day Concert on July 10, streaming live on Prime Video at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively for Prime members. The Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will provide an unforgettable experience for members worldwide with an evening of additional performances from chart-topping artists, including two-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Dua Lipa, multi-award-winning artist SZA, and global superstar Becky G. Hosted by award-winning actress Jane Lynch (<em>The</em><em>Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>, <em>Glee</em>), the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will be available to Prime members to stream on-demand after the live show for a limited time on Prime Video, which will include select songs from each performance. For more details on the show and to add it to your watch list, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.</p><p>Every Day Made Better with PrimePrime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. College students can also enjoy the benefits of Prime with a six-month trial of Prime Student at amazon.com/joinstudent.</p><p>About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190701005311/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Introduces Counter in the U.S. – Where Customers Can Pick Up Their Package and Shop Too | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Introduces-Counter-in-the-U.S.--Where-Customers-Can-Pick-Up-Their-Package-and-Shop-Too/default.aspx | Amazon-Introduces-Counter-in-the-U.S.--Where-Customers-Can-Pick-Up-Their-Package-and-Shop-Too | 1,939 | 06/27/2019 03:01:00 | Amazon Introduces Counter in the U.S. – Where Customers Can Pick Up Their Package and Shop Too | 06/27/2019 | 2019 | Available today at more than a hundred Rite Aid stores in the U.S., and growing to over 1,500 by year's end, Counter enables quick and easy pickup of packages
Over time, the Counter network will expand to thousands of other locations through additional partnerships with retailers, convenience stores and small businesses across the U.S.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 27, 2019-- Amazon today announced the U.S. launch of Counter, a new network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location. Starting today, customers will have access to more than a hundred Counter locations across the U.S., with thousands of additional locations coming soon. Delivery to a Counter location is available for the tens of millions of items sold on Amazon.com and works with Same-Day, One-Day, Two-Day and Standard Shipping. The service is available to all customers at no extra cost.
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Amazon Hub Counter launches in the U.S. giving customers another quick and easy way to pick up Amazon packages (Photo: Business Wire)
Amazon designed and built the technology for Counter from the ground up, resulting in a quick and simple package pickup experience for customers. For store partners, Counter's straightforward pickup flow and user-friendly technology helps ensure store associates can serve customers without disrupting their daily activities. Counter originally launched in the UK with NEXT and in Italy with Giunti Al Punto Librerie, Fermopoint and SisalPay stores. The service has been positively received, driving strong customer engagement and additional foot traffic for partners.
Counter goes live today in more than a hundred Rite Aid stores across the U.S. By the end of the year, the service will roll out across 1,500 Rite Aid locations —from Oyster Bay, N.Y., to Chula Vista, Calif.Amazon is actively looking to bring additional partners onboard, including small to midsize businesses and other large chains.
"Amazon is always looking for innovative and convenient ways for customers to ship and receive their orders," explains Patrick Supanc, Worldwide Director of Amazon Hub. "With Counter, we've leveraged our growing logistics network and invested in new, easy to use technology to give customers yet another delivery option rooted in flexibility and control. We are excited to partner with national businesses like Rite Aid, and local businesses in the future, to create an outstanding experience for our shared customers."
"Creating a seamless, convenient customer experience is a key element of our strategy and digital transformation," said Jocelyn Konrad, Executive Vice President, Pharmacy and Retail Operations of Rite Aid. "Being the first store partner for Counter in the U.S. is a differentiator for Rite Aid and we believe our partnership with Amazon, that includes Locker, creates a stronger in-store experience for existing customers and new customers that come in to pick up their packages."
Shipping to a Counter pickup point is easy and secure. After shopping on Amazon.com, customers proceed to checkout and select one of the Counter pickup points available in their zip code as their delivery location. As soon as their package arrives at the store, customers receive an e-mail notification with a unique barcode as well as a reminder of the address and the business hours of their selected store. At the store, customers provide the barcode to store staff, who will scan it, retrieve the package, and hand it to the customer. Customers have 14 days to collect their package.
To download high resolution images of Counter and b-roll video of a customer experiencing the service, visit: https://press.aboutamazon.com/images-videos.
Counter is part of the Amazon Hub family, which includes Locker, Locker+ and Apartment Locker, designed to bring the ultimate convenience to customers via pickup and return points. Locker is available in more than 900 cities and towns across the U.S., offering an alternative, secure, and convenient delivery option available at no additional cost. Locker+ locations are secure and convenient locations in neighborhoods, cities and campuses across the U.S., staffed with helpful associates and self-serve kiosks. For apartment buildings, Apartment Locker gives residents an opportunity to receive all their packages —from Amazon and beyond —safely, securely, and at a time of their choosing.
For more information on Counter, or to find a location near you, visit amazon.com/Counter.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p>Available today at more than a hundred Rite Aid stores in the U.S., and growing to over 1,500 by year's end, Counter enables quick and easy pickup of packages</p><p>Over time, the Counter network will expand to thousands of other locations through additional partnerships with retailers, convenience stores and small businesses across the U.S.</p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 27, 2019-- Amazon today announced the U.S. launch of Counter, a new network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location. Starting today, customers will have access to more than a hundred Counter locations across the U.S., with thousands of additional locations coming soon. Delivery to a Counter location is available for the tens of millions of items sold on Amazon.com and works with Same-Day, One-Day, Two-Day and Standard Shipping. The service is available to all customers at no extra cost.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190627005202/en/</p><div><p>Amazon Hub Counter launches in the U.S. giving customers another quick and easy way to pick up Amazon packages (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>Amazon designed and built the technology for Counter from the ground up, resulting in a quick and simple package pickup experience for customers. For store partners, Counter's straightforward pickup flow and user-friendly technology helps ensure store associates can serve customers without disrupting their daily activities. Counter originally launched in the UK with NEXT and in Italy with Giunti Al Punto Librerie, Fermopoint and SisalPay stores. The service has been positively received, driving strong customer engagement and additional foot traffic for partners.</p><p>Counter goes live today in more than a hundred Rite Aid stores across the U.S. By the end of the year, the service will roll out across 1,500 Rite Aid locations —from Oyster Bay, N.Y., to Chula Vista, Calif.Amazon is actively looking to bring additional partners onboard, including small to midsize businesses and other large chains.</p><p>"Amazon is always looking for innovative and convenient ways for customers to ship and receive their orders," explains Patrick Supanc, Worldwide Director of Amazon Hub. "With Counter, we've leveraged our growing logistics network and invested in new, easy to use technology to give customers yet another delivery option rooted in flexibility and control. We are excited to partner with national businesses like Rite Aid, and local businesses in the future, to create an outstanding experience for our shared customers."</p><p>"Creating a seamless, convenient customer experience is a key element of our strategy and digital transformation," said Jocelyn Konrad, Executive Vice President, Pharmacy and Retail Operations of Rite Aid. "Being the first store partner for Counter in the U.S. is a differentiator for Rite Aid and we believe our partnership with Amazon, that includes Locker, creates a stronger in-store experience for existing customers and new customers that come in to pick up their packages."</p><p>Shipping to a Counter pickup point is easy and secure. After shopping on Amazon.com, customers proceed to checkout and select one of the Counter pickup points available in their zip code as their delivery location. As soon as their package arrives at the store, customers receive an e-mail notification with a unique barcode as well as a reminder of the address and the business hours of their selected store. At the store, customers provide the barcode to store staff, who will scan it, retrieve the package, and hand it to the customer. Customers have 14 days to collect their package.</p><p>To download high resolution images of Counter and b-roll video of a customer experiencing the service, visit: https://press.aboutamazon.com/images-videos.</p><p>Counter is part of the Amazon Hub family, which includes Locker, Locker+ and Apartment Locker, designed to bring the ultimate convenience to customers via pickup and return points. Locker is available in more than 900 cities and towns across the U.S., offering an alternative, secure, and convenient delivery option available at no additional cost. Locker+ locations are secure and convenient locations in neighborhoods, cities and campuses across the U.S., staffed with helpful associates and self-serve kiosks. For apartment buildings, Apartment Locker gives residents an opportunity to receive all their packages —from Amazon and beyond —safely, securely, and at a time of their choosing.</p><p>For more information on Counter, or to find a location near you, visit amazon.com/Counter.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190627005202/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Music Announces Taylor Swift to Headline the Prime Day Concert, Featuring Additional Performances From Dua Lipa, SZA, and Becky G | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Music-Announces-Taylor-Swift-to-Headline-the-Prime-Day-Concert-Featuring-Additional-Performances-From-Dua-Lipa-SZA-and-Becky-G/default.aspx | Amazon-Music-Announces-Taylor-Swift-to-Headline-the-Prime-Day-Concert-Featuring-Additional-Performances-From-Dua-Lipa-SZA-and-Becky-G | 1,940 | 06/27/2019 01:05:00 | Amazon Music Announces Taylor Swift to Headline the Prime Day Concert, Featuring Additional Performances From Dua Lipa, SZA, and Becky G | 06/27/2019 | 2019 | Stream the Prime Day Concert live beginning July 10at 9pm ET only on Prime Video
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 27, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon Music announces that 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist and one of the most influential artists of our time, Taylor Swift, will headline the Prime Day Concert on July 10, 2019, streaming live on Prime Video at 9 p.m. ET in a first-of-its-kind event that celebrates the best in Amazon entertainment, exclusively for Prime members. The Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will provide an unforgettable experience for members worldwide with an evening of additional performances from chart-topping artists including two-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Dua Lipa, multi-award-winning artist SZA, and global superstar Becky G. Hosted by award-winning actress Jane Lynch (TheMarvelous Mrs. Maisel, Glee), the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will be available to Prime members to stream on-demand after the live show for a limited time on Prime Video, which will include select songs from each performance. For more details on the show, and to add it to your watch list, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.
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Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music. (Photo: Business Wire)
View the trailer for the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music here.
"We can't wait to celebrate Prime Day with an extraordinary night of unforgettable performances, for members around the globe," said Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music. "Prime Day brings members the best of both entertainment and shopping. To celebrate, we've curated a lineup across multiple genres with performances from artists our customers love. We're looking forward to celebrating Prime Day with this can't-miss, one-of-a-kind event."
Also beginning today, Prime members who haven't yet tried Amazon Music Unlimited can get four months of the premium streaming tier for just $0.99 and enjoy unlimited access to more than 50 million songs, ad-free.
"Alexa, play the Prime Day Concert playlist" on Amazon Music
To gear up for the night's performances, customers can now ask "Alexa, play the Prime Day Concert playlist" on Amazon Music and immediately listen to new hits and favorites from the artists featured across the lineup. Starting July 10, fans can also ask, "Alexa, play the Prime Day Concert" or "Alexa, show me the Prime Day Concert" to watch the show on their Fire TV or Echo Show devices.
Watch it live, around the world
Prime members streaming around the world will enjoy a front row seat to watch the Prime Day Concert, streaming live on Prime Video in more than 200 countries, and available to watch the next day on-demand for a limited time. Prime members streaming the Prime Day concert will get a taste of Carnival Row, the upcoming Amazon Original fantasy drama starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, along with never before seen clips of Modern Love, an upcoming romantic series based on the popular New York Times column of the same name. Viewers will also see clips of Prime Video favorite, the Emmy Award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, ahead of their new seasons, in addition to exclusive clips and teasers of upcoming Prime Video releases including edgy superhero drama The Boys, new animated series Undone, from the creators ofBoJack Horseman, and brand-new stand-up comedy specials.
During the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music, fans will witness a lineup of chart-topping artists, and special moments including:
Taylor Swiftwill bring members the best seat in the house with a dynamic set, including her brand-new chart-topping singles "You Need To Calm Down" and "ME!," which broke records earlier this year as the top single debut of any song in the history of Amazon Music. "ME!" also broke voice records with Alexa on Amazon Music, becoming the most requested single ever on the streaming service. A singer, songwriter, musician and producer, Taylor is the only artist in history to have four consecutive albums sell over one million copies in their week of release (2010's Speak Now, 2012's RED, 2014's 1989 and 2017's reputation). She is the youngest person in history to win the music industry's highest honor, the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and is the first female solo artist to win this prestigious award twice. Rolling Stone listed Taylor as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Time magazine featured Taylor on their prestigious 2017 Person of the Year cover, and has named her TIME 100 Most Influential People in the world three times and is only 29 years old. Taylor is also a Brit and Emmy award winner and Billboard's youngest-ever Woman of the Year and the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice.
With the release of her self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. Records, London born, Kosovo raised Dua Lipa has won over the hearts of fans and press alike. The songs on Dua Lipa announced the arrival of a new force in pop—irresistible on the dance floor, thoughtful under closer inspection, constantly discovering creative possibilities. Her critically acclaimed debut made everyone's "best of" list, from The FADER to Rolling Stone to Time Magazine. Her power anthem "New Rules" reached #1 on the Top 40 chart, and broke the longstanding record for consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart. The video for the song went viral and made her the youngest female solo artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. "New Rules" is also in the top 10 most played songs globally on Amazon Music of all time. Dua Lipa sold over 3 million copies, with singles reaching over 40 million sold. Most recently, Dua received two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" (with Silk City featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson), and made BRIT Award history becoming the first woman artist to pick up five nominations, taking home the awards for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist.
Multi-award-winning artist SZA will take the stage to perform hits such as "Love Galore," "The Weekend," "Broken Clocks," and more. Her major label debut album Ctrl (TDE/RCA) landed at No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart, and has won various awards since its release, including Billboard Music Awards' Top R&B Female Artist, BET Awards' Best New Artist, Soul Train Music Awards' Best R&B/Soul Female Artist and Best New Artist, MTV Video Music Awards' Best Visual Effects for the "All The Stars" with Kendrick Lamar and NAACP Image Awards' Outstanding New Artist in 2018. In 2019, she won NAACP Image Awards' Outstanding Duo or Group for "All The Stars" with Kendrick Lamar and Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation for the Black Panther Soundtrack. SZA also received Billboard's 2018 Women in Music Rule Breaker award.
Global superstar Becky G will take the stage in NYC, after returning from her Latin American and European tour. Becky G is the recipient of two 2018 Latin American Music Awards, for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Urban Song (for "Mayores"). She was also honored by the Latin Recording Academy as one of the Leading Ladies in entertainment, with achievements including two number one hits on the Billboard Latin Airplay Charts ("Mayores" & "Sin Pijama"). Becky G's global monthly streams on Amazon Music have continued to rise, growing 5.5x year-over-year on the streaming service.
Get ready to shop Prime Day – July 15 and 16
Announced this week, this year's Prime Day starts at midnight PT on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days to uncover the best in shopping and entertainment from Amazon Prime. Every day leading up to Prime Day, members will discover all kinds of exclusive offers and deals – now through June 30, save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99, just in time to stream the Prime Day Concert. Not a Prime member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.
About Amazon Music
Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, Fire tablets and the Fire TV Stick Basic Edition, PC, Mac, Echo, and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to over 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Stream the Prime Day Concert live beginning July 10at 9pm ET only on Prime Video</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 27, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon Music announces that 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist and one of the most influential artists of our time, Taylor Swift, will headline the Prime Day Concert on July 10, 2019, streaming live on Prime Video at 9 p.m. ET in a first-of-its-kind event that celebrates the best in Amazon entertainment, exclusively for Prime members. The Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will provide an unforgettable experience for members worldwide with an evening of additional performances from chart-topping artists including two-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Dua Lipa, multi-award-winning artist SZA, and global superstar Becky G. Hosted by award-winning actress Jane Lynch (<em>The</em><em>Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>, <em>Glee</em>), the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music will be available to Prime members to stream on-demand after the live show for a limited time on Prime Video, which will include select songs from each performance. For more details on the show, and to add it to your watch list, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190626005898/en/</p><div><p>Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>View the trailer for the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music here.</p><p>"We can't wait to celebrate Prime Day with an extraordinary night of unforgettable performances, for members around the globe," said Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music. "Prime Day brings members the best of both entertainment and shopping. To celebrate, we've curated a lineup across multiple genres with performances from artists our customers love. We're looking forward to celebrating Prime Day with this can't-miss, one-of-a-kind event."</p><p>Also beginning today, Prime members who haven't yet tried Amazon Music Unlimited can get four months of the premium streaming tier for just $0.99 and enjoy unlimited access to more than 50 million songs, ad-free.</p><p>"Alexa, play the Prime Day Concert playlist" on Amazon Music</p><p>To gear up for the night's performances, customers can now ask "Alexa, play the Prime Day Concert playlist" on Amazon Music and immediately listen to new hits and favorites from the artists featured across the lineup. Starting July 10, fans can also ask, "Alexa, play the Prime Day Concert" or "Alexa, show me the Prime Day Concert" to watch the show on their Fire TV or Echo Show devices.</p><p>Watch it live, around the world</p><p>Prime members streaming around the world will enjoy a front row seat to watch the Prime Day Concert, streaming live on Prime Video in more than 200 countries, and available to watch the next day on-demand for a limited time. Prime members streaming the Prime Day concert will get a taste of <em>Carnival Row</em>, the upcoming Amazon Original fantasy drama starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, along with never before seen clips of <em>Modern Love</em>, an upcoming romantic series based on the popular New York Times column of the same name. Viewers will also see clips of Prime Video favorite, the Emmy Award-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel </em>and <em>Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan</em>, ahead of their new seasons, in addition to exclusive clips and teasers of upcoming Prime Video releases including edgy superhero drama <em>The Boys</em>, new animated series <em>Undone, </em>from the creators of<em>BoJack Horseman, </em>and brand-new stand-up comedy specials.</p><p>During the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music, fans will witness a lineup of chart-topping artists, and special moments including:</p><ul><li>Taylor Swiftwill bring members the best seat in the house with a dynamic set, including her brand-new chart-topping singles "You Need To Calm Down" and "ME!," which broke records earlier this year as the top single debut of any song in the history of Amazon Music. "ME!" also broke voice records with Alexa on Amazon Music, becoming the most requested single ever on the streaming service. A singer, songwriter, musician and producer, Taylor is the only artist in history to have four consecutive albums sell over one million copies in their week of release (2010's <em>Speak Now</em>, 2012's <em>RED</em>, 2014's 1989 and 2017's <em>reputation</em>). She is the youngest person in history to win the music industry's highest honor, the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and is the first female solo artist to win this prestigious award twice. Rolling Stone listed Taylor as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Time magazine featured Taylor on their prestigious 2017 Person of the Year cover, and has named her TIME 100 Most Influential People in the world three times and is only 29 years old. Taylor is also a Brit and Emmy award winner and Billboard's youngest-ever Woman of the Year and the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice.</li><li>With the release of her self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. Records, London born, Kosovo raised Dua Lipa has won over the hearts of fans and press alike. The songs on Dua Lipa announced the arrival of a new force in pop—irresistible on the dance floor, thoughtful under closer inspection, constantly discovering creative possibilities. Her critically acclaimed debut made everyone's "best of" list, from The FADER to Rolling Stone to Time Magazine. Her power anthem "New Rules" reached #1 on the Top 40 chart, and broke the longstanding record for consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart. The video for the song went viral and made her the youngest female solo artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. "New Rules" is also in the top 10 most played songs globally on Amazon Music of all time. Dua Lipa sold over 3 million copies, with singles reaching over 40 million sold. Most recently, Dua received two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" (with Silk City featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson), and made BRIT Award history becoming the first woman artist to pick up five nominations, taking home the awards for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist.</li><li>Multi-award-winning artist SZA will take the stage to perform hits such as "Love Galore," "The Weekend," "Broken Clocks," and more. Her major label debut album <em>Ctrl </em>(TDE/RCA) landed at No. 1 on <em>Billboard</em>'s R&B Albums chart, and has won various awards since its release, including Billboard Music Awards' Top R&B Female Artist, BET Awards' Best New Artist, Soul Train Music Awards' Best R&B/Soul Female Artist and Best New Artist, MTV Video Music Awards' Best Visual Effects for the "All The Stars" with Kendrick Lamar and NAACP Image Awards' Outstanding New Artist in 2018. In 2019, she won NAACP Image Awards' Outstanding Duo or Group for "All The Stars" with Kendrick Lamar and Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation for the <em>Black Panther Soundtrack</em>. SZA also received Billboard's 2018 Women in Music Rule Breaker award.</li><li>Global superstar Becky G will take the stage in NYC, after returning from her Latin American and European tour. Becky G is the recipient of two 2018 Latin American Music Awards, for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Urban Song (for "Mayores"). She was also honored by the Latin Recording Academy as one of the Leading Ladies in entertainment, with achievements including two number one hits on the Billboard Latin Airplay Charts ("Mayores" & "Sin Pijama"). Becky G's global monthly streams on Amazon Music have continued to rise, growing 5.5x year-over-year on the streaming service.</li></ul><p>Get ready to shop Prime Day – July 15 and 16</p><p>Announced this week, this year's Prime Day starts at midnight PT on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days to uncover the best in shopping and entertainment from Amazon Prime. Every day leading up to Prime Day, members will discover all kinds of exclusive offers and deals – now through June 30, save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99, just in time to stream the Prime Day Concert. Not a Prime member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.</p><p>About Amazon Music</p><p>Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, Fire tablets and the Fire TV Stick Basic Edition, PC, Mac, Echo, and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of more than two million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to over 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.</p><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190626005898/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon and Seattle Public Schools Team Up to Bring Computer Science and Robotics to 30 Title I Schools | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-and-Seattle-Public-Schools-Team-Up-to-Bring-Computer-Science-and-Robotics-to-30-Title-I-Schools/default.aspx | Amazon-and-Seattle-Public-Schools-Team-Up-to-Bring-Computer-Science-and-Robotics-to-30-Title-I-Schools | 1,941 | 06/25/2019 14:00:00 | Amazon and Seattle Public Schools Team Up to Bring Computer Science and Robotics to 30 Title I Schools | 06/25/2019 | 2019 | Amazon funding Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grants – including access to computer science education, FIRST robotics program registrations to start a robotics team, and a tour of a local Amazon robotics fulfillment center for up to 30 Seattle Public Schools
Beginning this fall, Seattle Public Schools join 100 schools across 22 states set to benefit and support the future generation of innovators
Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Seattle Public Schools today announced a new partnership to bring computer science and robotics to up to 30 Title 1 Seattle Public Schools as part of the Amazon Future Engineer program. Amazon is providing each of the schools with an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grant to inspire the next generation of computer scientists, with a focus on students from underrepresented and underserved communities. Each of the schools will receive support to launch FIRST robotics teams, including teacher professional development to learn about robotics, support from Amazon to expand access to computer science education in their school, and a private tour of an Amazon robotics fulfillment center in Kent, Washington.
The mission of FIRST, curriculum provider for Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grants, is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills to students in grades K-12. Data from a 5-year longitudinal study of FIRST by Brandeis University shows competitive FIRST robotics programs works for all youth. Across all demographic groups (gender, race, economic status and geography), FIRST students show significant gains in STEM knowledge, STEM interest, STEM career interest, STEM identity, and STEM activity compared to their peers who don't participate. FIRST students are more likely to major in tech-focused science fields in college; by their second year of college, over 50 percent declare majors in engineering or technology. The impact on young women in FIRST is particularly profound. By their first year of college, female alumnae of FIRST are 3.6 times more likely to take an engineering course, and 1.9 times more likely to take a computer science course than female comparison students.
Seattle Public Schools is committed to creating opportunities for students who have historically been the furthest from educational justice; these students have also been underrepresented in STEM careers. They recognize the positive impact the partnership will have on educators, teachers and coaches to learn new skills and new ways of applying standards-based teaching in a new environment.
"This partnership with Amazon will give our students of color the opportunity to see engineers who look like them – which provides a huge benefit and creates a quicker course to students imagining a future in a STEM field," said Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau. "Creating educational journeys like these help ensure our students are prepared for college, career, and life."
"Seattle is our hometown, and it's very important to us to make sure more students in our city, especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities have access to an exciting and rewarding computer science education," said Beth Galetti, Amazon Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "We are excited to help Seattle Public Schools students become the innovators of the future, and we're confident that this hands-on experience provided by Amazon Future Engineer will be both fun and informative."
"Amazon is helping FIRST in our goal to make robotics teams and programs available in every school," said Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and president of DEKA Research & Development. "In FIRST, every kid on every team can go pro. They gain a hands-on learning pathway in technology, computer science and engineering that propels them forward and inspires innovation."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.
More locally, the Washington Business Roundtable has reported that a large number of hundreds of thousands new jobs being generated in the Seattle area will be STEM-related. Moreover, the Puget Sound Business Journal stated in their January 6, 2016 edition that Washington isn't producing enough qualified workers to supply talent-starved tech companies.
Launched in November, 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire more than 10 million kids to explore computer science; provide over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; award 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offer guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.
Schools currently confirmed to participate are as follows:
High schools – Rainier Beach High School
Middle schools – Denny Middle School, Washington Middle School
K-8 schools – Broadview Thomson K-8 School, Licton Springs K-8 School, South Shore PreK-8 School
Elementary schools – Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, Beacon Hill International Elementary School, Captain Stephen E. Sanislo Elementary School, Concord International Elementary School, Dearborn Park International Elementary School, Dunlap Elementary School, Emerson Elementary School, Hawthorne Elementary School, Highland Park Elementary School, John Muir Elementary School, Kimball Elementary School, Leschi Elementary School, Lowell Elementary School, Madrona Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Olympic Hills Elementary School, Sand Point Elementary School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Van Asselt Elementary School, West Seattle Elementary School, Wing Luke Elementary School
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Public Schools is committed to eliminating opportunity gaps for students furthest from educational justice and providing a high-quality, world-class education for each of the nearly 53,000 students served. As part of its 2019-24 district strategic plan, the district is committed to building out new career and technical education (CTE) course pathways in STEM-related areas as a way of helping these students develop college and career readiness.
About FIRST
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRSTRobotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRSTTech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRSTLEGO League for Grades 4-8; and FIRSTLEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalism is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST and FIRST Washington, the state non-profit that runs the programs and supports team, go to firstwa.org.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon funding Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grants – including access to computer science education, FIRST robotics program registrations to start a robotics team, and a tour of a local Amazon robotics fulfillment center for up to 30 Seattle Public Schools</em></p><p><em>Beginning this fall, Seattle Public Schools join 100 schools across 22 states set to benefit and support the future generation of innovators</em></p><p><em>Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Seattle Public Schools today announced a new partnership to bring computer science and robotics to up to 30 Title 1 Seattle Public Schools as part of the Amazon Future Engineer program. Amazon is providing each of the schools with an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grant to inspire the next generation of computer scientists, with a focus on students from underrepresented and underserved communities. Each of the schools will receive support to launch <em>FIRST</em> robotics teams, including teacher professional development to learn about robotics, support from Amazon to expand access to computer science education in their school, and a private tour of an Amazon robotics fulfillment center in Kent, Washington.</p><p>The mission of <em>FIRST, </em>curriculum provider for Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grants<em>, </em>is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills to students in grades K-12. Data from a 5-year longitudinal study of <em>FIRST</em> by Brandeis University shows competitive <em>FIRST</em> robotics programs works for all youth. Across all demographic groups (gender, race, economic status and geography), <em>FIRST</em> students show significant gains in STEM knowledge, STEM interest, STEM career interest, STEM identity, and STEM activity compared to their peers who don't participate. <em>FIRST</em> students are more likely to major in tech-focused science fields in college; by their second year of college, over 50 percent declare majors in engineering or technology. The impact on young women in <em>FIRST</em> is particularly profound. By their first year of college, female alumnae of <em>FIRST</em> are 3.6 times more likely to take an engineering course, and 1.9 times more likely to take a computer science course than female comparison students.</p><p>Seattle Public Schools is committed to creating opportunities for students who have historically been the furthest from educational justice; these students have also been underrepresented in STEM careers. They recognize the positive impact the partnership will have on educators, teachers and coaches to learn new skills and new ways of applying standards-based teaching in a new environment.</p><p>"This partnership with Amazon will give our students of color the opportunity to see engineers who look like them – which provides a huge benefit and creates a quicker course to students imagining a future in a STEM field," said Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau. "Creating educational journeys like these help ensure our students are prepared for college, career, and life."</p><p>"Seattle is our hometown, and it's very important to us to make sure more students in our city, especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities have access to an exciting and rewarding computer science education," said Beth Galetti, Amazon Senior Vice President of Human Resources. "We are excited to help Seattle Public Schools students become the innovators of the future, and we're confident that this hands-on experience provided by Amazon Future Engineer will be both fun and informative."</p><p>"Amazon is helping <em>FIRST</em> in our goal to make robotics teams and programs available in every school," said Dean Kamen, founder of <em>FIRST</em> and president of DEKA Research & Development. "In <em>FIRST</em>, every kid on every team can go pro. They gain a hands-on learning pathway in technology, computer science and engineering that propels them forward and inspires innovation."</p><p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.</p><p>More locally, the Washington Business Roundtable has reported that a large number of hundreds of thousands new jobs being generated in the Seattle area will be STEM-related. Moreover, the Puget Sound Business Journal stated in their January 6, 2016 edition that Washington isn't producing enough qualified workers to supply talent-starved tech companies.</p><p>Launched in November, 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire more than 10 million kids to explore computer science; provide over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; award 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offer guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.</p><p>Schools currently confirmed to participate are as follows:</p><p><em>High schools</em> – Rainier Beach High School</p><p><em>Middle schools </em>– Denny Middle School, Washington Middle School</p><p><em>K-8 schools </em>– Broadview Thomson K-8 School, Licton Springs K-8 School, South Shore PreK-8 School</p><p><em>Elementary schools </em>– Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, Beacon Hill International Elementary School, Captain Stephen E. Sanislo Elementary School, Concord International Elementary School, Dearborn Park International Elementary School, Dunlap Elementary School, Emerson Elementary School, Hawthorne Elementary School, Highland Park Elementary School, John Muir Elementary School, Kimball Elementary School, Leschi Elementary School, Lowell Elementary School, Madrona Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Olympic Hills Elementary School, Sand Point Elementary School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Van Asselt Elementary School, West Seattle Elementary School, Wing Luke Elementary School</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About Seattle Public Schools</p><p>Seattle Public Schools is committed to eliminating opportunity gaps for students furthest from educational justice and providing a high-quality, world-class education for each of the nearly 53,000 students served. As part of its 2019-24 district strategic plan, the district is committed to building out new career and technical education (CTE) course pathways in STEM-related areas as a way of helping these students develop college and career readiness.</p><p>About <em>FIRST</em></p><p>Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded <em>FIRST</em> (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., <em>FIRST </em>designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the <em>FIRST</em>Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; <em>FIRST</em>Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; <em>FIRST</em>LEGO League for Grades 4-8; and <em>FIRST</em>LEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalism is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about <em>FIRST</em> and <em>FIRST </em>Washington, the state non-profit that runs the programs and supports team, go to firstwa.org.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190625005353/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Alexa, When Is Prime Day? July 15 & 16 Will Be a Two-Day Parade of Epic Deals | /news/news-details/2019/Alexa-When-Is-Prime-Day-July-15--16-Will-Be-a-Two-Day-Parade-of-Epic-Deals/default.aspx | Alexa-When-Is-Prime-Day-July-15--16-Will-Be-a-Two-Day-Parade-of-Epic-Deals | 1,942 | 06/25/2019 00:00:00 | Alexa, When Is Prime Day? July 15 & 16 Will Be a Two-Day Parade of Epic Deals | 06/25/2019 | 2019 | Prime Day 2019 will feature more than one million deals globally, including the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices
One of the best Prime Day deals starts today, save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-Inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99
Stay Tuned: Thousands of product launches, plus celebrity brand collaborations and world-class entertainment events
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – This July, Amazon will provide Prime members worldwide the chance to get epic deals during its longest Prime Day ever. Prime Day starts at midnight PT on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days with more than one million deals around the world. Prime Day will be the biggest celebration of deals with limited-time offers, never-before-seen entertainment and exclusive launches online and in-store. Also, members will find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices. And one of the best Prime Day deals starts today – save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99, through June 30 or while supplies last. Prime members in the U.S., U.K., Spain, Singapore, Netherlands, Mexico, Luxembourg, Japan, Italy, India, Germany, France, China, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia and – new this year – United Arab Emirates, can shop our best day(s) of deals. Not a Prime member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.
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Prime Day starts at midnight PT on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days with more than one million deals around the world. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Get ready, as we pull back the curtain to reveal exclusive products, special performances and two full days of phenomenal deals this Prime Day," said Jeff Wilke, Amazon CEO Worldwide Consumer. "Our vision is that Prime Day should be the absolute best time to be a member – when you can enjoy shopping, savings, entertainment and some of the best deals Prime members have ever seen. Stay tuned as we reveal exclusive savings at Whole Foods Market, thousands of new product launches, as well as world-class entertainment and more, leading up to Prime Day on July 15 and 16."
The Deals Will Be Everywhere
New this year, Prime Day will offer more than one million deals globally, including new featured Lightning Deals. These deals will include jaw-dropping prices on top-tier brands. Due to the nature of these deals, many will have limited quantities and could sell out fast, so Prime members should come back frequently to view new deals launching throughout the 48-hour event. Stay tuned, the featured Lightning Deals will include some of the most exciting products of the year. Prime members will find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices. Starting today and through June 30, save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99. Plus, members can gear up for Prime Day now and save up to 40% off the Key for Garage myQ Smart Garage Hub + Amazon Cloud Cam (Key Edition) Kit – our lowest price ever at just $99.98.
New This Prime Day:
Boogie & Binge on Benefits: Enjoy Prime's entertainment benefits, including Amazon Music, Prime Video and Twitch Prime – to name a few – and prepare for big surprises from some of the world's top talent. Starting today, rent newly-released UsfromJordan Peele for just $2.99. The visionary behind Get Out returns with an original nightmare, pitting an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
Star-Studded Collaborations, Deals & Exclusive Launches: Stay tuned as we continue to reveal collaborations with actors, musicians, athletes and top brands including new Prime Day Launches and, of course, exclusive deals. Brands around the world have learned that Prime Day is a perfect time to offer highly anticipated or never-before-seen products – giving these coveted items a launch like no other. In fact, starting today, Prime Day Launches are available on thousands of products worldwide with more coming:
For Teens and Tweens… Nickelodeon is launching 24 new JoJo Siwa products – exclusively for Prime members – including a scooter, roller skates, bow bundle and a fun fashion line.
Top Styles Customized… Levi's has teamed-up with Pro Football Player Sterling Shepard and model Chanel Iman Shepard to customize Levi's Iconic 501 for him and Levi's 721 High Rise for her.
For E-bike Athletes… Special-edition electric bike from Schwinn, exclusive for Prime members.
No Kid Hungry… Snag a limited-edition natural canvas tote from FEED, and with every purchase FEED will donate ten meals in the U.S. in support of No Kid Hungry's free school breakfast program.
For the Young Ones… Amazon Fashion partnered with Hanna Andersson to create soft, organic cotton for comfy, hand-me-down happiness for babies and toddlers. Introducing Moon and Back by Hanna Andersson.
Get More with Alexa: Alexa wants to be your Prime Day companion, delivering entertainment, fun and some early access to deals.In addition to the Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99, Prime members can also purchase today, the Jabra Elite85h wireless headphones, with SmartSound audio technology, Alexa built-in and up to 36 hours of playtime and the iOttie Easy One Touch Connect smartphone car mount, featuring Alexa built-in and iOttie's patented Easy One Touch mechanism.
Prime Keeps Getting Faster: Prime members expect the convenience of unlimited fast, free shipping to your door, your garage and even to your car and Prime just keeps getting faster as the membership program evolves to predominantly one-day delivery. Prime Free One-Day Delivery is now available to U.S. Prime members with no minimum purchase amount on more than ten million products coast to coast. Members can also get their Prime Day orders delivered together on the day of their choice with Amazon Day.
Support Small and Medium-sized Businesses this Prime Day
This year, members can shop hundreds of thousands of Prime Day deals from small and medium-sized businesses around the globe and, for the first time, members will be able to shop a dedicated page of Prime Day deals from U.S.-based innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs. Prime members can support small and medium-sized businesses this Prime Day by shopping deals from Amazon Storefronts, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Launchpad and more. Last Prime Day, small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores surpassed $1.5 billion in sales.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. College students can also enjoy the benefits of Prime with a six-month trial of Prime Student at amazon.com/joinstudent.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Prime Day 2019 will feature more than one million deals globally, including the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices</em></p><p><em>One of the best Prime Day deals starts today, save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-Inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99</em></p><p><em>Stay Tuned: Thousands of product launches, plus celebrity brand collaborations and world-class entertainment events</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – This July, Amazon will provide Prime members worldwide the chance to get epic deals during its longest Prime Day ever. Prime Day starts at midnight PT on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days with more than one million deals around the world. Prime Day will be the biggest celebration of deals with limited-time offers, never-before-seen entertainment and exclusive launches online and in-store. Also, members will find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices. And one of the best Prime Day deals starts today – save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99, through June 30 or while supplies last. Prime members in the U.S., U.K., Spain, Singapore, Netherlands, Mexico, Luxembourg, Japan, Italy, India, Germany, France, China, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia and – new this year – United Arab Emirates, can shop our best day(s) of deals. Not a Prime member yet? Anyone can join Prime or start a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/primeday to participate in Prime Day.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190624005828/en/</p><div><p>Prime Day starts at midnight PT on Monday, July 15 and – for the first time ever – runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days with more than one million deals around the world. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"Get ready, as we pull back the curtain to reveal exclusive products, special performances and two full days of phenomenal deals this Prime Day," said Jeff Wilke, Amazon CEO Worldwide Consumer. "Our vision is that Prime Day should be the absolute best time to be a member – when you can enjoy shopping, savings, entertainment and some of the best deals Prime members have ever seen. Stay tuned as we reveal exclusive savings at Whole Foods Market, thousands of new product launches, as well as world-class entertainment and more, leading up to Prime Day on July 15 and 16."</p><p>The Deals Will Be Everywhere</p><p>New this year, Prime Day will offer more than one million deals globally, including new featured Lightning Deals. These deals will include jaw-dropping prices on top-tier brands. Due to the nature of these deals, many will have limited quantities and could sell out fast, so Prime members should come back frequently to view new deals launching throughout the 48-hour event. Stay tuned, the featured Lightning Deals will include some of the most exciting products of the year. Prime members will find the biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices. Starting today and through June 30, save $120 on Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99. Plus, members can gear up for Prime Day now and save up to 40% off the Key for Garage myQ Smart Garage Hub + Amazon Cloud Cam (Key Edition) Kit – our lowest price ever at just $99.98.</p><p>New This Prime Day:</p><ul><li>Boogie & Binge on Benefits: Enjoy Prime's entertainment benefits, including Amazon Music, Prime Video and Twitch Prime – to name a few – and prepare for big surprises from some of the world's top talent. Starting today, rent newly-released <em>Us</em>fromJordan Peele for just $2.99. The visionary behind <em>Get Out</em> returns with an original nightmare, pitting an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.</li><li>Star-Studded Collaborations, Deals & Exclusive Launches: Stay tuned as we continue to reveal collaborations with actors, musicians, athletes and top brands including new Prime Day Launches and, of course, exclusive deals. Brands around the world have learned that Prime Day is a perfect time to offer highly anticipated or never-before-seen products – giving these coveted items a launch like no other. In fact, starting today, Prime Day Launches are available on thousands of products worldwide with more coming:<ul><li>For Teens and Tweens… Nickelodeon is launching 24 new JoJo Siwa products – exclusively for Prime members – including a scooter, roller skates, bow bundle and a fun fashion line.</li><li>Top Styles Customized… Levi's has teamed-up with Pro Football Player Sterling Shepard and model Chanel Iman Shepard to customize Levi's Iconic 501 for him and Levi's 721 High Rise for her.</li><li>For E-bike Athletes… Special-edition electric bike from Schwinn, exclusive for Prime members.</li><li>No Kid Hungry… Snag a limited-edition natural canvas tote from FEED, and with every purchase FEED will donate ten meals in the U.S. in support of No Kid Hungry's free school breakfast program.</li><li>For the Young Ones… Amazon Fashion partnered with Hanna Andersson to create soft, organic cotton for comfy, hand-me-down happiness for babies and toddlers. Introducing Moon and Back by Hanna Andersson.</li></ul></li><li>Get More with Alexa: Alexa wants to be your Prime Day companion, delivering entertainment, fun and some early access to deals.In addition to the Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV, only $179.99, Prime members can also purchase today, the Jabra Elite85h wireless headphones, with SmartSound audio technology, Alexa built-in and up to 36 hours of playtime and the iOttie Easy One Touch Connect smartphone car mount, featuring Alexa built-in and iOttie's patented Easy One Touch mechanism.</li><li>Prime Keeps Getting Faster: Prime members expect the convenience of unlimited fast, free shipping to your door, your garage and even to your car and Prime just keeps getting faster as the membership program evolves to predominantly one-day delivery. Prime Free One-Day Delivery is now available to U.S. Prime members with no minimum purchase amount on more than ten million products coast to coast. Members can also get their Prime Day orders delivered together on the day of their choice with Amazon Day.</li></ul><p>Support Small and Medium-sized Businesses this Prime Day</p><p>This year, members can shop hundreds of thousands of Prime Day deals from small and medium-sized businesses around the globe and, for the first time, members will be able to shop a dedicated page of Prime Day deals from U.S.-based innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs. Prime members can support small and medium-sized businesses this Prime Day by shopping deals from Amazon Storefronts, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Launchpad and more. Last Prime Day, small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores surpassed $1.5 billion in sales.</p><p>Every Day Made Better with Prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In the U.S. that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Twitch Prime and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition to one-day delivery coast to coast, Amazon customers in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas already have access to millions of items with free same-day delivery. Simply look for items marked as eligible for delivery today, order by lunch, and get your items by bed time. For delivery in a matter of hours, members can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in 30 metros, with more to come in 2019. Start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/prime. College students can also enjoy the benefits of Prime with a six-month trial of Prime Student at amazon.com/joinstudent.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190624005828/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Security Hub | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Security-Hub/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Security-Hub | 1,943 | 06/24/2019 21:14:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Security Hub | 06/24/2019 | 2019 | New service aggregates security alerts from disparate sources and conducts continuous compliance checks, giving customers a single place to manage security and compliance
GoDaddy, HERE, The Pokémon Company International, Rackspace, Frame.io, Edmunds, and Move Inc. among the more than 3,000 customers processing more than 150,000,000 security findings using AWS Security Hub to date
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 24, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Security Hub, a service that gives customers a central place to manage security and compliance across an AWS environment. AWS Security Hub aggregates, organizes, and prioritizes security alerts – called findings – from AWS services such as Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, and Amazon Macie, and from a large and growing list of AWS Partner Network (APN) solutions. Customers can also run automated, continuous compliance checks based on industry standards and best practices, helping to identify specific accounts and resources that require attention. AWS Security Hub brings all of this information together in one place, providing a comprehensive view of a customer's overall security and compliance status visually summarized on integrated dashboards with actionable graphs and tables. There are no upfront commitments required to use AWS Security Hub, and customers pay only for the compliance checks performed and security findings ingested, with no charge for the first 10,000 security finding events each month. To get started with AWS Security Hub, visit https://aws.amazon.com/security-hub.
Enterprises today use a broad array of AWS and third-party tools to secure their environments. These tools are effective but they also generate many findings – all viewable in different consoles and dashboards. Many customers use a patchwork set of custom-built solutions to manage and monitor compliance across distributed accounts and workloads. To understand their overall security and compliance state, customers must either manually pivot between all these tools or invest in developing complex systems to aggregate and analyze the findings. This makes it challenging for security teams to centralize their security findings, prioritize the events that matter most, and ensure that accounts and workloads are operating in a compliant manner.
With AWS Security Hub, customers can quickly see their entire AWS security and compliance state in one place. AWS Security Hub collects and aggregates findings from the security services running in a customer's environment, such as threat detection findings from Amazon GuardDuty, vulnerability scan results from Amazon Inspector, sensitive data identifications from Amazon Macie, and findings generated by a wide portfolio of security tools from APN partners. The service then correlates findings across providers to prioritize the most important information, highlight trends, and identify resources that may require attention. Customers can also continuously monitor their environment with automated configuration and compliance checks based on industry standards and best practices, such as Center for Internet Security (CIS) AWS Foundations Benchmark. If these checks identify any accounts or resources that deviate from a best practice, AWS Security Hub flags the problem and recommends remediation steps. AWS Security Hub gives security teams the visibility they need to prioritize work and improve their security and compliance state by centralizing their most important information in one easy-to-manage place.
"AWS Security Hub is the glue that connects what AWS and our security partners do to help customers manage and reduce risk," said Dan Plastina, Vice President for External Security Services at AWS. "By combining automated compliance checks, the aggregation of findings from more than 30 different AWS and partner sources, and partner-enabled response and remediation workflows, AWS Security Hub gives customers a simple way to unify management of their security and compliance."
AWS Security Hub ingests data from different sources using a standard findings format, eliminating the need for time-consuming data conversion efforts. Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Lambda integrations allow customers to execute automated remediation actions based on specific types of findings. Customers can also integrate AWS Security Hub with their automation workflows and third-party tools like ticketing, chat, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems to quickly take action on issues. Leading providers, including Alert Logic, Armor, Atlassian, Barracuda, Check Point (CloudGuard Dome9 and CloudGuard IaaS), Cloud Custodian, CrowdStrike, CyberArk, F5, GuardiCore, IBM, McAfee, PagerDuty, Palo Alto Networks (Demisto, RedLock, and VM-Series), Qualys, Rapid7 (VMInsight and InsightConnect), ServiceNow, Slack, Splunk (Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Phantom), Sophos, Sumo Logic, Symantec, Tenable, Turbot, and Twistlock have built integrations with AWS Security Hub, with many new integrations to be added regularly. Customers can try AWS Security Hub at no additional charge with a 30-day free trial. AWS Security Hub is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Canada (Central), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Paris), and South America (Sao Paulo), with additional regions coming soon.
With nearly 19 million customers worldwide, GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, and manage their work. "GoDaddy leverages AWS Security Hub not only to provide us with a single-pane-of-glass view across our security and compliance issues, but to operationalize our security and compliance findings," said Demetrius Comes, Vice President of Engineering, GoDaddy. "We've also found great value in pushing our own security findings into Security Hub to make the single view more personalized and useful for our organization."
HERE, the Open Location Platform company, enables people, enterprises and cities to harness the power of location. "As an industry leader in geolocation and mapping technologies, HERE Technologies uses a wide variety of products to secure our AWS environment and ensure the privacy of our customers," said Jake Martens, CISO, HERE. "AWS Security Hub made it easy to gather all of our security and compliance-related findings in a common format and in a single view, saving our security engineers substantial time and effort."
The Pokémon International Company manages one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world. "The Pokémon International Company faces a wide variety of regulations and compliance requirements that govern how our AWS workloads must be managed," said Jacob Bornemann, Senior Information Security Engineer. "We were considering building out our own compliance rules for the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, but AWS Security Hub made it simple to activate these compliance checks automatically."
Rackspace delivers modern IT as a service, helping customers in more than 150 countries drive business results with technology. "Our joint customers with AWS look to Rackspace to provide them always-on managed security services to protect their AWS workloads", said Brian Jawalka, Senior Director of Rackspace Managed Services for AWS. "AWS Security Hub provides us with a simple and streamlined approach to consolidate all of our AWS customer's security and compliance issues into a standardized format and route those issues to our Rackspace-powered response and remediation processes."
Today's leading media companies use Frame.io to streamline their video review and collaboration process with teammates, clients and a variety of other stakeholders. "We prefer AWS-native security services because of their seamless integration with other AWS services, their cost effectiveness, and ease of use," said Abhinav Srivastava, VP Information Security, Frame.io. "AWS Security Hub helps us use the other AWS security services more effectively by tying them together and allowing us to see all of our security and compliance information in one place."
"When the AWS Security Hub preview launched, we received a lot of requests from our customers asking for an integration with Splunk Phantom," said Oliver Friedrichs, VP of Security Products at Splunk. "With our Splunk/Security Hub CloudFormation template, we can now automatically route findings from Security Hub to Splunk Phantom, allowing Security Hub customers to respond to and remediate findings immediately. Splunk Phantom integrates with over 270 technologies, including 11 AWS services, supporting automation on over 1600 APIs. This helps customers automate routine response processes and shift their time to higher-value activities."
PagerDuty is a leader in digital operations management, empowering organizations of all sizes with real-time and data-driven insights to drive better business results. "Through our integration with AWS Security Hub, we're able to reduce friction for our customers when taking action on security and compliance findings," said Jonathan Rende, SVP for Product and Marketing. "With a couple clicks, our AWS customers can now integrate Security Hub and PagerDuty to orchestrate the routing of findings to security analysts and developers alike when automating response actions, making it easier than ever to initiate and manage remediation." | <p><em>New service aggregates security alerts from disparate sources and conducts continuous compliance checks, giving customers a single place to manage security and compliance</em></p><p><em>GoDaddy, HERE, The Pokémon Company International, Rackspace, Frame.io, Edmunds, and Move Inc. among the more than 3,000 customers processing more than 150,000,000 security findings using AWS Security Hub to date</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 24, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Security Hub, a service that gives customers a central place to manage security and compliance across an AWS environment. AWS Security Hub aggregates, organizes, and prioritizes security alerts – called findings – from AWS services such as Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, and Amazon Macie, and from a large and growing list of AWS Partner Network (APN) solutions. Customers can also run automated, continuous compliance checks based on industry standards and best practices, helping to identify specific accounts and resources that require attention. AWS Security Hub brings all of this information together in one place, providing a comprehensive view of a customer's overall security and compliance status visually summarized on integrated dashboards with actionable graphs and tables. There are no upfront commitments required to use AWS Security Hub, and customers pay only for the compliance checks performed and security findings ingested, with no charge for the first 10,000 security finding events each month. To get started with AWS Security Hub, visit https://aws.amazon.com/security-hub.</p><p>Enterprises today use a broad array of AWS and third-party tools to secure their environments. These tools are effective but they also generate many findings – all viewable in different consoles and dashboards. Many customers use a patchwork set of custom-built solutions to manage and monitor compliance across distributed accounts and workloads. To understand their overall security and compliance state, customers must either manually pivot between all these tools or invest in developing complex systems to aggregate and analyze the findings. This makes it challenging for security teams to centralize their security findings, prioritize the events that matter most, and ensure that accounts and workloads are operating in a compliant manner.</p><p>With AWS Security Hub, customers can quickly see their entire AWS security and compliance state in one place. AWS Security Hub collects and aggregates findings from the security services running in a customer's environment, such as threat detection findings from Amazon GuardDuty, vulnerability scan results from Amazon Inspector, sensitive data identifications from Amazon Macie, and findings generated by a wide portfolio of security tools from APN partners. The service then correlates findings across providers to prioritize the most important information, highlight trends, and identify resources that may require attention. Customers can also continuously monitor their environment with automated configuration and compliance checks based on industry standards and best practices, such as Center for Internet Security (CIS) AWS Foundations Benchmark. If these checks identify any accounts or resources that deviate from a best practice, AWS Security Hub flags the problem and recommends remediation steps. AWS Security Hub gives security teams the visibility they need to prioritize work and improve their security and compliance state by centralizing their most important information in one easy-to-manage place.</p><p>"AWS Security Hub is the glue that connects what AWS and our security partners do to help customers manage and reduce risk," said Dan Plastina, Vice President for External Security Services at AWS. "By combining automated compliance checks, the aggregation of findings from more than 30 different AWS and partner sources, and partner-enabled response and remediation workflows, AWS Security Hub gives customers a simple way to unify management of their security and compliance."</p><p>AWS Security Hub ingests data from different sources using a standard findings format, eliminating the need for time-consuming data conversion efforts. Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Lambda integrations allow customers to execute automated remediation actions based on specific types of findings. Customers can also integrate AWS Security Hub with their automation workflows and third-party tools like ticketing, chat, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems to quickly take action on issues. Leading providers, including Alert Logic, Armor, Atlassian, Barracuda, Check Point (CloudGuard Dome9 and CloudGuard IaaS), Cloud Custodian, CrowdStrike, CyberArk, F5, GuardiCore, IBM, McAfee, PagerDuty, Palo Alto Networks (Demisto, RedLock, and VM-Series), Qualys, Rapid7 (VMInsight and InsightConnect), ServiceNow, Slack, Splunk (Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Phantom), Sophos, Sumo Logic, Symantec, Tenable, Turbot, and Twistlock have built integrations with AWS Security Hub, with many new integrations to be added regularly. Customers can try AWS Security Hub at no additional charge with a 30-day free trial. AWS Security Hub is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Canada (Central), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Paris), and South America (Sao Paulo), with additional regions coming soon.</p><p>With nearly 19 million customers worldwide, GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, and manage their work. "GoDaddy leverages AWS Security Hub not only to provide us with a single-pane-of-glass view across our security and compliance issues, but to operationalize our security and compliance findings," said Demetrius Comes, Vice President of Engineering, GoDaddy. "We've also found great value in pushing our own security findings into Security Hub to make the single view more personalized and useful for our organization."</p><p>HERE, the Open Location Platform company, enables people, enterprises and cities to harness the power of location. "As an industry leader in geolocation and mapping technologies, HERE Technologies uses a wide variety of products to secure our AWS environment and ensure the privacy of our customers," said Jake Martens, CISO, HERE. "AWS Security Hub made it easy to gather all of our security and compliance-related findings in a common format and in a single view, saving our security engineers substantial time and effort."</p><p>The Pokémon International Company manages one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world. "The Pokémon International Company faces a wide variety of regulations and compliance requirements that govern how our AWS workloads must be managed," said Jacob Bornemann, Senior Information Security Engineer. "We were considering building out our own compliance rules for the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark, but AWS Security Hub made it simple to activate these compliance checks automatically."</p><p>Rackspace delivers modern IT as a service, helping customers in more than 150 countries drive business results with technology. "Our joint customers with AWS look to Rackspace to provide them always-on managed security services to protect their AWS workloads", said Brian Jawalka, Senior Director of Rackspace Managed Services for AWS. "AWS Security Hub provides us with a simple and streamlined approach to consolidate all of our AWS customer's security and compliance issues into a standardized format and route those issues to our Rackspace-powered response and remediation processes."</p><p>Today's leading media companies use Frame.io to streamline their video review and collaboration process with teammates, clients and a variety of other stakeholders. "We prefer AWS-native security services because of their seamless integration with other AWS services, their cost effectiveness, and ease of use," said Abhinav Srivastava, VP Information Security, Frame.io. "AWS Security Hub helps us use the other AWS security services more effectively by tying them together and allowing us to see all of our security and compliance information in one place."</p><p>"When the AWS Security Hub preview launched, we received a lot of requests from our customers asking for an integration with Splunk Phantom," said Oliver Friedrichs, VP of Security Products at Splunk. "With our Splunk/Security Hub CloudFormation template, we can now automatically route findings from Security Hub to Splunk Phantom, allowing Security Hub customers to respond to and remediate findings immediately. Splunk Phantom integrates with over 270 technologies, including 11 AWS services, supporting automation on over 1600 APIs. This helps customers automate routine response processes and shift their time to higher-value activities."</p><p>PagerDuty is a leader in digital operations management, empowering organizations of all sizes with real-time and data-driven insights to drive better business results. "Through our integration with AWS Security Hub, we're able to reduce friction for our customers when taking action on security and compliance findings," said Jonathan Rende, SVP for Product and Marketing. "With a couple clicks, our AWS customers can now integrate Security Hub and PagerDuty to orchestrate the routing of findings to security analysts and developers alike when automating response actions, making it easier than ever to initiate and manage remediation."</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Control Tower | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Control-Tower/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Control-Tower | 1,944 | 06/24/2019 20:52:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Control Tower | 06/24/2019 | 2019 | AWS Control Tower is the easiest way to set up and govern a secure and compliant multi-account AWS environment
California State University, Deutsche Börse Group, Edmunds, Slalom Consulting, Uber, VSP Global, and XebiaLabs among the customers and partners using AWS Control Tower
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 24, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Control Tower, a service that makes it easy for customers to set up and continuously govern secure, compliant multi-account AWS environments. AWS Control Tower gives customers an automated landing zone – a pre-configured environment built according to AWS best-practices – as well as a pre-packaged set of guardrails – clearly defined rules for security, operations, and compliance – that provide ongoing governance. Customers can use AWS Control Tower to deploy their new multi-account environment with just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console. There are no additional charges or upfront commitments required to use AWS Control Tower, and customers pay only for AWS services enabled in order to set up their landing zone and operate their guardrails. To get started with AWS Control Tower, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/controltower.
Organizations migrating to AWS often need to manage a large number of accounts across distributed teams. AWS's existing management and governance services, such as AWS Organizations and AWS Config, give customers granular control over their environments, but many organizations also want more prescriptive guidance and help setting up a secure environment spanning many accounts. Customers also want to ensure that they're using all the right tools and that they understand how those tools can create and enforce central policies for their teams to deploy workloads in a secure and compliant way. And of course they want to do all of this without sacrificing the speed, agility, and fine-grained control that AWS provides.
AWS Control Tower addresses these challenges by enabling central cloud teams to automatically deploy a single landing zone where their teams can provision accounts and workloads according to industry and AWS standards for identity, federated access, and account structure. The landing zone employs best-practices blueprints, such as configuring a multi-account structure using AWS Organizations, managing user identities and federated access with AWS Single Sign-On, provisioning accounts using an account factory through AWS Service Catalog, centralizing a log archive using AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config, and much more. AWS Control Tower offers a curated set of guardrails which are based on AWS best practices and common customer policies for governance. Guardrails establish a configuration baseline, prevent the deployment of resources that don't conform to these policies, and continuously monitor deployed resources for non-conformance. The landing zone features a standard set of default guardrails, and customers can enforce more granular governance by applying recommended guardrails to groups of accounts at any time. Guardrails for an organization remain in effect as new accounts are created or existing accounts change. All of this can be easily managed and monitored through the AWS Control Tower dashboard, providing customers with centralized visibility into their AWS environment, including information about accounts provisioned, guardrails enabled, and the guardrail compliance status of accounts.
"One of the most common reasons customers tell us that they choose AWS is that it allows their teams to build and innovate more quickly. The speed, fine-grained control, and autonomy provided by AWS are crucial benefits, but customers also want a simple, automated, and centralized way to ensure all of that distributed work is being done securely and in accordance with their policies," said Dave McCann, VP of Marketplace and Migration, AWS. "Not only does AWS Control Tower make deploying a multi-account environment and establishing governance controls as easy as selecting items from a menu, it also gives customers a roadmap for how to get it right based upon AWS's experience helping thousands of enterprise customers create secure and compliant cloud environments."
AWS Control Tower is available today in US East (N Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), and EU (Ireland) with additional regions coming soon.
The California State University system is the largest four-year public university in the United States. The organization is working to provide a cloud environment that can scale to support 500,000 students across 23 campuses in the state of California. "Getting started on AWS Control Tower was incredibly easy. Within five minutes, Control Tower began creating a best-practice accounts structure, enabling security guardrails, and establishing governance controls for us," said Ryan Matteson, Director of Systemwide Cloud Acceleration, California State University. "What previously took us weeks of effort was completed in about an hour. We have seen how Control Tower scales up to meet our needs, and because it orchestrates AWS services, we have flexibility to build quickly based on the landing zone it creates."
Deutsche Börse Group is an international exchange organization offering financial institutions and investors a wide range of financial market products, services and technologies, as well as state-of-the-art IT solutions all over the world. "We started using AWS Control Tower to speed up our AWS account creation. It gives us an easy way to create accounts across our organization and put in place guardrails to enforce or check for policy compliance," said Christian Tueffers, Cloud Architect, Deutsche Börse Group. "Now our teams can quickly create accounts with pre-configured permissions to enable us to perform audit or administrative actions. Control Tower helps our teams achieve the speed and agility they need while maintaining our exacting standards of security and compliance."
Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 29 markets and seven regional innovation hubs across the US, UK, and Canada, Slalom's 7,000 employees move fast and do what's right for clients. "AWS Control Tower will help centralize and consistently apply AWS best practices and provide guardrails to monitor and enforce our security and compliance policies across AWS accounts," said Tony Rojas, President, Slalom. "We've been advising customers about Control Tower and are seeing a lot of excitement about the service, particularly among our larger multinational clients and those with particularly stringent compliance needs."
With in-depth reviews of every new vehicle, shopping tips from an in-house team of experts, plus a wealth of consumer and automotive market insights, Edmunds helps millions of shoppers each month select, price, and buy a car with confidence. "We've always considered AWS multi-account management to be a key aspect of onboarding new teams and workloads, which means we've spent a lot of time and resources building custom solutions for provisioning accounts and ensuring those accounts adhere with our policies," said Emil Ndreu, Executive Cloud Director, Edmunds. "Control Tower gives us the ability to provision accounts based on best practices and enforce compliance policies on them natively within AWS, which will make our account provisioning quicker and our governance easier."
XebiaLabs offers release orchestration and application delivery software that provides companies with the visibility, automation and control they need to deliver software faster and with less risk. "We've been looking for an easy way to set up and manage a secure AWS environment, and we wanted to manage the application environments of multiple teams in one central place to maintain governance and security," said Derek Langone, CEO, XebiaLabs. "AWS Control Tower gives us simplified management and peace of mind. Now we have one central place for policy management, enforcement, and reporting." | <p><em>AWS Control Tower is the easiest way to set up and govern a secure and compliant multi-account AWS environment</em></p><p><em>California State University, Deutsche Börse Group, Edmunds, Slalom Consulting, Uber, VSP Global, and XebiaLabs among the customers and partners using AWS Control Tower</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 24, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Control Tower, a service that makes it easy for customers to set up and continuously govern secure, compliant multi-account AWS environments. AWS Control Tower gives customers an automated landing zone – a pre-configured environment built according to AWS best-practices – as well as a pre-packaged set of guardrails – clearly defined rules for security, operations, and compliance – that provide ongoing governance. Customers can use AWS Control Tower to deploy their new multi-account environment with just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console. There are no additional charges or upfront commitments required to use AWS Control Tower, and customers pay only for AWS services enabled in order to set up their landing zone and operate their guardrails. To get started with AWS Control Tower, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/controltower.</p><p>Organizations migrating to AWS often need to manage a large number of accounts across distributed teams. AWS's existing management and governance services, such as AWS Organizations and AWS Config, give customers granular control over their environments, but many organizations also want more prescriptive guidance and help setting up a secure environment spanning many accounts. Customers also want to ensure that they're using all the right tools and that they understand how those tools can create and enforce central policies for their teams to deploy workloads in a secure and compliant way. And of course they want to do all of this without sacrificing the speed, agility, and fine-grained control that AWS provides.</p><p>AWS Control Tower addresses these challenges by enabling central cloud teams to automatically deploy a single landing zone where their teams can provision accounts and workloads according to industry and AWS standards for identity, federated access, and account structure. The landing zone employs best-practices blueprints, such as configuring a multi-account structure using AWS Organizations, managing user identities and federated access with AWS Single Sign-On, provisioning accounts using an account factory through AWS Service Catalog, centralizing a log archive using AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config, and much more. AWS Control Tower offers a curated set of guardrails which are based on AWS best practices and common customer policies for governance. Guardrails establish a configuration baseline, prevent the deployment of resources that don't conform to these policies, and continuously monitor deployed resources for non-conformance. The landing zone features a standard set of default guardrails, and customers can enforce more granular governance by applying recommended guardrails to groups of accounts at any time. Guardrails for an organization remain in effect as new accounts are created or existing accounts change. All of this can be easily managed and monitored through the AWS Control Tower dashboard, providing customers with centralized visibility into their AWS environment, including information about accounts provisioned, guardrails enabled, and the guardrail compliance status of accounts.</p><p>"One of the most common reasons customers tell us that they choose AWS is that it allows their teams to build and innovate more quickly. The speed, fine-grained control, and autonomy provided by AWS are crucial benefits, but customers also want a simple, automated, and centralized way to ensure all of that distributed work is being done securely and in accordance with their policies," said Dave McCann, VP of Marketplace and Migration, AWS. "Not only does AWS Control Tower make deploying a multi-account environment and establishing governance controls as easy as selecting items from a menu, it also gives customers a roadmap for how to get it right based upon AWS's experience helping thousands of enterprise customers create secure and compliant cloud environments."</p><p>AWS Control Tower is available today in US East (N Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), and EU (Ireland) with additional regions coming soon.</p><p>The California State University system is the largest four-year public university in the United States. The organization is working to provide a cloud environment that can scale to support 500,000 students across 23 campuses in the state of California. "Getting started on AWS Control Tower was incredibly easy. Within five minutes, Control Tower began creating a best-practice accounts structure, enabling security guardrails, and establishing governance controls for us," said Ryan Matteson, Director of Systemwide Cloud Acceleration, California State University. "What previously took us weeks of effort was completed in about an hour. We have seen how Control Tower scales up to meet our needs, and because it orchestrates AWS services, we have flexibility to build quickly based on the landing zone it creates."</p><p>Deutsche Börse Group is an international exchange organization offering financial institutions and investors a wide range of financial market products, services and technologies, as well as state-of-the-art IT solutions all over the world. "We started using AWS Control Tower to speed up our AWS account creation. It gives us an easy way to create accounts across our organization and put in place guardrails to enforce or check for policy compliance," said Christian Tueffers, Cloud Architect, Deutsche Börse Group. "Now our teams can quickly create accounts with pre-configured permissions to enable us to perform audit or administrative actions. Control Tower helps our teams achieve the speed and agility they need while maintaining our exacting standards of security and compliance."</p><p>Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 29 markets and seven regional innovation hubs across the US, UK, and Canada, Slalom's 7,000 employees move fast and do what's right for clients. "AWS Control Tower will help centralize and consistently apply AWS best practices and provide guardrails to monitor and enforce our security and compliance policies across AWS accounts," said Tony Rojas, President, Slalom. "We've been advising customers about Control Tower and are seeing a lot of excitement about the service, particularly among our larger multinational clients and those with particularly stringent compliance needs."</p><p>With in-depth reviews of every new vehicle, shopping tips from an in-house team of experts, plus a wealth of consumer and automotive market insights, Edmunds helps millions of shoppers each month select, price, and buy a car with confidence. "We've always considered AWS multi-account management to be a key aspect of onboarding new teams and workloads, which means we've spent a lot of time and resources building custom solutions for provisioning accounts and ensuring those accounts adhere with our policies," said Emil Ndreu, Executive Cloud Director, Edmunds. "Control Tower gives us the ability to provision accounts based on best practices and enforce compliance policies on them natively within AWS, which will make our account provisioning quicker and our governance easier."</p><p>XebiaLabs offers release orchestration and application delivery software that provides companies with the visibility, automation and control they need to deliver software faster and with less risk. "We've been looking for an easy way to set up and manage a secure AWS environment, and we wanted to manage the application environments of multiple teams in one central place to maintain governance and security," said Derek Langone, CEO, XebiaLabs. "AWS Control Tower gives us simplified management and peace of mind. Now we have one central place for policy management, enforcement, and reporting."</p> |
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Amazon Studios, Endgame Entertainment Begin Production on Mike Cahill's Bliss Starring Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Studios-Endgame-Entertainment-Begin-Production-on-Mike-Cahills-Bliss-Starring-Salma-Hayek-and-Owen-Wilson/default.aspx | Amazon-Studios-Endgame-Entertainment-Begin-Production-on-Mike-Cahills-Bliss-Starring-Salma-Hayek-and-Owen-Wilson | 1,945 | 06/20/2019 14:39:00 | Amazon Studios, Endgame Entertainment Begin Production on Mike Cahill's Bliss Starring Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson | 06/20/2019 | 2019 | Production Begins This Week in Los Angeles
CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2019-- Amazon Studios started principal photography on visionary director Mike Cahill's (I Origins, Another Earth) Bliss this week in Los Angeles and Croatia. Academy Award nominees Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson are set to star in this sci-fi drama also written by Cahill. Endgame Entertainment's James D. Stern is producing, with the company's Lucas Smith serving as executive producer. Marsha Swinton (Hala) will also executive produce.
A mind-bending love story… Recently divorced Greg (Wilson) whose life is falling apart meets the enchanting Isabel (Hayek), a woman who lives on the streets and is convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is not real. She believes they are living in an ugly, harsh world simulation inside of the beautiful, peaceful "real" world of bliss. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel's wild conspiracy theory.
Ted Hope, Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios, said, "Mike Cahill is a brilliant storyteller gifted by a unique ability to craft the truly high-concept idea in a deeply soulful way that resonates with audiences. As a real fan of all his work, I am delighted that we can provide this opportunity for him to take his vision further than ever before. We know our global customers will be excited to see what Mike and his team -- Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson, and this fabulous cast and crew -- can do with such complex, yet real characters in such an imaginative and thrilling world. It will blow people's minds, I am sure."
Cahill said, "Working with this brilliant cast is a dream come true. Working with my dear friend and producer extraordinaire Jim Stern is a gift. And we couldn't be more thrilled to be making this with Amazon Studios. As the industry continues to evolve, Amazon proves to be taking the most exciting risks on films with ambitious artistic goals that also aim to reach wide audiences. I feel so grateful to have our film Bliss included among their next round of groundbreaking works."
"It is an incredible opportunity to be working with a visionary like Mike Cahill," said Stern. "We pride ourselves at Endgame on working with filmmakers with a passion for storytelling and connecting with global audiences, and are looking forward to sharing Bliss with the world."
Director of photography is Markus Förderer (Skyscraper, I Origins), and the editor is Troy Takaki (I Origins, Almost Christmas). Production design is by Kasra Farahani (Captain Marvel, Black Panther), with costumes from Annie Bloom (No Escape, Surrogates).
Cahill is most known for his films Another Earth and I Origins which were released by Fox Searchlight. Both films won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the Sundance Film Festival where they premiered. He also directed the pilots of The Magicians, The Path, and Rise.
Hayek will next star alongside Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne in Paramount's comedy Limited Partners which will be released in January 2020. She was most recently seen in The Hummingbird Projectwith Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård starring as well as in the critically-acclaimed, Beatriz at Dinner, in which she starred as the title character for director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White. Hayek recently wrapped production on the HanWay/Bleeker StreetUntitled Sally Potterdrama with Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning, and Lionsgate's The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard where she reprises her role as Sonia Kincaid opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds. Other notable projects include Lionsgate/Pantelion comedy How to be a Latin Lover, alongside Eugenio Derbez, Rob Lowe and Kristen Bell, and the action comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard with Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds.
Wilson most recently starred in the adaptation of Raquel J. Palacio's novel Wonder, alongside Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay. He was also featured in Lawrence Sher's Father Figures alongside Ed Helms, Christopher Walken, J.K. Simmons, and Glenn Close. Wilson's string of box office successes also include Little Fockers, the third installment of the blockbuster Fockers series, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro; Marley & Me with Jennifer Aniston; the Night At The Museum franchise opposite Robin Williams and Ben Stiller; the smash hit comedy Wedding Crashers, opposite Vince Vaughn; the romantic comedy You, Me And Dupree; and as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney's Cars, Cars 2 and Cars 3. Wilson was also featured in the 2014 Oscar nominated film Inherent Vice. Wilson has collaborated with director Wes Anderson seven times, including The Darjeeling Limited, the Academy Award nominated The Grand Budapest Hotel; The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, co-starring Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston; The Royal Tenenbaums, for which he and Anderson were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; Rushmore, which Wilson co-wrote and co-executive produced; and Anderson's directorial debut, Bottle Rocket, which Wilson starred in and co-wrote. Wilson also lent his voice to Anderson's Academy Award-nominated animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Producer James Stern is a long-time entertainment producer and director, produced more than 30 films, over 20 Broadway shows, and various other entertainment properties. In 2002, Stern founded Endgame Entertainment. His most recent productions include Netflix's Murder Mystery, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, Fox Searchlight's The Old Man and the Gun, directed by David Lowery starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek and Casey Affleck, and Sony Classic's political documentary, American Chaos, which Stern produced and directed. Past credits include Rian Johnson's international hit Looper, Oliver Stone's Snowden, Lone Scherfig's An Education, Todd Haynes' I'm Not There and Hotel Rwanda. Additionally, Stern is a two-time Tony Award-winning producer (The Producers, Hairspray).
Cahill is repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern, Hayek is represented by CAA, Evelyn O'Neill at Management 360 and attorney Bill Sobel at Laird & Sobel, and Wilson is repped by UTA.
About Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios brings bold and innovative series and films from top tier and up-and-coming creators to customers in over 200 countries and territories. Original productions range from daring and timely subject matter such as Amy Sherman-Palladino's award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselto the action-packed Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and critically hailed TheMan in the High Castle. In film, Amazon Studios produces and acquires original movies for theatrical release and for streaming exclusively to Amazon Prime members. At the 2017 Academy Awards, Amazon Studios became the first streaming service to win Oscars for Manchester by the Sea(Best Screenplay, Kenneth Lonerganand Best Actor, Casey Affleck) and The Salesman(Best Foreign Film). At the 2019 Oscars, Cold War was nominated for Foreign Language, Director and Cinematography. Upcoming 2019 movie titles include Nisha Ganatra'sLate Night, Paul Downs Colaizzo'sBrittany Runs a Marathon,Scott Z. Burns'The Report,Alma Har'el'sHoney Boy, Tom Harper'sThe Aeronauts, Benedict Andrews'Against All Enemies and more.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p>Production Begins This Week in Los Angeles</p><p>CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2019-- Amazon Studios started principal photography on visionary director Mike Cahill's (<em>I Origins</em>, <em>Another Earth</em>) <em>Bliss</em> this week in Los Angeles and Croatia. Academy Award nominees Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson are set to star in this sci-fi drama also written by Cahill. Endgame Entertainment's James D. Stern is producing, with the company's Lucas Smith serving as executive producer. Marsha Swinton (<em>Hala)</em> will also executive produce.</p><p>A mind-bending love story… Recently divorced Greg (Wilson) whose life is falling apart meets the enchanting Isabel (Hayek), a woman who lives on the streets and is convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is not real. She believes they are living in an ugly, harsh world simulation inside of the beautiful, peaceful "real" world of bliss. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel's wild conspiracy theory.</p><p>Ted Hope, Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios, said, "Mike Cahill is a brilliant storyteller gifted by a unique ability to craft the truly high-concept idea in a deeply soulful way that resonates with audiences. As a real fan of all his work, I am delighted that we can provide this opportunity for him to take his vision further than ever before. We know our global customers will be excited to see what Mike and his team -- Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson, and this fabulous cast and crew -- can do with such complex, yet real characters in such an imaginative and thrilling world. It will blow people's minds, I am sure."</p><p>Cahill said, "Working with this brilliant cast is a dream come true. Working with my dear friend and producer extraordinaire Jim Stern is a gift. And we couldn't be more thrilled to be making this with Amazon Studios. As the industry continues to evolve, Amazon proves to be taking the most exciting risks on films with ambitious artistic goals that also aim to reach wide audiences. I feel so grateful to have our film <em>Bliss</em> included among their next round of groundbreaking works."</p><p>"It is an incredible opportunity to be working with a visionary like Mike Cahill," said Stern. "We pride ourselves at Endgame on working with filmmakers with a passion for storytelling and connecting with global audiences, and are looking forward to sharing <em>Bliss</em> with the world."</p><p>Director of photography is Markus Förderer (<em>Skyscraper</em>, <em>I Origins</em>), and the editor is Troy Takaki (<em>I Origins</em>, <em>Almost Christmas</em>). Production design is by Kasra Farahani (<em>Captain Marvel</em>, <em>Black Panther</em>), with costumes from Annie Bloom (<em>No Escape</em>, <em>Surrogates</em>).</p><p>Cahill is most known for his films <em>Another Earth</em> and <em>I Origins</em> which were released by Fox Searchlight. Both films won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the Sundance Film Festival where they premiered. He also directed the pilots of <em>The Magicians</em>, <em>The Path</em>, and <em>Rise</em>.</p><p>Hayek will next star alongside Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne in Paramount's comedy <em>Limited Partners</em> which will be released in January 2020. She was most recently seen in <em>The Hummingbird Project</em>with Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård starring as well as in the critically-acclaimed,<em> Beatriz at Dinner</em>, in which she starred as the title character for director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White. Hayek recently wrapped production on the HanWay/Bleeker Street<em>Untitled Sally Potter</em>drama with Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning, and Lionsgate's <em>The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard </em>where she reprises her role as Sonia Kincaid opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds. Other notable projects include Lionsgate/Pantelion comedy<em> How to be a Latin Lover</em>, alongside Eugenio Derbez, Rob Lowe and Kristen Bell, and the action comedy <em>The Hitman's Bodyguard </em>with Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds.</p><p>Wilson most recently starred in the adaptation of Raquel J. Palacio's novel <em>Wonder</em>, alongside Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay. He was also featured in Lawrence Sher's <em>Father Figures</em> alongside Ed Helms, Christopher Walken, J.K. Simmons, and Glenn Close. Wilson's string of box office successes also include <em>Little Fockers</em>, the third installment of the blockbuster <em>Fockers</em> series, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro;<em> Marley & Me</em> with Jennifer Aniston; the <em>Night At The Museum</em> franchise opposite Robin Williams and Ben Stiller; the smash hit comedy <em>Wedding Crashers</em>, opposite Vince Vaughn; the romantic comedy <em>You, Me And Dupree</em>; and as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney's<em> Cars</em>, <em>Cars 2 </em>and <em>Cars 3</em>. Wilson was also featured in the 2014 Oscar nominated film <em>Inherent Vice</em>. Wilson has collaborated with director Wes Anderson seven times, including <em>The Darjeeling Limited</em>, the Academy Award nominated <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel; The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou</em>, co-starring Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston; <em>The Royal Tenenbaums</em>, for which he and Anderson were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; <em>Rushmore</em>, which Wilson co-wrote and co-executive produced; and Anderson's directorial debut, <em>Bottle Rocket</em>, which Wilson starred in and co-wrote. Wilson also lent his voice to Anderson's Academy Award-nominated animated feature <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em>.</p><p>Producer James Stern is a long-time entertainment producer and director, produced more than 30 films, over 20 Broadway shows, and various other entertainment properties. In 2002, Stern founded Endgame Entertainment. His most recent productions include Netflix's <em>Murder Mystery</em>, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, Fox Searchlight's <em>The Old Man and the Gun</em>, directed by David Lowery starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek and Casey Affleck, and Sony Classic's political documentary, <em>American Chaos</em>, which Stern produced and directed. Past credits include Rian Johnson's international hit <em>Looper</em>, Oliver Stone's<em> Snowden</em>, Lone Scherfig's <em>An Education</em>, Todd Haynes' <em>I'm Not There</em> and <em>Hotel Rwanda</em>. Additionally, Stern is a two-time Tony Award-winning producer (<em>The Producers</em>, <em>Hairspray</em>).</p><p>Cahill is repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern, Hayek is represented by CAA, Evelyn O'Neill at Management 360 and attorney Bill Sobel at Laird & Sobel, and Wilson is repped by UTA.</p><p>About Amazon Studios</p><p>Amazon Studios brings bold and innovative series and films from top tier and up-and-coming creators to customers in over 200 countries and territories. Original productions range from daring and timely subject matter such as Amy Sherman-Palladino's award-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>to the action-packed <em>Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan</em> and critically hailed <em>The</em><em>Man in the High Castle</em>. In film, Amazon Studios produces and acquires original movies for theatrical release and for streaming exclusively to Amazon Prime members. At the 2017 Academy Awards, Amazon Studios became the first streaming service to win Oscars for <em>Manchester by the Sea</em>(Best Screenplay, Kenneth Lonerganand Best Actor, Casey Affleck) and <em>The Salesman</em>(Best Foreign Film). At the 2019 Oscars, <em>Cold War</em> was nominated for Foreign Language, Director and Cinematography. Upcoming 2019 movie titles include Nisha Ganatra's<em>Late Night</em>, Paul Downs Colaizzo's<em>Brittany Runs a Marathon</em><em>,</em>Scott Z. Burns'<em>The Report,</em>Alma Har'el's<em>Honey Boy</em>, Tom Harper's<em>The Aeronauts</em>, Benedict Andrews'<em>Against All Enemies</em> and more.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190620005640/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon Studios</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Kicks off Summer with Off-to-College Store Launch: A One-Stop Shop for College Students | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Kicks-off-Summer-with-Off-to-College-Store-Launch-A-One-Stop-Shop-for-College-Students/default.aspx | Amazon-Kicks-off-Summer-with-Off-to-College-Store-Launch-A-One-Stop-Shop-for-College-Students | 1,946 | 06/20/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Kicks off Summer with Off-to-College Store Launch: A One-Stop Shop for College Students | 06/20/2019 | 2019 | The store allows students to browse millions of college must-haves, from Amazon devices and textbooks to duvet's and picture frames, with low prices and one convenient destination
New this year, Amazon teamed up with Ava Phillippe to outfit her dorm room with the latest picks from Amazon Home, Devices and more - her college must-haves are all shoppable on amazon.com/avaspicks
Customers can also be inspired by four additional college influencer-curated style guides, including earthy artsy, casual throwback, modern minimal and eclectic chic
With Prime Student, college students can enjoy the best of shopping and entertainment all year round, including exclusive college deals and popular dorm room essentials that can be delivered in one day or less
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today unveils its Off-to-College store, the ultimate destination for your college shopping needs. Available on desktop and the Amazon App, students can browse a wide range of essentials with low prices for their dorm, classes and extracurricular activities in one place, without sacrificing valuable summer vacation time. New this year, Amazon enlisted the help of Ava Phillippe to share her own dorm room must-haves. Customers can shop Ava's list or browse college influencer-curated style guides, including earthy artsy, casual throwback, modern minimal and eclectic chic.
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Amazon teamed up with Ava Phillippe to outfit her dorm room with the latest picks from Amazon Home, Devices and more. (Photo: Business Wire)
According to Mintel's 2019 Back to School Shopping Report1, college students are increasingly expected to use their own money to purchase items they need for college. The store will have deals every day and Prime Student members will enjoy exclusive perks for shopping the store. Shoppers can find the college store at amazon.com/offtocollege. With Amazon's already low prices and savings on essentials throughout the summer, shoppers can get the products they need without breaking the bank. Plus, they can enjoy free shipping on millions of items, and Prime Student members can get their items delivered even faster with unlimited free One-Day and Same-Day Delivery.
"We want to support students and parents with everything they need to make the transition to campus life comfortable this year," said Cem Sibay, VP of Amazon Prime. "The combination of Prime Student's convenient shopping and entertainment benefits and our Off-to-College store's incredible deals allows students and parents to stretch every dollar, while keeping all of the fun and excitement that comes with getting ready for college."
Below are just a few of the deals and low prices you'll find in the store this summer:
Save up to 50% on select Levi's styles.
Save on everything you need to stay alert this school year, including illy Ready to Drink CAFFÈ and Lavazza Organic Tierra! Whole Bean Coffee Blend.
Save on personal care essentials, including the Panasonic Compact Hair Dryer with nanoe Technology and the Panasonic Electric Shaver and Trimmer for Men.
Save on furniture, including the Novogratz Alivia Accent Overstuffed Chair; Modway Promenade Modern Aluminum Bistro Chair with Bamboo Seat; Modway Aegis Mid-Century Modern Armchair; Modway Sensible Button Tufted Performance Velvet Upholstered Bench; and the Zinus Sleep Master Memory Foam 8-Inch Green Tea Mattresses.
Save on small kitchen appliances, including the BLACK+DECKER Digital Microwave; Dash Clear View Extra Wide Toaster; Hamilton Beach Electric Kettle; and Hamilton Beach Countertop Convection & Rotisserie Convection Oven.
Save on cleaning essentials, including the Maytag Speed Heat Steam Iron & Steamer; Eureka Airspeed Ultra-Lightweight Vacuum; Eureka PowerSpeed Lightweight Vacuum and Brawny Tear-A-Square Paper Towels.
Save up to 20% on portable AC units from AmazonBasics.
Save on Hamilton Beach TrueAir, Ultra Quiet Allergen Reducing Air Purifier.
Exclusively for Prime members, save over 30% on select Sony 43" Ultra HD LED Smart TVs.
Exclusively for Prime Members, save up to 30% on Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive Clothing, designed for and with people with disabilities, and 30% on women's basics from Daily Ritual.
Curated Dorm Room Style Picks
Amazon has teamed up with second year college student, Ava Phillippe, to offer her dorm room must-haves, featuring her top picks from Amazon Home. Ava's list was created to help inspire students to transform a drab dorm room or small space into a personalized oasis, without sacrificing comfort or value. In addition to browsing Ava Phillippe's dorm room must-haves, students can browse Amazon's new Dorm Styles feature for inspiration. Expertly curated by college lifestyle influencers, each dorm style guide – earthy artsy, casual throwback, modern minimal and eclectic chic – features suggestions on how to transform a cookie cutter dorm room into your home away from home. From the items you need, like bedding and computers, to the ones that will take your dorm living to the next level, like an Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, and a cozy desk chair, Amazon offers all you need to add a personal touch to any dorm room.
Exclusive Perks with Prime Student
Designed specifically for college students, Prime Student offers students the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon to make campus life easy and fun. Nowhere else can students stream music and thousands of movies and TV shows, receive discounts on college essentials, and get fast, free shipping all in one place. Prime is evolving to be even faster with Prime Free One-Day Delivery now available on 10 million products coast to coast including the best shopping for college. That means that college students will find popular college items including bedding, furniture and school supplies – delivered the very next day or even faster. Students enrolled in two or four year colleges are eligible to sign up for Prime Student and after a six-month trial, Prime Student is half the cost of regular Prime at just $6.49 a month or $59 a year.
Here's the cheat sheet on some of the top benefits students can enjoy with Prime Student:
Get Everything Fast: It's not easy for students to trek off campus for the things they need – and sometimes, they need it fast. Only Prime Student members get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery on more than 10 million items coast to coast, and Prime Free Same-Day Delivery on more than 3 million items in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas, along with two-hour delivery with Prime Now in more than 30 major cities.
Unlimited Entertainment: Members get instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows like Tom Clancy'sJack Ryanor Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as well as The Jonas Brothers' documentary Chasing Happiness and Guava Island starring Donald Glover and Rihanna with Prime Video. Plus, get two million songs and thousands of stations and playlists ad-free included with Prime. For unlimited access to over 50 million songs students can try Amazon Music Unlimited for free for 30 days.
Soundtrack for Studying: Students looking for upbeat music for studying can check out the Back to School playlist, only on Amazon Music. Simply ask, "Alexa, play the Back to School playlist" in the Amazon Music App for iOS or Android, and on all Alexa-enabled devices."
Movie Nights with New Friends: When they're not hitting the books, students can watch all the movies and TV shows they love with Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Edition Smart TVs. Something's always on with access to tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills and over 500,000 movies and TV episodes from all of your favorite apps such as Prime Video. The 24" Insignia Fire TV Edition Smart TV is the perfect size for any dorm, no matter how cozy.
Game Time: Prime Student members can make their dorm everyone's favorite game room with exclusive gaming benefits on Twitch. Members can enjoy in-game loot for some of the world's most popular titles, a selection of free games and a Twitch channel subscription every month, and more.
New Semester Wardrobe: Students can shop for the latest college styles and trends using Prime Wardrobe – an innovative service that lets you try before you buy the latest styles from Amazon. Simply try-on at home, decide what you like and only be charged for what you keep. Return unwanted items for free in the package provided.
Explore More on Amazon
College students can also take advantage of these features to make campus life a breeze this season:
Textbooks: Students can purchase and rent textbooks on Amazon and save up to 85%, with the option to extend the rental period or purchase the book. Students who have textbooks they no longer need can sell them back for Amazon.com Gift Card value via Amazon's Trade-In program. In addition to textbooks, students can trade in other eligible items for Amazon.com Gift Card value, including video games, Kindle devices, books, and more.
Alexa Skill Blueprints: Customers can create and share their own personalized Alexa skills in minutes using a set of easy-to-use templates. With Alexa Skill Blueprints, customers can create custom ‘Flashcards' or a ‘Quiz' for their favorite subject by filling in the blanks. Once they've created their own study skills, they can ask Alexa for some personalized help at study time and even share their skills with their study group or other classmates.
In The Moment Shopping: Students and parents can shop using the Amazon App or with their voice on Alexa-enabled devices like Echo anytime. On the go? No problem. Students can add items to their shopping list by saying, "Alexa, add pencils to my shopping list" and then access their list at a store, farmers market or have Alexa send a reminder to their phone so they can purchase later on Amazon.
New & Interesting Finds: Express yourself! Students can be the envy of all of their floormates with New & Interesting finds on Amazon, from meme-inspired school supplies to fresh, fun beauty products.
Same-Day Pickup: College students can now easily pick up their sweet finds at a secure Amazon pickup location on or near campus. To find a pickup location visit www.amazon.com/ulp.
Great Finds with Even Lower Prices
Students browsing for all their college essentials can already shop with confidence, as Amazon offers the widest selection of top quality products with low, or the lowest prices. For even more steals, students can browse the following features:
Bargain Finds: Students can find a wide selection of seasonally relevant products with low prices including clothing, jewelry, gifts and home decor.
Amazon Warehouse: Students cango green AND save some green with deals on quality used products from Tablets, Laptops, TVs, Home & Kitchen, Sports & Outdoors and more.
Amazon Renewed: Students can save and purchase like-new, refurbished and open-box products like computers, tablets, cameras, smartphones, home and kitchen appliances, headphones and more. Products have been inspected and tested by qualified suppliers and come with a minimum 90-day supplier warranty.
About Prime Student
Millions of members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime Student. Prime Student is a Prime membership designed for students and offers the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon. Students of two- and four-year colleges can enjoy unlimited Free One-Day Shipping on 10 million items and Free Two-Day Shipping on more than 100 million items. Plus, members receive exclusive discounts on a wide selection of college essentials, access thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime Video, stream more than two million songs with Prime Music, enjoy a selection of free games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime. The cost of Prime Student is half the cost, or 50% off of regular Prime. Students can learn more at www.amazon.com/joinstudent and enjoy a six-month trial when they sign up for Prime Student.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
1 Mintel. "Back to School Shopping--U.S." Jan. 2019. Mintel. 9 Apr. 2019.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The store allows students to browse millions of college must-haves, from Amazon devices and textbooks to duvet's and picture frames, with low prices and one convenient destination</em></p><p><em>New this year, Amazon teamed up with Ava Phillippe to outfit her dorm room with the latest picks from Amazon Home, Devices and more - her college must-haves are all shoppable on </em>amazon.com/avaspicks</p><p><em>Customers can also be inspired by four additional college influencer-curated style guides, including earthy artsy, casual throwback, modern minimal and eclectic chic</em></p><p><em>With Prime Student, college students can enjoy the best of shopping and entertainment all year round, including exclusive college deals and popular dorm room essentials that can be delivered in one day or less</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today unveils its Off-to-College store, the ultimate destination for your college shopping needs. Available on desktop and the Amazon App, students can browse a wide range of essentials with low prices for their dorm, classes and extracurricular activities in one place, without sacrificing valuable summer vacation time. New this year, Amazon enlisted the help of Ava Phillippe to share her own dorm room must-haves. Customers can shop Ava's list or browse college influencer-curated style guides, including earthy artsy, casual throwback, modern minimal and eclectic chic.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190620005169/en/</p><div><p>Amazon teamed up with Ava Phillippe to outfit her dorm room with the latest picks from Amazon Home, Devices and more. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>According to Mintel's 2019 Back to School Shopping Report<sup>1</sup>, college students are increasingly expected to use their own money to purchase items they need for college. The store will have deals every day and Prime Student members will enjoy exclusive perks for shopping the store. Shoppers can find the college store at amazon.com/offtocollege. With Amazon's already low prices and savings on essentials throughout the summer, shoppers can get the products they need without breaking the bank. Plus, they can enjoy free shipping on millions of items, and Prime Student members can get their items delivered even faster with unlimited free One-Day and Same-Day Delivery.</p><p>"We want to support students and parents with everything they need to make the transition to campus life comfortable this year," said Cem Sibay, VP of Amazon Prime. "The combination of Prime Student's convenient shopping and entertainment benefits and our Off-to-College store's incredible deals allows students and parents to stretch every dollar, while keeping all of the fun and excitement that comes with getting ready for college."</p><p>Below are just a few of the deals and low prices you'll find in the store this summer:</p><ul><li>Save up to 50% on select Levi's styles.</li><li>Save on everything you need to stay alert this school year, including illy Ready to Drink CAFFÈ and Lavazza Organic Tierra! Whole Bean Coffee Blend.</li><li>Save on personal care essentials, including the Panasonic Compact Hair Dryer with nanoe Technology and the Panasonic Electric Shaver and Trimmer for Men.</li><li>Save on furniture, including the Novogratz Alivia Accent Overstuffed Chair; Modway Promenade Modern Aluminum Bistro Chair with Bamboo Seat; Modway Aegis Mid-Century Modern Armchair; Modway Sensible Button Tufted Performance Velvet Upholstered Bench; and the Zinus Sleep Master Memory Foam 8-Inch Green Tea Mattresses.</li><li>Save on small kitchen appliances, including the BLACK+DECKER Digital Microwave; Dash Clear View Extra Wide Toaster; Hamilton Beach Electric Kettle; and Hamilton Beach Countertop Convection & Rotisserie Convection Oven.</li><li>Save on cleaning essentials, including the Maytag Speed Heat Steam Iron & Steamer; Eureka Airspeed Ultra-Lightweight Vacuum; Eureka PowerSpeed Lightweight Vacuum and Brawny Tear-A-Square Paper Towels.</li><li>Save up to 20% on portable AC units from AmazonBasics.</li><li>Save on Hamilton Beach TrueAir, Ultra Quiet Allergen Reducing Air Purifier.</li><li>Exclusively for Prime members, save over 30% on select Sony 43" Ultra HD LED Smart TVs.</li><li>Exclusively for Prime Members, save up to 30% on Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive Clothing, designed for and with people with disabilities, and 30% on women's basics from Daily Ritual.</li></ul><p>Curated Dorm Room Style Picks</p><p>Amazon has teamed up with second year college student, Ava Phillippe, to offer her dorm room must-haves, featuring her top picks from Amazon Home. Ava's list was created to help inspire students to transform a drab dorm room or small space into a personalized oasis, without sacrificing comfort or value. In addition to browsing Ava Phillippe's dorm room must-haves, students can browse Amazon's new Dorm Styles feature for inspiration. Expertly curated by college lifestyle influencers, each dorm style guide – earthy artsy, casual throwback, modern minimal and eclectic chic – features suggestions on how to transform a cookie cutter dorm room into your home away from home. From the items you need, like bedding and computers, to the ones that will take your dorm living to the next level, like an Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, and a cozy desk chair, Amazon offers all you need to add a personal touch to any dorm room.</p><p>Exclusive Perks with Prime Student</p><p>Designed specifically for college students, Prime Student offers students the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon to make campus life easy and fun. Nowhere else can students stream music and thousands of movies and TV shows, receive discounts on college essentials, and get fast, free shipping all in one place. Prime is evolving to be even faster with Prime Free One-Day Delivery now available on 10 million products coast to coast including the best shopping for college. That means that college students will find popular college items including bedding, furniture and school supplies – delivered the very next day or even faster. Students enrolled in two or four year colleges are eligible to sign up for Prime Student and after a six-month trial, Prime Student is half the cost of regular Prime at just $6.49 a month or $59 a year.</p><p>Here's the cheat sheet on some of the top benefits students can enjoy with Prime Student:</p><ul><li>Get Everything Fast: It's not easy for students to trek off campus for the things they need – and sometimes, they need it fast. Only Prime Student members get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery on more than 10 million items coast to coast, and Prime Free Same-Day Delivery on more than 3 million items in thousands of cities and towns across 44 major metropolitan areas, along with two-hour delivery with Prime Now in more than 30 major cities.</li><li>Unlimited Entertainment: Members get instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows like <em>Tom Clancy's</em><em>Jack Ryan</em>or Emmy-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em> as well as The Jonas Brothers' documentary <em>Chasing Happiness</em> and <em>Guava Island</em> starring Donald Glover and Rihanna with Prime Video. Plus, get two million songs and thousands of stations and playlists ad-free included with Prime. For unlimited access to over 50 million songs students can try Amazon Music Unlimited for free for 30 days.</li><li>Soundtrack for Studying: Students looking for upbeat music for studying can check out the Back to School playlist, only on Amazon Music. Simply ask, "Alexa, play the Back to School playlist" in the Amazon Music App for iOS or Android, and on all Alexa-enabled devices."</li><li>Movie Nights with New Friends: When they're not hitting the books, students can watch all the movies and TV shows they love with Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Edition Smart TVs. Something's always on with access to tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills and over 500,000 movies and TV episodes from all of your favorite apps such as Prime Video. The 24" Insignia Fire TV Edition Smart TV is the perfect size for any dorm, no matter how cozy.</li><li>Game Time: Prime Student members can make their dorm everyone's favorite game room with exclusive gaming benefits on Twitch. Members can enjoy in-game loot for some of the world's most popular titles, a selection of free games and a Twitch channel subscription every month, and more.</li><li>New Semester Wardrobe: Students can shop for the latest college styles and trends using Prime Wardrobe – an innovative service that lets you try before you buy the latest styles from Amazon. Simply try-on at home, decide what you like and only be charged for what you keep. Return unwanted items for free in the package provided.</li></ul><p>Explore More on Amazon</p><p>College students can also take advantage of these features to make campus life a breeze this season:</p><ul><li>Textbooks: Students can purchase and rent textbooks on Amazon and save up to 85%, with the option to extend the rental period or purchase the book. Students who have textbooks they no longer need can sell them back for Amazon.com Gift Card value via Amazon's Trade-In program. In addition to textbooks, students can trade in other eligible items for Amazon.com Gift Card value, including video games, Kindle devices, books, and more.</li><li>Alexa Skill Blueprints: Customers can create and share their own personalized Alexa skills in minutes using a set of easy-to-use templates. With Alexa Skill Blueprints, customers can create custom ‘Flashcards' or a ‘Quiz' for their favorite subject by filling in the blanks. Once they've created their own study skills, they can ask Alexa for some personalized help at study time and even share their skills with their study group or other classmates.</li><li>In The Moment Shopping: Students and parents can shop using the Amazon App or with their voice on Alexa-enabled devices like Echo anytime. On the go? No problem. Students can add items to their shopping list by saying, "Alexa, add pencils to my shopping list" and then access their list at a store, farmers market or have Alexa send a reminder to their phone so they can purchase later on Amazon.</li><li>New & Interesting Finds: Express yourself! Students can be the envy of all of their floormates with New & Interesting finds on Amazon, from meme-inspired school supplies to fresh, fun beauty products.</li><li>Same-Day Pickup: College students can now easily pick up their sweet finds at a secure Amazon pickup location on or near campus. To find a pickup location visit www.amazon.com/ulp.</li></ul><p>Great Finds with Even Lower Prices</p><p>Students browsing for all their college essentials can already shop with confidence, as Amazon offers the widest selection of top quality products with low, or the lowest prices. For even more steals, students can browse the following features:</p><ul><li>Bargain Finds: Students can find a wide selection of seasonally relevant products with low prices including clothing, jewelry, gifts and home decor.</li><li>Amazon Warehouse: Students cango green AND save some green with deals on quality used products from Tablets, Laptops, TVs, Home & Kitchen, Sports & Outdoors and more.</li><li>Amazon Renewed: Students can save and purchase like-new, refurbished and open-box products like computers, tablets, cameras, smartphones, home and kitchen appliances, headphones and more. Products have been inspected and tested by qualified suppliers and come with a minimum 90-day supplier warranty.</li></ul><p>About Prime Student</p><p>Millions of members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime Student. Prime Student is a Prime membership designed for students and offers the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon. Students of two- and four-year colleges can enjoy unlimited Free One-Day Shipping on 10 million items and Free Two-Day Shipping on more than 100 million items. Plus, members receive exclusive discounts on a wide selection of college essentials, access thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime Video, stream more than two million songs with Prime Music, enjoy a selection of free games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime. The cost of Prime Student is half the cost, or 50% off of regular Prime. Students can learn more at www.amazon.com/joinstudent and enjoy a six-month trial when they sign up for Prime Student.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p><sup>1</sup> Mintel. "Back to School Shopping--U.S." Jan. 2019. Mintel. 9 Apr. 2019.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190620005169/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AmazonFresh Expands to Las Vegas With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery | /news/news-details/2019/AmazonFresh-Expands-to-Las-Vegas-With-1--And-2-Hour-Delivery/default.aspx | AmazonFresh-Expands-to-Las-Vegas-With-1--And-2-Hour-Delivery | 1,947 | 06/20/2019 09:00:00 | AmazonFresh Expands to Las Vegas With 1- And 2-Hour Delivery | 06/20/2019 | 2019 | Prime members in Las Vegas can now shop for fresh groceries, beauty products, household goods, and more on AmazonFresh
Plus, AmazonFresh members in Las Vegas can take advantage of ultrafast delivery speeds, including one- and two-hour delivery
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh has expanded to Las Vegas. Starting today, Prime members in Las Vegas can shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for ultrafast one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh.
"We're thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Las Vegas," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President, AmazonFresh and Prime Now. "Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster. We're happy to deliver on that ask and can't wait for customers in Las Vegas to take advantage of one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh."
With AmazonFresh, Prime members can combine grocery and other shopping into one seamless experience that easily fits into their busy lives. Customers can choose from tens of thousands of items across produce, meat, grocery, plus Amazon.com bestsellers from Amazon devices to electronics, health and personal care, home & kitchen, toys and more. And with options for ultrafast 1- and 2-hour delivery, AmazonFresh brings more convenience to life.
Customers can shop tens of thousands of products from AmazonFresh - from fresh meats and produce, household essentials like paper towels and soap to Amazon devices. Alexa makes it even easier. Customers can simply say, "Alexa, order milk from Fresh." Alexa will add a choice for milk to their cart based on past purchases or a top result popular with customers. Alexa is always learning and as you use AmazonFresh, she will remember your favorites and make grocery shopping fast and simple.
Prime members can access AmazonFresh for $14.99 per month as an add-on to their Prime membership. Plus, for a limited time, new customers can start a 30-day free trial of AmazonFresh and receive $10 off their first order of $35 or more by using promotional code Grocery10 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Prime members in Las Vegas can now shop for fresh groceries, beauty products, household goods, and more on AmazonFresh</em></p><p><em>Plus, AmazonFresh members in Las Vegas can take advantage of ultrafast delivery speeds, including one- and two-hour delivery</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that AmazonFresh has expanded to Las Vegas. Starting today, Prime members in Las Vegas can shop tens of thousands products from meat and seafood to fresh produce and everyday essentials for ultrafast one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh.</p><p>"We're thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Las Vegas," said Stephenie Landry, Vice President, AmazonFresh and Prime Now. "Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster. We're happy to deliver on that ask and can't wait for customers in Las Vegas to take advantage of one- and two-hour delivery from AmazonFresh."</p><p>With AmazonFresh, Prime members can combine grocery and other shopping into one seamless experience that easily fits into their busy lives. Customers can choose from tens of thousands of items across produce, meat, grocery, plus Amazon.com bestsellers from Amazon devices to electronics, health and personal care, home & kitchen, toys and more. And with options for ultrafast 1- and 2-hour delivery, AmazonFresh brings more convenience to life.</p><p>Customers can shop tens of thousands of products from AmazonFresh - from fresh meats and produce, household essentials like paper towels and soap to Amazon devices. Alexa makes it even easier. Customers can simply say, "Alexa, order milk from Fresh." Alexa will add a choice for milk to their cart based on past purchases or a top result popular with customers. Alexa is always learning and as you use AmazonFresh, she will remember your favorites and make grocery shopping fast and simple.</p><p>Prime members can access AmazonFresh for $14.99 per month as an add-on to their Prime membership. Plus, for a limited time, new customers can start a 30-day free trial of AmazonFresh and receive $10 off their first order of $35 or more by using promotional code Grocery10 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190620005201/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2019 So Far | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-the-Best-Books-of-2019-So-Far/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-the-Best-Books-of-2019-So-Far | 1,948 | 06/18/2019 09:09:00 | Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2019 So Far | 06/18/2019 | 2019 | The Amazon Books editorial team selects the best titles of the year so far – naming Elizabeth Gilbert's novel City of Girls the #1 pick
Filled with big-hearted novels, thrilling mysteries, moving memoirs, laugh-out-loud picture books, and more, the Best Books of 2019 So Far list is a perfect place to discover summer reads for every reader
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)--Today, Amazon announced its selections for the Best Books of the Year So Far, naming Elizabeth Gilbert's novel City of Girls the top pick overall. Over the course of the year, the Amazon Books editorial team reads hundreds of thousands of pages of new releases to select the Best Books of the Month as well as the Best Books of the Year So Far and, at the end of the year, the Best Books of the Year. The annual list features the Top 20 books of the year, published between January and June 2019, as well as top picks across various categories, including literary fiction, mystery and thriller, biography, children's, and young adult. To explore the full list visit: www.amazon.com/bestbookssofar.
"We love selecting the Best Book of the Year So Far," said Sarah Gelman, Editorial Director, Amazon Books. "We've read so many great books this year – a heart-wrenching memoir of loss, an intoxicating novel of a '70s rock band, a psychological thriller worthy of Agatha Christie comparisons, and so much more. But one book stood out for us, Elizabeth Gilbert's City of Girls. It has so many elements that make reading fun – the sparkle of youth, indiscretions, sassy characters, and freedom in a city that doesn't sleep – perfect summer reading in our book."
"What a delight and a joy, to have earned this great accolade! It's my understanding that they see a lot of books at Amazon, so this is a particularly delicious honor," said Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls. "Thank you for loving City of Girls, and for bringing it to the world's attention. I'm truly grateful and thrilled."
Elizabeth Gilbert's novel City of Girls was also named the Best Book of June by the Amazon Books editors. It joins previous Best Books of the Year So Far picks that include Tara Westover's Educated, Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Hope Jahren's Lab Girl, Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk, and Adam Begley's Updike.
The Amazon Books editors' picks for the first 10 of the Best Books of the Year So Far are:
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City of Girls: A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead Books): It's the 1940s, and the frivolous and fun-loving Vivian Morris arrives in New York with the goal of "becoming someone interesting" (and in short order she is, but for all the wrong reasons). The latest novel by the author of Eat, Pray, Love is bawdy, big-hearted, and wise.
To listen to an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert about City of Girls, visit the Amazon Book Review.
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books): While we're only halfway through the year, this debut thriller with the twistiest of endings may be the thriller of 2019.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read an interview with Alex Michaelides.
3)
Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir by Jayson Greene (Knopf): In the face of unimaginable tragedy, they say the only way out is through. That's exactly what Greene learns when his daughter dies from a freak accident. This emotional memoir shines a beacon of light in the darkest of places.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read a feature piece by Jayson Greene on writing about grief.
4)
Mrs. Everything: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books): Sweeping in its personal and political scope, this tale of two sisters is a multi-layered and very moving story for the #MeToo era, one that traces how far women have come, and how far we have yet to go. Weiner's most ambitious novel yet.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read a feature interview with Jennifer Weiner.
5)
The Night Tiger: A Novel by Yangsze Choo (Flatiron Books): Supple and powerful, like the predator that stalks the shadows of Choo's ensnaring tale, this historical novel set in 1930s Malaysia swirls around a strong-minded apprentice dressmaker and a young houseboy whose destinies collide as they both search for a very unlucky mummified human finger.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read a feature interview with Yangsze Choo.
6)
Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books): Presented as a series of interviews, this novel about a young, captivating singer who came of age in the late '60s/early '70s will leave you thinking that Daisy Jones & The Six really existed.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read why Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote the book the way she did.
7)
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane (W.W. Norton & Company): A one-of-a-kind book, Underland explores the universe beneath our feet, diving into catacombs, caves, and the land under Greenland's shrinking ice cap to delve into the darker recesses of our imaginations—a place where artists, adventurers, and criminals have traveled, willingly and otherwise.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read the Best of the Month review of Underland.
8)
The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams (Random House): Julie Yip-Williams' beautiful memoir speaks to one of our greatest fears, that we would be diagnosed with a terminal disease, and to our greatest hope, which is that we could face life straight on, fully, without squinting, and live each day with honesty, ambition, and true feeling.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read the Best of the Month review of The Unwinding of the Miracle.
9)
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl (Random House):Save Me the Plums chronicles how food writer Ruth Reichl came to be editor-in-chief of the magazine she'd pored over as a child, how she transformed it from a stuffy relic of the old guard into a publication that embraced a new culinary era, and how Gourmet magazine met its end. A memoir to savor.
To listen to an interview with Ruth Reichl about Save Me the Plums, visit the Amazon Book Review Podcast.
10)
Cari Mora: A Novel by Thomas Harris (Grand Central Publishing): Thomas Harris' harrowing new novel of greed and survival, Cari Mora is as cinematic as one might expect (and hope for), charged with smugglers and lawmen, gruesome deaths, and deceit that crisscrosses the ocean between Colombia and Miami. Harris is a masterful storyteller who knows exactly how to get under our skin and into our heads.
Visit the Amazon Book Review to read the Best of the Month review of Cari Mora.
The top pick in the children's category is:
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Henry Holt and Co.): An unforgettable middle grade novel about a girl and her father on a cross-country journey, the people they meet, and how they find their way home again. This is a book young readers won't want to miss. Coyote's story is wise, funny, and holds onto your heart long after you've read the final page.
To see the complete list of the Best Books of the Year So Far, and to purchase for Kindle or in print, visit www.amazon.com/bestbookssofar or visit an Amazon Books location near you, www.amazon.com/stores.
For more coverage of the books featured on the Best Books of the Year So Far list, as well as insightful reviews on new books, author interviews, and roundups in popular categories, visit the Amazon Book Review, www.amazonbookreview.com, and the Amazon Book Review Podcast, www.amazonbookreview.com/tag/podcast.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The Amazon Books editorial team selects the best titles of the year so far – naming Elizabeth Gilbert's novel </em>City of Girls <em>the #1 pick</em></p><p><em>Filled with big-hearted novels, thrilling mysteries, moving memoirs, laugh-out-loud picture books, and more, the Best Books of 2019 So Far list is a perfect place to discover summer reads for every reader</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)--Today, Amazon announced its selections for the Best Books of the Year So Far, naming Elizabeth Gilbert's novel <em>City of Girls </em>the top pick overall. Over the course of the year, the Amazon Books editorial team reads hundreds of thousands of pages of new releases to select the Best Books of the Month as well as the Best Books of the Year So Far and, at the end of the year, the Best Books of the Year. The annual list features the Top 20 books of the year, published between January and June 2019, as well as top picks across various categories, including literary fiction, mystery and thriller, biography, children's, and young adult. To explore the full list visit: www.amazon.com/bestbookssofar.</p><p>"We love selecting the Best Book of the Year So Far," said Sarah Gelman, Editorial Director, Amazon Books. "We've read so many great books this year – a heart-wrenching memoir of loss, an intoxicating novel of a '70s rock band, a psychological thriller worthy of Agatha Christie comparisons, and so much more. But one book stood out for us, Elizabeth Gilbert's <em>City of Girls</em>. It has so many elements that make reading fun – the sparkle of youth, indiscretions, sassy characters, and freedom in a city that doesn't sleep – perfect summer reading in our book."</p><p>"What a delight and a joy, to have earned this great accolade! It's my understanding that they see a lot of books at Amazon, so this is a particularly delicious honor," said Elizabeth Gilbert, author of <em>City of Girls</em>. "Thank you for loving <em>City of Girls</em>, and for bringing it to the world's attention. I'm truly grateful and thrilled."</p><p>Elizabeth Gilbert's novel <em>City of Girls </em>was also named the Best Book of June by the Amazon Books editors. It joins previous Best Books of the Year So Far picks that include Tara Westover's <em>Educated, </em>Arundhati Roy's <em>The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, </em>Hope Jahren's <em>Lab Girl, </em>Helen Macdonald's <em>H Is for Hawk, </em>and Adam Begley's <em>Updike.</em></p><p>The Amazon Books editors' picks for the first 10 of the Best Books of the Year So Far are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1)</p></td><td><p><em>City of Girls: A Novel </em>by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead Books): It's the 1940s, and the frivolous and fun-loving Vivian Morris arrives in New York with the goal of "becoming someone interesting" (and in short order she is, but for all the wrong reasons). The latest novel by the author of <em>Eat, Pray, Love</em> is bawdy, big-hearted, and wise.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>To listen to an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert about <em>City of Girls</em>, visit the Amazon Book Review.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2)</p></td><td><p><em>The Silent Patient </em>by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books): While we're only halfway through the year, this debut thriller with the twistiest of endings may be <em>the</em> thriller of 2019.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read an interview with Alex Michaelides.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3)</p></td><td><p><em>Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir </em>by Jayson Greene (Knopf): In the face of unimaginable tragedy, they say the only way out is through. That's exactly what Greene learns when his daughter dies from a freak accident. This emotional memoir shines a beacon of light in the darkest of places.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read a feature piece by Jayson Greene on writing about grief.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4)</p></td><td><p><em>Mrs. Everything: A Novel </em>by Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books): Sweeping in its personal and political scope, this tale of two sisters is a multi-layered and very moving story for the #MeToo era, one that traces how far women have come, and how far we have yet to go. Weiner's most ambitious novel yet.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read a feature interview with Jennifer Weiner.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5)</p></td><td><p><em>The Night Tiger: A Novel </em>by Yangsze Choo (Flatiron Books): Supple and powerful, like the predator that stalks the shadows of Choo's ensnaring tale, this historical novel set in 1930s Malaysia swirls around a strong-minded apprentice dressmaker and a young houseboy whose destinies collide as they both search for a very unlucky mummified human finger.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read a feature interview with Yangsze Choo.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6)</p></td><td><p><em>Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel </em>by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books): Presented as a series of interviews, this novel about a young, captivating singer who came of age in the late '60s/early '70s will leave you thinking that Daisy Jones & The Six really existed.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read why Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote the book the way she did.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7)</p></td><td><p><em>Underland: A Deep Time Journey </em>by Robert Macfarlane (W.W. Norton & Company): A one-of-a-kind book, <em>Underland</em> explores the universe beneath our feet, diving into catacombs, caves, and the land under Greenland's shrinking ice cap to delve into the darker recesses of our imaginations—a place where artists, adventurers, and criminals have traveled, willingly and otherwise.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read the Best of the Month review of <em>Underland</em>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8)</p></td><td><p><em>The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After </em>by Julie Yip-Williams (Random House)<em>:</em> Julie Yip-Williams' beautiful memoir speaks to one of our greatest fears, that we would be diagnosed with a terminal disease, and to our greatest hope, which is that we could face life straight on, fully, without squinting, and live each day with honesty, ambition, and true feeling.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read the Best of the Month review of <em>The Unwinding of the Miracle</em>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9)</p></td><td><p><em>Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir </em>by Ruth Reichl (Random House):<em>Save Me the Plums</em> chronicles how food writer Ruth Reichl came to be editor-in-chief of the magazine she'd pored over as a child, how she transformed it from a stuffy relic of the old guard into a publication that embraced a new culinary era, and how <em>Gourmet</em> magazine met its end. A memoir to savor.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>To listen to an interview with Ruth Reichl about <em>Save Me the Plums</em>, visit the Amazon Book Review Podcast.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10)</p></td><td><p><em>Cari Mora: A Novel</em> by Thomas Harris (Grand Central Publishing): Thomas Harris' harrowing new novel of greed and survival, <em>Cari Mora</em> is as cinematic as one might expect (and hope for), charged with smugglers and lawmen, gruesome deaths, and deceit that crisscrosses the ocean between Colombia and Miami. Harris is a masterful storyteller who knows exactly how to get under our skin and into our heads.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visit the Amazon Book Review to read the Best of the Month review of <em>Cari Mora</em>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The top pick in the children's category is:</p><p><em>The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise </em>by Dan Gemeinhart (Henry Holt and Co.): An unforgettable middle grade novel about a girl and her father on a cross-country journey, the people they meet, and how they find their way home again. This is a book young readers won't want to miss. Coyote's story is wise, funny, and holds onto your heart long after you've read the final page.</p><p>To see the complete list of the Best Books of the Year So Far, and to purchase for Kindle or in print, visit www.amazon.com/bestbookssofar or visit an Amazon Books location near you, www.amazon.com/stores.</p><p>For more coverage of the books featured on the Best Books of the Year So Far list, as well as insightful reviews on new books, author interviews, and roundups in popular categories, visit the Amazon Book Review, www.amazonbookreview.com, and the Amazon Book Review Podcast, www.amazonbookreview.com/tag/podcast.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190618005613/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Continued Growth for Amazon's Air Network to Expand Prime Fast, Free Shipping for Customers – Adding Fifteen Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter Aircraft to Fleet | /news/news-details/2019/Continued-Growth-for-Amazons-Air-Network-to-Expand-Prime-Fast-Free-Shipping-for-Customers--Adding-Fifteen-Boeing-737-800-Converted-Freighter-Aircraft-to-Fleet/default.aspx | Continued-Growth-for-Amazons-Air-Network-to-Expand-Prime-Fast-Free-Shipping-for-Customers--Adding-Fifteen-Boeing-737-800-Converted-Freighter-Aircraft-to-Fleet | 1,949 | 06/18/2019 08:00:00 | Continued Growth for Amazon's Air Network to Expand Prime Fast, Free Shipping for Customers – Adding Fifteen Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter Aircraft to Fleet | 06/18/2019 | 2019 | Amazon has partnered with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will enter the air network by 2021
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon continues to invest in ways to provide fast, free shipping for customers. Today, at the International Paris Air Show, the company announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft. These fifteen aircraft will be in addition to the five Boeing 737-800's already leased from GECAS and announced earlier this year. The aircraft will fly in the United States out of the more than 20 air gateways in the Amazon Air network.
"These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air, building on the investment in our Prime Free One-Day program," said Dave Clark, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Amazon. "By 2021, Amazon Air will have a portfolio of 70 aircraft flying in our dedicated air network."
"We're delighted to support Amazon Air's dedicated air network," said Richard Greener, GECAS Cargo's Senior Vice President. "The capability of the 737-800 freighter will further Amazon's ability to provide reliable and regional delivery to its customers for years to come."
Amazon Air's operation launched in 2016 supporting package delivery to the rapidly growing number of customers who love fast delivery, affordable prices and vast selection. With advanced algorithms and software used for capacity and route planning, the Amazon Air operation can transport hundreds of thousands of packages per day. Amazon will open new air facilities this year at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Wilmington Air Park, and Chicago Rockford International Airport. The main Air Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will open in 2021. Since its launch, Amazon's air cargo operation has invested millions of dollars and created thousands of new jobs at locations across the U.S.
Amazon has launched several initiatives to ensure fast delivery speeds and supply chain capacity for its customers, including its Delivery Service Partner program, Amazon Flex, the company's mobile application that allows individuals to sign-up, be vetted and begin delivering for Amazon, a dedicated network of over 10,000 trailers to increase trucking capacity and, now, the expanded fleet of cargo aircraft. These efforts join Amazon's robust worldwide network of more than 185 fulfillment centers where the company uses high-end algorithms, robotics, machine learning and other technological innovations to increase delivery speeds for customers. Amazon is now bringing the same technological expertise to efforts in the transportation space to increase shipping capacity for customers.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon has partnered with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will enter the air network by 2021</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 18, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon continues to invest in ways to provide fast, free shipping for customers. Today, at the International Paris Air Show, the company announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft. These fifteen aircraft will be in addition to the five Boeing 737-800's already leased from GECAS and announced earlier this year. The aircraft will fly in the United States out of the more than 20 air gateways in the Amazon Air network.</p><p>"These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air, building on the investment in our Prime Free One-Day program," said Dave Clark, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Amazon. "By 2021, Amazon Air will have a portfolio of 70 aircraft flying in our dedicated air network."</p><p>"We're delighted to support Amazon Air's dedicated air network," said Richard Greener, GECAS Cargo's Senior Vice President. "The capability of the 737-800 freighter will further Amazon's ability to provide reliable and regional delivery to its customers for years to come."</p><p>Amazon Air's operation launched in 2016 supporting package delivery to the rapidly growing number of customers who love fast delivery, affordable prices and vast selection. With advanced algorithms and software used for capacity and route planning, the Amazon Air operation can transport hundreds of thousands of packages per day. Amazon will open new air facilities this year at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Wilmington Air Park, and Chicago Rockford International Airport. The main Air Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will open in 2021. Since its launch, Amazon's air cargo operation has invested millions of dollars and created thousands of new jobs at locations across the U.S.</p><p>Amazon has launched several initiatives to ensure fast delivery speeds and supply chain capacity for its customers, including its Delivery Service Partner program, Amazon Flex, the company's mobile application that allows individuals to sign-up, be vetted and begin delivering for Amazon, a dedicated network of over 10,000 trailers to increase trucking capacity and, now, the expanded fleet of cargo aircraft. These efforts join Amazon's robust worldwide network of more than 185 fulfillment centers where the company uses high-end algorithms, robotics, machine learning and other technological innovations to increase delivery speeds for customers. Amazon is now bringing the same technological expertise to efforts in the transportation space to increase shipping capacity for customers.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190618005400/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Studios Begins Production on Richard Tanne's Chemical Hearts Starring and Executive Produced by Lili Reinhart | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Studios-Begins-Production-on-Richard-Tannes-Chemical-Hearts-Starring-and-Executive-Produced-by-Lili-Reinhart/default.aspx | Amazon-Studios-Begins-Production-on-Richard-Tannes-Chemical-Hearts-Starring-and-Executive-Produced-by-Lili-Reinhart | 1,950 | 06/14/2019 09:45:00 | Amazon Studios Begins Production on Richard Tanne's Chemical Hearts Starring and Executive Produced by Lili Reinhart | 06/14/2019 | 2019 | NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2019-- Amazon Studios announced today that Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) will star in writer/director Richard Tanne's coming-of-age drama and romance film, Chemical Hearts. Based on the beloved novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland,the film is currently shooting in New Jersey. Chemical Hearts is an Amazon Original produced for Amazon Prime Video. Producers are Page Fifty-Four's Alex Saks (The Florida Project, Book Club) and Tanne, and the film is executive produced by Jamin O'Brien (Eighth Grade) and Reinhart, in her first executive producer role.
17-year-old Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a romantic, but the once in a lifetime kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him—at least not yet. Instead, he's been happy to focus all of his attention on finally becoming the editor of his high school newspaper. Then, on the first day of senior year, he meets transfer student Grace Town (Reinhart) and knows everything's about to change.
"We are thrilled to work with this talented team to bring to life a beautiful story of first love and heartbreak," said Julie Rapaport, Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios. "Krystal Sutherland's novel captured the hearts of readers around the world, and we are excited to bring this film to our global Prime Video customers."
Production is working with RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization that focuses on ensuring the accurate portrayal of characters with disabilities in media.
Winner of several Teen Choice awards for her role as Betty Cooper in the hit series Riverdale, Lili Reinhart will next be seen starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in Lorene Scafaria's feature film Hustlers. She recently starred in Melanie Laurent's Galveston opposite Elle Fanning and Ben Foster and Julia Hart's Miss Stevens opposite Lily Rabe and Timothée Chalamet. Reinhart is represented by UTA and Anonymous Content.
Writer/director Richard Tanne's first feature film was the well-received Barack and Michelle Obama first date story, Southside With You, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Miramax and Roadside Attractions. For the film, he was nominated for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award at the Gothams. Tanne is represented by UTA, Artists First, and attorney Debbie Von Arx.
About Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios brings bold and innovative series and films from top tier and up-and-coming creators to customers in over 200 countries and territories. Original productions range from daring and timely subject matter such as Amy Sherman-Palladino's award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselto the action-packed Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and critically hailed Man in the High Castle. In film, Amazon Studios produces and acquires original movies for theatrical release and for streaming exclusively to Amazon Prime members. At the 2017 Academy Awards, Amazon Studios became the first streaming service to win Oscars for Manchester by the Sea(Best Screenplay, Kenneth Lonergan and Best Actor, Casey Affleck) and The Salesman(Best Foreign Film). At the 2019 Oscars, Cold War was nominated for Foreign Language, Director and Cinematography. Upcoming 2019 movie titles include Nisha Ganatra'sLate Night, Paul Downs Colaizzo'sBrittany Runs a Marathon,Scott Z. Burns'The Report,Alma Har'el'sHoney Boy, Tom Harper'sThe Aeronauts, Benedict Andrews'Against All Enemies and more.
About Prime Video
Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of digital videos—all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.
Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals including the Emmy Award-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Hanna, Fleabag, Good Omens, Donald Glover's Guava Island, the Academy Award-winning Manchester by the Sea and The Salesman, Academy Award-nominated The Big Sick and Cold War, and the critically-acclaimed Beautiful Boy, exclusives, live sports and licensed and self-published content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Watch more with Prime Video Channels: Prime members can add 150+ channels in the US like HBO, Cinemax, STARZ, SHOWTIME, CBS All Access — no extra apps to download, and no cable required. Only pay for the ones you want, and cancel anytime. View the full list of channels available at amazon.com/channels.
Rent or Buy: Enjoy hundreds of thousands of titles, including new-release movies and entire seasons of current TV episodes, available for all Amazon customers to rent or buy.
Instant access: Watch where and when you want with the Prime Video app on your smart TV, mobile device, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Apple TV, game consoles, Comcast X1 or from the web. For a complete list of compatible devices, visit amazon.com/howtostream.
Enhanced experiences: Make the most of every viewing with 4K Ultra HD- and High Dynamic Range (HDR)-compatible content. Go behind the scenes of your favorite movies and TV shows with exclusive X-Ray access, powered by IMDb. Save it for later with select mobile downloads for offline viewing.
In addition to access to movies and TV shows included with Prime, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalogue with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more visit: amazon.com/prime.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2019-- Amazon Studios announced today that Lili Reinhart (<em>Riverdale</em>) will star in writer/director Richard Tanne's coming-of-age drama and romance film, <em>Chemical Hearts.</em> Based on the beloved novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland,the film is currently shooting in New Jersey. <em>Chemical Hearts </em>is an Amazon Original produced for Amazon Prime Video. Producers are Page Fifty-Four's Alex Saks (<em>The Florida Project</em>, <em>Book Club</em>) and Tanne, and the film is executive produced by Jamin O'Brien (<em>Eighth Grade</em>) and Reinhart, in her first executive producer role.</p><p>17-year-old Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a romantic, but the once in a lifetime kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him—at least not yet. Instead, he's been happy to focus all of his attention on finally becoming the editor of his high school newspaper. Then, on the first day of senior year, he meets transfer student Grace Town (Reinhart) and knows everything's about to change.</p><p>"We are thrilled to work with this talented team to bring to life a beautiful story of first love and heartbreak," said Julie Rapaport, Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios. "Krystal Sutherland's novel captured the hearts of readers around the world, and we are excited to bring this film to our global Prime Video customers."</p><p>Production is working with RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization that focuses on ensuring the accurate portrayal of characters with disabilities in media.</p><p>Winner of several Teen Choice awards for her role as Betty Cooper in the hit series <em>Riverdale</em>, Lili Reinhart will next be seen starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in Lorene Scafaria's feature film <em>Hustlers</em>. She recently starred in Melanie Laurent's <em>Galveston </em>opposite Elle Fanning and Ben Foster and Julia Hart's <em>Miss Stevens</em> opposite Lily Rabe and Timothée Chalamet. Reinhart is represented by UTA and Anonymous Content.</p><p>Writer/director Richard Tanne's first feature film was the well-received Barack and Michelle Obama first date story, <em>Southside With You</em>, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Miramax and Roadside Attractions. For the film, he was nominated for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award at the Gothams. Tanne is represented by UTA, Artists First, and attorney Debbie Von Arx.</p><p>About Amazon Studios</p><p>Amazon Studios brings bold and innovative series and films from top tier and up-and-coming creators to customers in over 200 countries and territories. Original productions range from daring and timely subject matter such as Amy Sherman-Palladino's award-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>to the action-packed <em>Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan</em> and critically hailed <em>Man in the High Castle</em>. In film, Amazon Studios produces and acquires original movies for theatrical release and for streaming exclusively to Amazon Prime members. At the 2017 Academy Awards, Amazon Studios became the first streaming service to win Oscars for <em>Manchester by the Sea</em>(Best Screenplay, Kenneth Lonergan and Best Actor, Casey Affleck) and <em>The Salesman</em>(Best Foreign Film). At the 2019 Oscars, <em>Cold War</em> was nominated for Foreign Language, Director and Cinematography. Upcoming 2019 movie titles include Nisha Ganatra's<em>Late Night</em>, Paul Downs Colaizzo's<em>Brittany Runs a Marathon</em><em>,</em>Scott Z. Burns'<em>The Report</em>,Alma Har'el's<em>Honey Boy</em>, Tom Harper's<em>The Aeronauts</em>, Benedict Andrews'<em>Against All Enemies</em> and more.</p><p>About Prime Video</p><p>Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of digital videos—all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.</p><ul><li>Included with Prime: Watch thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals including the Emmy Award-winning <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Hanna, Fleabag, Good Omens, </em>Donald Glover's <em>Guava Island</em>, the Academy Award-winning<em> Manchester by the Sea </em>and<em> The Salesman, </em>Academy Award-nominated<em> The Big Sick </em>and<em> Cold War, </em>and the critically-acclaimed <em>Beautiful Boy</em>, exclusives, live sports and licensed and self-published content available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.</li><li>Watch more with Prime Video Channels: Prime members can add 150+ channels in the US like HBO, Cinemax, STARZ, SHOWTIME, CBS All Access — no extra apps to download, and no cable required. Only pay for the ones you want, and cancel anytime. View the full list of channels available at amazon.com/channels.</li><li>Rent or Buy: Enjoy hundreds of thousands of titles, including new-release movies and entire seasons of current TV episodes, available for all Amazon customers to rent or buy.</li><li>Instant access: Watch where and when you want with the Prime Video app on your smart TV, mobile device, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Apple TV, game consoles, Comcast X1 or from the web. For a complete list of compatible devices, visit amazon.com/howtostream.</li><li>Enhanced experiences: Make the most of every viewing with 4K Ultra HD- and High Dynamic Range (HDR)-compatible content. Go behind the scenes of your favorite movies and TV shows with exclusive X-Ray access, powered by IMDb. Save it for later with select mobile downloads for offline viewing.</li></ul><p>In addition to access to movies and TV shows included with Prime, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalogue with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more visit: amazon.com/prime.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190614005263/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon Studios</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces Latest Effort to Fight Homelessness—$8 Million Donation to Housing and Homeless Nonprofits in HQ Regions and Company Match For Employee Contributions | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Latest-Effort-to-Fight-Homelessness8-Million-Donation-to-Housing-and-Homeless-Nonprofits-in-HQ-Regions-and-Company-Match-For-Employee-Contributions/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Latest-Effort-to-Fight-Homelessness8-Million-Donation-to-Housing-and-Homeless-Nonprofits-in-HQ-Regions-and-Company-Match-For-Employee-Contributions | 1,951 | 06/11/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Announces Latest Effort to Fight Homelessness—$8 Million Donation to Housing and Homeless Nonprofits in HQ Regions and Company Match For Employee Contributions | 06/11/2019 | 2019 | Plymouth Housing will receive $5 million to provide permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness in Seattle; $3 million will go to the Arlington Community Foundation to increase access to affordable housing for low-income families and veterans
The gift will help create additional housing units and support services in both regions for thousands of community members
Beginning today, Amazon will also match employee contributions to select charities addressing housing and homelessness in its HQ regions
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 11, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Since 2016, Amazon has made in-kind and cash donations to its Seattle nonprofit partners Mary's Place and FareStart, including a first-of-its-kind family shelter within an Amazon building for Mary's Place and classroom and restaurant space for FareStart's job training program for people experiencing homelessness or living in poverty. The collective value of these donations, including annual rent, is more than $130 million, with Mary's Place alone receiving $100 million in in-kind and cash donations over the next 10 years.
Today, Amazon announced an initial $8 million total donation to Plymouth Housing and the Arlington Community Foundation, based in the company's two headquarters regions – Seattle and Arlington, VA. The gifts will support both nonprofits in their missions to improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable residents by increasing access to additional housing units for families, veterans, and single adults experiencing chronic homelessness or in need of affordable housing. In addition to these initial gifts – $5 million to Plymouth Housing and $3 million to the Arlington Community Foundation – the company will match employee donations through September 30, 2019 to select charities that address housing and homelessness in both regions.
"As the city of Seattle continues to look for solutions to homelessness, this generous donation from Amazon will help us meet the immediate needs of thousands of people in the coming years," said Paul Lambros, CEO of Plymouth Housing. "Chronic homelessness is a disabling condition and a complex issue requiring the attention and support of the whole community. We're very grateful to Amazon for continuing to step up in addressing this pressing need."
"Since 2000, Arlington County has lost nearly 90% of its market affordable housing stock. Amazon's donation is a significant investment in our community and will support critical issues like housing affordability that are important to Northern Virginians," said Jennifer Owens, President and CEO, Arlington Community Foundation. "Our veterans and working families deserve an appropriate standard of living that is healthy, safe, and makes for a vibrant community. This gift is a great contribution toward that cause."
"Homelessness and affordable housing are real concerns in Seattle and the Washington, DC region – as neighbors in both, we made these donations to Plymouth Housing and the Arlington Community Foundation because of their work and progress on housing stability and helping families improve their quality of life," said Jay Carney, SVP, Global Corporate Affairs at Amazon. "We believe this gift can help offer additional housing and support services for our neighbors in need. In addition, together with our employees, we will donate to nonprofits located in Washington State, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, whose missions support affordable housing and people experiencing homelessness."
Beginning today, Amazon also launched an employee match campaign to encourage employees to donate to 20 select nonprofits addressing housing and homelessness in the company's two headquarter regions. Amazon will match the donation one-for-one, up to $5 million, through September 30. The select nonprofits include:
Accelerator YMCA
El Centro de la Raza
AHC Inc.
Facets
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
FareStart
A-SPAN
Friendship Place
Bellwether Housing
Hopelink
Carpenter's Shelter
Mary's Place
Community Lodgings
Plymouth Housing
Compass Housing Alliance
Wellspring Family Services
Cornerstones
Wesley Housing Development Corporation
Doorways
YouthCare
Plymouth Housing provides permanent housing to single men and women experiencing chronic homelessness, those sleeping on the streets and in cars while dealing with significant physical or behavioral health conditions. Amazon's $5 million donation to Plymouth Housing will help provide significant support to the organization, which pairs permanent homes with services to address physical disabilities, mental health, or chemical dependency, helping prevent residents from experiencing homelessness again. Plymouth serves over 1,000 formerly homeless Seattle residents each year in 14 local apartment buildings.
The Arlington Community Foundation was established in 1991 to serve as a permanent community endowment built by the gifts and charitable legacies of individuals, families, and businesses for the betterment of Arlington County. As a grant maker, convener, and sponsor of special initiatives, the Community Foundation strives to strengthen local nonprofits, encourage better understanding of the needs of Arlingtonians, address the most critical issues of our time, and to ensure that our community provides opportunity for everyone. Its focus areas include homelessness prevention, education, arts, youth, and families in need.
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Plymouth Housing will receive $5 million to provide permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness in Seattle; $3 million will go to the Arlington Community Foundation to increase access to affordable housing for low-income families and veterans</em></p><p><em>The gift will help create additional housing units and support services in both regions for thousands of community members</em></p><p><em>Beginning today, Amazon will also match employee contributions to select charities addressing housing and homelessness in its HQ regions</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 11, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Since 2016, Amazon has made in-kind and cash donations to its Seattle nonprofit partners Mary's Place and FareStart, including a first-of-its-kind family shelter within an Amazon building for Mary's Place and classroom and restaurant space for FareStart's job training program for people experiencing homelessness or living in poverty. The collective value of these donations, including annual rent, is more than $130 million, with Mary's Place alone receiving $100 million in in-kind and cash donations over the next 10 years.</p><p>Today, Amazon announced an initial $8 million total donation to Plymouth Housing and the Arlington Community Foundation, based in the company's two headquarters regions – Seattle and Arlington, VA. The gifts will support both nonprofits in their missions to improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable residents by increasing access to additional housing units for families, veterans, and single adults experiencing chronic homelessness or in need of affordable housing. In addition to these initial gifts – $5 million to Plymouth Housing and $3 million to the Arlington Community Foundation – the company will match employee donations through September 30, 2019 to select charities that address housing and homelessness in both regions.</p><p>"As the city of Seattle continues to look for solutions to homelessness, this generous donation from Amazon will help us meet the immediate needs of thousands of people in the coming years," said Paul Lambros, CEO of Plymouth Housing. "Chronic homelessness is a disabling condition and a complex issue requiring the attention and support of the whole community. We're very grateful to Amazon for continuing to step up in addressing this pressing need."</p><p>"Since 2000, Arlington County has lost nearly 90% of its market affordable housing stock. Amazon's donation is a significant investment in our community and will support critical issues like housing affordability that are important to Northern Virginians," said Jennifer Owens, President and CEO, Arlington Community Foundation. "Our veterans and working families deserve an appropriate standard of living that is healthy, safe, and makes for a vibrant community. This gift is a great contribution toward that cause."</p><p>"Homelessness and affordable housing are real concerns in Seattle and the Washington, DC region – as neighbors in both, we made these donations to Plymouth Housing and the Arlington Community Foundation because of their work and progress on housing stability and helping families improve their quality of life," said Jay Carney, SVP, Global Corporate Affairs at Amazon. "We believe this gift can help offer additional housing and support services for our neighbors in need. In addition, together with our employees, we will donate to nonprofits located in Washington State, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, whose missions support affordable housing and people experiencing homelessness."</p><p>Beginning today, Amazon also launched an employee match campaign to encourage employees to donate to 20 select nonprofits addressing housing and homelessness in the company's two headquarter regions. Amazon will match the donation one-for-one, up to $5 million, through September 30. The select nonprofits include:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li>Accelerator YMCA</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>El Centro de la Raza</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>AHC Inc.</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Facets</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>FareStart</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>A-SPAN</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Friendship Place</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Bellwether Housing</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Hopelink</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Carpenter's Shelter</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Mary's Place</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Community Lodgings</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Plymouth Housing</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Compass Housing Alliance</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Wellspring Family Services</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Cornerstones</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Wesley Housing Development Corporation</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Doorways</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>YouthCare</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Plymouth Housing provides permanent housing to single men and women experiencing chronic homelessness, those sleeping on the streets and in cars while dealing with significant physical or behavioral health conditions. Amazon's $5 million donation to Plymouth Housing will help provide significant support to the organization, which pairs permanent homes with services to address physical disabilities, mental health, or chemical dependency, helping prevent residents from experiencing homelessness again. Plymouth serves over 1,000 formerly homeless Seattle residents each year in 14 local apartment buildings.</p><p>The Arlington Community Foundation was established in 1991 to serve as a permanent community endowment built by the gifts and charitable legacies of individuals, families, and businesses for the betterment of Arlington County. As a grant maker, convener, and sponsor of special initiatives, the Community Foundation strives to strengthen local nonprofits, encourage better understanding of the needs of Arlingtonians, address the most critical issues of our time, and to ensure that our community provides opportunity for everyone. Its focus areas include homelessness prevention, education, arts, youth, and families in need.</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190611005363/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Prime Launches in the UAE | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Prime-Launches-in-the-UAE/default.aspx | Amazon-Prime-Launches-in-the-UAE | 1,952 | 06/11/2019 08:00:00 | Amazon Prime Launches in the UAE | 06/11/2019 | 2019 | Prime members in the United Arab Emirates will enjoy free delivery on millions of local and international items, unlimited access to Prime Video, Twitch Prime, and new and exclusive member deals.
Members will also have exclusive access to deals on Prime Day, Amazon's global deal-shopping event.
Customers can join Prime for a monthly price of AED 16 or annual price of AED 140. For a limited period, they can enjoy an introductory price of AED 12 per month. All customers can also try Prime free of charge for 30 days.
DUBAI – June 11, 2019 – Following the launch of Amazon.ae on May 1st, Amazon today announced the launch of Amazon Prime in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Prime is Amazon's premium membership program enjoyed by more than 100 million paid members in 17 countries, offering an unparalleled combination of shopping and entertainment benefits tailored to each country. Everyone can try Prime and enjoy all of the benefits by signing up for a 30-day free trial at www.amazon.ae/prime.
Prime members in the UAE will receive free delivery on millions of local and international items, access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime Video, video game benefits with Twitch Prime, exclusive Prime member deals and more. Customers can join Prime for AED 16 per month, or alternatively they can save by joining for an AED 140 annual payment. Further, until 31 October 2019, monthly customers can enjoy an introductory promotional price of AED 12 per month. All customers can try Prime free of charge with a no obligation 30-day trial.
"We are excited to provide UAE customers fast, free delivery on products from Amazon UAE and free international delivery on products from Amazon U.S.," says Jamil Ghani, Vice President, Prime and Marketing International, Amazon. "Prime is designed to make the lives of members better every day. It's only Day 1 so we will continue to make the program better through adding even more products and benefits to keep delighting customers in the UAE."
Prime members will enjoy free next day delivery across the UAE with no minimum purchase on Amazon's ever-growing range of hundreds of thousands of products. In addition, nearly 90% of the population will benefit from a 50% discount on Same Day delivery for hundreds of thousands of products in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al-Ain and Ajman. Domestic Prime-eligible products will come from 30 categories, including fashion, electronics, books, toys, consumables, and beauty. Prime delivery benefits cover favorite brands such as Nike, Pampers, Maybelline New York, Calvin Klein, Canon, Yamaha, Fine, Gillette, Black & Decker, Samsung, Guess, Bosch, HP, Philips, Friskies, Lego, Sony and Casio.
Prime members will also enjoy free delivery in 6 to 9 business days for international orders over AED 100 on 5 million Prime eligible products shipped from Amazon US. This includes popular brands like Diesel, Ray-Ban, Ted Baker, Clarks, Timberland, U.S. Polo Assn, Crocs, Invicta, Sandisk, Samsonite, and Philips.
"We are thrilled to bring Prime to the UAE just one month after the launch of Amazon.ae," said Ronaldo Mouchawar, Vice President of Amazon MENA. "We are working hard every day to expand our product range, give customers even greater value, and continually improve the shopping experience here in the UAE. With the addition of Prime, customers can now enjoy the most convenient way to shop, access unlimited and award-winning entertainment, and shop exclusive deals on Prime Day."
Along with free delivery on millions of local and international products, Prime gives UAE members access to a constantly expanding suite of benefits at no extra cost including:
Amazon Prime Video: Members can stream or download popular and award-winning Amazon Originals like The Grand Tour, and All or Nothing: Manchester City, in addition to several Indian hit shows like Mirzapur and Breathe, and more. Prime members can watch anytime, anywhere via the Prime Video app on Android and iOS phones and tablets, select Smart TVs, game consoles, Fire TV stick, Apple TV 3 or 4.
Twitch Prime: Members enjoy access to in-game loot for some of the world's biggest games, free games, a free monthly Twitch channel subscription, an expanded set of chat emotes and colors, an exclusive chat badge, and more.
Exclusive Deals: Members will have exclusive access to special deals from UAE's and the world's most popular brands. Members in UAE will also now have access to shop on Prime Day, Amazon's global shopping event exclusively for Prime members.
To sign up for a free 30-day trial and to learn more, customers can visit amazon.ae/prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including shopping and entertainment. In the UAE, that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, video game benefits with Twitch Prime, and more. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping and members in the UAE receive FREE delivery on millions of local and international items, early access to select Lightning Deals, and exclusive access to shop deals on Prime Day. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at Amazon.ae/Prime | <p><em>Prime members in the United Arab Emirates will enjoy free delivery on millions of local and international items, unlimited access to Prime Video, Twitch Prime, and new and exclusive member deals. </em></p><p><em>Members will also have exclusive access to deals on Prime Day, Amazon's global deal-shopping event.</em></p><p><em>Customers can join Prime for a monthly price of AED 16 or annual price of AED 140. For a limited period, they can enjoy an introductory price of AED 12 per month. All customers can also try Prime free of charge for 30 days. </em></p><p>DUBAI – June 11, 2019 – Following the launch of Amazon.ae on May 1st, Amazon today announced the launch of Amazon Prime in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Prime is Amazon's premium membership program enjoyed by more than 100 million paid members in 17 countries, offering an unparalleled combination of shopping and entertainment benefits tailored to each country. Everyone can try Prime and enjoy all of the benefits by signing up for a 30-day free trial at www.amazon.ae/prime. </p><p>Prime members in the UAE will receive free delivery on millions of local and international items, access to exclusive and award-winning Amazon Original series and other popular movies and TV shows with Prime Video, video game benefits with Twitch Prime, exclusive Prime member deals and more. Customers can join Prime for AED 16 per month, or alternatively they can save by joining for an AED 140 annual payment. Further, until 31 October 2019, monthly customers can enjoy an introductory promotional price of AED 12 per month. All customers can try Prime free of charge with a no obligation 30-day trial.</p><p>"We are excited to provide UAE customers fast, free delivery on products from Amazon UAE and free international delivery on products from Amazon U.S.," says Jamil Ghani, Vice President, Prime and Marketing International, Amazon. "Prime is designed to make the lives of members better every day. It's only Day 1 so we will continue to make the program better through adding even more products and benefits to keep delighting customers in the UAE."</p><p>Prime members will enjoy free next day delivery across the UAE with no minimum purchase on Amazon's ever-growing range of hundreds of thousands of products. In addition, nearly 90% of the population will benefit from a 50% discount on Same Day delivery for hundreds of thousands of products in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al-Ain and Ajman. Domestic Prime-eligible products will come from 30 categories, including fashion, electronics, books, toys, consumables, and beauty. Prime delivery benefits cover favorite brands such as Nike, Pampers, Maybelline New York, Calvin Klein, Canon, Yamaha, Fine, Gillette, Black & Decker, Samsung, Guess, Bosch, HP, Philips, Friskies, Lego, Sony and Casio.</p><p>Prime members will also enjoy free delivery in 6 to 9 business days for international orders over AED 100 on 5 million Prime eligible products shipped from Amazon US. This includes popular brands like Diesel, Ray-Ban, Ted Baker, Clarks, Timberland, U.S. Polo Assn, Crocs, Invicta, Sandisk, Samsonite, and Philips.</p><p>"We are thrilled to bring Prime to the UAE just one month after the launch of Amazon.ae," said Ronaldo Mouchawar, Vice President of Amazon MENA. "We are working hard every day to expand our product range, give customers even greater value, and continually improve the shopping experience here in the UAE. With the addition of Prime, customers can now enjoy the most convenient way to shop, access unlimited and award-winning entertainment, and shop exclusive deals on Prime Day." </p><p>Along with free delivery on millions of local and international products, Prime gives UAE members access to a constantly expanding suite of benefits at no extra cost including:</p><ul><li>Amazon Prime Video: Members can stream or download popular and award-winning Amazon Originals like <em>The Grand Tour</em>, and <em>All or Nothing: Manchester City</em>, in addition to several Indian hit shows like <em>Mirzapur</em> and <em>Breathe</em>, and more. Prime members can watch anytime, anywhere via the Prime Video app on Android and iOS phones and tablets, select Smart TVs, game consoles, Fire TV stick, Apple TV 3 or 4.</li><li>Twitch Prime: Members enjoy access to in-game loot for some of the world's biggest games, free games, a free monthly Twitch channel subscription, an expanded set of chat emotes and colors, an exclusive chat badge, and more. </li><li>Exclusive Deals: Members will have exclusive access to special deals from UAE's and the world's most popular brands. Members in UAE will also now have access to shop on Prime Day, Amazon's global shopping event exclusively for Prime members. </li></ul><p>To sign up for a free 30-day trial and to learn more, customers can visit amazon.ae/prime</p><p>Prime was designed to make your life better every day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including shopping and entertainment. In the UAE, that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, video game benefits with Twitch Prime, and more. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping and members in the UAE receive FREE delivery on millions of local and international items, early access to select Lightning Deals, and exclusive access to shop deals on Prime Day. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at Amazon.ae/Prime</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Personalize | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Personalize/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Personalize | 1,953 | 06/10/2019 18:07:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Personalize | 06/10/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Personalize enables developers to build applications with the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com for real-time personalized recommendations – with no machine learning expertise required
Yamaha, Subway, and Zola among customers using Amazon Personalize
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 10, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Personalize, bringing the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com to AWS customers for use in their applications – with no machine learning experience required. Amazon Personalize makes it easy to develop applications with a wide array of personalization use cases, including specific product recommendations, individualized search results, and customized direct marketing. Amazon Personalize is a fully managed service that trains, tunes, and deploys custom, private machine learning models. Amazon Personalize provisions the necessary infrastructure and manages the entire machine learning pipeline, including processing the data, identifying features, selecting algorithms, and training, optimizing, and hosting the results. Customers receive results via an Application Programming Interface (API) and only pay for what they use, with no minimum fees or upfront commitments. To get started with Amazon Personalize, visit https://aws.amazon.com/personalize/
Amazon has pioneered the use of machine learning for recommendation and personalization for more than 20 years. During that time, customers have asked for access to these capabilities so they could enjoy similar benefits when running their businesses. However, the technology can be challenging to deliver effectively across a variety of use cases because there isn't a single, master personalization algorithm. Each use case – videos, music, products, or news articles – has its own specificities, which requires a unique mix of data, algorithms, and optimizations to create a result. Today's general availability of Amazon Personalize provides a major step toward putting the power of Amazon's experience in machine learning into the hands of everyday application developers and data scientists at businesses of all sizes across all industries. Amazon Personalize reduces the time to build a custom model from months to days. When using Amazon Personalize, customers provide the service an activity stream from an application (e.g. page views, signups, or purchases) along with an inventory of the items to recommend (e.g. music, videos, products, or news articles), and receive recommendations via an API. Amazon Personalize does this by processing and examining the data, identifying what is meaningful, selecting from multiple advanced algorithms built and refined over years for Amazon's retail business, and training and optimizing a personalization model customized to the data. During the whole time, all of the data is kept completely private, owned entirely by the customer.
"We are excited to share with AWS customers the expertise we've developed during two decades of using machine learning to deliver great experiences on Amazon.com," said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President of Machine Learning, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Customers have been asking for Amazon Personalize, and we are eager to see how they implement these services to delight their own end users. And the best part is that these artificial intelligence services, like Amazon Personalize, do not require any machine learning experience to immediately train, tune, and deploy models to meet their business demands."
Amazon Personalize is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Singapore) and EU (Ireland) with additional regions coming soon.
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) offers a large assortment of high-quality musical instruments and audio products to U.S. customers. Their products include Keyboard, Guitar, Winds and Strings, Percussion, Professional Audio and Consumer Audio. "Amazon Personalize saves us up to 60% of the time needed to set up and tune the infrastructure and algorithms for our machine learning models when compared to building and configuring the environment on our own. It is ideal for both small developer teams who are trying to build the case for ML and large teams who are trying to iterate rapidly at reasonable cost. Even better, we expect Amazon Personalize to be more accurate than other recommender systems, allowing us to delight our customers with highly personalized product suggestions during their shopping experience, which we believe will increase our average order value and the total number of orders," said Ishwar Bharbhari, Director of Information Technology, Yamaha Corporation of America.
The Subway restaurant chain offers guests in over 100 countries quality ingredients and flavor combinations with nearly 7 million made-to-order sandwiches created daily. "At Subway, guest experience matters," said Neville Hamilton, Interim Chief Information Officer at Subway. "Using Amazon Personalize, we can quickly deliver personalized recommendations for our endless varieties of ingredients and flavors to fit the unique lifestyles of our busy guests. Amazon Personalize lets our team use simple API calls to curate recommendations without requiring machine learning expertise. We are looking forward to continuing to work with Amazon Personalize to provide the best experience to our guests who want to eat fresh. We have already successfully tested using Amazon Personalize to provide recommendations to guests making orders from our app, and are excited to expand into personalized app notifications in the near future."
Zola is the fastest-growing wedding company in the country using design and technology to create the easiest wedding planning and registry experience for couples. "At Zola, we develop innovative wedding planning tools. We want to be there along the entire wedding journey and provide the best possible recommendations to our customers based on their style, interests, or preferences. Until now, those recommendations have been implemented via rule-based ranking, popularity, or more recently, via a similarity model calculated internally. These methods were difficult to maintain and scale. Amazon Personalize provides us with state-of-the-art algorithms and an end-to-end personalization solution that enables us to provide recommendations and personalized content in real time. Being a small team, using Amazon Personalize will allow us to quickly deliver capabilities that would have otherwise taken a much larger team and several months development time," said Stephane Bailliez, Vice President of Engineering at Zola.
Segment provides customer data infrastructure allowing companies to collect, unify, and connect their first-party customer data to over 200 marketing, analytics, and data warehousing tools with just a flip of a switch. "Today's consumers expect real-time personalization and recommendations, yet the reality for most companies is that the amount of engineering required makes that experience very hard to create, let alone deliver," said Tom Pinckney, Head of Partnerships at Segment. "Amazon Personalize brings Amazon's world-class machine learning technology to every company. By combining it with Segment's Customer Data Infrastructure, our customers can deliver these highly individualized recommendations at scale and in real time. We have been impressed and plan to extend its functionality for Segment with further integration in the future." | <p><em>Amazon Personalize enables developers to build applications with the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com for real-time personalized recommendations – with no machine learning expertise required</em></p><p><em>Yamaha, Subway, and Zola among customers using Amazon Personalize</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 10, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Personalize, bringing the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com to AWS customers for use in their applications – with no machine learning experience required. Amazon Personalize makes it easy to develop applications with a wide array of personalization use cases, including specific product recommendations, individualized search results, and customized direct marketing. Amazon Personalize is a fully managed service that trains, tunes, and deploys custom, private machine learning models. Amazon Personalize provisions the necessary infrastructure and manages the entire machine learning pipeline, including processing the data, identifying features, selecting algorithms, and training, optimizing, and hosting the results. Customers receive results via an Application Programming Interface (API) and only pay for what they use, with no minimum fees or upfront commitments. To get started with Amazon Personalize, visit https://aws.amazon.com/personalize/</p><p>Amazon has pioneered the use of machine learning for recommendation and personalization for more than 20 years. During that time, customers have asked for access to these capabilities so they could enjoy similar benefits when running their businesses. However, the technology can be challenging to deliver effectively across a variety of use cases because there isn't a single, master personalization algorithm. Each use case – videos, music, products, or news articles – has its own specificities, which requires a unique mix of data, algorithms, and optimizations to create a result. Today's general availability of Amazon Personalize provides a major step toward putting the power of Amazon's experience in machine learning into the hands of everyday application developers and data scientists at businesses of all sizes across all industries. Amazon Personalize reduces the time to build a custom model from months to days. When using Amazon Personalize, customers provide the service an activity stream from an application (e.g. page views, signups, or purchases) along with an inventory of the items to recommend (e.g. music, videos, products, or news articles), and receive recommendations via an API. Amazon Personalize does this by processing and examining the data, identifying what is meaningful, selecting from multiple advanced algorithms built and refined over years for Amazon's retail business, and training and optimizing a personalization model customized to the data. During the whole time, all of the data is kept completely private, owned entirely by the customer.</p><p>"We are excited to share with AWS customers the expertise we've developed during two decades of using machine learning to deliver great experiences on Amazon.com," said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President of Machine Learning, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Customers have been asking for Amazon Personalize, and we are eager to see how they implement these services to delight their own end users. And the best part is that these artificial intelligence services, like Amazon Personalize, do not require any machine learning experience to immediately train, tune, and deploy models to meet their business demands."</p><p>Amazon Personalize is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Singapore) and EU (Ireland) with additional regions coming soon.</p><p>Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) offers a large assortment of high-quality musical instruments and audio products to U.S. customers. Their products include Keyboard, Guitar, Winds and Strings, Percussion, Professional Audio and Consumer Audio. "Amazon Personalize saves us up to 60% of the time needed to set up and tune the infrastructure and algorithms for our machine learning models when compared to building and configuring the environment on our own. It is ideal for both small developer teams who are trying to build the case for ML and large teams who are trying to iterate rapidly at reasonable cost. Even better, we expect Amazon Personalize to be more accurate than other recommender systems, allowing us to delight our customers with highly personalized product suggestions during their shopping experience, which we believe will increase our average order value and the total number of orders," said Ishwar Bharbhari, Director of Information Technology, Yamaha Corporation of America.</p><p>The Subway restaurant chain offers guests in over 100 countries quality ingredients and flavor combinations with nearly 7 million made-to-order sandwiches created daily. "At Subway, guest experience matters," said Neville Hamilton, Interim Chief Information Officer at Subway. "Using Amazon Personalize, we can quickly deliver personalized recommendations for our endless varieties of ingredients and flavors to fit the unique lifestyles of our busy guests. Amazon Personalize lets our team use simple API calls to curate recommendations without requiring machine learning expertise. We are looking forward to continuing to work with Amazon Personalize to provide the best experience to our guests who want to eat fresh. We have already successfully tested using Amazon Personalize to provide recommendations to guests making orders from our app, and are excited to expand into personalized app notifications in the near future."</p><p>Zola is the fastest-growing wedding company in the country using design and technology to create the easiest wedding planning and registry experience for couples. "At Zola, we develop innovative wedding planning tools. We want to be there along the entire wedding journey and provide the best possible recommendations to our customers based on their style, interests, or preferences. Until now, those recommendations have been implemented via rule-based ranking, popularity, or more recently, via a similarity model calculated internally. These methods were difficult to maintain and scale. Amazon Personalize provides us with state-of-the-art algorithms and an end-to-end personalization solution that enables us to provide recommendations and personalized content in real time. Being a small team, using Amazon Personalize will allow us to quickly deliver capabilities that would have otherwise taken a much larger team and several months development time," said Stephane Bailliez, Vice President of Engineering at Zola.</p><p>Segment provides customer data infrastructure allowing companies to collect, unify, and connect their first-party customer data to over 200 marketing, analytics, and data warehousing tools with just a flip of a switch. "Today's consumers expect real-time personalization and recommendations, yet the reality for most companies is that the amount of engineering required makes that experience very hard to create, let alone deliver," said Tom Pinckney, Head of Partnerships at Segment. "Amazon Personalize brings Amazon's world-class machine learning technology to every company. By combining it with Segment's Customer Data Infrastructure, our customers can deliver these highly individualized recommendations at scale and in real time. We have been impressed and plan to extend its functionality for Segment with further integration in the future."</p> |
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NASCAR Selects AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Computing, Cloud Machine Learning, and Cloud Artificial Intelligence Provider | /news/news-details/2019/NASCAR-Selects-AWS-as-Its-Preferred-Cloud-Computing-Cloud-Machine-Learning-and-Cloud-Artificial-Intelligence-Provider/default.aspx | NASCAR-Selects-AWS-as-Its-Preferred-Cloud-Computing-Cloud-Machine-Learning-and-Cloud-Artificial-Intelligence-Provider | 1,954 | 06/04/2019 09:00:00 | NASCAR Selects AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Computing, Cloud Machine Learning, and Cloud Artificial Intelligence Provider | 06/04/2019 | 2019 | NASCAR enhances the fan experience, accelerates artificial intelligence efforts, and improves operational efficiencies by leveraging the cloud
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 4, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has chosen AWS as its standard for cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads. NASCAR will use the breadth and depth of AWS technologies to build cloud-based services and automate processes, including a new video series on NASCAR.com called This Moment in NASCAR History powered by AWS. The video series will debut heading into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ race at Michigan International Speedway, sharing the greatest historical moments in NASCAR racing with viewers. NASCAR is migrating its 18-petabyte video archive to AWS, and will leverage Amazon Rekognition—an AWS service that adds intelligent image and video analysis to applications—to automatically tag specific video frames with metadata, such as driver, car, race, lap, time, and sponsors so they can easily search those tags to surface the most iconic moments from past races. By using AWS's services, NASCAR expects to save thousands of hours of manual search time each year, and will be able to easily surface flashbacks like Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s 1987 "Pass in the Grass" or Denny Hamlin's 2016 Daytona 500 photo finish, and quickly deliver these to fans via video clips on NASCAR.com and social media channels.
NASCAR will leverage AWS services to enhance its full range of media assets including websites, mobile applications, and social properties for its 80 million fans worldwide. NASCAR plans to use Amazon SageMaker to train deep learning models against 70 years of historical footage to enhance metadata and video analytics. With Amazon Transcribe, an automatic speech recognition (ASR) service, NASCAR will be able to caption and time stamp every word of speech within archived videos so that NASCAR video producers can easily locate source footage via text searches. In addition, NASCAR will use AWS Media Services, including AWS Elemental MediaLive and AWS Elemental MediaStore, to support NASCAR Drive, which puts fans in the driver's seat using in-car cameras, live audio, and live leaderboards. These AWS Media Services enable NASCAR to process, package, and store broadcast video content, including live races, for delivery to broadcast and industry partners.
"Speed and efficiency are key in racing and business which is why we chose AWS—the cloud with unmatched performance, the most comprehensive set of services, and the fastest pace of innovation—to accelerate our migration to the cloud," said Craig Neeb, Executive Vice President of Innovation and Development, NASCAR. "Leveraging AWS to power our new video series gives our highly engaged fans a historical look at our sport while providing a sneak peek at the initial results of this exciting collaboration."
"Amazon's 20 years of machine learning experience, along with our broad analytics and machine learning capabilities, make us the best choice for organizations who want to use machine learning to gain insights into their data and establish new levels of engagement with their customers," said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. "NASCAR is utilizing cloud technology to enhance the way people experience the sport and deliver even more impactful content to fans. AWS's unmatched portfolio of cloud services gives NASCAR the most flexible and powerful tools to bring new elements of the sport to live broadcasts of races." | <p><em>NASCAR enhances the fan experience, accelerates artificial intelligence efforts, and improves operational efficiencies by leveraging the cloud</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 4, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has chosen AWS as its standard for cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads. NASCAR will use the breadth and depth of AWS technologies to build cloud-based services and automate processes, including a new video series on NASCAR.com called <em>This Moment in NASCAR History</em> powered by AWS. The video series will debut heading into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ race at Michigan International Speedway, sharing the greatest historical moments in NASCAR racing with viewers. NASCAR is migrating its 18-petabyte video archive to AWS, and will leverage Amazon Rekognition—an AWS service that adds intelligent image and video analysis to applications—to automatically tag specific video frames with metadata, such as driver, car, race, lap, time, and sponsors so they can easily search those tags to surface the most iconic moments from past races. By using AWS's services, NASCAR expects to save thousands of hours of manual search time each year, and will be able to easily surface flashbacks like Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s 1987 "Pass in the Grass" or Denny Hamlin's 2016 Daytona 500 photo finish, and quickly deliver these to fans via video clips on NASCAR.com and social media channels.</p><p>NASCAR will leverage AWS services to enhance its full range of media assets including websites, mobile applications, and social properties for its 80 million fans worldwide. NASCAR plans to use Amazon SageMaker to train deep learning models against 70 years of historical footage to enhance metadata and video analytics. With Amazon Transcribe, an automatic speech recognition (ASR) service, NASCAR will be able to caption and time stamp every word of speech within archived videos so that NASCAR video producers can easily locate source footage via text searches. In addition, NASCAR will use AWS Media Services, including AWS Elemental MediaLive and AWS Elemental MediaStore, to support NASCAR Drive, which puts fans in the driver's seat using in-car cameras, live audio, and live leaderboards. These AWS Media Services enable NASCAR to process, package, and store broadcast video content, including live races, for delivery to broadcast and industry partners.</p><p>"Speed and efficiency are key in racing and business which is why we chose AWS—the cloud with unmatched performance, the most comprehensive set of services, and the fastest pace of innovation—to accelerate our migration to the cloud," said Craig Neeb, Executive Vice President of Innovation and Development, NASCAR. "Leveraging AWS to power our new video series gives our highly engaged fans a historical look at our sport while providing a sneak peek at the initial results of this exciting collaboration."</p><p>"Amazon's 20 years of machine learning experience, along with our broad analytics and machine learning capabilities, make us the best choice for organizations who want to use machine learning to gain insights into their data and establish new levels of engagement with their customers," said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. "NASCAR is utilizing cloud technology to enhance the way people experience the sport and deliver even more impactful content to fans. AWS's unmatched portfolio of cloud services gives NASCAR the most flexible and powerful tools to bring new elements of the sport to live broadcasts of races."</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Managed-Streaming-for-Apache-Kafka-Amazon-MSK/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Managed-Streaming-for-Apache-Kafka-Amazon-MSK | 1,955 | 05/30/2019 17:54:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) | 05/30/2019 | 2019 | Amazon MSK provides a fully managed, highly available, secure, and compatible service for Apache Kafka
Vonage, Secureworks, Poshmark, Nutmeg, and Compass are among customers and partners using Amazon MSK
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon MSK, a fully managed service for Apache Kafka that makes it easy for developers to build and run highly available, secure, and scalable applications based on Apache Kafka without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. Amazon MSK is fully compatible with Apache Kafka, enabling customers to easily migrate their on-premises or Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) clusters to Amazon MSK with no code changes. There are no commitments or upfront investment required to run Amazon MSK, and customers only pay for the capacity they use. To get started with Amazon MSK visit https://aws.amazon.com/msk.
Customers use Apache Kafka to capture and analyze real-time data streams from a range of sources, including IoT devices, website clickstreams, financial systems, and database logs. While many customers chose to self-manage their Apache Kafka clusters, they often spend a lot of time and expense securing, scaling, patching, and ensuring high availability for Apache Kafka and Apache ZooKeeper clusters, which Apache Kafka depends on for resource management. Amazon MSK gives customers all of the attributes of Apache Kafka combined with the availability, security, and scalability of AWS. With just a few clicks, customers can create Apache Kafka clusters designed for high availability that span multiple Availability Zones (AZs). Amazon MSK continuously monitors underlying server health, automatically replacing servers when they fail and patching servers in need of updates. Amazon MSK also runs highly available Apache ZooKeeper nodes at no additional cost. Amazon MSK provides multiple levels of security for Apache Kafka clusters, including VPC network isolation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for AWS Application Programming Interface (API) authorization, encryption at rest, encryption in-transit, TLS based certificate authentication, and authorization using Apache Kafka access control lists (ACLs). Customers can easily scale out cluster storage with a few clicks in the AWS management console to meet changes in demand. Amazon MSK is fully compatible with Apache Kafka, allowing customers to continue to run applications built on Apache Kafka, use Apache Kafka compatible tools and frameworks, and take advantage of new Apache Kafka innovations, without having to change their code.
"Customers who are running Apache Kafka have told us they want to spend less time managing infrastructure and more time building applications based on real-time streaming data," said Rajesh Sheth, General Manager of Amazon MSK, AWS. "Amazon MSK gives these customers the ability to run Apache Kafka without having to worry about managing the underlying hardware, and it gives them an easy way to integrate their Apache Kafka applications with other AWS services. With Amazon MSK, customers can stand up Apache Kafka clusters in minutes instead of weeks, so they can spend more time focusing on the applications that impact their businesses."
Customers start by creating a cluster in Amazon MSK today using the AWS Console or the AWS CLI, and Apache Kafka clients can connect to a cluster using Apache Kafka's open-source APIs. Amazon MSK is available in the US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), EU (Ireland), EU (London), EU (Frankfurt), EU (Paris), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Asia Pacific (Sydney), and will expand to additional AWS Regions in the coming year.
Vonage is a global business cloud communications leader providing integrated communications solutions that improve how business gets done by enhancing a company's customer and employee experience. Vonage uses Apache Kafka for real-time communication between various micro-services. "By using Amazon MSK, we reduced our maintenance overhead and built a micro-services-based platform that enables businesses to collaborate more productively and engage their customers more effectively," said Venkatesh Ennala, a software engineer with Vonage. "We can now set up new Kafka clusters more quickly and scale these clusters as our demands increase. Amazon MSK has removed the complexity of set up and maintenance, allowing us to focus on what's most important - building innovative new capabilities for our customers."
Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a technology-driven cybersecurity leader that protects organizations in the digitally connected world. "When developing and launching our security analytics application, Secureworks chose Amazon MSK service to accelerate time to market and reduce infrastructure and management overhead," said Wendy Thomas, Senior Vice President of Business and Product Strategy at Secureworks. "This allowed us to focus on innovation and our unique differentiators, helping protect our customers from cyber threats."
Poshmark is a leading social commerce platform for the next generation of retailers and shoppers. "Through technology, our mission is to build the world's most connected shopping experience, while empowering people to build thriving retail businesses. Amazon MSK has made it easy to setup, maintain and scale Kafka clusters, enabling an end-to-end data ingestion pipeline supported by a fully-managed service," said Mahesh Pasupuleti, Senior Director of Data Engineering at Poshmark. "As our demands increase, we feel confident that we will be able to scale at ease and expand our streaming ingestion pipelines for data enrichment and real-time machine learning, providing an enhanced experience for our customers."
Nutmeg is Europe's largest digital wealth manager, helping consumers to grow their wealth and reach their financial goals by using cost effective technology to boost returns. Nutmeg uses Apache Kafka to underpin their journey towards an event driven architecture. "Since adopting Amazon MSK, we've been able to significantly increase the efficiency of our teams and reduce time spent maintaining our cluster," said Matt Gatrell, CTO of Nutmeg. "As our data requirements and use cases grew, we started to experience considerable overhead and complexity in managing our Kafka clusters. Amazon MSK has allowed us to manage our clusters with confidence, spend less time verifying the performance of the clusters, scale with ease, and focus more time on innovating and building exciting real-time applications."
Compass is a real estate technology company with a powerful end-to-end platform that supports the entire buying and selling workflow. Compass uses Apache Kafka to provide its agents with quick access to fresh and accurate data from hundreds of real estate data sources nationwide. "Streaming technology is an important part of what we do as a business, but managing streaming technology involves a lot of heavy lifting by our software developers," said Joseph Sirosh, CTO of Compass. "Amazon MSK has allowed us to eliminate a lot of this heavy lifting. By using Amazon MSK we no longer need to spend effort on ensuring data durability, cluster availability, and scalability, and can now focus on building applications. Amazon MSK relieves our team from the burden of operating and maintaining Kafka and at the same time, we experience less downtime as our clusters are fully-managed." | <p><em>Amazon MSK provides a fully managed, highly available, secure, and compatible service for Apache Kafka</em></p><p><em>Vonage, Secureworks, Poshmark, Nutmeg, and Compass are among customers and partners using Amazon MSK</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon MSK, a fully managed service for Apache Kafka that makes it easy for developers to build and run highly available, secure, and scalable applications based on Apache Kafka without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. Amazon MSK is fully compatible with Apache Kafka, enabling customers to easily migrate their on-premises or Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) clusters to Amazon MSK with no code changes. There are no commitments or upfront investment required to run Amazon MSK, and customers only pay for the capacity they use. To get started with Amazon MSK visit https://aws.amazon.com/msk.</p><p>Customers use Apache Kafka to capture and analyze real-time data streams from a range of sources, including IoT devices, website clickstreams, financial systems, and database logs. While many customers chose to self-manage their Apache Kafka clusters, they often spend a lot of time and expense securing, scaling, patching, and ensuring high availability for Apache Kafka and Apache ZooKeeper clusters, which Apache Kafka depends on for resource management. Amazon MSK gives customers all of the attributes of Apache Kafka combined with the availability, security, and scalability of AWS. With just a few clicks, customers can create Apache Kafka clusters designed for high availability that span multiple Availability Zones (AZs). Amazon MSK continuously monitors underlying server health, automatically replacing servers when they fail and patching servers in need of updates. Amazon MSK also runs highly available Apache ZooKeeper nodes at no additional cost. Amazon MSK provides multiple levels of security for Apache Kafka clusters, including VPC network isolation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for AWS Application Programming Interface (API) authorization, encryption at rest, encryption in-transit, TLS based certificate authentication, and authorization using Apache Kafka access control lists (ACLs). Customers can easily scale out cluster storage with a few clicks in the AWS management console to meet changes in demand. Amazon MSK is fully compatible with Apache Kafka, allowing customers to continue to run applications built on Apache Kafka, use Apache Kafka compatible tools and frameworks, and take advantage of new Apache Kafka innovations, without having to change their code.</p><p>"Customers who are running Apache Kafka have told us they want to spend less time managing infrastructure and more time building applications based on real-time streaming data," said Rajesh Sheth, General Manager of Amazon MSK, AWS. "Amazon MSK gives these customers the ability to run Apache Kafka without having to worry about managing the underlying hardware, and it gives them an easy way to integrate their Apache Kafka applications with other AWS services. With Amazon MSK, customers can stand up Apache Kafka clusters in minutes instead of weeks, so they can spend more time focusing on the applications that impact their businesses."</p><p>Customers start by creating a cluster in Amazon MSK today using the AWS Console or the AWS CLI, and Apache Kafka clients can connect to a cluster using Apache Kafka's open-source APIs. Amazon MSK is available in the US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), EU (Ireland), EU (London), EU (Frankfurt), EU (Paris), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Asia Pacific (Sydney), and will expand to additional AWS Regions in the coming year.</p><p>Vonage is a global business cloud communications leader providing integrated communications solutions that improve how business gets done by enhancing a company's customer and employee experience. Vonage uses Apache Kafka for real-time communication between various micro-services. "By using Amazon MSK, we reduced our maintenance overhead and built a micro-services-based platform that enables businesses to collaborate more productively and engage their customers more effectively," said Venkatesh Ennala, a software engineer with Vonage. "We can now set up new Kafka clusters more quickly and scale these clusters as our demands increase. Amazon MSK has removed the complexity of set up and maintenance, allowing us to focus on what's most important - building innovative new capabilities for our customers."</p><p>Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a technology-driven cybersecurity leader that protects organizations in the digitally connected world. "When developing and launching our security analytics application, Secureworks chose Amazon MSK service to accelerate time to market and reduce infrastructure and management overhead," said Wendy Thomas, Senior Vice President of Business and Product Strategy at Secureworks. "This allowed us to focus on innovation and our unique differentiators, helping protect our customers from cyber threats."</p><p>Poshmark is a leading social commerce platform for the next generation of retailers and shoppers. "Through technology, our mission is to build the world's most connected shopping experience, while empowering people to build thriving retail businesses. Amazon MSK has made it easy to setup, maintain and scale Kafka clusters, enabling an end-to-end data ingestion pipeline supported by a fully-managed service," said Mahesh Pasupuleti, Senior Director of Data Engineering at Poshmark. "As our demands increase, we feel confident that we will be able to scale at ease and expand our streaming ingestion pipelines for data enrichment and real-time machine learning, providing an enhanced experience for our customers."</p><p>Nutmeg is Europe's largest digital wealth manager, helping consumers to grow their wealth and reach their financial goals by using cost effective technology to boost returns. Nutmeg uses Apache Kafka to underpin their journey towards an event driven architecture. "Since adopting Amazon MSK, we've been able to significantly increase the efficiency of our teams and reduce time spent maintaining our cluster," said Matt Gatrell, CTO of Nutmeg. "As our data requirements and use cases grew, we started to experience considerable overhead and complexity in managing our Kafka clusters. Amazon MSK has allowed us to manage our clusters with confidence, spend less time verifying the performance of the clusters, scale with ease, and focus more time on innovating and building exciting real-time applications."</p><p>Compass is a real estate technology company with a powerful end-to-end platform that supports the entire buying and selling workflow. Compass uses Apache Kafka to provide its agents with quick access to fresh and accurate data from hundreds of real estate data sources nationwide. "Streaming technology is an important part of what we do as a business, but managing streaming technology involves a lot of heavy lifting by our software developers," said Joseph Sirosh, CTO of Compass. "Amazon MSK has allowed us to eliminate a lot of this heavy lifting. By using Amazon MSK we no longer need to spend effort on ensuring data durability, cluster availability, and scalability, and can now focus on building applications. Amazon MSK relieves our team from the burden of operating and maintaining Kafka and at the same time, we experience less downtime as our clusters are fully-managed."</p> |
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Amazon Provides $1M Donation in Support of the Red Cross for Critical "Right Now Needs" of Blood Donations | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Provides-1M-Donation-in-Support-of-the-Red-Cross-for-Critical-Right-Now-Needs-of-Blood-Donations/default.aspx | Amazon-Provides-1M-Donation-in-Support-of-the-Red-Cross-for-Critical-Right-Now-Needs-of-Blood-Donations | 1,956 | 05/30/2019 08:45:00 | Amazon Provides $1M Donation in Support of the Red Cross for Critical "Right Now Needs" of Blood Donations | 05/30/2019 | 2019 | $1 million donation will boost blood supplies and help save lives by enabling the Red Cross to thank 200,000 blood donors with a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card
According to the American Red Cross, there is currently a critical shortage of type O blood across the country
All donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate blood by enabling the Red Cross Blood skill for Alexa, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App or visiting RedCrossBlood.org
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross to help increase blood donations and reduce shortages. The $1 million donation will be in the form of Amazon.com gift cards offered to those who come out to give blood at critical times throughout the year to help meet patient needs. The Red Cross responds to emergencies every day across the country, whether it's supporting a family after a natural disaster or helping to provide critical blood products to a patient in need.
Right now, there is a blood type O shortage, and donors of all blood types who give blood with the Red Cross through June 10 can receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Type O blood is the most needed blood group by hospitals—and used in trauma situations—but is often in short supply. According to the Red Cross, about six units of type O blood are currently available for every 100,000 people each day, but at least 14 units are needed.
"Donating blood is a unique way to make a lifesaving difference," said Gail McGovern, President & CEO of the American Red Cross. "The summer months are particularly challenging for blood collection due to busy summer schedules, vacations and fewer drives, but patient needs don't take a break. Blood is perishable and cannot be stockpiled in advance—it's the blood already on the shelves that helps in times of emergency. Thanks to Amazon's generous gift and continued support we are able to encourage more people to help ensure blood is available whenever and wherever it is needed."
This June, Amazon is also partnering with the Red Cross in an upcoming campaign by hosting 17 blood drives for its employees at its Seattle headquarters and offices across the country. The donated blood will help people in need, from children battling cancer, accident victims rushing to emergency rooms, and new moms facing complicated childbirths who need lifesaving blood transfusions.
"Amazon is proud to once again work with the Red Cross in support of their disaster relief efforts around the world," said Dave Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. "Donating blood, particularly type O, is so critical to saving lives and we hope these gift cards provide further incentive for everyone to get up, get out, and give blood."
Launched this spring, Amazon Alexa customers can now schedule a blood donation appointment, find blood drives nearby and get appointment notification reminders using the Red Cross Blood skill. Donors can open the Red Cross Blood skill with a selection of prompts such as, "Alexa, open Red Cross Blood Skill." The Red Cross Blood skill for Alexa is available to anyone with an Alexa-enabled device such as Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show or Echo Spot. It can be enabled in the Alexa Skills Store through the Alexa app or Amazon.com. Learn more about the Red Cross Blood skill on RedCrossBlood.org.
The O shortage is critical because type O negative blood can be transfused to any patient, so it's often used in trauma situations when hospital staff do not have time to determine a patient's blood type. Type O positive is the most transfused blood type and also critical in trauma and other situations. Donors of all blood types are encouraged to give now.
All those who come to give blood or platelets will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email, through June 10. While type O is critically needed, platelet and blood donors of all types are urged to give now to help trauma patients and others who depend on lifesaving blood products. For anyone who cannot donate blood but still wishes to support The Red Cross' life-saving efforts, visit redcross.org to find out how to get involved.
This donation is part of Amazon's commitment to "Right Now Needs," which includes increasing access to food, shelter, and basic goods for children and their families, who suffer from hunger, homelessness or disasters. Disaster Relief by Amazon leverages Amazon's vast operational excellence and worldwide logistics network to provide fast and effective support to worldwide relief operations fighting large-scale natural disasters. Amazon has shipped truckloads of Amazon-donated items to communities ravaged by hurricanes, sent solar powered lights to people living without power after tsunamis, and enabled customers to easily donate products and cash on Amazon.com. Amazon's Disaster Relief by Amazon team has previously worked with the Red Cross by sending Prime Air planes packed with relief items to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, supported Red Cross call centers, launched an Alexa donation skill, and more.
About The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>$1 million donation will boost blood supplies and help save lives by enabling the Red Cross to thank 200,000 blood donors with a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card</em></p><p><em>According to the American Red Cross, there is currently a critical shortage of type O blood across the country</em></p><p><em>All donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate blood by enabling the Red Cross Blood skill for Alexa, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App or visiting RedCrossBlood.org</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross to help increase blood donations and reduce shortages. The $1 million donation will be in the form of Amazon.com gift cards offered to those who come out to give blood at critical times throughout the year to help meet patient needs. The Red Cross responds to emergencies every day across the country, whether it's supporting a family after a natural disaster or helping to provide critical blood products to a patient in need.</p><p>Right now, there is a blood type O shortage, and donors of all blood types who give blood with the Red Cross through June 10 can receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Type O blood is the most needed blood group by hospitals—and used in trauma situations—but is often in short supply. According to the Red Cross, about six units of type O blood are currently available for every 100,000 people each day, but at least 14 units are needed.</p><p>"Donating blood is a unique way to make a lifesaving difference," said Gail McGovern, President & CEO of the American Red Cross. "The summer months are particularly challenging for blood collection due to busy summer schedules, vacations and fewer drives, but patient needs don't take a break. Blood is perishable and cannot be stockpiled in advance—it's the blood already on the shelves that helps in times of emergency. Thanks to Amazon's generous gift and continued support we are able to encourage more people to help ensure blood is available whenever and wherever it is needed."</p><p>This June, Amazon is also partnering with the Red Cross in an upcoming campaign by hosting 17 blood drives for its employees at its Seattle headquarters and offices across the country. The donated blood will help people in need, from children battling cancer, accident victims rushing to emergency rooms, and new moms facing complicated childbirths who need lifesaving blood transfusions.</p><p>"Amazon is proud to once again work with the Red Cross in support of their disaster relief efforts around the world," said Dave Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. "Donating blood, particularly type O, is so critical to saving lives and we hope these gift cards provide further incentive for everyone to get up, get out, and give blood."</p><p>Launched this spring, Amazon Alexa customers can now schedule a blood donation appointment, find blood drives nearby and get appointment notification reminders using the Red Cross Blood skill. Donors can open the Red Cross Blood skill with a selection of prompts such as, "Alexa, open Red Cross Blood Skill." The Red Cross Blood skill for Alexa is available to anyone with an Alexa-enabled device such as Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show or Echo Spot. It can be enabled in the Alexa Skills Store through the Alexa app or Amazon.com. Learn more about the Red Cross Blood skill on RedCrossBlood.org.</p><p>The O shortage is critical because type O negative blood can be transfused to any patient, so it's often used in trauma situations when hospital staff do not have time to determine a patient's blood type. Type O positive is the most transfused blood type and also critical in trauma and other situations. Donors of all blood types are encouraged to give now.</p><p>All those who come to give blood or platelets will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email, through June 10. While type O is critically needed, platelet and blood donors of all types are urged to give now to help trauma patients and others who depend on lifesaving blood products. For anyone who cannot donate blood but still wishes to support The Red Cross' life-saving efforts, visit redcross.org to find out how to get involved.</p><p>This donation is part of Amazon's commitment to "Right Now Needs," which includes increasing access to food, shelter, and basic goods for children and their families, who suffer from hunger, homelessness or disasters. Disaster Relief by Amazon leverages Amazon's vast operational excellence and worldwide logistics network to provide fast and effective support to worldwide relief operations fighting large-scale natural disasters. Amazon has shipped truckloads of Amazon-donated items to communities ravaged by hurricanes, sent solar powered lights to people living without power after tsunamis, and enabled customers to easily donate products and cash on Amazon.com. Amazon's Disaster Relief by Amazon team has previously worked with the Red Cross by sending Prime Air planes packed with relief items to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, supported Red Cross call centers, launched an Alexa donation skill, and more.</p><p>About The American Red Cross</p><p>The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190530005299/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Textract | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Textract/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Textract | 1,957 | 05/29/2019 18:00:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Textract | 05/29/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Textract uses machine learning to automatically extract text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document – with no machine learning experience required
The Globe and Mail, MET Office, PwC, Healthfirst, UiPath, Teradact, Ripcord, Kablamo, Vidado, BluePrism, and Alfresco among customers and partners using Amazon Textract
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Textract, a fully managed service that uses machine learning to automatically extract text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document without the need for manual review, custom code, or machine learning experience. Amazon Textract goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) to identify the contents of fields in forms, information stored in tables, and the context in which the information is presented, such as a name or social security number from a tax form or the product SKU or quantity in a warehouse from an inventory report. The extracted text and data can be easily used to build smart searches on large archives of documents, or can be loaded into a database for use by applications, such as accounting, auditing, and compliance software. Amazon Textract's API supports multiple image formats like scans, PDFs, and photos, and customers can use it with database and analytics services like Amazon Elasticsearch Service, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Athena and other machine learning services like Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon Translate, and Amazon SageMaker to derive deeper meaning from the extracted text and data. To get started with Amazon Textract, visit https://aws.amazon.com/textract.
Many companies extract text and data from files such as contracts, expense reports, mortgage guarantees, fund prospectuses, tax documents, hospital claims, and patient forms through manual data entry or simple OCR software. This is a time-consuming and often inaccurate process that produces an output requiring extensive post-processing before it can be put in a format that is usable by other applications. That's because existing OCR technologies are unable to recognize common layouts like forms and tables, and only generate a lengthy and often inaccurate text dump. What organizations want instead is the ability to accurately identify and extract text and data from forms and tables in documents of any format and from a variety of file types and templates. Amazon Textract analyzes virtually any type of document, automatically generating highly accurate text, form, and table data. Amazon Textract identifies text and data from tables and forms in documents – such as line items and totals from a photographed receipt, tax information from a W2, or values from a table in a scanned inventory report – and recognizes a range of document formats, including those specific to financial services, insurance, and healthcare, without requiring any customization or human intervention. Amazon Textract makes it easy for customers to accurately process millions of document pages in just a few hours, significantly lowering document processing costs, and allowing customers to focus on deriving business value from their text and data instead of wasting time and effort on post-processing. Results are delivered via an API that can be easily accessed and used without requiring any machine learning experience.
"The power of Amazon Textract is that it accurately extracts text and structured data from virtually any document with no machine learning experience required. Subsequently, developers can analyze and query the extracted text and data using our database and analytics services like Amazon Elasticsearch Service, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Athena and integrate with other machine learning services like Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon Translate, and Amazon SageMaker to help customers derive deeper meaning from the extracted text and data," said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President, Amazon Machine Learning. "In addition to the integration with other AWS services, the rich partner community developing around Amazon Textract makes it possible for customers to gain real meaning from their file collections, operate more efficiently, improve security compliance, automate data entry, and facilitate faster business decisions."
Amazon Textract takes scanned files stored in an Amazon S3 bucket, reads them, and returns data in the form of JSON text annotated with the page number, section, form labels, and data types. This data can then be used for a range of applications (e.g. generating smart search indexes, redacting text in a massive collection of forms, creating automated loan approval workflows, using the data for regulatory compliance, and flagging fraud risk for insurance claims). Customers can load the data into business software, such as spreadsheets, databases, and payroll systems, or they can analyze and query the data using Amazon ElasticSearch, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, or Amazon Athena. Amazon Textract is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), EU (Ireland), and will expand to additional regions in the coming year.
The Globe and Mail is a national icon and Canada's most recognized media brand. "As a news media company, we rely on many PDF or scanned-source documents such as FOIs (freedom of information requests) that have important information contained in tables that we previously couldn't access," said Michael O'Neill, Managing Director of Digital and Data Science at The Globe and Mail. "These documents have been under-utilized because journalists were not able to access them easily or didn't know they existed. Using Amazon Textract, we are able to extract information from tables in PDFs and easily output that data to CSV and offer easy access to these documents by making them available for search queries by our journalists. This increases efficient access to information for our journalist by tenfold."
Met Office is the UK's national weather service, and is a world leader in providing weather and climate services. "We hope to use AmazonTextract to digitize millions of historical weather observations from document archives," said Philip Brohan, Climate Scientist at Met Office. "Making these observations available to science will improve our understanding of climate variability and change."
PwC helps organizations and individuals create value by delivering quality in assurance, tax, and advisory services. "At PwC, we work to provide our customers with intelligent automation tools that help transform previously manual processes. We've integrated Amazon Textract into our solution for the pharmaceutical industry to automate document processing for various FDA forms like MedWatch and CIOMS," said Siddhartha Bhattacharya of PwC. "Previously, people would manually review, edit, and process these forms, each one taking hours. Amazon Textract has proven to be the most efficient and accurate OCR solution available for these forms, extracting all of the relevant information for review and processing, and reducing time spent from hours to down to minutes."
Healthfirst is a not-for-profit managed care organization and one of the fastest growing health plans in New York with over 1.4M diverse members and a network of more than 35,000 providers and 4,500 employees. "At Healthfirst, we are building data pipelines to turn scanned medical charts into useful clinical information to improve care coordination, drive quality outcomes, and ensure appropriate reimbursement for members under our coverage," said Steve Prewitt, Chief Analytics Officer at Healthfirst. "We use Amazon Textract and Amazon Comprehend Medical to glean real value from unstructured data sources in an efficient way, resulting in revenue savings 10-20 times more than our usual downstream operation. By scaling up to analyze over 50,000 charts, we can find undocumented diagnoses and refer around 5,000 members for the care management they need."
Informed, Inc. automates how financial institutions originate loans and open bank accounts. "We have already used Amazon Textract to analyze tens of thousands of loan documents on behalf of financial institutions, and our own software-as-a-service offering has been enhanced by the service, enabling us to identify 95% of the defects in loan application packages and help banks reduce their manual data entry," said Justin Wickett, Founder and CEO, Informed Inc. "Using Amazon Textract, our software gives financial institutions real-time visibility into an applicant's income based off of their pay stubs, bank statements, tax returns, and other financial documents. We plan to expand the types of documents we analyze using Amazon Textract in order to enable financial institutions to take advantage of our machine learning models and bring real-time decision-making efficiency to today's slow and manual process."
Candor's mission is to transform the archaic, time consuming process that burdens the mortgage industry. "We use OCR to extract data from a wide variety of lender-required documents to verify income, assets, property value, and more. Until now, the best OCR solution read one page at the rate of 38.4 seconds, but Amazon Textract achieves this in a fraction of that time," said Tom Showalter, Founder & CEO of Candor. "We've been able to use Textract to accurately read complex, diverse documents such as bank statements, pay stubs, and tax documents without additional training or machine learning expertise, allowing our clients to underwrite and close a loan in days, as opposed to weeks."
UiPath is a leading Robotic Process Automation vendor providing a complete software platform to help organizations efficiently automate business processes. "Amazon Textract will further differentiate UiPath's robotic process automation platform by enhancing UiPath's document understanding capabilities, enabling our customers to unlock critical business data from documents, transform that data into actionable business insights, and deliver those insights into line-of-business and operational systems," said Param Kahlon, Chief Product Officer of UiPath.
TeraDact allows customers to transform stored images and paper documents into privacy-compliant, usable digital formats at scale. "Amazon Textract's smart docs platform feeds TeraDact's patented redaction services to automatically remove and secure sensitive data. TeraDact customers can permanently remove this data so that it can never be recovered or opt to replace sensitive data with patented tokens which can be recovered by individuals with the appropriate permissions. This is particularly useful in complying with government mandates surrounding individual data privacy such as GDPR," said Tom Trobridge, COO, TeraDact.
Ripcord's mission is to digitize and extract knowledge from paper documents using vision-guided robotics, machine learning, and advanced AI. This knowledge automates business processes and workflows. "We've had tremendous success utilizing Amazon Textract to augment our advanced entity extraction to benefit many industries and uncover $4 billion in new pay. We look forward to expanding our use of Amazon Textract across financial and government services, healthcare and legal," said Alex Fielding, CEO of Ripcord.
Blue Prism develops Robotic Process Automation software to provide businesses and organizations with a more agile virtual workforce. "Blue Prism's connected-RPA can automate and perform mission-critical processes, allowing customers the freedom to focus on more creative, meaningful work. By using Amazon Textract, we've given our digital workforce another powerful tool for automation. Amazon Textract accurately analyzes data from various document types using machine learning, which enhances the digital transformation journey for our customers. Using additional AWS AI services like Amazon Comprehend and Amazon Rekognition, we can tackle challenges from added secure customer authentication processes to fraud detection capabilities. The intelligence and flexibility of Amazon Textract's form data extraction can elevate OCR to new levels in industries like financial services, retail, manufacturing and transportation to name a few," said Dave Moss, CTO and Co-Founder of Blue Prism. | <p><em>Amazon Textract uses machine learning to automatically extract text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document – with no machine learning experience required</em></p><p><em>The Globe and Mail, MET Office, PwC, Healthfirst, UiPath, Teradact, Ripcord, Kablamo, Vidado, BluePrism, and Alfresco among customers and partners using Amazon Textract</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Textract, a fully managed service that uses machine learning to automatically extract text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document without the need for manual review, custom code, or machine learning experience. Amazon Textract goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) to identify the contents of fields in forms, information stored in tables, and the context in which the information is presented, such as a name or social security number from a tax form or the product SKU or quantity in a warehouse from an inventory report. The extracted text and data can be easily used to build smart searches on large archives of documents, or can be loaded into a database for use by applications, such as accounting, auditing, and compliance software. Amazon Textract's API supports multiple image formats like scans, PDFs, and photos, and customers can use it with database and analytics services like Amazon Elasticsearch Service, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Athena and other machine learning services like Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon Translate, and Amazon SageMaker to derive deeper meaning from the extracted text and data. To get started with Amazon Textract, visit https://aws.amazon.com/textract.</p><p>Many companies extract text and data from files such as contracts, expense reports, mortgage guarantees, fund prospectuses, tax documents, hospital claims, and patient forms through manual data entry or simple OCR software. This is a time-consuming and often inaccurate process that produces an output requiring extensive post-processing before it can be put in a format that is usable by other applications. That's because existing OCR technologies are unable to recognize common layouts like forms and tables, and only generate a lengthy and often inaccurate text dump. What organizations want instead is the ability to accurately identify and extract text and data from forms and tables in documents of any format and from a variety of file types and templates. Amazon Textract analyzes virtually any type of document, automatically generating highly accurate text, form, and table data. Amazon Textract identifies text and data from tables and forms in documents – such as line items and totals from a photographed receipt, tax information from a W2, or values from a table in a scanned inventory report – and recognizes a range of document formats, including those specific to financial services, insurance, and healthcare, without requiring any customization or human intervention. Amazon Textract makes it easy for customers to accurately process millions of document pages in just a few hours, significantly lowering document processing costs, and allowing customers to focus on deriving business value from their text and data instead of wasting time and effort on post-processing. Results are delivered via an API that can be easily accessed and used without requiring any machine learning experience.</p><p>"The power of Amazon Textract is that it accurately extracts text and structured data from virtually any document with no machine learning experience required. Subsequently, developers can analyze and query the extracted text and data using our database and analytics services like Amazon Elasticsearch Service, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Athena and integrate with other machine learning services like Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon Translate, and Amazon SageMaker to help customers derive deeper meaning from the extracted text and data," said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President, Amazon Machine Learning. "In addition to the integration with other AWS services, the rich partner community developing around Amazon Textract makes it possible for customers to gain real meaning from their file collections, operate more efficiently, improve security compliance, automate data entry, and facilitate faster business decisions."</p><p>Amazon Textract takes scanned files stored in an Amazon S3 bucket, reads them, and returns data in the form of JSON text annotated with the page number, section, form labels, and data types. This data can then be used for a range of applications (e.g. generating smart search indexes, redacting text in a massive collection of forms, creating automated loan approval workflows, using the data for regulatory compliance, and flagging fraud risk for insurance claims). Customers can load the data into business software, such as spreadsheets, databases, and payroll systems, or they can analyze and query the data using Amazon ElasticSearch, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, or Amazon Athena. Amazon Textract is available today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), EU (Ireland), and will expand to additional regions in the coming year.</p><p>The Globe and Mail is a national icon and Canada's most recognized media brand. "As a news media company, we rely on many PDF or scanned-source documents such as FOIs (freedom of information requests) that have important information contained in tables that we previously couldn't access," said Michael O'Neill, Managing Director of Digital and Data Science at The Globe and Mail. "These documents have been under-utilized because journalists were not able to access them easily or didn't know they existed. Using Amazon Textract, we are able to extract information from tables in PDFs and easily output that data to CSV and offer easy access to these documents by making them available for search queries by our journalists. This increases efficient access to information for our journalist by tenfold."</p><p>Met Office is the UK's national weather service, and is a world leader in providing weather and climate services. "We hope to use AmazonTextract to digitize millions of historical weather observations from document archives," said Philip Brohan, Climate Scientist at Met Office. "Making these observations available to science will improve our understanding of climate variability and change."</p><p>PwC helps organizations and individuals create value by delivering quality in assurance, tax, and advisory services. "At PwC, we work to provide our customers with intelligent automation tools that help transform previously manual processes. We've integrated Amazon Textract into our solution for the pharmaceutical industry to automate document processing for various FDA forms like MedWatch and CIOMS," said Siddhartha Bhattacharya of PwC. "Previously, people would manually review, edit, and process these forms, each one taking hours. Amazon Textract has proven to be the most efficient and accurate OCR solution available for these forms, extracting all of the relevant information for review and processing, and reducing time spent from hours to down to minutes."</p><p>Healthfirst is a not-for-profit managed care organization and one of the fastest growing health plans in New York with over 1.4M diverse members and a network of more than 35,000 providers and 4,500 employees. "At Healthfirst, we are building data pipelines to turn scanned medical charts into useful clinical information to improve care coordination, drive quality outcomes, and ensure appropriate reimbursement for members under our coverage," said Steve Prewitt, Chief Analytics Officer at Healthfirst. "We use Amazon Textract and Amazon Comprehend Medical to glean real value from unstructured data sources in an efficient way, resulting in revenue savings 10-20 times more than our usual downstream operation. By scaling up to analyze over 50,000 charts, we can find undocumented diagnoses and refer around 5,000 members for the care management they need."</p><p>Informed, Inc. automates how financial institutions originate loans and open bank accounts. "We have already used Amazon Textract to analyze tens of thousands of loan documents on behalf of financial institutions, and our own software-as-a-service offering has been enhanced by the service, enabling us to identify 95% of the defects in loan application packages and help banks reduce their manual data entry," said Justin Wickett, Founder and CEO, Informed Inc. "Using Amazon Textract, our software gives financial institutions real-time visibility into an applicant's income based off of their pay stubs, bank statements, tax returns, and other financial documents. We plan to expand the types of documents we analyze using Amazon Textract in order to enable financial institutions to take advantage of our machine learning models and bring real-time decision-making efficiency to today's slow and manual process."</p><p>Candor's mission is to transform the archaic, time consuming process that burdens the mortgage industry. "We use OCR to extract data from a wide variety of lender-required documents to verify income, assets, property value, and more. Until now, the best OCR solution read one page at the rate of 38.4 seconds, but Amazon Textract achieves this in a fraction of that time," said Tom Showalter, Founder & CEO of Candor. "We've been able to use Textract to accurately read complex, diverse documents such as bank statements, pay stubs, and tax documents without additional training or machine learning expertise, allowing our clients to underwrite and close a loan in days, as opposed to weeks."</p><p>UiPath is a leading Robotic Process Automation vendor providing a complete software platform to help organizations efficiently automate business processes. "Amazon Textract will further differentiate UiPath's robotic process automation platform by enhancing UiPath's document understanding capabilities, enabling our customers to unlock critical business data from documents, transform that data into actionable business insights, and deliver those insights into line-of-business and operational systems," said Param Kahlon, Chief Product Officer of UiPath.</p><p>TeraDact allows customers to transform stored images and paper documents into privacy-compliant, usable digital formats at scale. "Amazon Textract's smart docs platform feeds TeraDact's patented redaction services to automatically remove and secure sensitive data. TeraDact customers can permanently remove this data so that it can never be recovered or opt to replace sensitive data with patented tokens which can be recovered by individuals with the appropriate permissions. This is particularly useful in complying with government mandates surrounding individual data privacy such as GDPR," said Tom Trobridge, COO, TeraDact.</p><p>Ripcord's mission is to digitize and extract knowledge from paper documents using vision-guided robotics, machine learning, and advanced AI. This knowledge automates business processes and workflows. "We've had tremendous success utilizing Amazon Textract to augment our advanced entity extraction to benefit many industries and uncover $4 billion in new pay. We look forward to expanding our use of Amazon Textract across financial and government services, healthcare and legal," said Alex Fielding, CEO of Ripcord.</p><p>Blue Prism develops Robotic Process Automation software to provide businesses and organizations with a more agile virtual workforce. "Blue Prism's connected-RPA can automate and perform mission-critical processes, allowing customers the freedom to focus on more creative, meaningful work. By using Amazon Textract, we've given our digital workforce another powerful tool for automation. Amazon Textract accurately analyzes data from various document types using machine learning, which enhances the digital transformation journey for our customers. Using additional AWS AI services like Amazon Comprehend and Amazon Rekognition, we can tackle challenges from added secure customer authentication processes to fraud detection capabilities. The intelligence and flexibility of Amazon Textract's form data extraction can elevate OCR to new levels in industries like financial services, retail, manufacturing and transportation to name a few," said Dave Moss, CTO and Co-Founder of Blue Prism.</p> |
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Amazon Introduces Echo Show 5—Compact Design, Rich Sound, and Built-In Camera Shutter—Just $89.99 | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Introduces-Echo-Show-5Compact-Design-Rich-Sound-and-Built-In-Camera-ShutterJust-89.99/default.aspx | Amazon-Introduces-Echo-Show-5Compact-Design-Rich-Sound-and-Built-In-Camera-ShutterJust-89.99 | 1,958 | 05/29/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Introduces Echo Show 5—Compact Design, Rich Sound, and Built-In Camera Shutter—Just $89.99 | 05/29/2019 | 2019 | Alexa adds new features, including how-to videos from wikiHow, updated smart home controls, customizable morning and evening routines, new privacy features, and even more visual content
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced the newest addition to the Echo Show family—Echo Show 5. With its compact design, 5.5-inch display, rich sound, HD camera, and built-in camera shutter, Echo Show 5 lets Alexa show you things in every room of your home—all for only $89.99.
"Since we launched the first Echo Show device, customers have told us they love asking Alexa to show them things—whether it's a recipe for banana bread, their shopping list, or music lyrics. With Echo Show 5, we've made it even easier and affordable for customers to add a smart display to every room of their house," said Tom Taylor, Senior Vice President, Amazon Alexa. "The compact form factor is perfect for a bedside table or desk, plus it has a camera shutter for added peace of mind, and new Alexa privacy features for even more control."
Compact Design for Rich Entertainment
With rich and full sound, Echo Show 5 is great for watching music videos from Vevo or listening to your favorite songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and more. Simply say, "Alexa, play my dinner playlist" to play music for your dinner party and follow along with on-screen lyrics from Amazon Music.
Echo Show 5 makes it easy to watch your favorite shows from NBC and Prime Video, or short news clips from Reuters, CNN, and more. Coming soon, a new integration with wikiHow allows you to access hundreds of how-to videos by voice—just ask Alexa to show you how to open a tight jar, clean a cast iron skillet, make a paper crane, or solve a Rubik's Cube.
New Ways to Control Your Smart Home
A new smart home dashboard available on all Echo Show devices gives you even more control over compatible smart home devices and groups. Simply say, "Alexa, turn on the lights" or use the on-screen controls to adjust the light's brightness or turn it off. You can also view your smart home camera feed and thermostats, access recently used devices, and manage smart devices by group.
With the Arlo baby camera, just say, "Alexa, show me the nursery camera" to check on your baby when your hands are full of laundry or you're working in your home office. Echo Show 5 also has two-way talk functionality with Ring doorbell cameras. Simply say, "Alexa, answer the front door," when the doorbell rings or the camera detects motion and you'll be able to see and talk to whoever is at the front door.
Wake Up and Wind Down with Alexa
Now, there are even more ways to customize your morning and evening routines with Alexa. Set a nighttime routine that turns off your bedroom lamp and starts playing nature or sleep sounds for relaxation. When your alarm goes off in the morning, wake up to an Alexa Sunrise—the screen on Echo Show devices will naturally brighten and display a sunrise animation before your alarm goes off. You can also create a routine that starts the coffee pot 10 minutes after your alarm goes off, or one that gives you the weather forecast, morning news, and an email update when you say, "Alexa, start my day."
Personalize Your Experience
Choose from all-new clock faces or add a personal photo from your latest vacation to make the home screen unique to you and your family. You can also connect to your Facebook account and play a slideshow of your photos, view a specific album, or set your photos to rotate in the background. Plus, the new ambient lighting mode auto-adjusts the screen brightness based on the lighting in the room—so it's never too bright or too dark. To get even more from your Alexa experience, swipe left from the far-right side of the screen to access shortcuts and discover all Alexa can do—from smart home controls to recipes, reminders, skills, and more.
Connect with Family and Friends
Stay in touch with your closest friends and family with hands-free video calls to those who have an Echo Spot or Echo Show device, the Alexa App, or Skype. Plus, with Echo Show 5 in multiple rooms of your home, you can easily drop in on another room or make an announcement that dinner is ready.
Skills for the Screen
There are thousands of visual skills from third-party developers available on Echo Show devices. You can watch episodes of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," catch up on the news with CNN, watch a real-world sunrise with EarthCam, and much more. To learn more about skills, simply say, "Alexa, show me skills."
Privacy by Design
Echo devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protections. As with all Echo Show devices, the new Echo Show 5 includes a microphone/camera off button that electronically disconnects both the microphone and camera, and a clear visual indicator that shows when audio or video is streaming to the cloud. Plus, Echo Show 5 has a built-in camera shutter so you can easily cover the camera, while still being able to talk to Alexa.
Amazon is also introducing new, even easier ways to delete your voice recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices—simply say, "Alexa, delete everything I said today" and the respective recordings will be deleted. Coming soon, customers will also be able to delete their last request by saying, "Alexa, delete what I just said." The new Alexa Privacy Hub also offers a single source of information on how Echo devices are designed and the controls you have over your Alexa experience.
Pricing and Availability
Echo Show 5 is available in Charcoal and Sandstone for $89.99. You can also choose to purchase a magnetic stand that lets you tilt the device to adjust viewing and camera angles for only $19.99. Both are available for pre-order today at www.amazon.com/echoshow5 and will start shipping in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia next month and to India in July. Coming soon, it will also be available in Mexico.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Alexa adds new features, including how-to videos from wikiHow, updated smart home controls, customizable morning and evening routines, new privacy features, and even more visual content</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced the newest addition to the Echo Show family—Echo Show 5. With its compact design, 5.5-inch display, rich sound, HD camera, and built-in camera shutter, Echo Show 5 lets Alexa show you things in every room of your home—all for only $89.99.</p><p>"Since we launched the first Echo Show device, customers have told us they love asking Alexa to show them things—whether it's a recipe for banana bread, their shopping list, or music lyrics. With Echo Show 5, we've made it even easier and affordable for customers to add a smart display to every room of their house," said Tom Taylor, Senior Vice President, Amazon Alexa. "The compact form factor is perfect for a bedside table or desk, plus it has a camera shutter for added peace of mind, and new Alexa privacy features for even more control."</p><p><em>Compact Design for Rich Entertainment</em></p><p>With rich and full sound, Echo Show 5 is great for watching music videos from Vevo or listening to your favorite songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and more. Simply say, "Alexa, play my dinner playlist" to play music for your dinner party and follow along with on-screen lyrics from Amazon Music.</p><p>Echo Show 5 makes it easy to watch your favorite shows from NBC and Prime Video, or short news clips from Reuters, CNN, and more. Coming soon, a new integration with wikiHow allows you to access hundreds of how-to videos by voice—just ask Alexa to show you how to open a tight jar, clean a cast iron skillet, make a paper crane, or solve a Rubik's Cube.</p><p><em>New Ways to Control Your Smart Home</em></p><p>A new smart home dashboard available on all Echo Show devices gives you even more control over compatible smart home devices and groups. Simply say, "Alexa, turn on the lights" or use the on-screen controls to adjust the light's brightness or turn it off. You can also view your smart home camera feed and thermostats, access recently used devices, and manage smart devices by group.</p><p>With the Arlo baby camera, just say, "Alexa, show me the nursery camera" to check on your baby when your hands are full of laundry or you're working in your home office. Echo Show 5 also has two-way talk functionality with Ring doorbell cameras. Simply say, "Alexa, answer the front door," when the doorbell rings or the camera detects motion and you'll be able to see and talk to whoever is at the front door.</p><p><em>Wake Up and Wind Down with Alexa</em></p><p>Now, there are even more ways to customize your morning and evening routines with Alexa. Set a nighttime routine that turns off your bedroom lamp and starts playing nature or sleep sounds for relaxation. When your alarm goes off in the morning, wake up to an Alexa Sunrise—the screen on Echo Show devices will naturally brighten and display a sunrise animation before your alarm goes off. You can also create a routine that starts the coffee pot 10 minutes after your alarm goes off, or one that gives you the weather forecast, morning news, and an email update when you say, "Alexa, start my day."</p><p><em>Personalize Your Experience</em></p><p>Choose from all-new clock faces or add a personal photo from your latest vacation to make the home screen unique to you and your family. You can also connect to your Facebook account and play a slideshow of your photos, view a specific album, or set your photos to rotate in the background. Plus, the new ambient lighting mode auto-adjusts the screen brightness based on the lighting in the room—so it's never too bright or too dark. To get even more from your Alexa experience, swipe left from the far-right side of the screen to access shortcuts and discover all Alexa can do—from smart home controls to recipes, reminders, skills, and more.</p><p><em>Connect with Family and Friends</em></p><p>Stay in touch with your closest friends and family with hands-free video calls to those who have an Echo Spot or Echo Show device, the Alexa App, or Skype. Plus, with Echo Show 5 in multiple rooms of your home, you can easily drop in on another room or make an announcement that dinner is ready.</p><p><em>Skills for the Screen</em></p><p>There are thousands of visual skills from third-party developers available on Echo Show devices. You can watch episodes of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," catch up on the news with CNN, watch a real-world sunrise with EarthCam, and much more. To learn more about skills, simply say, "Alexa, show me skills."</p><p><em>Privacy by Design</em></p><p>Echo devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protections. As with all Echo Show devices, the new Echo Show 5 includes a microphone/camera off button that electronically disconnects both the microphone and camera, and a clear visual indicator that shows when audio or video is streaming to the cloud. Plus, Echo Show 5 has a built-in camera shutter so you can easily cover the camera, while still being able to talk to Alexa.</p><p>Amazon is also introducing new, even easier ways to delete your voice recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices—simply say, "Alexa, delete everything I said today" and the respective recordings will be deleted. Coming soon, customers will also be able to delete their last request by saying, "Alexa, delete what I just said." The new Alexa Privacy Hub also offers a single source of information on how Echo devices are designed and the controls you have over your Alexa experience.</p><p>Pricing and Availability</p><p>Echo Show 5 is available in Charcoal and Sandstone for $89.99. You can also choose to purchase a magnetic stand that lets you tilt the device to adjust viewing and camera angles for only $19.99. Both are available for pre-order today at www.amazon.com/echoshow5 and will start shipping in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia next month and to India in July. Coming soon, it will also be available in Mexico.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190529005565/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Emirates NBD Building Artificial Intelligence-enabled Bank of the Future with AWS | /news/news-details/2019/Emirates-NBD-Building-Artificial-Intelligence-enabled-Bank-of-the-Future-with-AWS/default.aspx | Emirates-NBD-Building-Artificial-Intelligence-enabled-Bank-of-the-Future-with-AWS | 1,959 | 05/28/2019 16:30:00 | Emirates NBD Building Artificial Intelligence-enabled Bank of the Future with AWS | 05/28/2019 | 2019 | One of the largest banking groups in the Middle East to accelerate digital innovation using AWS's breadth and depth of functionality to build personalized retail banking experience for customers
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, is collaborating with AWS to create a culture of innovation within the bank and is using AWS machine learning (ML) services to build a personalized retail customer banking experience. Emirates NBD will also utilize AWS data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and other advanced technologies as part of its ongoing efforts to better engage with customers and simplify banking.
A front-runner in retail banking innovation, Emirates NBD is working with AWS because of its broad and deep portfolio of cloud services and the increased security and control Emirates NBD can achieve in the cloud, and is continuing to invest in AWS as its preferred provider for machine learning workloads. With AWS, Emirates NBD will take further advantage of AWS artificial intelligence and machine learning services including Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed machine learning service for building, training, and deploying machine learning models to provide relevant real-time banking experiences.
To create a more rewarding and customer-centric banking experience, Emirates NBD is also leveraging Amazon Personalize, an AWS machine learning service that enables the development of individualized recommendations to launch new personalized retail banking applications. One of the first of these applications is a personal finance manager that uses an automated, self-learning system to deliver a highly personalized banking experience to customers in order to predict what each individual customer needs and match this with the most appropriate solution. The system also utilizes Natural Language Processing technology so customers can interact with call center automation in a more natural way. To support this work, Emirates NBD is using Amazon Polly, a cloud service that uses advanced deep learning technologies to convert written content into human-like speech, in its automated call center to further enhance customer interactions by delivering lifelike voice banking experiences. As part of Emirates NBD's journey with AWS, it is also exploring how to better serve customers at bank branches with convenient and secure authentication, leveraging AWS's image recognition and IoT solutions.
"Our vision is to be the Middle East's most innovative financial services organization and to achieve this we have chosen to work with the world's most innovative technology company, Amazon Web Services," said Suvo Sarkar, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head - Retail Banking & Wealth Management at Emirates NBD. "Emirates NBD and Amazon share common values of innovation and customer centricity and we look forward to leveraging AWS's technologies and innovation practices to make banking more easy and intuitive for our customers."
"Across every industry, companies are starting to meaningfully use machine learning in their businesses, and AWS offers the broadest and deepest portfolio of machine learning services to help them solve some of their biggest challenges. We are excited to see how these technologies are helping transform the financial services industry in the Middle East and around the world," said Andy Isherwood, Managing Director, Amazon Web Services EMEA. "Emirates NBD is one of the most valued and innovative financial institutions in the Middle East, and we look forward to continuing to support them as they embark on a journey to transform how they serve their retail banking customers and build their organization into a bank of the future." | <p><em>One of the largest banking groups in the Middle East to accelerate digital innovation using AWS's breadth and depth of functionality to build personalized retail banking experience for customers</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, is collaborating with AWS to create a culture of innovation within the bank and is using AWS machine learning (ML) services to build a personalized retail customer banking experience. Emirates NBD will also utilize AWS data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and other advanced technologies as part of its ongoing efforts to better engage with customers and simplify banking.</p><p>A front-runner in retail banking innovation, Emirates NBD is working with AWS because of its broad and deep portfolio of cloud services and the increased security and control Emirates NBD can achieve in the cloud, and is continuing to invest in AWS as its preferred provider for machine learning workloads. With AWS, Emirates NBD will take further advantage of AWS artificial intelligence and machine learning services including Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed machine learning service for building, training, and deploying machine learning models to provide relevant real-time banking experiences.</p><p>To create a more rewarding and customer-centric banking experience, Emirates NBD is also leveraging Amazon Personalize, an AWS machine learning service that enables the development of individualized recommendations to launch new personalized retail banking applications. One of the first of these applications is a personal finance manager that uses an automated, self-learning system to deliver a highly personalized banking experience to customers in order to predict what each individual customer needs and match this with the most appropriate solution. The system also utilizes Natural Language Processing technology so customers can interact with call center automation in a more natural way. To support this work, Emirates NBD is using Amazon Polly, a cloud service that uses advanced deep learning technologies to convert written content into human-like speech, in its automated call center to further enhance customer interactions by delivering lifelike voice banking experiences. As part of Emirates NBD's journey with AWS, it is also exploring how to better serve customers at bank branches with convenient and secure authentication, leveraging AWS's image recognition and IoT solutions.</p><p>"Our vision is to be the Middle East's most innovative financial services organization and to achieve this we have chosen to work with the world's most innovative technology company, Amazon Web Services," said Suvo Sarkar, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head - Retail Banking & Wealth Management at Emirates NBD. "Emirates NBD and Amazon share common values of innovation and customer centricity and we look forward to leveraging AWS's technologies and innovation practices to make banking more easy and intuitive for our customers."</p><p>"Across every industry, companies are starting to meaningfully use machine learning in their businesses, and AWS offers the broadest and deepest portfolio of machine learning services to help them solve some of their biggest challenges. We are excited to see how these technologies are helping transform the financial services industry in the Middle East and around the world," said Andy Isherwood, Managing Director, Amazon Web Services EMEA. "Emirates NBD is one of the most valued and innovative financial institutions in the Middle East, and we look forward to continuing to support them as they embark on a journey to transform how they serve their retail banking customers and build their organization into a bank of the future."</p> |
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Mindy Kaling to Publish New Essay Collection with Amazon, Available Free for Prime Members | /news/news-details/2019/Mindy-Kaling-to-Publish-New-Essay-Collection-with-Amazon-Available-Free-for-Prime-Members/default.aspx | Mindy-Kaling-to-Publish-New-Essay-Collection-with-Amazon-Available-Free-for-Prime-Members | 1,960 | 05/28/2019 09:00:00 | Mindy Kaling to Publish New Essay Collection with Amazon, Available Free for Prime Members | 05/28/2019 | 2019 | Next summer, the best-selling author, actor, and producer will offer her fresh take on life, love, and single mommy-hood in a series of bite-sized essays spanning the past few years
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, announced today Mindy Kaling's forthcoming essay collection, coming in summer 2020. Kaling's essays will be available for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers. Readers and listeners can download the collection as a Kindle eBook or as an Audible audiobook, which Kaling will narrate herself. Kaling is represented by Richard Abate, 3 Arts Entertainment.
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Next summer, Mindy Kaling shares her charming and intimate reflections on life changes—big and small—from the past few years in a forthcoming essay collection from Amazon Original Stories, available free for Prime members. (Photo: Business Wire)
The beloved best-selling author, actor, and producer will share laugh-out-loud, heartwarming, and highly-relatable dispatches from the latest chapter of her life, like the ups and downs of being her own husband, friendship in the time of babies, watching The Handmaid's Tale while pregnant, and hanging with fabulous and inspiring women like Reese, Sandy, and Oprah (OK, maybe that last one's not as relatable). In her two best-selling memoirs, Why Not Me? and Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, readers fell in love with Mindy's awkward coming-of-age stories and rooted for her bold dreams. Now, Kaling shares her charming and intimate reflections on life changes—big and small—from the past few years.
"It's so exciting for me to share the secrets of how I balance being a professional writer, actor, and single mom in a new collection of essays," says Mindy Kaling. "I mean, it would be so exciting to share those secrets. I don't have them. Like, not even close. This morning I bribed my baby with a remote control to get my car keys back. But I do have funny stories about my life and I can't wait for you to read them."
This summer, Kaling will star in the Amazon Studios film Late Night in theaters nationwide on June 7 alongside Emma Thompson, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Denis O'Hare, Paul Walter Hauser, John Lithgow, and Amy Ryan. Kaling also co-wrote and produced the film, which was acquired by Amazon Studios at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
"Working with Mindy Kaling is an absolute dream project for Amazon Publishing, where every day our guiding light is to strive for the best not only for our readers, but for our authors as well," says Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing. "Whether she's delighting fans on-screen or on-the-page—as The Office's Kelly Kapoor, The Mindy Project's Mindy Lahiri, Molly Patel in the upcoming film Late Night, or as a New York Times bestselling memoirist—Mindy is guaranteed to entertain. We're privileged to be a part of bringing Mindy's deeply personal essay collection to life, and can't wait for readers to laugh, cry, and fall in love with her all over again."
"Amazon Original Stories is focused on offering our readers and listeners binge-worthy narratives, and Mindy Kaling is the perfect author for this," says Julia Sommerfeld, Editorial Director of Amazon Original Stories. "Mindy is a truly innovative storyteller and her hilarious and heartfelt essays are unputdownable. We're certain that once you read one, you'll have to finish the whole collection!"
"I'm excited to be doing this collection with AOS," says Richard Abate, 3 Arts Entertainment. "It is an exciting format for writers who want to reach the widest audience possible and still deliver their work in a bingeable format."
Launched in 2017, Amazon Original Stories brings unforgettable short fiction and nonfiction to Kindle. This September, Amazon Original Stories will launch Forward, a six-part science-fiction short story collection featuring stories from Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Veronica Roth, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir. Past collections include the Amazon Original Stories and Amazon Studios joint acquisition The Fairer Sex by Michelle Miller, Warmer by Lauren Groff, Jane Smiley, Jess Walter, and more, and Dark Corners, which features Lisa Unger's Edgar Award-nominated short The Sleep Tight Motel. Each story is available free to Prime members, as well as Kindle Unlimited subscribers, and is available for download for non-subscribers beginning at $1.99.
www.amazon.com/mindy
About Amazon Publishing
Amazon Publishing is a leading trade publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan, and Munich publish emerging, bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print, and audio formats. For more information, visit apub.com.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Next summer, the best-selling author, actor, and producer will offer her fresh take on life, love, and single mommy-hood in a series of bite-sized essays spanning the past few years</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, announced today Mindy Kaling's forthcoming essay collection, coming in summer 2020. Kaling's essays will be available for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers. Readers and listeners can download the collection as a Kindle eBook or as an Audible audiobook, which Kaling will narrate herself. Kaling is represented by Richard Abate, 3 Arts Entertainment.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190528005049/en/</p><div><p>Next summer, Mindy Kaling shares her charming and intimate reflections on life changes—big and small—from the past few years in a forthcoming essay collection from Amazon Original Stories, available free for Prime members. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>The beloved best-selling author, actor, and producer will share laugh-out-loud, heartwarming, and highly-relatable dispatches from the latest chapter of her life, like the ups and downs of being her own husband, friendship in the time of babies, watching <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em> while pregnant, and hanging with fabulous and inspiring women like Reese, Sandy, and Oprah (OK, maybe that last one's not <em>as</em> relatable). In her two best-selling memoirs, <em>Why Not Me?</em> and <em>Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?</em>, readers fell in love with Mindy's awkward coming-of-age stories and rooted for her bold dreams. Now, Kaling shares her charming and intimate reflections on life changes—big and small—from the past few years.</p><p>"It's so exciting for me to share the secrets of how I balance being a professional writer, actor, and single mom in a new collection of essays," says Mindy Kaling. "I mean, it <em>would be</em> so exciting to share those secrets. I don't have them. Like, not even close. This morning I bribed my baby with a remote control to get my car keys back. But I do have funny stories about my life and I can't wait for you to read them."</p><p>This summer, Kaling will star in the Amazon Studios film <em>Late Night</em> in theaters nationwide on June 7 alongside Emma Thompson, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Denis O'Hare, Paul Walter Hauser, John Lithgow, and Amy Ryan. Kaling also co-wrote and produced the film, which was acquired by Amazon Studios at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.</p><p>"Working with Mindy Kaling is an absolute dream project for Amazon Publishing, where every day our guiding light is to strive for the best not only for our readers, but for our authors as well," says Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing. "Whether she's delighting fans on-screen or on-the-page—as <em>The Office</em>'s Kelly Kapoor, <em>The Mindy Project</em>'s Mindy Lahiri, Molly Patel in the upcoming film <em>Late Night</em>, or as a <em>New York Times</em> bestselling memoirist—Mindy is guaranteed to entertain. We're privileged to be a part of bringing Mindy's deeply personal essay collection to life, and can't wait for readers to laugh, cry, and fall in love with her all over again."</p><p>"Amazon Original Stories is focused on offering our readers and listeners binge-worthy narratives, and Mindy Kaling is the perfect author for this," says Julia Sommerfeld, Editorial Director of Amazon Original Stories. "Mindy is a truly innovative storyteller and her hilarious and heartfelt essays are unputdownable. We're certain that once you read one, you'll have to finish the whole collection!"</p><p>"I'm excited to be doing this collection with AOS," says Richard Abate, 3 Arts Entertainment. "It is an exciting format for writers who want to reach the widest audience possible and still deliver their work in a bingeable format."</p><p>Launched in 2017, Amazon Original Stories brings unforgettable short fiction and nonfiction to Kindle. This September, Amazon Original Stories will launch <em>Forward</em>, a six-part science-fiction short story collection featuring stories from Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Veronica Roth, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir. Past collections include the Amazon Original Stories and Amazon Studios joint acquisition <em>The Fairer Sex</em> by Michelle Miller, <em>Warmer</em> by Lauren Groff, Jane Smiley, Jess Walter, and more, and <em>Dark Corners</em>, which features Lisa Unger's Edgar Award-nominated short <em>The Sleep Tight Motel</em>. Each story is available free to Prime members, as well as Kindle Unlimited subscribers, and is available for download for non-subscribers beginning at $1.99.</p><p>www.amazon.com/mindy</p><p>About Amazon Publishing</p><p>Amazon Publishing is a leading trade publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan, and Munich publish emerging, bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print, and audio formats. For more information, visit apub.com.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190528005049/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Launches Support for Traditional Chinese Books on Kindle | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Launches-Support-for-Traditional-Chinese-Books-on-Kindle/default.aspx | Amazon-Launches-Support-for-Traditional-Chinese-Books-on-Kindle | 1,961 | 05/23/2019 19:06:00 | Amazon Launches Support for Traditional Chinese Books on Kindle | 05/23/2019 | 2019 | Readers around the world can now enjoy a growing selection of more than 20,000 Traditional Chinese language books with the free Kindle app and on Kindle devices
Authors can now publish Kindle books in Traditional Chinese with Kindle Direct Publishing
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2019-- (Nasdaq:AMZN)—Amazon announced today that Kindle customers around the globe can now enjoy reading from a growing selection of more than 20,000 Traditional Chinese language Kindle books with the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and on Kindle devices. Starting today, readers will find a new selection of popular titles in the Kindle store including books from leading authors like Ni Kuang 倪匡, Qiong Yao 瓊瑤, Liu Cixin 劉慈欣 and Pai Hsien-Yung 白先勇, best-sellers like The World Between Us 我們與惡的距離 and You Are The Best 誰說一百分的妳,才是最好的自己, classics like Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 and Louis Cha Jing-yong Collections 金庸全集 as well as translated bestsellers like Dan Brown's 丹布朗 Origin 起源, Keigo Higashino's 東野圭吾 Masquerade Hotel 假面飯店, Hans Rosling's 漢斯 羅斯林 Factfulness 真確 and George R. R. Martin's 喬治馬丁 A Song of Ice and Fire Series 冰與火之歌系列. Customers can shop for Traditional Chinese language Kindle books on existing Amazon websites including www.amazon.com/TCBOOKS and www.amazon.ca/TCBOOKS.
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Amazon Launches Support for Traditional Chinese Books on Kindle (Photo: Business Wire)
"Bringing Traditional Chinese language books to Kindle is a step forward on our journey to provide more choice and selection to readers around the world," said David Naggar, Vice President of Books. "Our launch today makes 20,000 titles instantly available to the tens of millions of Traditional Chinese readers."
Kindle customers can enjoy several features designed especially for a Traditional Chinese horizontal reading experience, including custom fonts and the ability to search in Traditional Chinese on your Kindle device. Customers using the free Kindle app can also select their menu options to be displayed in Traditional Chinese. Amazon has also brought the same Kindle features that customers around the world love to Traditional Chinese books, such as adjustable text size and margin settings, sampling books prior to purchase, searching text inside a book, and Whispersync so that you can seamlessly switch from reading in the Kindle app to reading on your Kindle device.
"We are thrilled to offer our leading book selection to Kindle customers around the world," said Fei-Peng Ho, CEO of Cite Publishing Group and a best-selling author himself. "We've already seen great interest from our finest authors, writers, and scholars, to offer their Traditional Chinese titles on Kindle."
Publish Your Traditional Chinese Books with Kindle Direct Publishing
The support of Traditional Chinese language books on Kindle also creates new opportunities for authors, who can now self-publish their books in Traditional Chinese with Kindle Direct Publishing. This means authors can easily upload their eBooks and reach millions of readers around the world. To learn more about Kindle Direct Publishing please visit: http://kdp.amazon.com.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/aboutand follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Readers around the world can now enjoy a growing selection of more than 20,000 Traditional Chinese language books with the free Kindle app and on Kindle devices</em></p><p><em>Authors can now publish Kindle books in Traditional Chinese with Kindle Direct Publishing</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2019-- (Nasdaq:AMZN)—Amazon announced today that Kindle customers around the globe can now enjoy reading from a growing selection of more than 20,000 Traditional Chinese language Kindle books with the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and on Kindle devices. Starting today, readers will find a new selection of popular titles in the Kindle store including books from leading authors like Ni Kuang 倪匡, Qiong Yao 瓊瑤, Liu Cixin 劉慈欣 and Pai Hsien-Yung 白先勇, best-sellers like The World Between Us 我們與惡的距離 and You Are The Best 誰說一百分的妳,才是最好的自己, classics like Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 and Louis Cha Jing-yong Collections 金庸全集 as well as translated bestsellers like Dan Brown's 丹布朗 Origin 起源, Keigo Higashino's 東野圭吾 Masquerade Hotel 假面飯店, Hans Rosling's 漢斯 羅斯林 Factfulness 真確 and George R. R. Martin's 喬治馬丁 A Song of Ice and Fire Series 冰與火之歌系列. Customers can shop for Traditional Chinese language Kindle books on existing Amazon websites including www.amazon.com/TCBOOKS and www.amazon.ca/TCBOOKS.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190523005868/en/</p><div><p>Amazon Launches Support for Traditional Chinese Books on Kindle (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"Bringing Traditional Chinese language books to Kindle is a step forward on our journey to provide more choice and selection to readers around the world," said David Naggar, Vice President of Books. "Our launch today makes 20,000 titles instantly available to the tens of millions of Traditional Chinese readers."</p><p>Kindle customers can enjoy several features designed especially for a Traditional Chinese horizontal reading experience, including custom fonts and the ability to search in Traditional Chinese on your Kindle device. Customers using the free Kindle app can also select their menu options to be displayed in Traditional Chinese. Amazon has also brought the same Kindle features that customers around the world love to Traditional Chinese books, such as adjustable text size and margin settings, sampling books prior to purchase, searching text inside a book, and Whispersync so that you can seamlessly switch from reading in the Kindle app to reading on your Kindle device.</p><p>"We are thrilled to offer our leading book selection to Kindle customers around the world," said Fei-Peng Ho, CEO of Cite Publishing Group and a best-selling author himself. "We've already seen great interest from our finest authors, writers, and scholars, to offer their Traditional Chinese titles on Kindle."</p><p>Publish Your Traditional Chinese Books with Kindle Direct Publishing</p><p>The support of Traditional Chinese language books on Kindle also creates new opportunities for authors, who can now self-publish their books in Traditional Chinese with Kindle Direct Publishing. This means authors can easily upload their eBooks and reach millions of readers around the world. To learn more about Kindle Direct Publishing please visit: http://kdp.amazon.com.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/aboutand follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190523005868/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Ground Station | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Ground-Station/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-AWS-Ground-Station | 1,962 | 05/23/2019 10:35:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Ground Station | 05/23/2019 | 2019 | With a network of satellite ground stations located in close proximity to AWS Regions around the world customers can download, process, store, analyze, and act upon satellite data quicker with substantial cost savings
Capella Space, D-Orbit, Maxar Technologies, Myriota, NSLComm, Open Cosmos, Spire, and Thales Alenia Space are among customers and partners using AWS Ground Station
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Ground Station, a new service that makes it easy and cost-effective for customers to control satellites from AWS and download data from satellites into AWS Global Infrastructure Regions using a fully managed network of ground station antennas located around the world. Once customers upload satellite commands and data through AWS Ground Station, they can quickly download large amounts of data over the high-speed AWS Ground Station network, immediately process it in an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance, store it in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), apply AWS analytics and machine learning services to gain insights, and use Amazon's network to move the data to other regions and processing facilities. Getting started with AWS Ground Station takes just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console to schedule antenna access time and launch an Amazon EC2 instance to communicate with the satellite. There are no up-front payments or long-term commitments, no ground infrastructure to build or manage, and customers pay-by-the-minute for antenna access time used. To get started with AWS Ground Station, visit https://aws.amazon.com/ground-station
Satellites are being used by more and more businesses, universities, and governments for a variety of applications, including weather forecasting, surface imaging, and communications. To do this today, customers must build or lease ground antennas to communicate with the satellites. This is a significant undertaking and cost because customers often require antennas in multiple countries to download data when and where they need it without waiting for the satellite to pass over a desired location. And the antennas are just the beginning of the infrastructure requirements because customers need servers, storage, and networking in close proximity to the antenna to process, store, and transport the data from the satellite. And then customers must build business rules and workflows to organize, structure, and route the data to employees or customers before it can be used to deliver value. This requires significant capital investments and operational costs to build, manage, and securely maintain antennas, compute infrastructure, and business logic at each antenna location. AWS Ground Station allows customers to more easily and cost-effectively control satellite operations, ingest satellite data, and integrate the data with applications and other cloud services running in AWS.
Using AWS Ground Station, customers can save up to 80 percent of their ground station costs by paying for antenna access time on demand, and they can rely on AWS Ground Station's growing global footprint of ground stations to downlink data when and where they need it. These ground stations are also located in close proximity to AWS Regions around the world, so customers can store, process, and analyze the data locally, rapidly gain insights, and then quickly take action. The recency of data is particularly critical when it comes to tracking and acting upon fast-moving conditions on the ground. This timeliness depends on frequent communications between ground stations and satellites, which can only be achieved with a large, global footprint of antennas maintaining frequent contact with orbiting satellites. For example, as fast-moving environmental, geopolitical, or news events unfold on the ground, AWS Ground Station customers can downlink current data to any of the AWS ground stations around the world. Customers can get timely data sooner, rapidly experiment with new applications, and deliver products to market faster without buying, leasing, or maintaining complex and expensive antennas and infrastructure.
"Satellite data offers customers a profound way to build applications that help humans explore space and improve life on Earth, but the cost and difficulty of building and maintaining the infrastructure necessary to downlink and process the data has historically been prohibitive for all but the most well-funded organizations," says Shayn Hawthorne, General Manager, AWS Ground Station. "The goal of AWS Ground Station is to make space communications ubiquitous and to make ground stations simple and easy to use, so that more organizations can derive insights from satellite data to help improve life on Earth and embark on deeper exploration and discovery in space. Customers can rely on AWS Ground Station's global footprint to downlink data when and where they need it, get timely data, and build new applications faster based on readily available satellite data, without having to buy, lease, and maintain complex and expensive infrastructure."
AWS Ground Station's self-service graphical interface makes it easy to identify downlink opportunities, communications windows, and schedule antenna time. This enables customers to review confirmed times in the console and cancel or reschedule prior to the scheduled contact time. Because AWS Ground Station antennas are located in close proximity to AWS Regions, customers have low-latency, local access to other AWS services to process and store data. For example, they can use Amazon EC2 to control satellites and downlink data, store and share the data in Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS), or Amazon S3, use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) for secure communications between Amazon EC2 instances and the AWS Ground Station antenna gateway, hunt for real-time business insights with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams and Amazon Elastic Map Reduce, apply machine learning algorithms and models with Amazon SageMaker, add image analysis with Amazon Rekognition, and improve data sets by combining satellite data with IoT sensor data from AWS IoT Greengrass. AWS Ground Station is available immediately in US East (Ohio) and US West (Oregon) and will expand to additional regions and locations in the coming year.
Maxar Technologies, operator of the high-resolution, high-accuracy WorldView imaging constellation, is preparing for the launch of its next-generation satellite constellation, WorldView Legion, in 2021. "The addition of WorldView Legion enables us to image the most rapidly changing areas on Earth more than 15 times per day and triple our capacity to collect 30 cm resolution imagery," said Dr. Walter Scott, Maxar's Chief Technology Officer. "AWS Ground Station will provide us with more opportunities and capacity to downlink and analyze the large amount of data WorldView Legion will be sending back to Earth, enabling us to extract insights from the data for our customers when and where it matters."
Thales Alenia Space, drawing on more than 40 years of experience and a unique combination of skills, expertise and cultures, delivers cost-effective solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Governments and private industry alike count on ThalesAlenia Space to design satellite-based systems that provide anytime, anywhere connections and positioning, monitor Earth, enhance management of its resources, and explore our Solar System and beyond. Thales Alenia Space is excited to collaborate with AWS to expand its New Space leading technologies to address the ground segment, including providing additional tools and features for AWS Ground Station customers. "We integrate our innovative leading space technologies with the ones from partners within our ecosystem, such as AWS Ground Station, to help customers optimize the use of our planet's – and our solar system's – resources and to help build a better, more sustainable life on Earth," said Viktoria Otero del Val, SVP Strategy, M&A and New Business Initiatives at Thales Alenia Space.
Myriota is a satellite IoT connectivity provider that enables customers to send small messages at ultra-low cost from anywhere on Earth. By securely delivering data direct to a constellation of low Earth orbit nanosatellites, Myriota's unique patented and proven technology provides IoT connectivity in locations where terrestrial providers cannot operate, including oceans and the Australian outback. As an AWS Partner, Myriota is already using AWS for its processing and cloud-based delivery. "With massive scale, long battery life, and direct-to-orbit connectivity for IoT, Myriota is helping customers with vital applications, such as sensor telemetry, low-value asset tracking, and device monitoring and control," said Dr. David Haley, Chief Technology Officer for Myriota. "The AWS Ground Station Network provides an exciting opportunity to further increase operational efficiency and reliability for our customers at massive scale."
Capella Space is an information services company providing on-demand Earth observation data via advanced space radar. Capella provides persistent, reliable, and affordable products and services through its constellation of 36 high-resolution, high-capacity Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, which can see through clouds and at night, permitting imaging during bad weather or low light conditions. "We're entering a new era of Earth observation, with near real-time access to our changing world at our fingertips," said Payam Banazadeh, CEO of Capella Space. "Providing low-latency and actionable information from space is going to change how industries utilize space. We are excited to be collaborating with Amazon on AWS Ground Station along with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Rekognition to provide persistent satellite monitoring, closing coverage gaps and delivering data that can save lives and protect our planet."
NSLComm helps lower size, weight, and power barriers for nanosatellite launches. NSLComm designs and manufactures space-qualified antennas that, once in space, unfold like parachutes to 10 times their original size, offering customers significantly more processing power and higher throughput than other small satellites. The small footprint and high throughput of NSLComm antennas reduce overall satellite launch load costs, increase transmission precision and power, and lower satellite data transmission price. "NSLComm's aspiration is to make nanosatellite communications more affordable. Low-cost, high-speed satellite communications can help provide, for example, better in-flight connectivity. NSLComm antennas open a wide array of new applications in the space market," said Dr. Raz Itzhaki, founder and CEO of NSLComm. "We are already collaborating with AWS by integrating NSLSat-1 and NSLComm constellation design with AWS Ground Station services to provide more affordable satellite control and telemetry to our customers."
D-Orbit's core service is InOrbit NOW, a large-scale, space transportation service that delivers CubeSats into precise orbital slots, using ION CubeSat Carrier, a sort of cargo vehicle developed and operated by the company. Instead of simply unpacking a batch of CubeSats in bulk into a single region of Earth's orbit, ION CubeSat Carrier moves across orbits, depending on the operational requirements, and delivers each small satellite precisely where it is supposed to go. The company also offers a space control platform that supports the activities of ground control teams for multi-spacecraft satellite missions. D-Orbit is committed to promoting a positive environmental space impact, reducing the threat of space debris to Earth, and to opening space to a wide variety of business opportunities. "At D-Orbit, we aim at preserving a profitable and sustainable space environment to meet the needs of our customers, while making space safer for everyone," said Luca Rossettini, D-Orbit's CEO. "Our collaboration with AWS Ground Station, a remarkably flexible and scalable platform, is an essential element in our roadmap towards a space logistics infrastructure."
Open Cosmos provides simple and affordable small satellite missions to help solve the world's biggest challenges and this enables organizations from across a wide range of industries to use space technologies as a tool. Open Cosmos removes barriers to space access by simplifying the technology, offering a one-stop-shop to orbit, and reducing both time and cost. Open Cosmos offers payload development and qualification services, provides end-to-end space missions, constellation services, and in-orbit demonstration services. "At Open Cosmos, we are working hard to disrupt the way the space industry operates and to open up this technology so people can truly engage in having a global impact," said Rafael Jordá Siquier, CEO and Founder of Open Cosmos. "Whether it is a local government agency wanting to predict where the next wildfire might break out, an NGO wanting to deliver humanitarian aid, or a telecoms company launching a service in a remote area, our customers are having an immediate global impact with our solutions. AWS Ground Station is perfectly aligned with our mission as it helps us enable our customers to scale without any additional CAPEX or OPEX investments so that they can focus on innovation and speed instead of operational planning."
Spire Global Inc. is a data and analytics company that collects data from space to solve problems on Earth. Owning and operating one of the largest satellite constellations in the world, Spire identifies, tracks, and predicts the movement of the world's resources and weather systems so that businesses and governments can make smart decisions. "Spire has witnessed a heightened awareness and an increasingly global need for satellite-based, Earth-observation data for business, especially in the fields of weather, maritime, and aviation," said Peter Platzer, CEO, Spire Global Inc. "The flexibility of AWS Ground Station gives Spire the ability to satisfy that growing customer demand by flexibly augmenting our own global ground network capabilities. With AWS we can collaboratively build a platform for a new kind of data solution which is rapidly becoming an industry standard." | <p><em>With a network of satellite ground stations located in close proximity to AWS Regions around the world customers can download, process, store, analyze, and act upon satellite data quicker with substantial cost savings</em></p><p><em>Capella Space, D-Orbit, Maxar Technologies, Myriota, NSLComm, Open Cosmos, Spire, and Thales Alenia Space are among customers and partners using AWS Ground Station</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced the general availability of AWS Ground Station, a new service that makes it easy and cost-effective for customers to control satellites from AWS and download data from satellites into AWS Global Infrastructure Regions using a fully managed network of ground station antennas located around the world. Once customers upload satellite commands and data through AWS Ground Station, they can quickly download large amounts of data over the high-speed AWS Ground Station network, immediately process it in an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance, store it in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), apply AWS analytics and machine learning services to gain insights, and use Amazon's network to move the data to other regions and processing facilities. Getting started with AWS Ground Station takes just a few clicks in the AWS Management Console to schedule antenna access time and launch an Amazon EC2 instance to communicate with the satellite. There are no up-front payments or long-term commitments, no ground infrastructure to build or manage, and customers pay-by-the-minute for antenna access time used. To get started with AWS Ground Station, visit https://aws.amazon.com/ground-station</p><p>Satellites are being used by more and more businesses, universities, and governments for a variety of applications, including weather forecasting, surface imaging, and communications. To do this today, customers must build or lease ground antennas to communicate with the satellites. This is a significant undertaking and cost because customers often require antennas in multiple countries to download data when and where they need it without waiting for the satellite to pass over a desired location. And the antennas are just the beginning of the infrastructure requirements because customers need servers, storage, and networking in close proximity to the antenna to process, store, and transport the data from the satellite. And then customers must build business rules and workflows to organize, structure, and route the data to employees or customers before it can be used to deliver value. This requires significant capital investments and operational costs to build, manage, and securely maintain antennas, compute infrastructure, and business logic at each antenna location. AWS Ground Station allows customers to more easily and cost-effectively control satellite operations, ingest satellite data, and integrate the data with applications and other cloud services running in AWS.</p><p>Using AWS Ground Station, customers can save up to 80 percent of their ground station costs by paying for antenna access time on demand, and they can rely on AWS Ground Station's growing global footprint of ground stations to downlink data when and where they need it. These ground stations are also located in close proximity to AWS Regions around the world, so customers can store, process, and analyze the data locally, rapidly gain insights, and then quickly take action. The recency of data is particularly critical when it comes to tracking and acting upon fast-moving conditions on the ground. This timeliness depends on frequent communications between ground stations and satellites, which can only be achieved with a large, global footprint of antennas maintaining frequent contact with orbiting satellites. For example, as fast-moving environmental, geopolitical, or news events unfold on the ground, AWS Ground Station customers can downlink current data to any of the AWS ground stations around the world. Customers can get timely data sooner, rapidly experiment with new applications, and deliver products to market faster without buying, leasing, or maintaining complex and expensive antennas and infrastructure.</p><p>"Satellite data offers customers a profound way to build applications that help humans explore space and improve life on Earth, but the cost and difficulty of building and maintaining the infrastructure necessary to downlink and process the data has historically been prohibitive for all but the most well-funded organizations," says Shayn Hawthorne, General Manager, AWS Ground Station. "The goal of AWS Ground Station is to make space communications ubiquitous and to make ground stations simple and easy to use, so that more organizations can derive insights from satellite data to help improve life on Earth and embark on deeper exploration and discovery in space. Customers can rely on AWS Ground Station's global footprint to downlink data when and where they need it, get timely data, and build new applications faster based on readily available satellite data, without having to buy, lease, and maintain complex and expensive infrastructure."</p><p>AWS Ground Station's self-service graphical interface makes it easy to identify downlink opportunities, communications windows, and schedule antenna time. This enables customers to review confirmed times in the console and cancel or reschedule prior to the scheduled contact time. Because AWS Ground Station antennas are located in close proximity to AWS Regions, customers have low-latency, local access to other AWS services to process and store data. For example, they can use Amazon EC2 to control satellites and downlink data, store and share the data in Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS), or Amazon S3, use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) for secure communications between Amazon EC2 instances and the AWS Ground Station antenna gateway, hunt for real-time business insights with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams and Amazon Elastic Map Reduce, apply machine learning algorithms and models with Amazon SageMaker, add image analysis with Amazon Rekognition, and improve data sets by combining satellite data with IoT sensor data from AWS IoT Greengrass. AWS Ground Station is available immediately in US East (Ohio) and US West (Oregon) and will expand to additional regions and locations in the coming year.</p><p>Maxar Technologies, operator of the high-resolution, high-accuracy WorldView imaging constellation, is preparing for the launch of its next-generation satellite constellation, WorldView Legion, in 2021. "The addition of WorldView Legion enables us to image the most rapidly changing areas on Earth more than 15 times per day and triple our capacity to collect 30 cm resolution imagery," said Dr. Walter Scott, Maxar's Chief Technology Officer. "AWS Ground Station will provide us with more opportunities and capacity to downlink and analyze the large amount of data WorldView Legion will be sending back to Earth, enabling us to extract insights from the data for our customers when and where it matters."</p><p>Thales Alenia Space, drawing on more than 40 years of experience and a unique combination of skills, expertise and cultures, delivers cost-effective solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Governments and private industry alike count on ThalesAlenia Space to design satellite-based systems that provide anytime, anywhere connections and positioning, monitor Earth, enhance management of its resources, and explore our Solar System and beyond. Thales Alenia Space is excited to collaborate with AWS to expand its New Space leading technologies to address the ground segment, including providing additional tools and features for AWS Ground Station customers. "We integrate our innovative leading space technologies with the ones from partners within our ecosystem, such as AWS Ground Station, to help customers optimize the use of our planet's – and our solar system's – resources and to help build a better, more sustainable life on Earth," said Viktoria Otero del Val, SVP Strategy, M&A and New Business Initiatives at Thales Alenia Space.</p><p>Myriota is a satellite IoT connectivity provider that enables customers to send small messages at ultra-low cost from anywhere on Earth. By securely delivering data direct to a constellation of low Earth orbit nanosatellites, Myriota's unique patented and proven technology provides IoT connectivity in locations where terrestrial providers cannot operate, including oceans and the Australian outback. As an AWS Partner, Myriota is already using AWS for its processing and cloud-based delivery. "With massive scale, long battery life, and direct-to-orbit connectivity for IoT, Myriota is helping customers with vital applications, such as sensor telemetry, low-value asset tracking, and device monitoring and control," said Dr. David Haley, Chief Technology Officer for Myriota. "The AWS Ground Station Network provides an exciting opportunity to further increase operational efficiency and reliability for our customers at massive scale."</p><p>Capella Space is an information services company providing on-demand Earth observation data via advanced space radar. Capella provides persistent, reliable, and affordable products and services through its constellation of 36 high-resolution, high-capacity Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, which can <em>see</em> through clouds and at night, permitting imaging during bad weather or low light conditions. "We're entering a new era of Earth observation, with near real-time access to our changing world at our fingertips," said Payam Banazadeh, CEO of Capella Space. "Providing low-latency and actionable information from space is going to change how industries utilize space. We are excited to be collaborating with Amazon on AWS Ground Station along with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Rekognition to provide persistent satellite monitoring, closing coverage gaps and delivering data that can save lives and protect our planet."</p><p>NSLComm helps lower size, weight, and power barriers for nanosatellite launches. NSLComm designs and manufactures space-qualified antennas that, once in space, unfold like parachutes to 10 times their original size, offering customers significantly more processing power and higher throughput than other small satellites. The small footprint and high throughput of NSLComm antennas reduce overall satellite launch load costs, increase transmission precision and power, and lower satellite data transmission price. "NSLComm's aspiration is to make nanosatellite communications more affordable. Low-cost, high-speed satellite communications can help provide, for example, better in-flight connectivity. NSLComm antennas open a wide array of new applications in the space market," said Dr. Raz Itzhaki, founder and CEO of NSLComm. "We are already collaborating with AWS by integrating NSLSat-1 and NSLComm constellation design with AWS Ground Station services to provide more affordable satellite control and telemetry to our customers."</p><p>D-Orbit's core service is InOrbit NOW, a large-scale, space transportation service that delivers CubeSats into precise orbital slots, using ION CubeSat Carrier, a sort of cargo vehicle developed and operated by the company. Instead of simply unpacking a batch of CubeSats in bulk into a single region of Earth's orbit, ION CubeSat Carrier moves across orbits, depending on the operational requirements, and delivers each small satellite precisely where it is supposed to go. The company also offers a space control platform that supports the activities of ground control teams for multi-spacecraft satellite missions. D-Orbit is committed to promoting a positive environmental space impact, reducing the threat of space debris to Earth, and to opening space to a wide variety of business opportunities. "At D-Orbit, we aim at preserving a profitable and sustainable space environment to meet the needs of our customers, while making space safer for everyone," said Luca Rossettini, D-Orbit's CEO. "Our collaboration with AWS Ground Station, a remarkably flexible and scalable platform, is an essential element in our roadmap towards a space logistics infrastructure."</p><p>Open Cosmos provides simple and affordable small satellite missions to help solve the world's biggest challenges and this enables organizations from across a wide range of industries to use space technologies as a tool. Open Cosmos removes barriers to space access by simplifying the technology, offering a one-stop-shop to orbit, and reducing both time and cost. Open Cosmos offers payload development and qualification services, provides end-to-end space missions, constellation services, and in-orbit demonstration services. "At Open Cosmos, we are working hard to disrupt the way the space industry operates and to open up this technology so people can truly engage in having a global impact," said Rafael Jordá Siquier, CEO and Founder of Open Cosmos. "Whether it is a local government agency wanting to predict where the next wildfire might break out, an NGO wanting to deliver humanitarian aid, or a telecoms company launching a service in a remote area, our customers are having an immediate global impact with our solutions. AWS Ground Station is perfectly aligned with our mission as it helps us enable our customers to scale without any additional CAPEX or OPEX investments so that they can focus on innovation and speed instead of operational planning."</p><p>Spire Global Inc. is a data and analytics company that collects data from space to solve problems on Earth. Owning and operating one of the largest satellite constellations in the world, Spire identifies, tracks, and predicts the movement of the world's resources and weather systems so that businesses and governments can make smart decisions. "Spire has witnessed a heightened awareness and an increasingly global need for satellite-based, Earth-observation data for business, especially in the fields of weather, maritime, and aviation," said Peter Platzer, CEO, Spire Global Inc. "The flexibility of AWS Ground Station gives Spire the ability to satisfy that growing customer demand by flexibly augmenting our own global ground network capabilities. With AWS we can collaboratively build a platform for a new kind of data solution which is rapidly becoming an industry standard."</p> |
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Amazon Literary Partnership Announces 2019 Grant Recipients | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Literary-Partnership-Announces-2019-Grant-Recipients/default.aspx | Amazon-Literary-Partnership-Announces-2019-Grant-Recipients | 1,963 | 05/20/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Literary Partnership Announces 2019 Grant Recipients | 05/20/2019 | 2019 | The Amazon Literary Partnership awards more than $1 million in funding to 66 nonprofits dedicated to serving writers and announces a new Poetry Fund in collaboration with the Academy of American Poets and a Literary Magazine Fund with the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded more than $12 million in grant funding to more than 150 literary organizations
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—As part of its decade-long effort to help writers tell their stories and find their readers, the Amazon Literary Partnership today announced over $1 million in grant funding to 66 nonprofit literary organizations across the country. The funding will support groups that are working to empower writers, helping them to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive.
Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded more than $12 million in grant funding to more than 150 literary organizations, with a particular focus on supporting a diversity of voices. Grant recipients include nonprofit writing centers, residencies, fellowships, after-school classes, literary magazines, national organizations supporting storytelling and free speech, and internationally acclaimed publishers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
The Amazon Literary Partnership strives to award grants to organizations that have a deep impact on writers' lives and the broader literary and publishing community.
Over the past five years, organizations supported by the Amazon Literary Partnership have assisted more than 100,000 writers per year, publishing an estimated 3,200 stories and more than 500 books, reaching more than 5 million readers, according to a survey of last year's grant recipients.
Writers supported by Amazon Literary Partnership grant recipients have won National Book Awards, National Book Critics Circle Awards, MacArthur "Genius" Grants, National Magazine Awards, and more.
Amazon Literary Partnership's support for the Academy of American Poets' ‘Poem A Day' series led to the publication of poems by more than 300 poets from diverse backgrounds reaching half a million readers a day via email and online at Poets.org.
Support for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) helped bring in-school and after-school writing classes to 10,000 schools, reaching 100,000 kids across the US.
In addition to the 66 grants gifted this year, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded two $120,000 grants to the Academy of American Poets and the Community of Literary Presses and Magazines (CLMP) to create a new Poetry Fund and Literary Magazine Fund for poetry organizations and literary magazines. Both funds will support more than a dozen organizations and will be announced by the Academy of American Poets and CLMP.
"We're extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with the Amazon Literary Partnership to support poetry organizations, especially as poetry in the US is having a heyday with more readers today than in the past fifteen years," said Jennifer Benka, Executive Director, the Academy of American Poets. "This boon has been exciting to see, but it's also meant that poetry organizations need more assistance. We appreciate that the Amazon Literary Partnership program was quick to recognize this and respond."
"For over 50 years, CLMP has been dedicated to sustaining the health and extending the reach of the nation's literary magazines. Often the first places writers find their readers, these publications are essential to the publishing ecosystem, providing fertile ground for diverse voices to thrive," said Mary Gannon, Executive Director, the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. "CLMP is honored to lend its expertise to the Amazon Literary Partnership's ongoing financial support of these underserved and uniquely vulnerable publishers."
"The Amazon Literary Partnership's goal has been to support organizations that are vital to sustaining the literary culture of their communities," said Neal Thompson, Manager of the Amazon Literary Partnership. "By funding organizations working to uplift the voices of underrepresented writers, we hope to champion the writers of the world we live in now. We are also thrilled to be working with the Academy of American Poets and CLMP to reach organizations committed to supporting poets and upcoming writers."
This year's grant recipients include a wide range of organizations striving to amplify diverse voices, including Coffee House Press in Minneapolis, Hugo House in Seattle, and New York-based organizations such as Words Without Borders, Kundiman, Girls Write Now, and The Center for Black Literature. Many of this year's recipients work on behalf of overlooked or marginalized writers, such as Lambda Literary's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices in Los Angeles, and workshops for African American writers at the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation in Washington, D.C.
"We are thrilled to be among the organizations to receive support from the Amazon Literary Partnership again this year," said Karen M. Phillips, Executive Director, Words Without Borders. "This grant will help us to provide an English-language platform for vital and diverse writers from Oman, the Philippines, Cape Verde, Algeria and elsewhere, engaging readers in a global literary conversation."
"Amazon's investment in Lambda Literary's Emerging Writers Retreat ensures that the next generation of LGBTQ writers get the support they need and deserve to bring their vital stories into the world" said Sue Landers, Executive Director of Lambda.
"5 Under 35 does the crucial work of identifying and elevating major new talent, often introducing a diverse, engaging slate of writers for the first time to a wide audience," said Lisa Lucas, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. "Without the generous, ongoing support of the Amazon Literary Partnership, 5 Under 35 simply wouldn't be possible given the current funding landscape for the literary arts. ALP is fundamental to the work of so many national literary organizations that salute, celebrate, and nurture both readers and writers, which is essential to developing a more diverse literary landscape, strengthening access to books and great writing, and deepening all of our understanding of the world through the lens of literary art."
2019 Amazon Literary Partnership grants
826 Valencia (CA)
826 NYC (NY)
Archipelago Books (NY)
Artist Trust (WA)
Asian American Writers Workshop (NY)
Aspen Words (CO)
AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) (MD)
Black Mountain Institute (NV)
Brooklyn Book Festival (NY)
Center for Black Literature (NY)
Chicago Humanities Festival (IL)
Clarion West (WA)
Coffee House Press (MN)
Community Word Project (NY)
Girls Write Now (NY)
Graywolf Press (MN)
GrubStreet (MA)
Hedgebrook (WA)
House of SpeakEasy Foundation (NY)
Hub City Writers Project (SC)
Hugo House (WA)
Humanities Washington (WA)
Indiana Writers Center (IN)
Inprint (TX)
Jack Jones Literary Arts (CA)
KCRW Foundation (CA)
Kenyon Review (OH)
Kundiman (NY)
Lambda Literary Foundation (CA)
Lighthouse Writers Workshop (CO)
Loft Literary Center (MN)
Log Cabin Literary Center (ID)
Milkweed Editions (MN)
Narrative 4 (NY)
National Book Foundation (NY)
National Novel Writing Month (CA)
Open Letter Books (Best Translated Book Award) (NY)
Path with Art (WA)
Poets & Writers (NY)
Port Townsend Writers Conference (Centrum) (WA)
Red Hen Press (CA)
Restless Books (NY)
Seattle Arts & Lectures (WA)
Seattle City of Literature (WA)
Slice Literary Writers Conference (NY)
Small Press Distribution (CA)
The Center for Fiction (NY)
The Feminist Press (NY)
The Inner Loop (DC)
The MacDowell Colony (NY)
The Moth (NY)
The Seattle Public Library Foundation (WA)
The Telling Room (ME)
The Writer's Block (NV)
Town Hall Seattle (WA)
Transit Books (CA)
Ucross Foundation (WY)
University of Washington Creative Writing Program (WA)
Washington Center for the Book (WA)
Washington State Historical Society (WA)
Words Without Borders (NY)
WriteGirl (CA)
Writers in the Schools (TX)
Yaddo (NY)
Young Writers Project (VT)
Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation (DC)
To learn more about the Amazon Literary Partnership and Amazon in the Community visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/our-communities.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The Amazon Literary Partnership awards more than $1 million in funding to 66 nonprofits dedicated to serving writers and announces a new Poetry Fund in collaboration with the Academy of American Poets and a Literary Magazine Fund with the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses</em></p><p><em>Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded more than $12 million in grant funding to more than 150 literary organizations</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—As part of its decade-long effort to help writers tell their stories and find their readers, the Amazon Literary Partnership today announced over $1 million in grant funding to 66 nonprofit literary organizations across the country. The funding will support groups that are working to empower writers, helping them to create, publish, learn, teach, experiment, and thrive.</p><p>Since 2009, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded more than $12 million in grant funding to more than 150 literary organizations, with a particular focus on supporting a diversity of voices. Grant recipients include nonprofit writing centers, residencies, fellowships, after-school classes, literary magazines, national organizations supporting storytelling and free speech, and internationally acclaimed publishers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.</p><p>The Amazon Literary Partnership strives to award grants to organizations that have a deep impact on writers' lives and the broader literary and publishing community.</p><ul><li>Over the past five years, organizations supported by the Amazon Literary Partnership have assisted more than 100,000 writers per year, publishing an estimated 3,200 stories and more than 500 books, reaching more than 5 million readers, according to a survey of last year's grant recipients.</li><li>Writers supported by Amazon Literary Partnership grant recipients have won National Book Awards, National Book Critics Circle Awards, MacArthur "Genius" Grants, National Magazine Awards, and more.</li><li>Amazon Literary Partnership's support for the Academy of American Poets' ‘Poem A Day' series led to the publication of poems by more than 300 poets from diverse backgrounds reaching half a million readers a day via email and online at Poets.org.</li><li>Support for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) helped bring in-school and after-school writing classes to 10,000 schools, reaching 100,000 kids across the US.</li></ul><p>In addition to the 66 grants gifted this year, the Amazon Literary Partnership has awarded two $120,000 grants to the Academy of American Poets and the Community of Literary Presses and Magazines (CLMP) to create a new Poetry Fund and Literary Magazine Fund for poetry organizations and literary magazines. Both funds will support more than a dozen organizations and will be announced by the Academy of American Poets and CLMP.</p><p>"We're extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with the Amazon Literary Partnership to support poetry organizations, especially as poetry in the US is having a heyday with more readers today than in the past fifteen years," said Jennifer Benka, Executive Director, the Academy of American Poets. "This boon has been exciting to see, but it's also meant that poetry organizations need more assistance. We appreciate that the Amazon Literary Partnership program was quick to recognize this and respond."</p><p>"For over 50 years, CLMP has been dedicated to sustaining the health and extending the reach of the nation's literary magazines. Often the first places writers find their readers, these publications are essential to the publishing ecosystem, providing fertile ground for diverse voices to thrive," said Mary Gannon, Executive Director, the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. "CLMP is honored to lend its expertise to the Amazon Literary Partnership's ongoing financial support of these underserved and uniquely vulnerable publishers."</p><p>"The Amazon Literary Partnership's goal has been to support organizations that are vital to sustaining the literary culture of their communities," said Neal Thompson, Manager of the Amazon Literary Partnership. "By funding organizations working to uplift the voices of underrepresented writers, we hope to champion the writers of the world we live in now. We are also thrilled to be working with the Academy of American Poets and CLMP to reach organizations committed to supporting poets and upcoming writers."</p><p>This year's grant recipients include a wide range of organizations striving to amplify diverse voices, including Coffee House Press in Minneapolis, Hugo House in Seattle, and New York-based organizations such as Words Without Borders, Kundiman, Girls Write Now, and The Center for Black Literature. Many of this year's recipients work on behalf of overlooked or marginalized writers, such as Lambda Literary's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices in Los Angeles, and workshops for African American writers at the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation in Washington, D.C.</p><p>"We are thrilled to be among the organizations to receive support from the Amazon Literary Partnership again this year," said Karen M. Phillips, Executive Director, Words Without Borders. "This grant will help us to provide an English-language platform for vital and diverse writers from Oman, the Philippines, Cape Verde, Algeria and elsewhere, engaging readers in a global literary conversation."</p><p>"Amazon's investment in Lambda Literary's Emerging Writers Retreat ensures that the next generation of LGBTQ writers get the support they need and deserve to bring their vital stories into the world" said Sue Landers, Executive Director of Lambda.</p><p>"5 Under 35 does the crucial work of identifying and elevating major new talent, often introducing a diverse, engaging slate of writers for the first time to a wide audience," said Lisa Lucas, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. "Without the generous, ongoing support of the Amazon Literary Partnership, 5 Under 35 simply wouldn't be possible given the current funding landscape for the literary arts. ALP is fundamental to the work of so many national literary organizations that salute, celebrate, and nurture both readers and writers, which is essential to developing a more diverse literary landscape, strengthening access to books and great writing, and deepening all of our understanding of the world through the lens of literary art."</p><p>2019 Amazon Literary Partnership grants</p><p>826 Valencia (CA)</p><p>826 NYC (NY)</p><p>Archipelago Books (NY)</p><p>Artist Trust (WA)</p><p>Asian American Writers Workshop (NY)</p><p>Aspen Words (CO)</p><p>AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) (MD)</p><p>Black Mountain Institute (NV)</p><p>Brooklyn Book Festival (NY)</p><p>Center for Black Literature (NY)</p><p>Chicago Humanities Festival (IL)</p><p>Clarion West (WA)</p><p>Coffee House Press (MN)</p><p>Community Word Project (NY)</p><p>Girls Write Now (NY)</p><p>Graywolf Press (MN)</p><p>GrubStreet (MA)</p><p>Hedgebrook (WA)</p><p>House of SpeakEasy Foundation (NY)</p><p>Hub City Writers Project (SC)</p><p>Hugo House (WA)</p><p>Humanities Washington (WA)</p><p>Indiana Writers Center (IN)</p><p>Inprint (TX)</p><p>Jack Jones Literary Arts (CA)</p><p>KCRW Foundation (CA)</p><p>Kenyon Review (OH)</p><p>Kundiman (NY)</p><p>Lambda Literary Foundation (CA)</p><p>Lighthouse Writers Workshop (CO)</p><p>Loft Literary Center (MN)</p><p>Log Cabin Literary Center (ID)</p><p>Milkweed Editions (MN)</p><p>Narrative 4 (NY)</p><p>National Book Foundation (NY)</p><p>National Novel Writing Month (CA)</p><p>Open Letter Books (Best Translated Book Award) (NY)</p><p>Path with Art (WA)</p><p>Poets & Writers (NY)</p><p>Port Townsend Writers Conference (Centrum) (WA)</p><p>Red Hen Press (CA)</p><p>Restless Books (NY)</p><p>Seattle Arts & Lectures (WA)</p><p>Seattle City of Literature (WA)</p><p>Slice Literary Writers Conference (NY)</p><p>Small Press Distribution (CA)</p><p>The Center for Fiction (NY)</p><p>The Feminist Press (NY)</p><p>The Inner Loop (DC)</p><p>The MacDowell Colony (NY)</p><p>The Moth (NY)</p><p>The Seattle Public Library Foundation (WA)</p><p>The Telling Room (ME)</p><p>The Writer's Block (NV)</p><p>Town Hall Seattle (WA)</p><p>Transit Books (CA)</p><p>Ucross Foundation (WY)</p><p>University of Washington Creative Writing Program (WA)</p><p>Washington Center for the Book (WA)</p><p>Washington State Historical Society (WA)</p><p>Words Without Borders (NY)</p><p>WriteGirl (CA)</p><p>Writers in the Schools (TX)</p><p>Yaddo (NY)</p><p>Young Writers Project (VT)</p><p>Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation (DC)</p><p>To learn more about the Amazon Literary Partnership and Amazon in the Community visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/our-communities.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190520005171/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Introducing the All-New Fire 7 Kids Edition—The Next Generation of Amazon's Most Affordable Kids Tablet, With Access to Over 20,000 Kid-Friendly Titles | /news/news-details/2019/Introducing-the-All-New-Fire-7-Kids-EditionThe-Next-Generation-of-Amazons-Most-Affordable-Kids-Tablet-With-Access-to-Over-20000-Kid-Friendly-Titles/default.aspx | Introducing-the-All-New-Fire-7-Kids-EditionThe-Next-Generation-of-Amazons-Most-Affordable-Kids-Tablet-With-Access-to-Over-20000-Kid-Friendly-Titles | 1,964 | 05/16/2019 09:12:00 | Introducing the All-New Fire 7 Kids Edition—The Next Generation of Amazon's Most Affordable Kids Tablet, With Access to Over 20,000 Kid-Friendly Titles | 05/16/2019 | 2019 | The all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition offers a faster processor, 16 GB of storage, one year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, a kid-proof case, and a 2-year worry-free guarantee—still only $99.99
Amazon FreeTime Unlimited provides access to over 20,000 kid-friendly books, Audible books, educational apps, games, and videos, including over 2,000 Spanish language titles—all hand-curated for age-appropriateness
Featuring easy-to-use parental controls that encourage learning before play, and give parents the ability to manage their child's FreeTime settings—either on their child's device or remotely via Parent Dashboard
New kid-proof case with adjustable stand makes it even easier for kids to enjoy their favorite content; now available in blue, pink, and a new purple color
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the next generation of its most affordable kids tablet: the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition. Featuring a new kid-proof case with an adjustable stand for easy, hands-free viewing, the Fire 7 Kids Edition comes in blue and pink, as well as a new purple color option, and is available for $99.99 starting today at: www.amazon.com/fire7kidsedition.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005627/en/
All-New Fire 7 Kids Edition (Photo: Business Wire)
The Fire 7 Kids Edition is built from the ground-up for kids with three ideas in mind:
Kids want a real tablet that grows with them—Fire 7 Kids Edition offers a 7" IPS display, a faster processor, and 16 GB of storage with up to 512 GB of expandable storage via a microSD card slot. Fire tablets support up to two adult profiles (accessible with secured PIN access) and four child profiles that can be customized for each member of the family.
Parents don't want to worry about the content their kids are viewing—Fire 7 Kids Edition includes a year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, which offers more than 20,000 premium books, Audible books, educational apps, games, and videos that have been curated for age-appropriateness. It also includes access to tens of thousands of hand-selected websites and web videos, award-winning parental controls, and over 2,000 Spanish language titles.
Despite best intentions, kids break things—Fire 7 Kids Edition comes with a kid-proof case, and a two-year worry-free guarantee—if they break it, return it and we'll replace it.
"Fire Kids Edition tablets are the #1 best-selling kids' tablets in the U.S. and today, the Fire 7 Kids Edition is getting even better with a faster processor and a new kid-proof case with a stand," said Kurt Beidler, Director of Kids and Family, Amazon. "Now, kids can easily prop up their tablet to watch their favorite videos, dance along to the Pinkfong! Baby Shark video, play an educational app like Solar System Explorer, or choose from over 1,000 kid-friendly Audible books to listen to. We think parents and kids alike are going to love it."
Premium Kids Content, Now With 2x the Spanish Language Titles
With Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, kids have access to premium, age-appropriate books, Audible books, educational apps, games, and videos, including new and popular titles, such as Toy Story: Smash It!, Barbie Dreamtopia, Daniel Tiger's Storybooks, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, TRANSFORMERS Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures, Magic Tree House, Team Umizoomi: Math Racer, and The Pout-Pout Fish, from brands like Disney, Mattel, PBS, Pottermore, Budge Studios, Audible, Nickelodeon, and Macmillan. All of the content is kid-friendly and hand-selected by the Amazon FreeTime team with new titles added regularly. And now, kids can enjoy over 2,000 Spanish language titles, like Plaza Sésamo, National Geographic Readers: Los Gatos vs. Los Perros, Sam el Bombero, LEGO Friends, and Happy Baby: 123 Bilingual—a 2x increase in selection over last year. Parents can choose to enable Spanish only content, English only content, or a combination of both, and can customize the settings for each individual child profile.
Fire 7 Kids Edition comes with a year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited. After the first year, customers can continue their subscription starting at $2.99 per month for Prime members and $4.99 per month for customers who are not yet Prime members. The FreeTime Unlimited subscription can be used on any compatible device, including Fire tablets, Echo devices, iOS devices, and Android devices. The FreeTime Unlimited content experience will vary based on device.
Tools Parents Can Trust
Over 10 million kids (and their parents) have enjoyed the award-winning Amazon FreeTime service, which provides the perfect balance between giving kids the content they love, while providing parents peace of mind knowing that what their kids are viewing on their device is age-appropriate. FreeTime offers parental controls that encourage learning before play, and gives parents the ability to manage their child's FreeTime settings, including:
Age filters—parents can adjust settings to tailor the FreeTime experience for each child and ensure the content their kids are viewing is age-appropriate.
Learn First—parents can set daily goals for educational content, and block access to entertainment content until after educational goals are met each day.
Screen time by category—parents can restrict certain categories, such as apps and games, while leaving unlimited time for reading.
Total screen time—parents can choose a set amount of total screen time per day, after which FreeTime will shut down.
Bedtime—parents can control when FreeTime shuts down for the day and turns back on the next morning.
Weekday and weekend settings—parents can set time limits by weekdays and weekends.
Add or remove content—parents can add titles from their own content library into FreeTime, or choose to remove unwanted FreeTime Unlimited content.
Enable the web browser—parents can choose to enable or disable the kid-friendly web browser within FreeTime.
Additionally, parents can access Parent Dashboard (parents.amazon.com) to view daily activity reports of the digital content their kids are using in FreeTime and determine how to manage time limits and educational goals. Remote parental controls in Parent Dashboard make it easy for parents to pause their child's devices for a set amount of time, as well as adjust their child's FreeTime settings remotely via any web browser on a mobile device or computer. Parents can also access Discussion Cards in Parent Dashboard to view summaries and sample questions to help them initiate conversations with their kids about the content they're viewing in FreeTime.
Availability
The all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition is available for pre-order today for $99.99 at www.amazon.com/fire7kidsedition and starts shipping June 6. It is available in three fun color options: blue, pink, and a new purple color—and now with an adjustable stand for hands-free viewing.
As a special introductory offer, Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets are available in a multi-pack option so every member of the family can enjoy one. Buy two Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets for $149.99—that's 25 percent off.
In addition to the Fire 7 Kids Edition, Amazon also introduced the all-new Fire 7, available for pre-order today starting at $49.99. More information can be found at www.amazon.com/fire7.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition offers a faster processor, 16 GB of storage, one year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, a kid-proof case, and a 2-year worry-free guarantee—still only $99.99</em></p><p><em>Amazon FreeTime Unlimited provides access to over 20,000 kid-friendly books</em>, <em>Audible books, educational apps, games, and videos, including over 2,000 Spanish language titles—all hand-curated for age-appropriateness</em></p><p><em>Featuring easy-to-use parental controls that encourage learning before play, and give parents the ability to manage their child's FreeTime settings—either on their child's device or remotely via Parent Dashboard</em></p><p><em>New kid-proof case with adjustable stand makes it even easier for kids to enjoy their favorite content; now available in blue, pink, and a new purple color</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the next generation of its most affordable kids tablet: the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition. Featuring a new kid-proof case with an adjustable stand for easy, hands-free viewing, the Fire 7 Kids Edition comes in blue and pink, as well as a new purple color option, and is available for $99.99 starting today at: www.amazon.com/fire7kidsedition.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005627/en/</p><div><p>All-New Fire 7 Kids Edition (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>The Fire 7 Kids Edition is built from the ground-up for kids with three ideas in mind:</p><ol><li>Kids want a real tablet that grows with them—Fire 7 Kids Edition offers a 7" IPS display, a faster processor, and 16 GB of storage with up to 512 GB of expandable storage via a microSD card slot. Fire tablets support up to two adult profiles (accessible with secured PIN access) and four child profiles that can be customized for each member of the family.</li><li>Parents don't want to worry about the content their kids are viewing—Fire 7 Kids Edition includes a year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, which offers more than 20,000 premium books, Audible books, educational apps, games, and videos that have been curated for age-appropriateness. It also includes access to tens of thousands of hand-selected websites and web videos, award-winning parental controls, and over 2,000 Spanish language titles.</li><li>Despite best intentions, kids break things—Fire 7 Kids Edition comes with a kid-proof case, and a two-year worry-free guarantee—if they break it, return it and we'll replace it.</li></ol><p>"Fire Kids Edition tablets are the #1 best-selling kids' tablets in the U.S. and today, the Fire 7 Kids Edition is getting even better with a faster processor and a new kid-proof case with a stand," said Kurt Beidler, Director of Kids and Family, Amazon. "Now, kids can easily prop up their tablet to watch their favorite videos, dance along to the Pinkfong! Baby Shark video, play an educational app like Solar System Explorer, or choose from over 1,000 kid-friendly Audible books to listen to. We think parents and kids alike are going to love it."</p><p>Premium Kids Content, Now With 2x the Spanish Language Titles</p><p>With Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, kids have access to premium, age-appropriate books, Audible books, educational apps, games, and videos, including new and popular titles, such as <em>Toy Story: Smash It!</em>, <em>Barbie Dreamtopia</em>, <em>Daniel Tiger's Storybooks</em>, <em>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</em>, <em>TRANSFORMERS Rescue Bots: Hero Adventures</em>, <em>Magic Tree House</em>, <em>Team Umizoomi: Math Racer</em>, and <em>The Pout-Pout Fish</em>, from brands like Disney, Mattel, PBS, Pottermore, Budge Studios, Audible, Nickelodeon, and Macmillan. All of the content is kid-friendly and hand-selected by the Amazon FreeTime team with new titles added regularly. And now, kids can enjoy over 2,000 Spanish language titles, like <em>Plaza Sésamo</em>, <em>National Geographic Readers: Los Gatos vs. Los Perros</em>, <em>Sam el Bombero</em>, <em>LEGO Friends</em>, and <em>Happy Baby: 123 Bilingual</em>—a 2x increase in selection over last year. Parents can choose to enable Spanish only content, English only content, or a combination of both, and can customize the settings for each individual child profile.</p><p>Fire 7 Kids Edition comes with a year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited. After the first year, customers can continue their subscription starting at $2.99 per month for Prime members and $4.99 per month for customers who are not yet Prime members. The FreeTime Unlimited subscription can be used on any compatible device, including Fire tablets, Echo devices, iOS devices, and Android devices. The FreeTime Unlimited content experience will vary based on device.</p><p>Tools Parents Can Trust</p><p>Over 10 million kids (and their parents) have enjoyed the award-winning Amazon FreeTime service, which provides the perfect balance between giving kids the content they love, while providing parents peace of mind knowing that what their kids are viewing on their device is age-appropriate. FreeTime offers parental controls that encourage learning before play, and gives parents the ability to manage their child's FreeTime settings, including:</p><ul><li>Age filters—parents can adjust settings to tailor the FreeTime experience for each child and ensure the content their kids are viewing is age-appropriate.</li><li>Learn First—parents can set daily goals for educational content, and block access to entertainment content until after educational goals are met each day.</li><li>Screen time by category—parents can restrict certain categories, such as apps and games, while leaving unlimited time for reading.</li><li>Total screen time—parents can choose a set amount of total screen time per day, after which FreeTime will shut down.</li><li>Bedtime—parents can control when FreeTime shuts down for the day and turns back on the next morning.</li><li>Weekday and weekend settings—parents can set time limits by weekdays and weekends.</li><li>Add or remove content—parents can add titles from their own content library into FreeTime, or choose to remove unwanted FreeTime Unlimited content.</li><li>Enable the web browser—parents can choose to enable or disable the kid-friendly web browser within FreeTime.</li></ul><p>Additionally, parents can access Parent Dashboard (parents.amazon.com) to view daily activity reports of the digital content their kids are using in FreeTime and determine how to manage time limits and educational goals. Remote parental controls in Parent Dashboard make it easy for parents to pause their child's devices for a set amount of time, as well as adjust their child's FreeTime settings remotely via any web browser on a mobile device or computer. Parents can also access Discussion Cards in Parent Dashboard to view summaries and sample questions to help them initiate conversations with their kids about the content they're viewing in FreeTime.</p><p>Availability</p><p>The all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition is available for pre-order today for $99.99 at www.amazon.com/fire7kidsedition and starts shipping June 6. It is available in three fun color options: blue, pink, and a new purple color—and now with an adjustable stand for hands-free viewing.</p><p>As a special introductory offer, Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets are available in a multi-pack option so every member of the family can enjoy one. Buy two Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets for $149.99—that's 25 percent off.</p><p>In addition to the Fire 7 Kids Edition, Amazon also introduced the all-new Fire 7, available for pre-order today starting at $49.99. More information can be found at www.amazon.com/fire7.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005627/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Introducing the All-New Amazon Fire 7: Faster Processor, 2x the Storage, and Alexa Hands-Free—Still Only $49.99 | /news/news-details/2019/Introducing-the-All-New-Amazon-Fire-7-Faster-Processor-2x-the-Storage-and-Alexa-Hands-FreeStill-Only-49.99/default.aspx | Introducing-the-All-New-Amazon-Fire-7-Faster-Processor-2x-the-Storage-and-Alexa-Hands-FreeStill-Only-49.99 | 1,965 | 05/16/2019 09:09:00 | Introducing the All-New Amazon Fire 7: Faster Processor, 2x the Storage, and Alexa Hands-Free—Still Only $49.99 | 05/16/2019 | 2019 | Fire 7 is built for entertainment, now with more room for the movies, books, songs, and games you love—at home and on-the-go
Ask Alexa to play a song, watch a video, listen to an Audible book, get the news, or make a video call on Fire 7, now using just your voice
Fire 7 is available in Black, plus three new colors: Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the next generation of its best-selling Fire 7 tablet, built from the ground up for entertainment. The all-new Fire 7 features a faster processor; 16 GB of internal storage so you can enjoy even more videos, music, games, and books on-the-go; and hands-free access to Alexa. Fire 7 is still only $49.99 and is available in Black and 3 new colors: Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue. As a special introductory offer, customers who purchase an all-new Fire 7 before June 6 will receive a $10 credit to buy popular apps and games from the Amazon Appstore.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005621/en/
Introducing the All-New Amazon Fire 7. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Fire 7 is our best-selling tablet with tens of millions sold," said Kevin Keith, Vice President, Amazon Devices. "For under $50, we're making it even better for customers with a faster processor and 2x the storage, so customers can enjoy even more of their favorite entertainment at home and on-the-go. And, with hands-free access to Alexa on Fire 7, it's never been easier to get the news, find a recipe, play music, and more."
The all-new Fire 7 includes:
Faster processor—With a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, quickly and easily switch between apps, stream movies, and browse the web.
2x the storage—Fire 7 is now available with 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage, plus support for up to 512 GB of expandable storage via microSD card.
Alexa hands-free—When connected to Wi-Fi, simply ask Alexa to check the Mariners score, get a recipe, watch a movie, and more – using just your voice, even when your screen is on standby. Easily toggle Alexa on or off in your device settings.
Crisp and vivid display—Amazon's lightest tablet features a high quality 7" IPS display for accurate color reproduction that looks great at all angles.
Durability—As measured in tumble tests, Fire 7 is 2x as durable as the latest iPad mini, and stands up against drops, tumbles, spills, and everyday wear and tear.
Battery life—Delivers up to 7 hours of reading, listening to music, watching TV shows or movies, and browsing the web.
Front- and rear-facing cameras—Video chat with friends and family with the HD 720p front-facing camera. Take and share photos and save them for later with free, unlimited cloud storage.
Fast Wi-Fi connectivity—Dual-band Wi-Fi support for seamless video streaming.
Amazon-exclusive features—ASAP, For You, X-Ray, Second Screen, Amazon FreeTime, Family Library, Blue Shade, On Deck, Prime Video downloads, and more. For more information, click here.
Amazon FreeTime—With award-winning parental controls, parents can use Amazon FreeTime to create child profiles to limit screen time, set educational goals, and manage content. FreeTime is free on every Fire tablet—or subscribe to Amazon FreeTime Unlimited to access over 20,000 titles.
Screen Sharing—Let an Amazon expert guide you remotely through any feature on your screen, available 24x7, 365 days a year—for free.
Even Better with Prime
Fire 7 is even better with Amazon Prime. In the U.S., Prime members can:
Watch award-winning movies and TV shows, including Amazon Originals like Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Hanna, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and live sports including Thursday Night Football with Prime Video.
Listen to more than 2 million songs, and over one thousand hand-curated playlists and stations with Prime Music. To get started, just ask, "Alexa, play music."
Enjoy unlimited access to more than 1,000 books and magazines with Prime Reading, as well as one free pre-released book a month with Amazon First Reads.
Keep an unlimited number of photos on Amazon Photos, plus 5 GB of storage for videos, documents and other files.
With Twitch Prime, customers can enjoy free games, in-game content, a Twitch channel subscription each month, and more.
To sign up or start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.com/prime.
Availability
The all-new Fire 7 comes in Black, Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue. Still only $49.99, Fire 7 is available today for pre-order at www.amazon.com/fire7 and will begin shipping June 6. Fire 7 cases are available in Charcoal Black, Sage, Plum, Twilight Blue, and Desert Orange and can stand in both landscape and portrait orientations—only $24.99.
In addition to the Fire 7, Amazon today introduced the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition, available for pre-order today for $99.99. More information is available at www.amazon.com/Fire7KidsEdition.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Fire 7 is built for entertainment, now with more room for the movies, books, songs, and games you love—at home and on-the-go</em></p><p><em>Ask Alexa to play a song, watch a video, listen to an Audible book, get the news, or make a video call on Fire 7, now using just your voice</em></p><p><em>Fire 7 is available in Black, plus three new colors: Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the next generation of its best-selling Fire 7 tablet, built from the ground up for entertainment. The all-new Fire 7 features a faster processor; 16 GB of internal storage so you can enjoy even more videos, music, games, and books on-the-go; and hands-free access to Alexa. Fire 7 is still only $49.99 and is available in Black and 3 new colors: Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue. As a special introductory offer, customers who purchase an all-new Fire 7 before June 6 will receive a $10 credit to buy popular apps and games from the Amazon Appstore.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005621/en/</p><div><p>Introducing the All-New Amazon Fire 7. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"Fire 7 is our best-selling tablet with tens of millions sold," said Kevin Keith, Vice President, Amazon Devices. "For under $50, we're making it even better for customers with a faster processor and 2x the storage, so customers can enjoy even more of their favorite entertainment at home and on-the-go. And, with hands-free access to Alexa on Fire 7, it's never been easier to get the news, find a recipe, play music, and more."</p><p>The all-new Fire 7 includes:</p><ul><li>Faster processor—With a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, quickly and easily switch between apps, stream movies, and browse the web.</li><li>2x the storage—Fire 7 is now available with 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage, plus support for up to 512 GB of expandable storage via microSD card.</li><li>Alexa hands-free—When connected to Wi-Fi, simply ask Alexa to check the Mariners score, get a recipe, watch a movie, and more – using just your voice, even when your screen is on standby. Easily toggle Alexa on or off in your device settings.</li><li>Crisp and vivid display—Amazon's lightest tablet features a high quality 7" IPS display for accurate color reproduction that looks great at all angles.</li><li>Durability—As measured in tumble tests, Fire 7 is 2x as durable as the latest iPad mini, and stands up against drops, tumbles, spills, and everyday wear and tear.</li><li>Battery life—Delivers up to 7 hours of reading, listening to music, watching TV shows or movies, and browsing the web.</li><li>Front- and rear-facing cameras—Video chat with friends and family with the HD 720p front-facing camera. Take and share photos and save them for later with free, unlimited cloud storage.</li><li>Fast Wi-Fi connectivity—Dual-band Wi-Fi support for seamless video streaming.</li><li>Amazon-exclusive features—ASAP, For You, X-Ray, Second Screen, Amazon FreeTime, Family Library, Blue Shade, On Deck, Prime Video downloads, and more. For more information, click here.</li><li>Amazon FreeTime—With award-winning parental controls, parents can use Amazon FreeTime to create child profiles to limit screen time, set educational goals, and manage content. FreeTime is free on every Fire tablet—or subscribe to Amazon FreeTime Unlimited to access over 20,000 titles.</li><li>Screen Sharing—Let an Amazon expert guide you remotely through any feature on your screen, available 24x7, 365 days a year—for free.</li></ul><p>Even Better with Prime</p><p>Fire 7 is even better with Amazon Prime. In the U.S., Prime members can:</p><ul><li>Watch award-winning movies and TV shows, including Amazon Originals like <em>Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Hanna, </em>and <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>, and live sports including <em>Thursday Night Football</em> with Prime Video.</li><li>Listen to more than 2 million songs, and over one thousand hand-curated playlists and stations with Prime Music. To get started, just ask, "Alexa, play music."</li><li>Enjoy unlimited access to more than 1,000 books and magazines with Prime Reading, as well as one free pre-released book a month with Amazon First Reads.</li><li>Keep an unlimited number of photos on Amazon Photos, plus 5 GB of storage for videos, documents and other files.</li><li>With Twitch Prime, customers can enjoy free games, in-game content, a Twitch channel subscription each month, and more.</li></ul><p>To sign up or start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.com/prime.</p><p>Availability</p><p>The all-new Fire 7 comes in Black, Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue. Still only $49.99, Fire 7 is available today for pre-order at www.amazon.com/fire7 and will begin shipping June 6. Fire 7 cases are available in Charcoal Black, Sage, Plum, Twilight Blue, and Desert Orange and can stand in both landscape and portrait orientations—only $24.99.</p><p>In addition to the Fire 7, Amazon today introduced the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition, available for pre-order today for $99.99. More information is available at www.amazon.com/Fire7KidsEdition.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005621/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Providing Access to Over 9 Million School Breakfasts for More Than 50,000 Students in 450 Schools Across the U.S. | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Providing-Access-to-Over-9-Million-School-Breakfasts-for-More-Than-50000-Students-in-450-Schools-Across-the-U.S/default.aspx | Amazon-Providing-Access-to-Over-9-Million-School-Breakfasts-for-More-Than-50000-Students-in-450-Schools-Across-the-U.S | 1,966 | 05/19/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Providing Access to Over 9 Million School Breakfasts for More Than 50,000 Students in 450 Schools Across the U.S. | 05/19/2019 | 2019 | In collaboration with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, Amazon's support is helping provide a healthy start to the day so kids are ready to learn in class
Students who eat breakfast have higher test scores in math, perform better on standardized tests, and have improved behavior in the class
Read more about why breakfast matters here
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that its school breakfast program is projected to provide access to more than 9 million breakfasts for over 50,000 students by the end of this year. The program, a collaboration with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, enables schools to incorporate nutritious breakfasts into the regular school day and helps to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for students in need of a healthy morning meal. Amazon's funding supports technology, education, advocacy and implementation in over 450 schools in local communities across the U.S. where it operates.
One in six children in the U.S. face hunger, and studies show breakfast is a critical meal to ensure nutrition and to fuel the brain for the school day. However, according to a 2019 research report compiled by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), just over half of the kids who qualify for free breakfast are actually getting it. Students who eat breakfast have higher test scores in math, perform better on standardized tests, and have improved behavior in the class. In contrast, students who skip breakfast and experience hunger generally have slower memory recall, make more errors, and are more likely to be absent, tardy or to repeat a grade.
"Kids can't learn when they are hungry. I know that breakfast is vital to our student's ability to focus," said Pamela Pansa, Local Food Nutrition Service Director at Crete-Monee School District 201-U in Illinois. "Amazon's support enables us to strengthen our breakfast program and ensure each student has access to the food they need to learn and thrive."
"With Amazon's commitment to fighting child hunger, No Kid Hungry has been able to accelerate its impact by investing in entire school districts to reach more under-resourced students at scale," said Billy Shore, Executive Chairman of Share Our Strength. "The result is healthier kids, higher achievement, and a stronger workforce and economy."
"Childhood hunger is intolerable – hunger should not be a factor affecting a child's ability to succeed," said Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Member, House Education and Labor Committee and 2016 National Teacher of the Year. "It's imperative that children and families struggling to put food on the table have access to school meals as an additional means of nutrition and the critical support from partners like Amazon increase this access for our most vulnerable children so they have a full plate to start their day of studies."
"At Amazon, we want all children, regardless of background, to have the resources to build their best future," said Alice Shobe, Director, Amazon in the Community. "This is why we focus on helping to remove the most basic barriers to education."
Traditional school breakfast programs serve breakfast in the cafeteria before school hours, which excludes large numbers of eligible students who may not be able to arrive early to school or who experience the stigma associated with free school breakfasts. Making breakfast a part of the regular school day serves all students directly in their classrooms, which means a lot more children get to eat.
School breakfast programs are a part of Amazon's effort to address "Right Now Needs," which include increasing access to food, shelter and basic goods for children and their families.
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005235/en/
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>In collaboration with Share Our Strength's </em><em>No Kid Hungry</em><em> campaign, Amazon's support is helping provide a healthy start to the day so kids are ready to learn in class</em></p><p><em>Students who eat breakfast have higher test scores in math, perform better on standardized tests, and have improved behavior in the class</em></p><p><em>Read more about why breakfast matters </em><em>here</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that its school breakfast program is projected to provide access to more than 9 million breakfasts for over 50,000 students by the end of this year. The program, a collaboration with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, enables schools to incorporate nutritious breakfasts into the regular school day and helps to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for students in need of a healthy morning meal. Amazon's funding supports technology, education, advocacy and implementation in over 450 schools in local communities across the U.S. where it operates.</p><p>One in six children in the U.S. face hunger, and studies show breakfast is a critical meal to ensure nutrition and to fuel the brain for the school day. However, according to a 2019 research report compiled by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), just over half of the kids who qualify for free breakfast are actually getting it. Students who eat breakfast have higher test scores in math, perform better on standardized tests, and have improved behavior in the class. In contrast, students who skip breakfast and experience hunger generally have slower memory recall, make more errors, and are more likely to be absent, tardy or to repeat a grade.</p><p>"Kids can't learn when they are hungry. I know that breakfast is vital to our student's ability to focus," said Pamela Pansa, Local Food Nutrition Service Director at Crete-Monee School District 201-U in Illinois. "Amazon's support enables us to strengthen our breakfast program and ensure each student has access to the food they need to learn and thrive."</p><p>"With Amazon's commitment to fighting child hunger, No Kid Hungry has been able to accelerate its impact by investing in entire school districts to reach more under-resourced students at scale," said Billy Shore, Executive Chairman of Share Our Strength. "The result is healthier kids, higher achievement, and a stronger workforce and economy."</p><p>"Childhood hunger is intolerable – hunger should not be a factor affecting a child's ability to succeed," said Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Member, House Education and Labor Committee and 2016 National Teacher of the Year. "It's imperative that children and families struggling to put food on the table have access to school meals as an additional means of nutrition and the critical support from partners like Amazon increase this access for our most vulnerable children so they have a full plate to start their day of studies."</p><p>"At Amazon, we want all children, regardless of background, to have the resources to build their best future," said Alice Shobe, Director, Amazon in the Community. "This is why we focus on helping to remove the most basic barriers to education."</p><p>Traditional school breakfast programs serve breakfast in the cafeteria before school hours, which excludes large numbers of eligible students who may not be able to arrive early to school or who experience the stigma associated with free school breakfasts. Making breakfast a part of the regular school day serves all students directly in their classrooms, which means a lot more children get to eat.</p><p>School breakfast programs are a part of Amazon's effort to address "Right Now Needs," which include increasing access to food, shelter and basic goods for children and their families.</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to helping all children and young adults, especially those from underrepresented and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190516005235/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Launches Kindle Lite in Kenya – Free 2 MB App for Android | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Launches-Kindle-Lite-in-Kenya--Free-2-MB-App-for-Android/default.aspx | Amazon-Launches-Kindle-Lite-in-Kenya--Free-2-MB-App-for-Android | 1,967 | 05/15/2019 11:00:00 | Amazon Launches Kindle Lite in Kenya – Free 2 MB App for Android | 05/15/2019 | 2019 | Designed specifically for readers using smartphones with limited storage and on slower networks
Browse & read instantly from a collection of over 5 million eBooks, including thousands of free eBooks
May 15, 2019 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Lite, the lightest reading app for Android smartphones in Kenya. Designed specifically for smartphones with limited storage that run on slower networks, the app is only 2 MB and provides you with a great reading experience even over 2G/3G networks. The Kindle Lite app is free and includes features readers love, like an integrated dictionary so you can easily look up the definition of a word. The app also makes it easier to browse and read from a collection of over 5 million eBooks, including thousands of free eBooks. Kindle Lite is available today and can be downloaded for free in the Google Play Store.
"The ability to get lost in reading a great story should not be limited by the speed of your network or storage size of your phone," said Sherif Yacoub, Vice President, Kindle. "We designed the Kindle Lite app to improve the reading experience for all our Kenyan customers - offering faster downloads, instant reading, and a lighter app."
Kindle Lite for Android
Uses minimal storage – At just 2 MB, Kindle Lite is ideal for smartphones with limited storage.
Optimized for slow networks – Read anytime, even on a slower data connection, including 2G/3G networks. Dive right into an eBook without waiting for it to fully download.
Easy to get started – Instantly browse books and read free samples without logging in.
Enjoy free books – Explore thousands of free books from a rotating selection in the Kindle Store.
The free Kindle Lite app is available for download now in Kenya on the Google Play Store, or customers can also continue to enjoy the full version of the Kindle for Android application. | <p><em>Designed specifically for readers using smartphones with limited storage and on slower networks</em></p><p><em>Browse & read instantly from a collection of over 5 million eBooks, including thousands of free eBooks</em></p><p>May 15, 2019 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time</p><p>NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Lite, the lightest reading app for Android smartphones in Kenya. Designed specifically for smartphones with limited storage that run on slower networks, the app is only 2 MB and provides you with a great reading experience even over 2G/3G networks. The Kindle Lite app is free and includes features readers love, like an integrated dictionary so you can easily look up the definition of a word. The app also makes it easier to browse and read from a collection of over 5 million eBooks, including thousands of free eBooks. Kindle Lite is available today and can be downloaded for free in the Google Play Store.</p><p>"The ability to get lost in reading a great story should not be limited by the speed of your network or storage size of your phone," said Sherif Yacoub, Vice President, Kindle. "We designed the Kindle Lite app to improve the reading experience for all our Kenyan customers - offering faster downloads, instant reading, and a lighter app."</p><p>Kindle Lite for Android</p><ul><li>Uses minimal storage – At just 2 MB, Kindle Lite is ideal for smartphones with limited storage.</li><li>Optimized for slow networks – Read anytime, even on a slower data connection, including 2G/3G networks. Dive right into an eBook without waiting for it to fully download.</li><li>Easy to get started – Instantly browse books and read free samples without logging in.</li><li>Enjoy free books – Explore thousands of free books from a rotating selection in the Kindle Store.</li></ul><p>The free Kindle Lite app is available for download now in Kenya on the Google Play Store, or customers can also continue to enjoy the full version of the Kindle for Android application.</p> |
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Employees Turned Entrepreneurs: New Amazon Initiative Helps Employees Start Their Own Package Delivery Business | /news/news-details/2019/Employees-Turned-Entrepreneurs-New-Amazon-Initiative-Helps-Employees-Start-Their-Own-Package-Delivery-Business/default.aspx | Employees-Turned-Entrepreneurs-New-Amazon-Initiative-Helps-Employees-Start-Their-Own-Package-Delivery-Business | 1,968 | 05/13/2019 06:00:00 | Employees Turned Entrepreneurs: New Amazon Initiative Helps Employees Start Their Own Package Delivery Business | 05/13/2019 | 2019 | Amazon expands its Delivery Service Partner program in the US with a new incentive for current Amazon employees to start a small business owning and operating a package delivery company
Amazon commits to funding startup costs, up to $10,000, and the equivalent of the former employee's gross salary for three months to start their own delivery business
New initiative continues Amazon's long-time commitment of empowering employees to pursue career aspirations
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon announced today the expansion of its Delivery Service Partner program in the US with a new incentive for current Amazon employees to start a small business owning and operating a package delivery company. The new incentive will fund the startup costs, up to $10,000, as well as the equivalent of three months of the former employee's last gross salary so employees-turned-business-owners can more easily get their package delivery companies off the ground.
"We received overwhelming interest from tens of thousands of individuals who applied to be part of the Delivery Service Partner program, including many employees," said Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations. "We've heard from associates that they want to participate in the program but struggled with the transition. Now we have a path for those associates with an appetite for opportunities to own their own businesses."
Amazon will take an active role in helping interested employees launch their own package delivery businesses. An employee will leave their role at Amazon to build their business knowing they will have consistent delivery volume from Amazon, access to the company's sophisticated delivery technology, hands-on training, and discounts on a suite of assets and services, including Amazon-branded vans customized for delivery, branded uniforms and comprehensive insurance.
Amazon's new incentive will fund the startup costs, up to $10,000, for its employees-turned-small business-owners in the US who want to build their own delivery companies. Amazon will also provide financial support with a payment equal to three months of the former employee's last gross salary while they build their new package delivery business.
This program is the latest example of Amazon initiatives aimed at encouraging employees to develop and advance their careers. Across the US, more than 12,000 people have already taken part in Amazon's Career Choice program where Amazon pre-pays up to 95% of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, up to $12,000, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.
Since the launch of the Delivery Service Partner program in June 2018, Amazon has enabled the creation of more than 200 new small businesses that have hired thousands of local drivers to deliver packages to Amazon customers. This year, the company plans to add hundreds more new businesses, starting with employees-turned-business-owners. Additionally, this program offering has expanded to employees in the UK and Spain. For those interested in starting their own business delivering Amazon packages, visit logistics.amazon.com to learn more.
Small Business Support
The 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report revealed there are more than 1.9 million businesses working with Amazon in the U.S. – selling in our stores, operating a delivery service provider, using Amazon Web Services, running an Alexa Skill, or publishing via Kindle Direct Publishing. Since 2011, Amazon has invested tens of billions to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) succeed, and SMBs have created 1.6 million jobs worldwide to support their sales in Amazon's stores. The company recently launched Build Your Business with Amazon to help businesses interested in working with Amazon get started.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon expands its Delivery Service Partner program in the US with a new incentive for current Amazon employees to start a small business owning and operating a package delivery company</em></p><p><em>Amazon commits to funding startup costs, up to $10,000, and the equivalent of the former employee's gross salary for three months to start their own delivery business</em></p><p><em>New initiative continues Amazon's long-time commitment of empowering employees to pursue career aspirations</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon announced today the expansion of its Delivery Service Partner program in the US with a new incentive for current Amazon employees to start a small business owning and operating a package delivery company<em>.</em> The new incentive will fund the startup costs, up to $10,000, as well as the equivalent of three months of the former employee's last gross salary so employees-turned-business-owners can more easily get their package delivery companies off the ground.</p><p>"We received overwhelming interest from tens of thousands of individuals who applied to be part of the Delivery Service Partner program, including many employees," said Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations. "We've heard from associates that they want to participate in the program but struggled with the transition. Now we have a path for those associates with an appetite for opportunities to own their own businesses."</p><p>Amazon will take an active role in helping interested employees launch their own package delivery businesses. An employee will leave their role at Amazon to build their business knowing they will have consistent delivery volume from Amazon, access to the company's sophisticated delivery technology, hands-on training, and discounts on a suite of assets and services, including Amazon-branded vans customized for delivery, branded uniforms and comprehensive insurance.</p><p>Amazon's new incentive will fund the startup costs, up to $10,000, for its employees-turned-small business-owners in the US who want to build their own delivery companies. Amazon will also provide financial support with a payment equal to three months of the former employee's last gross salary while they build their new package delivery business.</p><p>This program is the latest example of Amazon initiatives aimed at encouraging employees to develop and advance their careers. Across the US, more than 12,000 people have already taken part in Amazon's Career Choice program where Amazon pre-pays up to 95% of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, up to $12,000, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon.</p><p>Since the launch of the Delivery Service Partner program in June 2018, Amazon has enabled the creation of more than 200 new small businesses that have hired thousands of local drivers to deliver packages to Amazon customers. This year, the company plans to add hundreds more new businesses, starting with employees-turned-business-owners. Additionally, this program offering has expanded to employees in the UK and Spain. For those interested in starting their own business delivering Amazon packages, visit logistics.amazon.com to learn more.</p><p>Small Business Support</p><p>The 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report revealed there are more than 1.9 million businesses working with Amazon in the U.S. – selling in our stores, operating a delivery service provider, using Amazon Web Services, running an Alexa Skill, or publishing via Kindle Direct Publishing. Since 2011, Amazon has invested tens of billions to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) succeed, and SMBs have created 1.6 million jobs worldwide to support their sales in Amazon's stores. The company recently launched Build Your Business with Amazon to help businesses interested in working with Amazon get started.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190513005193/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Introducing All-New Blink XT2—The Next-Gen Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with Extended Battery Life and Enhanced Motion Detection for 25 Percent Less Than Blink XT | /news/news-details/2019/Introducing-All-New-Blink-XT2The-Next-Gen-Outdoor-Indoor-Smart-Security-Camera-with-Extended-Battery-Life-and-Enhanced-Motion-Detection-for-25-Percent-Less-Than-Blink-XT/default.aspx | Introducing-All-New-Blink-XT2The-Next-Gen-Outdoor-Indoor-Smart-Security-Camera-with-Extended-Battery-Life-and-Enhanced-Motion-Detection-for-25-Percent-Less-Than-Blink-XT | 1,969 | 05/08/2019 09:10:00 | Introducing All-New Blink XT2—The Next-Gen Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with Extended Battery Life and Enhanced Motion Detection for 25 Percent Less Than Blink XT | 05/08/2019 | 2019 | Features two-year battery life on two AA lithium batteries with a combination of two-way talk, live view, and motion recording—double the usage of the XT when exclusively recording video
Enhanced motion detection allows you to precisely customize motion detection and reduce false alerts
Works with Alexa—view your Blink XT2's livestream anytime through your Echo Spot, Echo Show, and Fire TV
The all-new Blink XT2 starts at just $89.99—25 percent less than the original Blink XT—with free cloud storage and no monthly fees required and is available for pre-order today
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today introduced the all-new Blink XT2, the next-generation outdoor/indoor, battery-powered, 1080p HD video smart security camera now with two-way talk. Plus, with Blink's exclusive new chip technology, Blink XT2 features extended battery life and enhanced motion detection—all for 25 percent less than the original Blink XT. Blink XT2 starts at just $89.99 with free cloud storage and no monthly fees required and is available for pre-order today. Customers can also bundle the Blink XT2 with a Blink Sync Module for $99.99. Both options will be available to customers in the U.S. on May 22, and in Canada later this summer.
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Blink XT2 (Photo: Business Wire)
Blink XT2 is the first device to feature Blink's exclusive new chip technology, making it even more efficient. It features extended battery life, offering two years of battery life with just two AA lithium batteries. When used exclusively for motion-activated recording or Live View, Blink XT2 provides double the usage of the original Blink XT on a single set of batteries. Or customers can use two-way talk and still get the same two-year battery life. It also comes with enhanced motion detection, including micro-activity zones to more precisely customize motion detection and reduce false motion alerts, so you are alerted only of the movement that matters. Plus, Blink XT2 is wire-free, making it easy to install indoors or out for complete coverage and peace of mind.
"We listened to our customers and delivered a product that not only improves existing standout features such as two-year battery life, but also adds new features like two-way talk and enhanced motion detection to further improve the product experience," said Peter Besen, GM of Blink. "Starting at $89.99, the all-new Blink XT2 provides an affordable and high-performing option for customers seeking whole-home security and peace of mind."
Two-way talk provides added security by allowing you to have conversations with whomever is at your home. Simply use the microphone talk button in the Blink app to greet guests or scare off bad actors no matter where you are. Blink XT2 will also store your clips for free on the cloud, so you can review or share whenever you want. Additionally, you can use the live view recording feature to capture and save any live streaming events you wish to review or share later. Blink XT2 also works with Alexa for added convenience. Just say, "Alexa, show me the [camera name] to view your livestream on your Echo Spot, Echo Show, or Fire TV.
Pricing and Availability
The all-new Blink XT2 starts at just $89.99 or $119.99 CAD with free cloud storage and no contracts or monthly fees required. A Blink Sync Module is required to use Blink XT2. Customers without a Blink Sync Module can choose to purchase a Blink XT2 one-cam system with a Sync Module for $99.99 or $129.99 CAD, a two-cam system for $179.99 or $239.99 CAD, or a three-cam system for $249.99 or $329.99 CAD. All options are available for pre-order today at www.amazon.com/dp/B07MMZ2LTB and www.amazon.ca/dp/B07M5HX8Q8. Devices will be available to U.S. customers on May 22, with availability for customers in Canada coming later this summer. Blink XT2 will also be available for purchase at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com in the U.S. and Canada.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Features two-year battery life on two AA lithium batteries with a combination of two-way talk, live view, and motion recording—double the usage of the XT when exclusively recording video</em></p><p><em>Enhanced motion detection allows you to precisely customize motion detection and reduce false alerts</em></p><p><em>Works with Alexa—view your Blink XT2's livestream anytime through your Echo Spot, Echo Show, and Fire TV</em></p><p><em>The all-new Blink XT2 starts at just $89.99—25 percent less than the original Blink XT—with free cloud storage and no monthly fees required and is available for pre-order today</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today introduced the all-new Blink XT2, the next-generation outdoor/indoor, battery-powered, 1080p HD video smart security camera now with two-way talk. Plus, with Blink's exclusive new chip technology, Blink XT2 features extended battery life and enhanced motion detection—all for 25 percent less than the original Blink XT. Blink XT2 starts at just $89.99 with free cloud storage and no monthly fees required and is available for pre-order today. Customers can also bundle the Blink XT2 with a Blink Sync Module for $99.99. Both options will be available to customers in the U.S. on May 22, and in Canada later this summer.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190508005484/en/</p><div><p>Blink XT2 (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>Blink XT2 is the first device to feature Blink's exclusive new chip technology, making it even more efficient. It features extended battery life, offering two years of battery life with just two AA lithium batteries. When used exclusively for motion-activated recording or Live View, Blink XT2 provides double the usage of the original Blink XT on a single set of batteries. Or customers can use two-way talk and still get the same two-year battery life. It also comes with enhanced motion detection, including micro-activity zones to more precisely customize motion detection and reduce false motion alerts, so you are alerted only of the movement that matters. Plus, Blink XT2 is wire-free, making it easy to install indoors or out for complete coverage and peace of mind.</p><p>"We listened to our customers and delivered a product that not only improves existing standout features such as two-year battery life, but also adds new features like two-way talk and enhanced motion detection to further improve the product experience," said Peter Besen, GM of Blink. "Starting at $89.99, the all-new Blink XT2 provides an affordable and high-performing option for customers seeking whole-home security and peace of mind."</p><p>Two-way talk provides added security by allowing you to have conversations with whomever is at your home. Simply use the microphone talk button in the Blink app to greet guests or scare off bad actors no matter where you are. Blink XT2 will also store your clips for free on the cloud, so you can review or share whenever you want. Additionally, you can use the live view recording feature to capture and save any live streaming events you wish to review or share later. Blink XT2 also works with Alexa for added convenience. Just say, "Alexa, show me the [camera name] to view your livestream on your Echo Spot, Echo Show, or Fire TV.</p><p>Pricing and Availability</p><p>The all-new Blink XT2 starts at just $89.99 or $119.99 CAD with free cloud storage and no contracts or monthly fees required. A Blink Sync Module is required to use Blink XT2. Customers without a Blink Sync Module can choose to purchase a Blink XT2 one-cam system with a Sync Module for $99.99 or $129.99 CAD, a two-cam system for $179.99 or $239.99 CAD, or a three-cam system for $249.99 or $329.99 CAD. All options are available for pre-order today at www.amazon.com/dp/B07MMZ2LTB and www.amazon.ca/dp/B07M5HX8Q8. Devices will be available to U.S. customers on May 22, with availability for customers in Canada coming later this summer. Blink XT2 will also be available for purchase at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com in the U.S. and Canada.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190508005484/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Publishes 2019 SMB Impact Report; Launches "Build Your Business with Amazon" Website to Help Businesses, Authors, and Developers Succeed with Support from Amazon | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Publishes-2019-SMB-Impact-Report-Launches-Build-Your-Business-with-Amazon-Website-to-Help-Businesses-Authors-and-Developers-Succeed-with-Support-from-Amazon/default.aspx | Amazon-Publishes-2019-SMB-Impact-Report-Launches-Build-Your-Business-with-Amazon-Website-to-Help-Businesses-Authors-and-Developers-Succeed-with-Support-from-Amazon | 1,970 | 05/07/2019 03:01:00 | Amazon Publishes 2019 SMB Impact Report; Launches "Build Your Business with Amazon" Website to Help Businesses, Authors, and Developers Succeed with Support from Amazon | 05/07/2019 | 2019 | More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses, content creators, and developers in the U.S. are currently working with Amazon
Small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide, up from 900,000 in 2017
Thousands of independent authors earned more than $50,000, with more than a thousand surpassing $100,000 in 2018 royalties
Amazon gave more than $500 million in AWS credits in 2018 to help startups accelerate their growth and development
New "Build Your Business with Amazon" website gives small and medium-sized businesses, content creators, and developers a one-stop destination to start or grow a business with Amazon
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today published the 2019 SMB Impact Report highlighting how the company benefits the millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the U.S. and worldwide working with Amazon. SMBs are growing their businesses with Amazon by selling in Amazon's stores, publishing via Kindle Direct Publishing, using Amazon Web Services, as well as operating as a delivery service provider and building Alexa skills and devices. This year's report revealed findings from across Amazon's businesses, including: More than 1.9 million SMBs, content creators, and developers in the U.S. are currently working with Amazon; SMBs selling in Amazon's stores have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide, up from 900,000 in 2017; thousands of independent authors earned more than $50,000, with more than a thousand surpassing $100,000 in royalties in 2018; Amazon gave more than $500 million in AWS credits to help startups accelerate their growth and development in 2018.
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The 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report highlights how millions of small and medium-sized businesses are growing with Amazon. (Photo: Business Wire)
View the full 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report, here.
"Amazon's mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Among the customers we're focused on are small businesses and entrepreneurs. As we work to help them grow their businesses, we are making big investments: in our delivery network, data centers, AI research, robotics. Since 2011, we've invested tens of billions to help SMBs succeed working with Amazon," said Jeff Wilke, CEO, Amazon Worldwide Consumer. "Amazon is inspired by the type of courage and inventiveness that makes entrepreneurs tick. And our customers benefit from the products, books, videos and skills they produce. We salute the millions of entrepreneurs, creators, and developers around the world whose impressive efforts are summarized in this report."
Amazon empowers small and medium-sized businesses to succeed in the digital economy – selling their products online, starting their own company to deliver packages to Amazon customers, leveraging cloud services to quickly launch and grow their businesses, building Alexa skills to reach customers, and even publishing their own books. The 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report findings included:
SMBs selling in Amazon's stores in the U.S. and worldwide are growing
Third-party gross physical merchandise sales – primarily comprised of SMBs selling in Amazon's stores – surpassed $160 billion in 2018 and make up more than half of the units sold in Amazon's stores.
In 2018, the number of SMBs eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent.
On average in 2018, U.S.-based SMBs sold more than 4,000 items per minute in Amazon's stores and earned more than $90,000.
In 2018, Amazon lent U.S.-based SMBs more than $1 billion to build inventory and support their Amazon stores.
Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is enabling authors to publish and distribute their books to millions of readers around the world
In 2018, authors earned more than $260 million from the Kindle Direct Publishing Select Global Fund, totaling more than $840 million since the launch of Kindle Unlimited.
Since launch in 2007, hundreds of thousands of authors from around the world have self-published millions of books through KDP.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is helping hundreds of thousands of SMBs and startups launch and scale their businesses
Tens of thousands of startups take advantage of specifically tailored programs providing the resources they need to quickly get started on AWS – including credits, training, and support.
In 2018, Amazon gave more than $500 million in AWS credits to help startups accelerate their growth and development as they build their business.
Builders and developers are shaping the future of Alexa
Third-party developers have built more than 90,000 Alexa skills.
More than 90 percent of the Alexa-enabled products that launched in 2018 were built by someone other than Amazon.
The Alexa Fund has invested in more than 60 companies building with Alexa, and launched programs like the Alexa Accelerator and Alexa Fellowship to provide additional support to early-stage startups working with voice and AI.
To help support SMBs, content creators, and developers that are interested in working with Amazon, the new "Build Your Business with Amazon" website provides information on how to achieve success with help from Amazon. The company launched the new website to give businesses, entrepreneurs, authors, and developers a one-stop destination that curates many of the opportunities available to start or grow a business with Amazon. Visitors to the site will learn how to open a store with Amazon and sell products to millions of customers worldwide, earn referral fees by spreading the word about those products, and work independently delivering Amazon packages to customers. Developers can learn how to earn money building apps and skills for AWS and Alexa, while authors can find access to self-publish their own books or movies directly to customers. Gamers can even earn money while playing Zelda with Twitch. Visit the new "Build Your Business with Amazon" website to learn more.
To learn more about the millions of SMBs, content creators, and developers worldwide working with Amazon and view the full 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report, visit: aboutamazon.com/smallbusiness.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses, content creators, and developers in the U.S. are currently working with Amazon</em></p><p><em>Small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide, up from 900,000 in 2017</em></p><p><em>Thousands of independent authors earned more than $50,000, with more than a thousand surpassing $100,000 in 2018 royalties</em></p><p><em>Amazon gave more than $500 million in AWS credits in 2018 to help startups accelerate their growth and development</em></p><p><em>New "Build Your Business with Amazon" website gives small and medium-sized businesses, content creators, and developers a one-stop destination to start or grow a business with Amazon</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today published the 2019 SMB Impact Report highlighting how the company benefits the millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the U.S. and worldwide working with Amazon. SMBs are growing their businesses with Amazon by selling in Amazon's stores, publishing via Kindle Direct Publishing, using Amazon Web Services, as well as operating as a delivery service provider and building Alexa skills and devices. This year's report revealed findings from across Amazon's businesses, including: More than 1.9 million SMBs, content creators, and developers in the U.S. are currently working with Amazon; SMBs selling in Amazon's stores have created an estimated 1.6 million jobs worldwide, up from 900,000 in 2017; thousands of independent authors earned more than $50,000, with more than a thousand surpassing $100,000 in royalties in 2018; Amazon gave more than $500 million in AWS credits to help startups accelerate their growth and development in 2018.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190507005381/en/</p><div><p>The 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report highlights how millions of small and medium-sized businesses are growing with Amazon. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>View the full 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report, here.</p><p>"Amazon's mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Among the customers we're focused on are small businesses and entrepreneurs. As we work to help them grow their businesses, we are making big investments: in our delivery network, data centers, AI research, robotics. Since 2011, we've invested tens of billions to help SMBs succeed working with Amazon," said Jeff Wilke, CEO, Amazon Worldwide Consumer. "Amazon is inspired by the type of courage and inventiveness that makes entrepreneurs tick. And our customers benefit from the products, books, videos and skills they produce. We salute the millions of entrepreneurs, creators, and developers around the world whose impressive efforts are summarized in this report."</p><p>Amazon empowers small and medium-sized businesses to succeed in the digital economy – selling their products online, starting their own company to deliver packages to Amazon customers, leveraging cloud services to quickly launch and grow their businesses, building Alexa skills to reach customers, and even publishing their own books. The 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report findings included:</p><p>SMBs selling in Amazon's stores in the U.S. and worldwide are growing</p><ul><li>Third-party gross physical merchandise sales – primarily comprised of SMBs selling in Amazon's stores – surpassed $160 billion in 2018 and make up more than half of the units sold in Amazon's stores.</li><li>In 2018, the number of SMBs eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent.</li><li>On average in 2018, U.S.-based SMBs sold more than 4,000 items per minute in Amazon's stores and earned more than $90,000.</li><li>In 2018, Amazon lent U.S.-based SMBs more than $1 billion to build inventory and support their Amazon stores.</li></ul><p>Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is enabling authors to publish and distribute their books to millions of readers around the world</p><ul><li>In 2018, authors earned more than $260 million from the Kindle Direct Publishing Select Global Fund, totaling more than $840 million since the launch of Kindle Unlimited.</li><li>Since launch in 2007, hundreds of thousands of authors from around the world have self-published millions of books through KDP.</li></ul><p>Amazon Web Services (AWS) is helping hundreds of thousands of SMBs and startups launch and scale their businesses</p><ul><li>Tens of thousands of startups take advantage of specifically tailored programs providing the resources they need to quickly get started on AWS – including credits, training, and support.</li><li>In 2018, Amazon gave more than $500 million in AWS credits to help startups accelerate their growth and development as they build their business.</li></ul><p>Builders and developers are shaping the future of Alexa</p><ul><li>Third-party developers have built more than 90,000 Alexa skills.</li><li>More than 90 percent of the Alexa-enabled products that launched in 2018 were built by someone other than Amazon.</li><li>The Alexa Fund has invested in more than 60 companies building with Alexa, and launched programs like the Alexa Accelerator and Alexa Fellowship to provide additional support to early-stage startups working with voice and AI.</li></ul><p>To help support SMBs, content creators, and developers that are interested in working with Amazon, the new "Build Your Business with Amazon" website provides information on how to achieve success with help from Amazon. The company launched the new website to give businesses, entrepreneurs, authors, and developers a one-stop destination that curates many of the opportunities available to start or grow a business with Amazon. Visitors to the site will learn how to open a store with Amazon and sell products to millions of customers worldwide, earn referral fees by spreading the word about those products, and work independently delivering Amazon packages to customers. Developers can learn how to earn money building apps and skills for AWS and Alexa, while authors can find access to self-publish their own books or movies directly to customers. Gamers can even earn money while playing Zelda with Twitch. Visit the new "Build Your Business with Amazon" website to learn more.</p><p>To learn more about the millions of SMBs, content creators, and developers worldwide working with Amazon and view the full 2019 Amazon SMB Impact Report, visit: aboutamazon.com/smallbusiness.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190507005381/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Souq Becomes Amazon.ae in the UAE | /news/news-details/2019/Souq-Becomes-Amazon.ae-in-the-UAE/default.aspx | Souq-Becomes-Amazon.ae-in-the-UAE | 1,971 | 05/01/2019 08:00:00 | Souq Becomes Amazon.ae in the UAE | 05/01/2019 | 2019 | UAE customers who previously shopped on Souq can now shop on Amazon.ae by using the Amazon App or by visiting the Amazon.ae website
Amazon.ae features millions of local and international products, great prices, fast delivery, and world class customer service
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 1st 2019 – Amazon and Souq today announced the launch of Amazon.ae, a new local shopping experience for customers in the UAE. Amazon.ae features over 30 million products from local and international businesses, including products previously available on Souq and five million products from Amazon US. Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will enjoy the same commitment to great prices as on Souq, and the fast and reliable delivery that has made Amazon a household name.
"Today marks a proud day for Souq and Amazon, a day that we have been working towards since the two companies came together in 2017," said Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-Founder of Souq, Vice President of Amazon MENA. "Amazon.ae brings together Souq's local know-how and Amazon's global expertise, something we believe will be of significant benefit to UAE customers. Our combined team in the region has grown to over 3,600 employees, and each and every one of us is thrilled to invite UAE customers to join us on this journey, where we will continue to grow our product range, ensure great prices, and provide a convenient and safe shopping experience."
Customers can shop on Amazon.ae by using the Amazon App or by visiting the new website. Both the app and the website will offer a fast and rich browsing experience, accurate search results, trusted product reviews, personalized recommendations and simple order management.
Completely localized for an effortless experience, shoppers can search for their favorite products and pay in AED using local and international credit cards or cash on delivery (COD). For the first time ever at Amazon, Arabic language has been introduced to both the mobile app and the website to cater to customers who prefer shopping in Arabic.
Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will continue to enjoy free next day delivery on orders above AED 100 as well as paid same day delivery to select areas in the UAE. Amazon's global expertise in logistics will provide accurate delivery and shipment tracking, and will keep investing in ways that improve the delivery experience.
The thousands of businesses who were selling on Souq are now selling on Amazon.ae. UAE businesses of all sizes can sell their products on Amazon.ae, with access to easy listing tools, safe payment processing, promotional features to help them get discovered by customers, and simplified logistics solutions with Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). All aspiring entrepreneurs, regardless of their experience or business know-how, have access to the Amazon resources, products and tools that they need to grow a business.
Mustafa Abbas, an Emirati entrepreneur, has been selling high-end consumer electronics products on SOUQ since 2018. "Selling on Souq has been very fruitful, as it has allowed us to grow our online business meaningfully and reach new customers without increasing fixed costs. It was a rewarding experience working with Souq, especially with all the benefits we received as sellers, and we look forward to continuing the collaboration with Amazon.ae to grow the business even further."
Ronaldo Mouchawar added: "We are delighted to welcome UAE customers to Amazon.ae. Today is day one, and we will keep innovating in ways that are meaningful to customers, continuously striving to meet their wonderfully high expectations."
To experience Amazon.ae today, please visit the website or download the Amazon App. | <p><em>UAE customers who previously shopped on Souq can now shop on Amazon.ae by using the Amazon App or by visiting the Amazon.ae website</em></p><p><em>Amazon.ae features millions of local and international products, great prices, fast delivery, and world class customer service</em></p><p>Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 1<sup>st</sup> 2019 – Amazon and Souq today announced the launch of Amazon.ae, a new local shopping experience for customers in the UAE. Amazon.ae features over 30 million products from local and international businesses, including products previously available on Souq and five million products from Amazon US. Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will enjoy the same commitment to great prices as on Souq, and the fast and reliable delivery that has made Amazon a household name.</p><p><em>"Today marks a proud day for Souq and Amazon, a day that we have been working towards since the two companies came together in 2017,"</em> said Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-Founder of Souq, Vice President of Amazon MENA. <em>"Amazon.ae brings together Souq's local know-how and Amazon's global expertise, something we believe will be of significant benefit to UAE customers. Our combined team in the region has grown to over 3,600 employees, and each and every one of us is thrilled to invite UAE customers to join us on this journey, where we will continue to grow our product range, ensure great prices, and provide a convenient and safe shopping experience."</em></p><p>Customers can shop on Amazon.ae by using the Amazon App or by visiting the new website. Both the app and the website will offer a fast and rich browsing experience, accurate search results, trusted product reviews, personalized recommendations and simple order management.</p><p>Completely localized for an effortless experience, shoppers can search for their favorite products and pay in AED using local and international credit cards or cash on delivery (COD). For the first time ever at Amazon, Arabic language has been introduced to both the mobile app and the website to cater to customers who prefer shopping in Arabic.</p><p>Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will continue to enjoy free next day delivery on orders above AED 100 as well as paid same day delivery to select areas in the UAE. Amazon's global expertise in logistics will provide accurate delivery and shipment tracking, and will keep investing in ways that improve the delivery experience.</p><p>The thousands of businesses who were selling on Souq are now selling on Amazon.ae. UAE businesses of all sizes can sell their products on Amazon.ae, with access to easy listing tools, safe payment processing, promotional features to help them get discovered by customers, and simplified logistics solutions with Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). All aspiring entrepreneurs, regardless of their experience or business know-how, have access to the Amazon resources, products and tools that they need to grow a business.</p><p><em>Mustafa Abbas, an Emirati entrepreneur, has been selling high-end consumer electronics products on SOUQ since 2018. "Selling on Souq has been very fruitful, as it has allowed us to grow our online business meaningfully and reach new customers without increasing fixed costs. It was a rewarding experience working with Souq, especially with all the benefits we received as sellers, and we look forward to continuing the collaboration with Amazon.ae to grow the business even further."</em></p><p>Ronaldo Mouchawar added: "<em>We are delighted to welcome UAE customers to Amazon.ae. Today is day one, and we will keep innovating in ways that are meaningful to customers, continuously striving to meet their wonderfully high expectations."</em></p><p>To experience Amazon.ae today, please visit the website or download the Amazon App.</p> |
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Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market to Thirteen Metros | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Expands-Grocery-Delivery-from-Whole-Foods-Market-to-Thirteen-Metros/default.aspx | Amazon-Expands-Grocery-Delivery-from-Whole-Foods-Market-to-Thirteen-Metros | 1,972 | 05/02/2019 00:01:00 | Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market to Thirteen Metros | 05/02/2019 | 2019 | Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods Market Expands To Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn., Destin and Tallahassee, Fla., Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C., Allentown, Pa., Fort Collins, Colo., Huntsville and Montgomery, Ala., Jackson, Miss., Palm Desert, Calif., and Portland, Maine.
Prime members in 88 metros can now enjoy delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market
AUSTIN, Texas & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon and Whole Foods Market today launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn., Destin and Tallahassee, Fla., Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C., Allentown, Pa., Fort Collins, Colo., Huntsville and Montgomery, Ala., Jackson, Miss., Palm Desert, Calif., and Portland, Maine. Starting today, Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for thousands of bestselling items including fresh produce, high-quality meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items from Whole Foods Market and enjoy delivery in as little as an hour. The service is now available in 88 U.S. metros and will continue to expand throughout 2019.
"Prime Now delivery continues to be a hit with our customers and we're excited to introduce the service to even more Prime members across the country," said Christina Minardi, Whole Foods Market Executive Vice President of Operations. "It's just another way we're making it even easier for more customers to enjoy Whole Foods Market's healthy and organic food."
Prime members can shop thousands of items across fresh and organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat and seafood, floral and everyday staples from Whole Foods Market available for delivery. Select alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in Destin and Tallahassee, Fla., Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C. and Palm Desert, Calif.
Delivery from Whole Foods Market is available daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. To learn more about grocery delivery from Prime Now, visit www.primenow.com. Customers can also find out if delivery is available in their area by saying, "Alexa, shop Whole Foods."
Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market
Prime members shopping Whole Foods Market now save more than ever before at Whole Foods Market with exclusive weekly Prime Member deals and discounts, available year-round, on select popular products, plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Eligible Prime members also receive 5% Back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card. They can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery in as little as an hour in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in select metros, with more to come in 2019. Plus, shopping Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is even easier with Alexa – members can add items to their Whole Foods Market cart by simply saying "Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart," when they are ready to checkout, they can just say "Alexa, check out my Whole Foods cart," then they can checkout using the Prime Now app and choose pickup or delivery.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Whole Foods Market
For 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has 500 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Grocery Delivery From Whole Foods Market Expands To Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn., Destin and Tallahassee, Fla., Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C., Allentown, Pa., Fort Collins, Colo., Huntsville and Montgomery, Ala., Jackson, Miss., Palm Desert, Calif., and Portland, Maine.</em></p><p><em>Prime members in 88 metros can now enjoy delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market</em></p><p>AUSTIN, Texas & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon and Whole Foods Market today launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn., Destin and Tallahassee, Fla., Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C., Allentown, Pa., Fort Collins, Colo., Huntsville and Montgomery, Ala., Jackson, Miss., Palm Desert, Calif., and Portland, Maine<em>. </em>Starting today, Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for thousands of bestselling items including fresh produce, high-quality meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items from Whole Foods Market and enjoy delivery in as little as an hour. The service is now available in 88 U.S. metros and will continue to expand throughout 2019.</p><p>"Prime Now delivery continues to be a hit with our customers and we're excited to introduce the service to even more Prime members across the country," said Christina Minardi, Whole Foods Market Executive Vice President of Operations. "It's just another way we're making it even easier for more customers to enjoy Whole Foods Market's healthy and organic food."</p><p>Prime members can shop thousands of items across fresh and organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat and seafood, floral and everyday staples from Whole Foods Market available for delivery. Select alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in Destin and Tallahassee, Fla., Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C. and Palm Desert, Calif.</p><p>Delivery from Whole Foods Market is available daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. To learn more about grocery delivery from Prime Now, visit www.primenow.com. Customers can also find out if delivery is available in their area by saying, "Alexa, shop Whole Foods."</p><p>Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market</p><p>Prime members shopping Whole Foods Market now save more than ever before at Whole Foods Market with exclusive weekly Prime Member deals and discounts, available year-round, on select popular products, plus an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Eligible Prime members also receive 5% Back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card. They can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery in as little as an hour in nearly 90 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in select metros, with more to come in 2019. Plus, shopping Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is even easier with Alexa – members can add items to their Whole Foods Market cart by simply saying "Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart," when they are ready to checkout, they can just say "Alexa, check out my Whole Foods cart," then they can checkout using the Prime Now app and choose pickup or delivery.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Whole Foods Market</p><p>For 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has 500 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190430006283/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Reveals Top 10 States with the Fastest-Growing Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Mississippi, Nebraska, and Maine Top the List | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Reveals-Top-10-States-with-the-Fastest-Growing-Small-and-Medium-Sized-Businesses-Mississippi-Nebraska-and-Maine-Top-the-List/default.aspx | Amazon-Reveals-Top-10-States-with-the-Fastest-Growing-Small-and-Medium-Sized-Businesses-Mississippi-Nebraska-and-Maine-Top-the-List | 1,973 | 05/02/2019 00:01:00 | Amazon Reveals Top 10 States with the Fastest-Growing Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Mississippi, Nebraska, and Maine Top the List | 05/02/2019 | 2019 | States with large rural populations have the fastest-growing small and medium-sized businesses according to Amazon report
Recent study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that unlocking the digital potential of rural small businesses could add $47 billion to the U.S. GDP per year
More than half of the items sold in Amazon's stores are from small and medium-sized businesses
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 10 states with the fastest-growing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) selling in Amazon's stores. The report examined year-over-year sales growth of businesses selling in Amazon's stores across all 50 states and found that SMBs in Mississippi are growing the fastest, with businesses in Nebraska, Maine, Texas, and Indiana rounding out the top five. Third-party gross physical merchandise sales – primarily comprised of SMBs selling in Amazon stores – surpassed $160 billion in 2018 and make up more than half of the units sold in Amazon's stores.
"We're thrilled to see so many small businesses in states with large rural populations like Mississippi, Maine, Vermont, and North Dakota growing their sales fastest in our stores," said Nick Denissen, VP at Amazon. "Online selling enables rural businesses to complement their offline sales in physical stores by reaching customers they wouldn't otherwise have access to as easily. Research shows that increased adoption of online tools and digital services could grow annual revenues of rural small businesses by 21% over the next three years and create 360,000 jobs in rural communities. Amazon continues to invest billions of dollars to develop tools and services that help small businesses reach new customers."
The top 10 states with the fastest-growing SMBs:
1. Mississippi2. Nebraska3. Maine4. Texas5. Indiana6. Colorado7. North Dakota8. Vermont9. Wisconsin10. Missouri
A recent study conducted with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showed that nearly 20 percent of rural small businesses in America generate at least 80 percent of their revenue by selling their products and services online. The study also found that online tools and technology have the highest potential impact on rural small businesses with revenue under $100,000.
"Small businesses in rural America are significant contributors to the U.S. economy. Access to digital tools allows rural small businesses to successfully start, scale and compete in a global economy – regardless of their size and location," said Tim Day, senior vice president of C_TEC, the U.S. Chamber's Technology Engagement Center.
"Since joining Amazon Handmade in 2015, my sales have doubled year-over-year," said Casey Everett, owner of Hearth and Harrow based in Rockport, Maine. "Selling online has allowed me to create a business I love in a community that I love. With Amazon, I'm able to reach customers in Germany from my home-studio in Maine – it's incredible."
Small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores come from every state in the U.S., and more than 130 countries around the world. In 2018, more than 50,000 SMBs exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales. The number of SMBs eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent last year.
To help small and medium-sized businesses thrive, Amazon last year created Amazon Storefronts, a store for customers to shop exclusively from U.S. small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores. With Storefronts, customers can shop a curated collection of over one million products and deals from nearly 20,000 U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, and learn more about profiled businesses through featured videos and stories.
The company is also hosting a variety of events to educate sellers, including Amazon Academy events across Europe, the Boost Conference specifically for businesses using Fulfillment by Amazon, and the new Selling Partner Summits across the U.S. The new Selling Partner Summits are a series of six conferences designed to help sellers grow their business in Amazon's stores. The Selling Partner Summits, which were announced in February, sold out quickly in just six weeks.
To learn more about small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores, visit: aboutamazon.com/smallbusiness.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>States with large rural populations have the fastest-growing small and medium-sized businesses according to Amazon report</em></p><p><em>Recent study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that unlocking the digital potential of rural small businesses could add $47 billion to the U.S. GDP per year</em></p><p><em>More than half of the items sold in Amazon's stores are from small and medium-sized businesses</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the 10 states with the fastest-growing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) selling in Amazon's stores. The report examined year-over-year sales growth of businesses selling in Amazon's stores across all 50 states and found that SMBs in Mississippi are growing the fastest, with businesses in Nebraska, Maine, Texas, and Indiana rounding out the top five. Third-party gross physical merchandise sales – primarily comprised of SMBs selling in Amazon stores – surpassed $160 billion in 2018 and make up more than half of the units sold in Amazon's stores.</p><p>"We're thrilled to see so many small businesses in states with large rural populations like Mississippi, Maine, Vermont, and North Dakota growing their sales fastest in our stores," said Nick Denissen, VP at Amazon. "Online selling enables rural businesses to complement their offline sales in physical stores by reaching customers they wouldn't otherwise have access to as easily. Research shows that increased adoption of online tools and digital services could grow annual revenues of rural small businesses by 21% over the next three years and create 360,000 jobs in rural communities. Amazon continues to invest billions of dollars to develop tools and services that help small businesses reach new customers."</p><p>The top 10 states with the fastest-growing SMBs:</p><p>1. Mississippi2. Nebraska3. Maine4. Texas5. Indiana6. Colorado7. North Dakota8. Vermont9. Wisconsin10. Missouri</p><p>A recent study conducted with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce showed that nearly 20 percent of rural small businesses in America generate at least 80 percent of their revenue by selling their products and services online. The study also found that online tools and technology have the highest potential impact on rural small businesses with revenue under $100,000.</p><p>"Small businesses in rural America are significant contributors to the U.S. economy. Access to digital tools allows rural small businesses to successfully start, scale and compete in a global economy – regardless of their size and location," said Tim Day, senior vice president of C_TEC, the U.S. Chamber's Technology Engagement Center.</p><p>"Since joining Amazon Handmade in 2015, my sales have doubled year-over-year," said Casey Everett, owner of Hearth and Harrow based in Rockport, Maine. "Selling online has allowed me to create a business I love in a community that I love. With Amazon, I'm able to reach customers in Germany from my home-studio in Maine – it's incredible."</p><p>Small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores come from every state in the U.S., and more than 130 countries around the world. In 2018, more than 50,000 SMBs exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales. The number of SMBs eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent last year.</p><p>To help small and medium-sized businesses thrive, Amazon last year created Amazon Storefronts, a store for customers to shop exclusively from U.S. small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores. With Storefronts, customers can shop a curated collection of over one million products and deals from nearly 20,000 U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, and learn more about profiled businesses through featured videos and stories.</p><p>The company is also hosting a variety of events to educate sellers, including Amazon Academy events across Europe, the Boost Conference specifically for businesses using Fulfillment by Amazon, and the new Selling Partner Summits across the U.S. The new Selling Partner Summits are a series of six conferences designed to help sellers grow their business in Amazon's stores. The Selling Partner Summits, which were announced in February, sold out quickly in just six weeks.</p><p>To learn more about small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores, visit: aboutamazon.com/smallbusiness.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190430006327/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Managed-Blockchain/default.aspx | AWS-Announces-General-Availability-of-Amazon-Managed-Blockchain | 1,974 | 04/30/2019 16:30:00 | AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain | 04/30/2019 | 2019 | Amazon Managed Blockchain provides a fully managed service that makes it easy and cost-effective to create, manage, and scale blockchain networks
AT&T, Nestlé, and Singapore Exchange Limited among companies using Amazon Managed Blockchain
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain, a fully managed service that makes it easy to create and manage scalable blockchain networks. Customers who want to allow multiple parties to execute transactions and maintain a cryptographically verifiable record of them without the need for a trusted, central authority can quickly setup a blockchain network spanning multiple AWS accounts with a few clicks in the AWS Management Console. Amazon Managed Blockchain scales to support thousands of applications and millions of transactions using popular open source frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum. To learn more about Amazon Managed Blockchain, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/managed-blockchain.
For customers in businesses like finance, logistics, retail, and energy that need to perform transactions quickly across multiple entities, blockchain gives them the ability to execute contracts and share data, with an immutable record of the transactions, but without the need for a trusted, central authority. Customers typically create blockchain networks using frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum, but setting up the networks using these frameworks is difficult and time consuming. Each member of a blockchain network has to provision hardware, install software, create and manage certificates for access control, and configure network settings. As usage of a blockchain application grows, there is a lot of work involved in scaling the network, including monitoring resources across all nodes, adding or removing hardware, and managing the availability of the entire network. This complexity is the reason many customers typically need the help of expensive consultants to make blockchain work. Amazon Managed Blockchain is a fully managed blockchain service that makes it easy and cost effective for customers to create and manage secure blockchain networks that can scale to support thousands of applications running millions of transactions. Customers simply choose their preferred framework (Hyperledger Fabric is supported at launch with Ethereum support coming later this year), add network members, and configure the member nodes that process transaction requests. Amazon Managed Blockchain takes care of the rest, creating a blockchain network that can span multiple AWS accounts and configuring the software, security, and network settings.
"Customers want to use blockchain frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum to create blockchain networks so they can conduct business quickly, with an immutable record of transactions, but without the need for a centralized authority. However, they find these frameworks difficult to install, configure, and manage," said Rahul Pathak, General Manager, Amazon Managed Blockchain at AWS. "Amazon Managed Blockchain takes care of provisioning nodes, setting up the network, managing certificates and security, and scaling the network. Customers can now get a functioning blockchain network set up quickly and easily, so they can focus on application development instead of keeping a blockchain network up and running."
In addition to making it easy to set up and manage blockchain networks, Amazon Managed Blockchain provides simple APIs that allow customers to vote on memberships in their networks and to scale up or down more easily. Amazon Managed Blockchain offers a range of instances with different combinations of compute and memory capacity to give customers the ability to choose the right mix of resources for their blockchain applications. Amazon Managed Blockchain secures certificates for access control using AWS Key Management Service technology, eliminating the need for customers to set up their own secure certificate storage. Unlike existing blockchain technologies that require custom development to extract blockchain network activity data, Amazon Managed Blockchain makes it easy to replicate transactions to Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), which will offer a fully managed ledger database with a central trusted authority when it becomes generally available in the coming months. This gives customers the ability to gain advanced insight into key trends, such as who is transacting and what is the rate of their transactions. Amazon Managed Blockchain is available immediately in US East (N. Virginia) and will expand to additional regions in the coming year.
AT&T Business offers a range of edge-to-edge technologies including mobility, cybersecurity, networking, voice and collaboration, cloud and IoT solutions and services to match their customers' technology needs. "Blockchain is far more than just Bitcoin or cryptocurrency. It's changing the way companies do business and giving us a new way to solve complex business problems," said Andy Daudelin, Vice President, Alliances Business Development, AT&T Business. "AT&T's suite of blockchain solutions now includes Amazon's Managed Blockchain. Amazon Web Services customers can integrate their blockchain solution with AT&T Business's IoT and edge-to-edge portfolio. This allows them to automate data collection to improve their ability to manage complex supply chain processes, monitor environmental conditions, improve security, gain real-time insights, and so much more."
Nestlé is a global food and beverage company with more than 2,000 brands and global distribution across 189 countries worldwide. "Transparency in supply chains is increasingly important to consumers, who want to know what is in their food and where it comes from. While Nestlé has begun to release information on its supply chains for its 15 key commodities, using blockchain technology enables a more precise tracking," said Armin Nehzat, Digital Technology Manager, Nestlé Oceania. "With Amazon Managed Blockchain, we are able to set up our Hyperledger Fabric network and easily invite our partners to collaborate in our supply chain transparency efforts. Amazon Managed Blockchain will enable our customers to track their products on the blockchain from the farm all the way through to consumption."
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is Asia's leading and trusted market infrastructure, operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards. "Ever since overcoming the physical limitations of open-outcry trading pits, technology has been fundamental to the transformation of critical financial-market infrastructures," said Andrew Koay, Head of Blockchain Technology, SGX. "SGX sees blockchain technology as a way to bring innovation to our distributed financial marketplace, and we have developed Delivery-versus-Payment (DvP) capabilities for the settlement of tokenized assets across different blockchain platforms. We are working with AWS to move our existing investments in Hyperledger Fabric to Amazon Managed Blockchain. Amazon Managed Blockchain offers businesses the opportunity to eliminate the heavy-lifting typically required in infrastructure setup. This allows us to focus on adding business value and not worry about managing or scaling the underlying platform."
MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, is a non-profit foundation formed to accelerate adoption of and to promote standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers, and related technologies. "Blockchains will increasingly impact the provisioning of mobility services since they enable business networks to reduce the cost of coordinating their activities," said Chris Ballinger, Founder and CEO, MOBI. "MOBI hopes to build a worldwide network of cities, infrastructure providers, consumers, and producers of mobility services in order to realize the many potential benefits of blockchain technology. Since Amazon Managed Blockchain is a fully managed service, users are able to setup a Hyperledger Fabric network in minutes and easily invite other partners to join. Also, since Amazon Managed Blockchain's ordering service ensures reliable sharing of data across the network, our participants don't need to worry about managing infrastructure and building a blockchain solution from the ground up. Instead, they can now focus on building applications for connected car payments, autonomous and electric vehicles, and peer to peer ride-sharing services."
TrackX Inc. is an enterprise asset management company deploying SaaS-based solutions for the comprehensive tracking and management of physical assets. "Returnable asset tracking including movement and transportation tracing, invoicing, billing, payment and remediation is complicated, and time sensitive," said Dr. Eddie Shek, Chief Strategy Officer, TrackX. "Blockchain technology has the potential to increase the speed at which we track and reconcile returnable and reusable assets such as beer kegs, intermediate bulk containers, and plastic pallets. Before Amazon Managed Blockchain, we had spent a huge effort building and managing our blockchain infrastructure. Now, we can use Amazon Managed Blockchain to quickly and easily create blockchain networks with Hyperledger Fabric and easily enable our customers to monitor and maintain accountability throughout their entire supply chain. Amazon Managed Blockchain fully manages our blockchain infrastructure and shared network components, enabling us to focus on developing smart contracts to deliver additional value to our customers."
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "At Accenture, blockchain is driving business transformation in virtually every industry—from aerospace to not-for-profits," said Prasad Sankaran, Senior Managing Director of Accenture's Intelligent Cloud & Infrastructure business group. "Blockchain's unique characteristics are helping to reinvent complex supply chains, improve business processes, and expand the reach and veracity of our digital identities. As the technology continues to take hold, services such as Amazon Managed Blockchain can drive both cost saving and revenue generating opportunities." | <p><em>Amazon Managed Blockchain provides a fully managed service that makes it easy and cost-effective to create, manage, and scale blockchain networks</em></p><p><em>AT&T, Nestl</em>é<em>, and Singapore Exchange Limited among companies using Amazon Managed Blockchain</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain, a fully managed service that makes it easy to create and manage scalable blockchain networks. Customers who want to allow multiple parties to execute transactions and maintain a cryptographically verifiable record of them without the need for a trusted, central authority can quickly setup a blockchain network spanning multiple AWS accounts with a few clicks in the AWS Management Console. Amazon Managed Blockchain scales to support thousands of applications and millions of transactions using popular open source frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum. To learn more about Amazon Managed Blockchain, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/managed-blockchain.</p><p>For customers in businesses like finance, logistics, retail, and energy that need to perform transactions quickly across multiple entities, blockchain gives them the ability to execute contracts and share data, with an immutable record of the transactions, but without the need for a trusted, central authority. Customers typically create blockchain networks using frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum, but setting up the networks using these frameworks is difficult and time consuming. Each member of a blockchain network has to provision hardware, install software, create and manage certificates for access control, and configure network settings. As usage of a blockchain application grows, there is a lot of work involved in scaling the network, including monitoring resources across all nodes, adding or removing hardware, and managing the availability of the entire network. This complexity is the reason many customers typically need the help of expensive consultants to make blockchain work. Amazon Managed Blockchain is a fully managed blockchain service that makes it easy and cost effective for customers to create and manage secure blockchain networks that can scale to support thousands of applications running millions of transactions. Customers simply choose their preferred framework (Hyperledger Fabric is supported at launch with Ethereum support coming later this year), add network members, and configure the member nodes that process transaction requests. Amazon Managed Blockchain takes care of the rest, creating a blockchain network that can span multiple AWS accounts and configuring the software, security, and network settings.</p><p>"Customers want to use blockchain frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum to create blockchain networks so they can conduct business quickly, with an immutable record of transactions, but without the need for a centralized authority. However, they find these frameworks difficult to install, configure, and manage," said Rahul Pathak, General Manager, Amazon Managed Blockchain at AWS. "Amazon Managed Blockchain takes care of provisioning nodes, setting up the network, managing certificates and security, and scaling the network. Customers can now get a functioning blockchain network set up quickly and easily, so they can focus on application development instead of keeping a blockchain network up and running."</p><p>In addition to making it easy to set up and manage blockchain networks, Amazon Managed Blockchain provides simple APIs that allow customers to vote on memberships in their networks and to scale up or down more easily. Amazon Managed Blockchain offers a range of instances with different combinations of compute and memory capacity to give customers the ability to choose the right mix of resources for their blockchain applications. Amazon Managed Blockchain secures certificates for access control using AWS Key Management Service technology, eliminating the need for customers to set up their own secure certificate storage. Unlike existing blockchain technologies that require custom development to extract blockchain network activity data, Amazon Managed Blockchain makes it easy to replicate transactions to Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), which will offer a fully managed ledger database with a central trusted authority when it becomes generally available in the coming months. This gives customers the ability to gain advanced insight into key trends, such as who is transacting and what is the rate of their transactions. Amazon Managed Blockchain is available immediately in US East (N. Virginia) and will expand to additional regions in the coming year.</p><p>AT&T Business offers a range of edge-to-edge technologies including mobility, cybersecurity, networking, voice and collaboration, cloud and IoT solutions and services to match their customers' technology needs. "Blockchain is far more than just Bitcoin or cryptocurrency. It's changing the way companies do business and giving us a new way to solve complex business problems," said Andy Daudelin, Vice President, Alliances Business Development, AT&T Business. "AT&T's suite of blockchain solutions now includes Amazon's Managed Blockchain. Amazon Web Services customers can integrate their blockchain solution with AT&T Business's IoT and edge-to-edge portfolio. This allows them to automate data collection to improve their ability to manage complex supply chain processes, monitor environmental conditions, improve security, gain real-time insights, and so much more."</p><p>Nestlé is a global food and beverage company with more than 2,000 brands and global distribution across 189 countries worldwide. "Transparency in supply chains is increasingly important to consumers, who want to know what is in their food and where it comes from. While Nestlé has begun to release information on its supply chains for its 15 key commodities, using blockchain technology enables a more precise tracking," said Armin Nehzat, Digital Technology Manager, Nestlé Oceania. "With Amazon Managed Blockchain, we are able to set up our Hyperledger Fabric network and easily invite our partners to collaborate in our supply chain transparency efforts. Amazon Managed Blockchain will enable our customers to track their products on the blockchain from the farm all the way through to consumption."</p><p>Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is Asia's leading and trusted market infrastructure, operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards. "Ever since overcoming the physical limitations of open-outcry trading pits, technology has been fundamental to the transformation of critical financial-market infrastructures," said Andrew Koay, Head of Blockchain Technology, SGX. "SGX sees blockchain technology as a way to bring innovation to our distributed financial marketplace, and we have developed Delivery-versus-Payment (DvP) capabilities for the settlement of tokenized assets across different blockchain platforms. We are working with AWS to move our existing investments in Hyperledger Fabric to Amazon Managed Blockchain. Amazon Managed Blockchain offers businesses the opportunity to eliminate the heavy-lifting typically required in infrastructure setup. This allows us to focus on adding business value and not worry about managing or scaling the underlying platform."</p><p>MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, is a non-profit foundation formed to accelerate adoption of and to promote standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers, and related technologies. "Blockchains will increasingly impact the provisioning of mobility services since they enable business networks to reduce the cost of coordinating their activities," said Chris Ballinger, Founder and CEO, MOBI. "MOBI hopes to build a worldwide network of cities, infrastructure providers, consumers, and producers of mobility services in order to realize the many potential benefits of blockchain technology. Since Amazon Managed Blockchain is a fully managed service, users are able to setup a Hyperledger Fabric network in minutes and easily invite other partners to join. Also, since Amazon Managed Blockchain's ordering service ensures reliable sharing of data across the network, our participants don't need to worry about managing infrastructure and building a blockchain solution from the ground up. Instead, they can now focus on building applications for connected car payments, autonomous and electric vehicles, and peer to peer ride-sharing services."</p><p>TrackX Inc. is an enterprise asset management company deploying SaaS-based solutions for the comprehensive tracking and management of physical assets. "Returnable asset tracking including movement and transportation tracing, invoicing, billing, payment and remediation is complicated, and time sensitive," said Dr. Eddie Shek, Chief Strategy Officer, TrackX. "Blockchain technology has the potential to increase the speed at which we track and reconcile returnable and reusable assets such as beer kegs, intermediate bulk containers, and plastic pallets. Before Amazon Managed Blockchain, we had spent a huge effort building and managing our blockchain infrastructure. Now, we can use Amazon Managed Blockchain to quickly and easily create blockchain networks with Hyperledger Fabric and easily enable our customers to monitor and maintain accountability throughout their entire supply chain. Amazon Managed Blockchain fully manages our blockchain infrastructure and shared network components, enabling us to focus on developing smart contracts to deliver additional value to our customers."</p><p>Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. "At Accenture, blockchain is driving business transformation in virtually every industry—from aerospace to not-for-profits," said Prasad Sankaran, Senior Managing Director of Accenture's Intelligent Cloud & Infrastructure business group. "Blockchain's unique characteristics are helping to reinvent complex supply chains, improve business processes, and expand the reach and veracity of our digital identities. As the technology continues to take hold, services such as Amazon Managed Blockchain can drive both cost saving and revenue generating opportunities."</p> |
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Amazon Expands Denver Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 400 New Tech Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Expands-Denver-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-400-New-Tech-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Expands-Denver-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-400-New-Tech-Jobs | 1,975 | 04/30/2019 09:03:00 | Amazon Expands Denver Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 400 New Tech Jobs | 04/30/2019 | 2019 | Amazon to more than double its tech workforce in the metro area and open new office downtown
Amazon has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Colorado and invested over $1.5 billion in the state since 2016, including infrastructure and compensation
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Denver Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new high-tech jobs in fields including software and hardware engineering, cloud computing, and advertising. To accommodate this job creation, Amazon will open a new office in downtown Denver – joining the company's Boulder office which opened last fall – and allowing the company to more than double its tech workforce in the Denver area. Together with its customer fulfillment and retail facilities, the company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Colorado.
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1515 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado (Photo: Business Wire)
"We're excited to continue to grow and invest in the Denver area," said Dave Wood, Site Lead for Amazon's Denver Tech Hub. "Our new office will offer our teams the convenience of a downtown location with an array of outdoor adventures just up the road."
"I'm so excited that Amazon is adding 400 more jobs in Colorado. We have a terrific workforce that continues to attract the ideas and businesses that thrive in a knowledge-based economy and we are a great place to do business," said Governor Jared Polis. "Amazon's current Colorado presence spans from distribution centers to robotics, corporate and operations. It's wonderful to see their continued investment in our community."
"As a growing thriving tech city it's no surprise Amazon has chosen to expand their Denver workforce," said Representative Alex Valdez. "Our people and quality of life are second to none. We're excited to see more quality tech jobs coming to our great city."
"Amazon's continued growth in Metro Denver highlight the value in our investments in place-making, talent development, and global connectivity," said Sam Bailey, Vice President, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. "We are thrilled to partner with Amazon on this significant opportunity for our community."
Amazon has more than 350 employees in the Denver area building new products and services for the company's retail and advertising businesses, as well as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon's new 98,000 square foot office will be located in Invesco's 1515 Wynkoop LEED® Platinum building in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood. Amazon's Denver Tech Hub is one of the company's 17 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Arlington headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees, innovating for Amazon customers around the world.
Recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years in the U.S., Amazon provides comprehensive benefits to its employees, including healthcare from day one, 401(k) with 50 percent match and flexible parental leave — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Amazon also offers a range of programs to equip job seekers and employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships for military veterans, to its innovative Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. To date, more than 12,000 employees have participated in Career Choice in the United States, pursuing degrees in healthcare, information technology, and many more areas of study.
Investing and creating jobs in Colorado
Amazon has invested over $1.5 billion in Colorado over the last three years alone, including infrastructure, compensation and Whole Foods Market. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed more than $1 billion to Colorado's economy (2016-2018) and generated over 8,000 indirect jobs, 3,700 of them created by Amazon's direct suppliers. There are also more than 45,000 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Colorado growing their businesses with Amazon.
As part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to the community, the company has brought the Amazon Future Engineer program to Colorado this year. Amazon Future Engineer – a childhood-to-career program to inspire, educate and propel children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to pursue careers in computer science – is providing 28 high schools across Colorado, including 14 in the Denver-area, with computer science courses. Schools and students throughout Colorado have also benefitted from Amazon Future Engineer robotics grants and Coding with Kids coding classes. This month, Amazon surprised STEM Launch in Thornton with a $25,000 donation to support the K-8 school's Family Makerspace. Additionally, Amazon'sDenver area fulfillment centers have donated thousands of pounds of food and needed products to support families in need through Food Bank of the Rockies.
Over the past seven years, the company has invested more than $160 billion in the U.S., including corporate offices, development and research centers, fulfillment infrastructure, and compensation to its employees.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon to more than double its tech workforce in the metro area and open new office downtown</em></p><p><em>Amazon has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Colorado and invested over $1.5 billion in the state since 2016, including infrastructure and compensation</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Denver Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new high-tech jobs in fields including software and hardware engineering, cloud computing, and advertising. To accommodate this job creation, Amazon will open a new office in downtown Denver – joining the company's Boulder office which opened last fall – and allowing the company to more than double its tech workforce in the Denver area. Together with its customer fulfillment and retail facilities, the company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Colorado.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190430005625/en/</p><div><p>1515 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"We're excited to continue to grow and invest in the Denver area," said Dave Wood, Site Lead for Amazon's Denver Tech Hub. "Our new office will offer our teams the convenience of a downtown location with an array of outdoor adventures just up the road."</p><p>"I'm so excited that Amazon is adding 400 more jobs in Colorado. We have a terrific workforce that continues to attract the ideas and businesses that thrive in a knowledge-based economy and we are a great place to do business," said Governor Jared Polis. "Amazon's current Colorado presence spans from distribution centers to robotics, corporate and operations. It's wonderful to see their continued investment in our community."</p><p>"As a growing thriving tech city it's no surprise Amazon has chosen to expand their Denver workforce," said Representative Alex Valdez. "Our people and quality of life are second to none. We're excited to see more quality tech jobs coming to our great city."</p><p>"Amazon's continued growth in Metro Denver highlight the value in our investments in place-making, talent development, and global connectivity," said Sam Bailey, Vice President, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. "We are thrilled to partner with Amazon on this significant opportunity for our community."</p><p>Amazon has more than 350 employees in the Denver area building new products and services for the company's retail and advertising businesses, as well as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon's new 98,000 square foot office will be located in Invesco's 1515 Wynkoop LEED<sup>®</sup> Platinum building in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood. Amazon's Denver Tech Hub is one of the company's 17 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Arlington headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees, innovating for Amazon customers around the world.</p><p>Recognized on LinkedIn's Top Companies list for the past four years in the U.S., Amazon provides comprehensive benefits to its employees, including healthcare from day one, 401(k) with 50 percent match and flexible parental leave — from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Amazon also offers a range of programs to equip job seekers and employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships for military veterans, to its innovative Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. To date, more than 12,000 employees have participated in Career Choice in the United States, pursuing degrees in healthcare, information technology, and many more areas of study.</p><p>Investing and creating jobs in Colorado</p><p>Amazon has invested over $1.5 billion in Colorado over the last three years alone, including infrastructure, compensation and Whole Foods Market. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed more than $1 billion to Colorado's economy (2016-2018) and generated over 8,000 indirect jobs, 3,700 of them created by Amazon's direct suppliers. There are also more than 45,000 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Colorado growing their businesses with Amazon.</p><p>As part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to the community, the company has brought the Amazon Future Engineer program to Colorado this year. Amazon Future Engineer – a childhood-to-career program to inspire, educate and propel children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to pursue careers in computer science – is providing 28 high schools across Colorado, including 14 in the Denver-area, with computer science courses. Schools and students throughout Colorado have also benefitted from Amazon Future Engineer robotics grants and Coding with Kids coding classes. This month, Amazon surprised STEM Launch in Thornton with a $25,000 donation to support the K-8 school's Family Makerspace. Additionally, Amazon'sDenver area fulfillment centers have donated thousands of pounds of food and needed products to support families in need through Food Bank of the Rockies.</p><p>Over the past seven years, the company has invested more than $160 billion in the U.S., including corporate offices, development and research centers, fulfillment infrastructure, and compensation to its employees.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190430005625/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Montlake Romance to Publish International Bestselling Author Sylvia Day | /news/news-details/2019/Montlake-Romance-to-Publish-International-Bestselling-Author-Sylvia-Day/default.aspx | Montlake-Romance-to-Publish-International-Bestselling-Author-Sylvia-Day | 1,976 | 04/29/2019 15:25:00 | Montlake Romance to Publish International Bestselling Author Sylvia Day | 04/29/2019 | 2019 | International bestselling and award-winning author Sylvia Day's first new book since 2016, Butterfly in Frost, coming from Amazon Publishing in August 2019
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 29, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Montlake Romance, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, today announced a new deal with #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day, and will publish her new book, Butterfly in Frost, on August 27, 2019.
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Author Sylvia Day [photo credit Meghan Poort]
Montlake Romance acquired world rights in all languages and formats in the seven-figure deal, and will publish the book in translation via sister imprint Amazon Crossing in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Day is represented by Kimberly Whalen, Founder, The Whalen Agency. Montlake Romance Editorial Director Anh Schluep will serve as Day's editor.
Butterfly in Frost will introduce readers to Day's newest characters, Dr. Teagan Ransom and artist Garrett Frost, as they embark on a passionate journey to find redemption, hope, and ultimately, each other.
"Emotional and heartrending, Butterfly in Frost marks a brilliant return by Sylvia Day," said Mikyla Bruder, Publisher, Amazon Publishing. "We can't wait to introduce Sylvia's long-anticipated new book to readers this summer."
"I'm very proud of Butterfly in Frost," said Sylvia Day. "We can all relate to finding our lives taking a path we hadn't anticipated, prepared for, or even wanted. This story is ultimately one of renewal. I hope readers are as inspired by Teagan and Garrett's love story as I am."
Day is a veteran author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in more than forty countries, with a career spanning over a decade. A #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and international bestselling author, she is a #1 bestselling author in twenty-eight countries, with tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Her 2012 novel Bared to You spent forty-five weeks on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller list and sixty-seven weeks on the USA Today bestseller list.
"We are so pleased to welcome Sylvia Day into the Montlake Romance family," said Anh Schluep, Editorial Director, Montlake Romance. "Sylvia is a powerhouse author with legions of worldwide fans and we're excited to bring Butterfly in Frost to them."
www.amazon.com/butterflyinfrost
BUTTERFLY IN FROSTBy Sylvia DayMontlake RomancePublication Date: August 27, 2019ISBN: 978-1542016735
International Publication RightsAlexandra LevenbergGlobal Rights Director, Amazon Publishingforeignrights@amazon.com
Motion Picture and Television RightsFlora HackettWilliam Morris Endeavorfhackett@WMEAgency.com310-859-4493
About Sylvia Day
Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, #1 Sunday Times, #1 Globe and Mail, #1 Der Spiegel, and #1 international bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in forty-two countries. A #1 bestselling author in twenty-eight countries, there are tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Day's next novel, So Close, will be published by Michael Joseph in the U.K. For more information, visit www.sylviaday.com.
About Amazon Publishing
Amazon Publishing is a leading publisher of trade fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan and Munich contribute to discovering and publishing emerging, bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print and audio formats. For more information, visit www.apub.com.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>International bestselling and award-winning author Sylvia Day's first new book since 2016, </em>Butterfly in Frost,<em> coming from Amazon Publishing in August 2019</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 29, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Montlake Romance, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, today announced a new deal with #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Sylvia Day, and will publish her new book, <em>Butterfly in Frost</em>, on August 27, 2019.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190429005736/en/</p><div><p>Author Sylvia Day [photo credit Meghan Poort]</p></div><p>Montlake Romance acquired world rights in all languages and formats in the seven-figure deal, and will publish the book in translation via sister imprint Amazon Crossing in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Day is represented by Kimberly Whalen, Founder, The Whalen Agency. Montlake Romance Editorial Director Anh Schluep will serve as Day's editor.</p><p><em>Butterfly in Frost</em> will introduce readers to Day's newest characters, Dr. Teagan Ransom and artist Garrett Frost, as they embark on a passionate journey to find redemption, hope, and ultimately, each other.</p><p>"Emotional and heartrending, <em>Butterfly in Frost</em> marks a brilliant return by Sylvia Day," said Mikyla Bruder, Publisher, Amazon Publishing. "We can't wait to introduce Sylvia's long-anticipated new book to readers this summer."</p><p>"I'm very proud of <em>Butterfly in Frost</em>," said Sylvia Day. "We can all relate to finding our lives taking a path we hadn't anticipated, prepared for, or even wanted. This story is ultimately one of renewal. I hope readers are as inspired by Teagan and Garrett's love story as I am."</p><p>Day is a veteran author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in more than forty countries, with a career spanning over a decade. A #1 <em>New York Times</em>, #1 <em>USA Today</em>, and international bestselling author, she is a #1 bestselling author in twenty-eight countries, with tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Her 2012 novel <em>Bared to You</em> spent forty-five weeks on <em>The New York Times</em> trade paperback bestseller list and sixty-seven weeks on the <em>USA Today</em> bestseller list.</p><p>"We are so pleased to welcome Sylvia Day into the Montlake Romance family," said Anh Schluep, Editorial Director, Montlake Romance. "Sylvia is a powerhouse author with legions of worldwide fans and we're excited to bring <em>Butterfly in Frost</em> to them."</p><p>www.amazon.com/butterflyinfrost</p><p>BUTTERFLY IN FROSTBy Sylvia DayMontlake RomancePublication Date: August 27, 2019ISBN: 978-1542016735</p><p>International Publication RightsAlexandra LevenbergGlobal Rights Director, Amazon Publishingforeignrights@amazon.com</p><p>Motion Picture and Television RightsFlora HackettWilliam Morris Endeavorfhackett@WMEAgency.com310-859-4493</p><p>About Sylvia Day</p><p>Sylvia Day is the #1 <em>New York Times</em>, #1 <em>USA Today</em>, #1 <em>Sunday Times</em>, #1 <em>Globe and Mail</em>, #1 <em>Der Spiegel</em>, and #1 international bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in forty-two countries. A #1 bestselling author in twenty-eight countries, there are tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Day's next novel, <em>So Close</em>, will be published by Michael Joseph in the U.K. For more information, visit www.sylviaday.com.</p><p>About Amazon Publishing</p><p>Amazon Publishing is a leading publisher of trade fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan and Munich contribute to discovering and publishing emerging, bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print and audio formats. For more information, visit www.apub.com.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190429005736/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 17% to $59.7 Billion | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon.com-Announces-First-Quarter-Sales-up-17-to-59.7-Billion/default.aspx | Amazon.com-Announces-First-Quarter-Sales-up-17-to-59.7-Billion | 1,977 | 04/25/2019 16:01:00 | Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 17% to $59.7 Billion | 04/25/2019 | 2019 | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 25, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Operating cash flow increased 89% to $34.4 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $18.2 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Free cash flow increased to $23.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $7.3 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations increased to $15.1 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.1 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations increased to an inflow of $11.8 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with an outflow of $3.0 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018.
On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our first quarter operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."
Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 507 million on March 31, 2019, compared with 504 million one year ago.
Net sales increased 17% to $59.7 billion in the first quarter, compared with $51.0 billion in first quarter 2018. Excluding the $1.1 billion unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 19% compared with first quarter 2018.
Operating income increased to $4.4 billion in the first quarter, compared with operating income of $1.9 billion in first quarter 2018.
Net income increased to $3.6 billion in the first quarter, or $7.09 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.6 billion, or $3.27 per diluted share, in first quarter 2018.
"The son of a working single mom, Leo Jean Baptiste grew up speaking Haitian Creole in a New Jersey home without internet access. He's also one of our inaugural group of 100 high school seniors to receive a $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship and Amazon internship," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "He rose to the top of his class and is set to study computer science at college this fall, with the dream of getting a job in machine learning. Our passion for invention led us to create Amazon Future Engineer so we could help young people like Leo from underrepresented groups and underserved communities across the country. In addition to 100 college scholarships a year, we're funding computer science classes in 1,000 high schools and counting, and inspiring younger kids to explore coding through coding camps and after-school programs. We love this program, and we can't wait to see what Leo and his fellow future engineers invent."
Highlights
Amazon announced Fire TV now has more than 30 million active users.
Amazon launched a new version of the best-selling Fire TV ever – Fire TV Stick with the all-new Alexa Voice Remote, which has a rating of 4.6 stars on Amazon.com and is available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Japan, and India.
Alexa now offers more than 90,000 skills in the Alexa Skills Store from external developers. Amazon introduced health and wellness capabilities for developers to build skills that let customers track baby activities such as sleep, diaper changes, and feedings, and announced a HIPAA-eligible environment for developers with new healthcare skills from Express Scripts, Cigna, and Boston Children's Hospital.
Amazon now offers Apple Music via Alexa on Fire TV, Echo, and Sonos devices in the U.S. and U.K. In addition, Amazon announced the Apple TV app is coming to Fire TV devices.
Amazon expanded Alexa features internationally: Echo Show launched in India, France, Italy, and Spain; Echo Input, which allows customers to add Alexa to an existing speaker, launched in India, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia; and Skype calling with Alexa expanded to Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. Additionally, Alexa can now understand French in Canada, with a new experience built from the ground up for French Canadian customers.
Amazon announced plans to bring Alexa to Brazil later this year. Developers can start building skills using the Brazilian Portuguese voice model, and commercial manufacturers can request access to the Alexa Voice Service developer preview to create devices with Alexa built-in. Bose, Intelbras, and LG, among others, have already committed to bringing Alexa built-in products to Brazilian customers.
Alexa Auto launched in new vehicles, including the all-new Audi e-tron, so customers can ask Alexa to play music, locate points of interest, control smart home devices, and access thousands of Alexa skills with just their voice. Additionally, Amazon released new tools for developers to optimize their skills for Echo Auto, Alexa-enabled vehicles, and other automotive accessories with Alexa built-in.
Amazon introduced the all-new Kindle for $89.99, the first Kindle with a built-in adjustable front light for under $100. The Kindle also includes an updated design, the latest electronic ink technology for better contrast, and three months of Kindle Unlimited for free.
Amazon and Google announced that in the coming months, the two companies will launch the official YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as the Prime Video app for streaming to Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices. Prime Video will also be broadly available across Android TV device partners, and the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also come to Fire TV later this year.
MLB.tv launched as a subscription on Prime Video Channels, offering Prime customers streaming access to regular season out-of-market baseball games, both live and on-demand.
Prime Video debuted Original Series Hanna, a part high-concept thriller, part coming-of-age drama, based on the 2011 film, and announced the series was picked up for season two. Additionally, the film Guava Islandstarring Donald Glover and Rihanna, launched on Prime Video after a surprise premiere at Coachella.
Amazon Studios greenlit more than 20 new and returning local Prime Original Series, including La Templanza in Spain, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo in Germany, Bandish Bandits in India, El Presidente in Mexico, and The Bachelorette in Japan.
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced a third round of price cuts, offering new lower prices on fresh produce for all customers and expanded Prime benefits with more exclusive weekly deals on popular products across departments.
Customer demand for free, two-hour delivery from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now continues to exceed expectations. To meet this demand, Amazon and Whole Foods Market continue to grow the service in existing metros to serve even more customers and expand coverage to new metros, including the most recent delivery expansion to nine additional U.S. metros. Currently, delivery from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is available in 75 U.S. metros, and grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is available in 30 metros, with plans for continued expansion this year.
Amazon Day, a new delivery innovation that gives Prime members the option to choose a day of the week for their packages to arrive, became available to all U.S. Prime and Business Prime members. Millions of Prime members are now using Amazon Day, making it easy for customers to group and receive purchases, and, in many cases, in fewer boxes. Members can still choose from Prime's fast, free shipping options for any item they don't want to include as part of their Amazon Day shipment.
Key by Amazon is now available to millions more Prime members in 50 U.S. cities and surrounding areas. Additionally, Prime members can choose Key for Garage for secure delivery of Amazon packages, as well as to Key for Home and Key for Car.
Customers in the U.S. can now use their Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account debit cards towards eligible purchases on Amazon, eliminating the need to pay out-of-pocket or submit receipts for reimbursement.
Amazon now accepts New York-issued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT cards as part of an online pilot launched in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture. Millions of beneficiaries can now use their nutrition assistance benefits to order groceries online and have them delivered directly to their door, including through free access to Prime Pantry and Amazon Fresh.
Amazon announced its new Selling Partner Summits in the U.S., a series of six conferences for small and medium-sized business (SMBs) to help build their business in Amazon's stores. Each Summit will feature an Amazon-led educational track, experts lounge, and product labs.
Amazon launched more than 50 new and enhanced tools designed for SMBs to help build their business in Amazon's stores. Amazon invests billions of dollars each year on infrastructure, tools, and services that enable SMBs to reach new customers and successfully sell their products online.
Amazon announced Shipment Zero, the company's vision to make all customer shipments net zero carbon, with the goal of making 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030. To track this progress, Amazon will share its company-wide carbon footprint as well as related goals and programs later this year.
As part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon Web Services (AWS) global infrastructure with renewable energy, Amazon announced three new renewable energy projects. These projects – in Ireland, Sweden, and the U.S. – are expected to generate over 670,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually. The new projects are part of Amazon's long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy powering the AWS global infrastructure.
Amazon announced the first-ever recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) scholarship. AFE is a childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate millions of children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding. The 100 student recipients were each awarded a $40,000 scholarship to study computer science at a college of their choice, as well as a guaranteed paid internship offer at Amazon after their freshmen year of college.
Amazon Future Engineer announced robotics grants to 100 schools serving students from underrepresented and underserved communities. The schools will receive FIRST Robotics memberships, giving each school the opportunity to start their first robotics club, $10,000 from Amazon to expand access to computer science education in their school, and a tour of a local Amazon Robotics fulfillment center.
Amazon announced a collaboration with the National Science Foundation to commit up to $10 million in research grants per year over the next three years focused on fairness in Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the goal of contributing to trustworthy AI systems that are readily accepted and deployed to tackle challenges facing society.
Amazon was recognized by LinkedIn as one of the most desirable companies to work for in the U.S., U.K., Australia, India, Japan, China, Canada, Germany, and Mexico.
AWS announced several new customer commitments and major migrations during the quarter: Gogo, Inc. and Lyft are going all-in on AWS; Second Spectrum and the L.A. Clippers named AWS their official cloud and machine learning provider; Standard Bank Group and Vertafore selected AWS as their preferred cloud provider; the Guinness Six Nations Championship named AWS as their official technology provider; Volkswagen is joining forces with AWS to transform automotive manufacturing, powering the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud, and integrating more than 30,000 facilities and 1,500 suppliers and partners in Volkswagen's global supply chain over time; and Ford and Autonomic, creators of the Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC), selected AWS to power TMC and become the standard connected car solution for Ford vehicles, giving automotive manufacturers and software developers the cloud infrastructure needed to build innovative connected vehicle services at scale.
AWS continued to expand its infrastructure to best serve customers, launching the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, and announcing plans for the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. AWS now provides 64 Availability Zones across 21 infrastructure regions globally, with announced plans for another 12 Availability Zones and four regions in Bahrain, Indonesia, Italy, and South Africa.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive, a new storage class that provides secure, durable object storage for long-term retention of data that is rarely accessed. At just $0.00099 per GB-month (less than one-tenth of one cent, or $1 per TB-month), S3 Glacier Deep Archive offers the lowest cost storage in the cloud, at prices significantly lower than storing and maintaining data in on-premises magnetic tape libraries or archiving data off-site. In its first week of availability, Deep Archive grew three times faster than any other storage class in the 13 years since S3 launched. Now with six different storage class options, Amazon S3 provides the broadest array of cost-optimization options available in the cloud today.
AWS announced the general availability of Concurrency Scaling for Amazon Redshift, a new Amazon Redshift feature that automatically adds and removes capacity to handle unpredictable demand from thousands of concurrent users. With more than 200 new features and enhancements in the last two years, Amazon Redshift is delivering an average of 10x faster query times. Pfizer, McDonald's, Hilton Hotels Worldwide, Yelp, Intuit, Redfin, FOX Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, Equinox Fitness, and Edmunds are among the more than 10,000 customers collectively processing more than two exabytes with Amazon Redshift every day.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon EFS Infrequent Access (IA), a new storage class for Amazon EFS that is designed for files accessed less frequently, enabling customers to reduce storage costs by up to 85% compared to the Amazon EFS Standard storage class. With EFS IA, Amazon EFS customers simply enable Lifecycle Management, and any file not accessed after 30 days gets automatically moved to the EFS IA storage class.
AWS announced Open Distro for Elasticsearch, a 100% open source distribution of the Elasticsearch analytics engine that includes features like security, alerting, cluster diagnostics, and SQL support. With all of the features of Open Distro for Elasticsearch licensed under Apache 2.0, developers can use it without any commercial use restrictions, providing customers a fully-featured, completely open source distribution that makes it easy for everyone to use, collaborate, and contribute.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon WorkLink, a fully-managed service that enables companies to provide their workforce with secure one-click access to internal websites and web applications from their mobile devices without connecting to VPNs or using custom browsers. Amazon WorkLink removes the need to build and maintain complicated infrastructure and software deployments to secure mobile access to internal content while also reducing the risk of information loss or theft because content is never stored or cached on devices.
Financial Guidance
The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of April 25, 2019, and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and customer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet, online commerce, and cloud services, and the various factors detailed below.
Second Quarter 2019 Guidance
Net sales are expected to be between $59.5 billion and $63.5 billion, or to grow between 13% and 20% compared with second quarter 2018. This guidance anticipates an unfavorable impact of approximately 150 basis points from foreign exchange rates.
Operating income is expected to be between $2.6 billion and $3.6 billion, compared with $3.0 billion in second quarter 2018.
This guidance assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded.
A conference call will be webcast live today at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.
These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products and services sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income or other taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, proposed and completed acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
Twelve Months EndedMarch 31,
2018
2019
2018
2019
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
$
21,856
$
32,173
$
16,301
$
17,616
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
1,629
3,561
3,938
12,005
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other
3,671
4,854
12,714
16,524
Stock-based compensation
1,182
1,274
4,605
5,509
Other operating expense (income), net
56
(13
)
216
205
Other expense (income), net
(184
)
(135
)
(437
)
268
Deferred income taxes
141
415
134
714
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventories
2,220
719
(2,309
)
(2,815
)
Accounts receivable, net and other
1,029
(401
)
(4,716
)
(6,043
)
Accounts payable
(10,216
)
(6,384
)
3,749
7,095
Accrued expenses and other
(2,225
)
(2,932
)
(538
)
(235
)
Unearned revenue
906
888
838
1,133
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(1,791
)
1,846
18,194
34,360
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment
(3,098
)
(3,290
)
(12,905
)
(13,619
)
Proceeds from property and equipment incentives
371
569
1,981
2,303
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other
(13
)
(1,169
)
(13,939
)
(3,342
)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
2,677
2,643
10,444
8,205
Purchases of marketable securities
(470
)
(6,876
)
(11,846
)
(13,506
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(533
)
(8,123
)
(26,265
)
(19,959
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from long-term debt and other
125
190
16,332
833
Repayments of long-term debt and other
(202
)
(351
)
(1,463
)
(817
)
Principal repayments of finance leases
(2,015
)
(2,214
)
(5,981
)
(7,649
)
Principal repayments of financing obligations
(72
)
(2
)
(235
)
(266
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(2,164
)
(2,377
)
8,653
(7,899
)
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
248
(12
)
733
(611
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(4,240
)
(8,666
)
1,315
5,891
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD
$
17,616
$
23,507
$
17,616
$
23,507
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest on long-term debt
$
282
$
286
$
607
$
858
Cash paid for operating leases
—
709
—
709
Cash paid for interest on finance leases
75
165
234
471
Cash paid for interest on financing obligations
54
2
153
142
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
513
168
1,224
840
Assets acquired under operating leases
—
875
—
875
Property and equipment acquired under finance leases
2,270
2,628
10,020
10,972
Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit arrangements
741
436
3,081
3,336
_____________________
On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our Q1 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
2018
2019
Net product sales
$
31,605
$
34,283
Net service sales
19,437
25,417
Total net sales
51,042
59,700
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales
30,735
33,920
Fulfillment
7,792
8,601
Marketing
2,699
3,664
Technology and content
6,759
7,927
General and administrative
1,067
1,173
Other operating expense (income), net
63
(5
)
Total operating expenses
49,115
55,280
Operating income
1,927
4,420
Interest income
80
183
Interest expense
(330
)
(366
)
Other income (expense), net
239
164
Total non-operating income (expense)
(11
)
(19
)
Income before income taxes
1,916
4,401
Provision for income taxes
(287
)
(836
)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax
—
(4
)
Net income
$
1,629
$
3,561
Basic earnings per share
$
3.36
$
7.24
Diluted earnings per share
$
3.27
$
7.09
Weighted-average shares used in computation of earnings per share:
Basic
484
491
Diluted
498
502
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
2018
2019
Net income
$
1,629
$
3,561
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $21 and $(1)
59
(8
)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities:
Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $9 and $0
(44
)
32
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in "Other income (expense), net," net of tax of $0 and $0
2
1
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities
(42
)
33
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
17
25
Comprehensive income
$
1,646
$
3,586
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Segment Information
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
2018
2019
North America
Net sales
$
30,725
$
35,812
Operating expenses
29,576
33,525
Operating income
$
1,149
$
2,287
International
Net sales
$
14,875
$
16,192
Operating expenses
15,497
16,282
Operating income (loss)
$
(622
)
$
(90
)
AWS
Net sales
$
5,442
$
7,696
Operating expenses
4,042
5,473
Operating income
$
1,400
$
2,223
Consolidated
Net sales
$
51,042
$
59,700
Operating expenses
49,115
55,280
Operating income
1,927
4,420
Total non-operating income (expense)
(11
)
(19
)
Provision for income taxes
(287
)
(836
)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax
—
(4
)
Net income
$
1,629
$
3,561
Segment Highlights:
Y/Y net sales growth:
North America
46
%
17
%
International
34
9
AWS
49
41
Consolidated
43
17
Net sales mix:
North America
60
%
60
%
International
29
27
AWS
11
13
Consolidated
100
%
100
%
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data)
December 31, 2018
March 31, 2019
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
31,750
$
23,115
Marketable securities
9,500
13,905
Inventories
17,174
16,432
Accounts receivable, net and other
16,677
15,979
Total current assets
75,101
69,431
Property and equipment, net
61,797
61,048
Operating leases
—
20,132
Goodwill
14,548
14,708
Other assets
11,202
12,783
Total assets
$
162,648
$
178,102
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
38,192
$
31,809
Accrued expenses and other
23,663
24,588
Unearned revenue
6,536
7,298
Total current liabilities
68,391
63,695
Long-term lease liabilities
9,650
33,275
Long-term debt
23,495
23,322
Other long-term liabilities
17,563
9,400
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized shares — 500
Issued and outstanding shares — none
—
—
Common stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized shares — 5,000
Issued shares — 514 and 516
Outstanding shares — 491 and 492
5
5
Treasury stock, at cost
(1,837
)
(1,837
)
Additional paid-in capital
26,791
28,059
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,035
)
(1,010
)
Retained earnings
19,625
23,193
Total stockholders' equity
43,549
48,410
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
162,648
$
178,102
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Q4 2017
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Y/Y %
Change
Cash Flows and Shares
Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) (1)
$
18,365
$
18,194
$
21,793
$
26,604
$
30,723
$
34,360
89
%
Operating cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth
7
%
4
%
22
%
57
%
67
%
89
%
N/A
Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives -- TTM
$
10,058
$
10,924
$
11,372
$
11,239
$
11,323
$
11,316
4
%
Principal repayments of finance leases -- TTM (2)
$
4,799
$
5,981
$
6,037
$
7,016
$
7,449
$
7,649
28
%
Principal repayments of financing obligations -- TTM (2)
$
200
$
235
$
244
$
277
$
337
$
266
13
%
Equipment acquired under finance leases -- TTM (2) (3)
$
9,637
$
10,020
$
9,631
$
9,704
$
10,615
$
10,909
9
%
Principal repayments of all other finance leases -- TTM (2) (4)
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
76
N/A
Free cash flow -- TTM (1) (5)
$
8,307
$
7,270
$
10,421
$
15,365
$
19,400
$
23,044
217
%
Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations-- TTM (1) (2) (6)
$
3,308
$
1,054
$
4,140
$
8,072
$
11,614
$
15,129
N/A
Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations -- TTM (1) (2) (7)
$
(1,530
)
$
(2,985
)
$
546
$
5,384
$
8,448
$
11,793
N/A
Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding
504
504
506
507
507
507
1
%
Common shares outstanding
484
485
487
489
491
492
1
%
Stock-based awards outstanding
20
19
19
18
16
15
(22
)%
Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding
4.2
%
3.9
%
3.9
%
3.7
%
3.2
%
3.0
%
N/A
Results of Operations
Worldwide (WW) net sales
$
60,453
$
51,042
$
52,886
$
56,576
$
72,383
$
59,700
17
%
WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
36
%
39
%
37
%
30
%
21
%
19
%
N/A
WW net sales -- TTM
$
177,866
$
193,194
$
208,125
$
220,958
$
232,887
$
241,546
25
%
WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
31
%
34
%
36
%
35
%
30
%
26
%
N/A
Operating income
$
2,127
$
1,927
$
2,983
$
3,724
$
3,786
$
4,420
129
%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
(33
)
$
(29
)
$
42
$
90
$
123
$
84
N/A
Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
72
%
95
%
369
%
948
%
72
%
125
%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of WW net sales
3.5
%
3.8
%
5.6
%
6.6
%
5.2
%
7.4
%
N/A
Operating income -- TTM
$
4,106
$
5,028
$
7,384
$
10,762
$
12,421
$
14,914
197
%
Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
1
%
25
%
115
%
231
%
197
%
190
%
N/A
Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales
2.3
%
2.6
%
3.5
%
4.9
%
5.3
%
6.2
%
N/A
Net income
$
1,856
$
1,629
$
2,534
$
2,883
$
3,027
$
3,561
119
%
Net income per diluted share
$
3.75
$
3.27
$
5.07
$
5.75
$
6.04
$
7.09
117
%
Net income -- TTM
$
3,033
$
3,938
$
6,275
$
8,902
$
10,073
$
12,005
205
%
Net income per diluted share -- TTM
$
6.15
$
7.90
$
12.63
$
17.85
$
20.14
$
23.96
203
%
____________________
(1)
As a result of the adoption of accounting guidance in Q1 2018, we retrospectively adjusted our consolidated statements of cash flows to add restricted cash to cash and cash equivalents.
(2)
On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our Q1 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."
(3)
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, this amount relates to equipment included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases" of $10,972 million. Amounts for prior periods have not been retrospectively adjusted.
(4)
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, this amount relates to property included in "Principal repayments of finance leases" of $7,649 million. Amounts for prior periods have not been retrospectively adjusted.
(5)
Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by "Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives."
(6)
Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by "Principal repayments of finance leases" and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."
(7)
Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by equipment acquired under finance leases, which is included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases," principal repayments of all other finance lease liabilities, which is included in "Principal repayments of finance leases," and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Q4 2017
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Y/Y %Change
Segments
North America Segment:
Net sales
$
37,302
$
30,725
$
32,169
$
34,348
$
44,124
$
35,812
17
%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
42
%
46
%
44
%
35
%
18
%
17
%
N/A
Net sales -- TTM
$
106,110
$
115,843
$
125,642
$
134,545
$
141,366
$
146,453
26
%
Operating income
$
1,692
$
1,149
$
1,835
$
2,032
$
2,251
$
2,287
99
%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
(8
)
$
(10
)
$
1
$
9
$
17
$
13
N/A
Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
108
%
95
%
321
%
N/A
32
%
98
%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of North America net sales
4.5
%
3.7
%
5.7
%
5.9
%
5.1
%
6.4
%
N/A
Operating income -- TTM
$
2,837
$
3,390
$
4,788
$
6,708
$
7,267
$
8,405
148
%
Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales
2.7
%
2.9
%
3.8
%
5.0
%
5.1
%
5.7
%
N/A
International Segment:
Net sales
$
18,038
$
14,875
$
14,612
$
15,549
$
20,829
$
16,192
9
%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
22
%
21
%
21
%
15
%
19
%
16
%
N/A
Net sales -- TTM
$
54,297
$
58,111
$
61,239
$
63,074
$
65,866
$
67,184
16
%
Operating income (loss)
$
(919
)
$
(622
)
$
(494
)
$
(385
)
$
(642
)
$
(90
)
(86
)%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
20
$
70
$
86
$
47
$
55
$
(39
)
N/A
Operating income/loss -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X
93
%
44
%
(20
)%
(54
)%
(24
)%
(92
)%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of International net sales
(5.1
)%
(4.2
)%
(3.4
)%
(2.5
)%
(3.1
)%
(1.0
)%
N/A
Operating income (loss) -- TTM
$
(3,062
)
$
(3,202
)
$
(2,971
)
$
(2,420
)
$
(2,142
)
$
(1,610
)
(50
)%
Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales
(5.6
)%
(5.5
)%
(4.9
)%
(3.8
)%
(3.3
)%
(2.4
)%
N/A
AWS Segment:
Net sales
$
5,113
$
5,442
$
6,105
$
6,679
$
7,430
$
7,696
41
%
Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
44
%
48
%
49
%
46
%
46
%
42
%
N/A
Net sales -- TTM
$
17,459
$
19,240
$
21,244
$
23,339
$
25,655
$
27,909
45
%
Operating income
$
1,354
$
1,400
$
1,642
$
2,077
$
2,177
$
2,223
59
%
F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)
$
(45
)
$
(89
)
$
(45
)
$
34
$
51
$
110
N/A
Operating income -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
51
%
67
%
84
%
75
%
57
%
51
%
N/A
Operating margin -- % of AWS net sales
26.5
%
25.7
%
26.9
%
31.1
%
29.3
%
28.9
%
N/A
Operating income -- TTM
$
4,331
$
4,840
$
5,567
$
6,473
$
7,296
$
8,119
68
%
Operating margin -- TTM % of AWS net sales
24.8
%
25.2
%
26.2
%
27.7
%
28.4
%
29.1
%
N/A
AMAZON.COM, INC.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics
(in millions, except employee data)
(unaudited)
Q4 2017
Q1 2018
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Y/Y %Change
Net Sales:
Online stores (1)
$
35,383
$
26,939
$
27,165
$
29,061
$
39,822
$
29,498
10
%
Online stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
17
%
13
%
12
%
11
%
14
%
12
%
N/A
Physical stores (2)
$
4,522
$
4,263
$
4,312
$
4,248
$
4,401
$
4,307
1
%
Physical stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(3
)%
1
%
N/A
Third-party seller services (3)
$
10,523
$
9,265
$
9,702
$
10,395
$
13,383
$
11,141
20
%
Third-party seller services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
38
%
39
%
36
%
32
%
28
%
23
%
N/A
Subscription services (4)
$
3,177
$
3,102
$
3,408
$
3,698
$
3,959
$
4,342
40
%
Subscription services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
47
%
56
%
55
%
52
%
26
%
42
%
N/A
AWS
$
5,113
$
5,442
$
6,105
$
6,679
$
7,430
$
7,696
41
%
AWS - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X
44
%
48
%
49
%
46
%
46
%
42
%
N/A
Other (5) (6)
$
1,735
$
2,031
$
2,194
$
2,495
$
3,388
$
2,716
34
%
Other - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (6)
60
%
132
%
129
%
123
%
97
%
36
%
N/A
Stock-based Compensation Expense
Cost of sales
$
14
$
15
$
19
$
19
$
21
$
24
64
%
Fulfillment
$
256
$
244
$
320
$
269
$
287
$
234
(4
)%
Marketing
$
148
$
161
$
190
$
201
$
217
$
209
29
%
Technology and content
$
637
$
631
$
788
$
719
$
750
$
675
7
%
General and administrative
$
124
$
132
$
151
$
142
$
142
$
132
—
%
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
1,179
$
1,183
$
1,468
$
1,350
$
1,417
$
1,274
8
%
Other
WW shipping costs
$
7,368
$
6,069
$
5,990
$
6,568
$
9,041
$
7,320
21
%
WW shipping costs -- Y/Y growth
31
%
38
%
31
%
22
%
23
%
21
%
N/A
WW paid units -- Y/Y growth (7)
23
%
22
%
17
%
15
%
14
%
10
%
N/A
WW seller unit mix -- % of WW paid units (7)
51
%
52
%
53
%
53
%
52
%
53
%
N/A
Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel)
566,000
563,100
575,700
613,300
647,500
630,600
12
%
Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) -- Y/Y growth
66
%
60
%
51
%
13
%
14
%
12
%
N/A
____________________
(1)
Includes product sales and digital media content where we record revenue gross. We leverage our retail infrastructure to offer a wide selection of consumable and durable goods that includes media products available in both a physical and digital format, such as books, music, videos, games, and software. These product sales include digital products sold on a transactional basis. Digital product subscriptions that provide unlimited viewing or usage rights are included in Subscription services.
(2)
Includes product sales where our customers physically select items in a store.
(3)
Includes commissions and any related fulfillment and shipping fees, and other third-party seller services.
(4)
Includes annual and monthly fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships, as well as audiobook, digital video, e-book, digital music, and other non-AWS subscription services.
(5)
Primarily includes sales of advertising services, as well as sales related to our other service offerings.
(6)
As a result of revenue recognition accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2018, certain advertising services are classified as revenue rather than a reduction in cost of sales.
(7)
Excludes the impact of Whole Foods Market.
Amazon.com, Inc.
Certain Definitions
Customer Accounts
References to customers mean customer accounts established when a customer places an order through one of our stores. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon Payments customers, AWS customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.
Seller Accounts
References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.
AWS Customers
References to AWS customers mean unique AWS customer accounts, which are unique customer account IDs that are eligible to use AWS services. This includes AWS accounts in the AWS free tier. Multiple users accessing AWS services via one account ID are counted as a single account. Customers are considered active when they have had AWS usage activity during the preceding one-month period.
Units
References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers in our stores as well as Amazon-owned items sold in other stores. Units sold are paid units and do not include units associated with AWS, certain acquisitions, certain subscriptions, rental businesses, or advertising businesses, or Amazon gift cards.
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Amazon.com Public RelationsDan Perlet, amazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr | <p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 25, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019.</p><p>Operating cash flow increased 89% to $34.4 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $18.2 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Free cash flow increased to $23.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $7.3 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations increased to $15.1 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.1 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018. Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations increased to an inflow of $11.8 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with an outflow of $3.0 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2018.</p><p>On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our first quarter operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."</p><p>Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 507 million on March 31, 2019, compared with 504 million one year ago.</p><p>Net sales increased 17% to $59.7 billion in the first quarter, compared with $51.0 billion in first quarter 2018. Excluding the $1.1 billion unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 19% compared with first quarter 2018.</p><p>Operating income increased to $4.4 billion in the first quarter, compared with operating income of $1.9 billion in first quarter 2018.</p><p>Net income increased to $3.6 billion in the first quarter, or $7.09 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.6 billion, or $3.27 per diluted share, in first quarter 2018.</p><p>"The son of a working single mom, Leo Jean Baptiste grew up speaking Haitian Creole in a New Jersey home without internet access. He's also one of our inaugural group of 100 high school seniors to receive a $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship and Amazon internship," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. "He rose to the top of his class and is set to study computer science at college this fall, with the dream of getting a job in machine learning. Our passion for invention led us to create Amazon Future Engineer so we could help young people like Leo from underrepresented groups and underserved communities across the country. In addition to 100 college scholarships a year, we're funding computer science classes in 1,000 high schools and counting, and inspiring younger kids to explore coding through coding camps and after-school programs. We love this program, and we can't wait to see what Leo and his fellow future engineers invent."</p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Amazon announced Fire TV now has more than 30 million active users.</li><li>Amazon launched a new version of the best-selling Fire TV ever – Fire TV Stick with the all-new Alexa Voice Remote, which has a rating of 4.6 stars on Amazon.com and is available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Japan, and India.</li><li>Alexa now offers more than 90,000 skills in the Alexa Skills Store from external developers. Amazon introduced health and wellness capabilities for developers to build skills that let customers track baby activities such as sleep, diaper changes, and feedings, and announced a HIPAA-eligible environment for developers with new healthcare skills from Express Scripts, Cigna, and Boston Children's Hospital.</li><li>Amazon now offers Apple Music via Alexa on Fire TV, Echo, and Sonos devices in the U.S. and U.K. In addition, Amazon announced the Apple TV app is coming to Fire TV devices.</li><li>Amazon expanded Alexa features internationally: Echo Show launched in India, France, Italy, and Spain; Echo Input, which allows customers to add Alexa to an existing speaker, launched in India, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia; and Skype calling with Alexa expanded to Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. Additionally, Alexa can now understand French in Canada, with a new experience built from the ground up for French Canadian customers.</li><li>Amazon announced plans to bring Alexa to Brazil later this year. Developers can start building skills using the Brazilian Portuguese voice model, and commercial manufacturers can request access to the Alexa Voice Service developer preview to create devices with Alexa built-in. Bose, Intelbras, and LG, among others, have already committed to bringing Alexa built-in products to Brazilian customers.</li><li>Alexa Auto launched in new vehicles, including the all-new Audi e-tron, so customers can ask Alexa to play music, locate points of interest, control smart home devices, and access thousands of Alexa skills with just their voice. Additionally, Amazon released new tools for developers to optimize their skills for Echo Auto, Alexa-enabled vehicles, and other automotive accessories with Alexa built-in.</li><li>Amazon introduced the all-new Kindle for $89.99, the first Kindle with a built-in adjustable front light for under $100. The Kindle also includes an updated design, the latest electronic ink technology for better contrast, and three months of Kindle Unlimited for free.</li><li>Amazon and Google announced that in the coming months, the two companies will launch the official YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as the Prime Video app for streaming to Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices. Prime Video will also be broadly available across Android TV device partners, and the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also come to Fire TV later this year.</li><li>MLB.tv launched as a subscription on Prime Video Channels, offering Prime customers streaming access to regular season out-of-market baseball games, both live and on-demand.</li><li>Prime Video debuted Original Series <em>Hanna</em>, a part high-concept thriller, part coming-of-age drama, based on the 2011 film, and announced the series was picked up for season two. Additionally, the film <em>Guava Island</em>starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, launched on Prime Video after a surprise premiere at Coachella.</li><li>Amazon Studios greenlit more than 20 new and returning local Prime Original Series, including <em>La Templanza</em> in Spain, <em>Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo</em> in Germany, <em>Bandish Bandits</em> in India, <em>El Presidente</em> in Mexico, and <em>The Bachelorette</em> in Japan.</li><li>Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced a third round of price cuts, offering new lower prices on fresh produce for all customers and expanded Prime benefits with more exclusive weekly deals on popular products across departments.</li><li>Customer demand for free, two-hour delivery from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now continues to exceed expectations. To meet this demand, Amazon and Whole Foods Market continue to grow the service in existing metros to serve even more customers and expand coverage to new metros, including the most recent delivery expansion to nine additional U.S. metros. Currently, delivery from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is available in 75 U.S. metros, and grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is available in 30 metros, with plans for continued expansion this year.</li><li>Amazon Day, a new delivery innovation that gives Prime members the option to choose a day of the week for their packages to arrive, became available to all U.S. Prime and Business Prime members. Millions of Prime members are now using Amazon Day, making it easy for customers to group and receive purchases, and, in many cases, in fewer boxes. Members can still choose from Prime's fast, free shipping options for any item they don't want to include as part of their Amazon Day shipment.</li><li>Key by Amazon is now available to millions more Prime members in 50 U.S. cities and surrounding areas. Additionally, Prime members can choose Key for Garage for secure delivery of Amazon packages, as well as to Key for Home and Key for Car.</li><li>Customers in the U.S. can now use their Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account debit cards towards eligible purchases on Amazon, eliminating the need to pay out-of-pocket or submit receipts for reimbursement.</li><li>Amazon now accepts New York-issued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT cards as part of an online pilot launched in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture. Millions of beneficiaries can now use their nutrition assistance benefits to order groceries online and have them delivered directly to their door, including through free access to Prime Pantry and Amazon Fresh.</li><li>Amazon announced its new Selling Partner Summits in the U.S., a series of six conferences for small and medium-sized business (SMBs) to help build their business in Amazon's stores. Each Summit will feature an Amazon-led educational track, experts lounge, and product labs.</li><li>Amazon launched more than 50 new and enhanced tools designed for SMBs to help build their business in Amazon's stores. Amazon invests billions of dollars each year on infrastructure, tools, and services that enable SMBs to reach new customers and successfully sell their products online.</li><li>Amazon announced Shipment Zero, the company's vision to make all customer shipments net zero carbon, with the goal of making 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030. To track this progress, Amazon will share its company-wide carbon footprint as well as related goals and programs later this year.</li><li>As part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon Web Services (AWS) global infrastructure with renewable energy, Amazon announced three new renewable energy projects. These projects – in Ireland, Sweden, and the U.S. – are expected to generate over 670,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually. The new projects are part of Amazon's long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy powering the AWS global infrastructure.</li><li>Amazon announced the first-ever recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) scholarship. AFE is a childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate millions of children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding. The 100 student recipients were each awarded a $40,000 scholarship to study computer science at a college of their choice, as well as a guaranteed paid internship offer at Amazon after their freshmen year of college.</li><li>Amazon Future Engineer announced robotics grants to 100 schools serving students from underrepresented and underserved communities. The schools will receive FIRST Robotics memberships, giving each school the opportunity to start their first robotics club, $10,000 from Amazon to expand access to computer science education in their school, and a tour of a local Amazon Robotics fulfillment center.</li><li>Amazon announced a collaboration with the National Science Foundation to commit up to $10 million in research grants per year over the next three years focused on fairness in Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the goal of contributing to trustworthy AI systems that are readily accepted and deployed to tackle challenges facing society.</li><li>Amazon was recognized by LinkedIn as one of the most desirable companies to work for in the U.S., U.K., Australia, India, Japan, China, Canada, Germany, and Mexico.</li><li>AWS announced several new customer commitments and major migrations during the quarter: Gogo, Inc. and Lyft are going all-in on AWS; Second Spectrum and the L.A. Clippers named AWS their official cloud and machine learning provider; Standard Bank Group and Vertafore selected AWS as their preferred cloud provider; the Guinness Six Nations Championship named AWS as their official technology provider; Volkswagen is joining forces with AWS to transform automotive manufacturing, powering the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud, and integrating more than 30,000 facilities and 1,500 suppliers and partners in Volkswagen's global supply chain over time; and Ford and Autonomic, creators of the Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC), selected AWS to power TMC and become the standard connected car solution for Ford vehicles, giving automotive manufacturers and software developers the cloud infrastructure needed to build innovative connected vehicle services at scale.</li><li>AWS continued to expand its infrastructure to best serve customers, launching the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, and announcing plans for the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. AWS now provides 64 Availability Zones across 21 infrastructure regions globally, with announced plans for another 12 Availability Zones and four regions in Bahrain, Indonesia, Italy, and South Africa.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive, a new storage class that provides secure, durable object storage for long-term retention of data that is rarely accessed. At just $0.00099 per GB-month (less than one-tenth of one cent, or $1 per TB-month), S3 Glacier Deep Archive offers the lowest cost storage in the cloud, at prices significantly lower than storing and maintaining data in on-premises magnetic tape libraries or archiving data off-site. In its first week of availability, Deep Archive grew three times faster than any other storage class in the 13 years since S3 launched. Now with six different storage class options, Amazon S3 provides the broadest array of cost-optimization options available in the cloud today.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Concurrency Scaling for Amazon Redshift, a new Amazon Redshift feature that automatically adds and removes capacity to handle unpredictable demand from thousands of concurrent users. With more than 200 new features and enhancements in the last two years, Amazon Redshift is delivering an average of 10x faster query times. Pfizer, McDonald's, Hilton Hotels Worldwide, Yelp, Intuit, Redfin, FOX Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, Equinox Fitness, and Edmunds are among the more than 10,000 customers collectively processing more than two exabytes with Amazon Redshift every day.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon EFS Infrequent Access (IA), a new storage class for Amazon EFS that is designed for files accessed less frequently, enabling customers to reduce storage costs by up to 85% compared to the Amazon EFS Standard storage class. With EFS IA, Amazon EFS customers simply enable Lifecycle Management, and any file not accessed after 30 days gets automatically moved to the EFS IA storage class.</li><li>AWS announced Open Distro for Elasticsearch, a 100% open source distribution of the Elasticsearch analytics engine that includes features like security, alerting, cluster diagnostics, and SQL support. With all of the features of Open Distro for Elasticsearch licensed under Apache 2.0, developers can use it without any commercial use restrictions, providing customers a fully-featured, completely open source distribution that makes it easy for everyone to use, collaborate, and contribute.</li><li>AWS announced the general availability of Amazon WorkLink, a fully-managed service that enables companies to provide their workforce with secure one-click access to internal websites and web applications from their mobile devices without connecting to VPNs or using custom browsers. Amazon WorkLink removes the need to build and maintain complicated infrastructure and software deployments to secure mobile access to internal content while also reducing the risk of information loss or theft because content is never stored or cached on devices.</li></ul><p>Financial Guidance</p><p>The following forward-looking statements reflect Amazon.com's expectations as of April 25, 2019, and are subject to substantial uncertainty. Our results are inherently unpredictable and may be materially affected by many factors, such as fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, changes in global economic conditions and customer spending, world events, the rate of growth of the Internet, online commerce, and cloud services, and the various factors detailed below.</p><p>Second Quarter 2019 Guidance</p><ul><li>Net sales are expected to be between $59.5 billion and $63.5 billion, or to grow between 13% and 20% compared with second quarter 2018. This guidance anticipates an unfavorable impact of approximately 150 basis points from foreign exchange rates.</li><li>Operating income is expected to be between $2.6 billion and $3.6 billion, compared with $3.0 billion in second quarter 2018.</li><li>This guidance assumes, among other things, that no additional business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded.</li></ul><p>A conference call will be webcast live today at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET, and will be available for at least three months at amazon.com/ir. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company's financial and operating results.</p><p><em>These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons, including, in addition to the factors discussed above, the amount that Amazon.com invests in new business opportunities and the timing of those investments, the mix of products and services sold to customers, the mix of net sales derived from products as compared with services, the extent to which we owe income or other taxes, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international growth and expansion, the outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and data center optimization, risks of inventory management, seasonality, the degree to which the Company enters into, maintains, and develops commercial agreements, proposed and completed acquisitions and strategic transactions, payments risks, and risks of fulfillment throughput and productivity. Other risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to new products, services, and technologies, system interruptions, government regulation and taxation, and fraud. In addition, the current global economic climate amplifies many of these risks. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.</em></p><p>Our investor relations website is amazon.com/ir and we encourage investors to use it as a way of easily finding information about us. We promptly make available on this website, free of charge, the reports that we file or furnish with the SEC, corporate governance information (including our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics), and select press releases, which may contain material information about us, and you may subscribe to be notified of new information posted to this site.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months EndedMarch 31,</td><td>Twelve Months EndedMarch 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>2019</td><td>2018</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD</td><td>$</td><td>21,856</td><td>$</td><td>32,173</td><td>$</td><td>16,301</td><td>$</td><td>17,616</td></tr><tr><td>OPERATING ACTIVITIES:</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>1,629</td><td>3,561</td><td>3,938</td><td>12,005</td></tr><tr><td>Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:</td></tr><tr><td>Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other</td><td>3,671</td><td>4,854</td><td>12,714</td><td>16,524</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based compensation</td><td>1,182</td><td>1,274</td><td>4,605</td><td>5,509</td></tr><tr><td>Other operating expense (income), net</td><td>56</td><td>(13</td><td>)</td><td>216</td><td>205</td></tr><tr><td>Other expense (income), net</td><td>(184</td><td>)</td><td>(135</td><td>)</td><td>(437</td><td>)</td><td>268</td></tr><tr><td>Deferred income taxes</td><td>141</td><td>415</td><td>134</td><td>714</td></tr><tr><td>Changes in operating assets and liabilities:</td></tr><tr><td>Inventories</td><td>2,220</td><td>719</td><td>(2,309</td><td>)</td><td>(2,815</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable, net and other</td><td>1,029</td><td>(401</td><td>)</td><td>(4,716</td><td>)</td><td>(6,043</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable</td><td>(10,216</td><td>)</td><td>(6,384</td><td>)</td><td>3,749</td><td>7,095</td></tr><tr><td>Accrued expenses and other</td><td>(2,225</td><td>)</td><td>(2,932</td><td>)</td><td>(538</td><td>)</td><td>(235</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Unearned revenue</td><td>906</td><td>888</td><td>838</td><td>1,133</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities</td><td>(1,791</td><td>)</td><td>1,846</td><td>18,194</td><td>34,360</td></tr><tr><td>INVESTING ACTIVITIES:</td></tr><tr><td>Purchases of property and equipment</td><td>(3,098</td><td>)</td><td>(3,290</td><td>)</td><td>(12,905</td><td>)</td><td>(13,619</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Proceeds from property and equipment incentives</td><td>371</td><td>569</td><td>1,981</td><td>2,303</td></tr><tr><td>Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other</td><td>(13</td><td>)</td><td>(1,169</td><td>)</td><td>(13,939</td><td>)</td><td>(3,342</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Sales and maturities of marketable securities</td><td>2,677</td><td>2,643</td><td>10,444</td><td>8,205</td></tr><tr><td>Purchases of marketable securities</td><td>(470</td><td>)</td><td>(6,876</td><td>)</td><td>(11,846</td><td>)</td><td>(13,506</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities</td><td>(533</td><td>)</td><td>(8,123</td><td>)</td><td>(26,265</td><td>)</td><td>(19,959</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>FINANCING ACTIVITIES:</td></tr><tr><td>Proceeds from long-term debt and other</td><td>125</td><td>190</td><td>16,332</td><td>833</td></tr><tr><td>Repayments of long-term debt and other</td><td>(202</td><td>)</td><td>(351</td><td>)</td><td>(1,463</td><td>)</td><td>(817</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Principal repayments of finance leases</td><td>(2,015</td><td>)</td><td>(2,214</td><td>)</td><td>(5,981</td><td>)</td><td>(7,649</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Principal repayments of financing obligations</td><td>(72</td><td>)</td><td>(2</td><td>)</td><td>(235</td><td>)</td><td>(266</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities</td><td>(2,164</td><td>)</td><td>(2,377</td><td>)</td><td>8,653</td><td>(7,899</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash</td><td>248</td><td>(12</td><td>)</td><td>733</td><td>(611</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash</td><td>(4,240</td><td>)</td><td>(8,666</td><td>)</td><td>1,315</td><td>5,891</td></tr><tr><td>CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD</td><td>$</td><td>17,616</td><td>$</td><td>23,507</td><td>$</td><td>17,616</td><td>$</td><td>23,507</td></tr><tr><td>SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for interest on long-term debt</td><td>$</td><td>282</td><td>$</td><td>286</td><td>$</td><td>607</td><td>$</td><td>858</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for operating leases</td><td>—</td><td>709</td><td>—</td><td>709</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for interest on finance leases</td><td>75</td><td>165</td><td>234</td><td>471</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for interest on financing obligations</td><td>54</td><td>2</td><td>153</td><td>142</td></tr><tr><td>Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds</td><td>513</td><td>168</td><td>1,224</td><td>840</td></tr><tr><td>Assets acquired under operating leases</td><td>—</td><td>875</td><td>—</td><td>875</td></tr><tr><td>Property and equipment acquired under finance leases</td><td>2,270</td><td>2,628</td><td>10,020</td><td>10,972</td></tr><tr><td>Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit arrangements</td><td>741</td><td>436</td><td>3,081</td><td>3,336</td></tr><tr><td><p>_____________________</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our Q1 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."</p><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Statements of Operations</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months EndedMarch 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Net product sales</td><td>$</td><td>31,605</td><td>$</td><td>34,283</td></tr><tr><td>Net service sales</td><td>19,437</td><td>25,417</td></tr><tr><td>Total net sales</td><td>51,042</td><td>59,700</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses:</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>30,735</td><td>33,920</td></tr><tr><td>Fulfillment</td><td>7,792</td><td>8,601</td></tr><tr><td>Marketing</td><td>2,699</td><td>3,664</td></tr><tr><td>Technology and content</td><td>6,759</td><td>7,927</td></tr><tr><td>General and administrative</td><td>1,067</td><td>1,173</td></tr><tr><td>Other operating expense (income), net</td><td>63</td><td>(5</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Total operating expenses</td><td>49,115</td><td>55,280</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>1,927</td><td>4,420</td></tr><tr><td>Interest income</td><td>80</td><td>183</td></tr><tr><td>Interest expense</td><td>(330</td><td>)</td><td>(366</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Other income (expense), net</td><td>239</td><td>164</td></tr><tr><td>Total non-operating income (expense)</td><td>(11</td><td>)</td><td>(19</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Income before income taxes</td><td>1,916</td><td>4,401</td></tr><tr><td>Provision for income taxes</td><td>(287</td><td>)</td><td>(836</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Equity-method investment activity, net of tax</td><td>—</td><td>(4</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>$</td><td>1,629</td><td>$</td><td>3,561</td></tr><tr><td>Basic earnings per share</td><td>$</td><td>3.36</td><td>$</td><td>7.24</td></tr><tr><td>Diluted earnings per share</td><td>$</td><td>3.27</td><td>$</td><td>7.09</td></tr><tr><td>Weighted-average shares used in computation of earnings per share:</td></tr><tr><td>Basic</td><td>484</td><td>491</td></tr><tr><td>Diluted</td><td>498</td><td>502</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months EndedMarch 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>$</td><td>1,629</td><td>$</td><td>3,561</td></tr><tr><td>Other comprehensive income (loss):</td></tr><tr><td>Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $21 and $(1)</td><td>59</td><td>(8</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities:</td></tr><tr><td>Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $9 and $0</td><td>(44</td><td>)</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in "Other income (expense), net," net of tax of $0 and $0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities</td><td>(42</td><td>)</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Total other comprehensive income (loss)</td><td>17</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Comprehensive income</td><td>$</td><td>1,646</td><td>$</td><td>3,586</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Segment Information</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months EndedMarch 31,</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>30,725</td><td>$</td><td>35,812</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses</td><td>29,576</td><td>33,525</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>1,149</td><td>$</td><td>2,287</td></tr><tr><td>International</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>14,875</td><td>$</td><td>16,192</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses</td><td>15,497</td><td>16,282</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income (loss)</td><td>$</td><td>(622</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(90</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>AWS</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>5,442</td><td>$</td><td>7,696</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses</td><td>4,042</td><td>5,473</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>1,400</td><td>$</td><td>2,223</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>51,042</td><td>$</td><td>59,700</td></tr><tr><td>Operating expenses</td><td>49,115</td><td>55,280</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>1,927</td><td>4,420</td></tr><tr><td>Total non-operating income (expense)</td><td>(11</td><td>)</td><td>(19</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Provision for income taxes</td><td>(287</td><td>)</td><td>(836</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Equity-method investment activity, net of tax</td><td>—</td><td>(4</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>$</td><td>1,629</td><td>$</td><td>3,561</td></tr><tr><td>Segment Highlights:</td></tr><tr><td>Y/Y net sales growth:</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>46</td><td>%</td><td>17</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>34</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>AWS</td><td>49</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td><td>43</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales mix:</td></tr><tr><td>North America</td><td>60</td><td>%</td><td>60</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>29</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>AWS</td><td>11</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated</td><td>100</td><td>%</td><td>100</td><td>%</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Consolidated Balance Sheets</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>December 31, 2018</td><td>March 31, 2019</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td><p>ASSETS</p></td></tr><tr><td>Current assets:</td></tr><tr><td>Cash and cash equivalents</td><td>$</td><td>31,750</td><td>$</td><td>23,115</td></tr><tr><td>Marketable securities</td><td>9,500</td><td>13,905</td></tr><tr><td>Inventories</td><td>17,174</td><td>16,432</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts receivable, net and other</td><td>16,677</td><td>15,979</td></tr><tr><td>Total current assets</td><td>75,101</td><td>69,431</td></tr><tr><td>Property and equipment, net</td><td>61,797</td><td><p>61,048</p></td></tr><tr><td>Operating leases</td><td>—</td><td><p>20,132</p></td></tr><tr><td>Goodwill</td><td>14,548</td><td>14,708</td></tr><tr><td>Other assets</td><td>11,202</td><td>12,783</td></tr><tr><td>Total assets</td><td>$</td><td>162,648</td><td>$</td><td>178,102</td></tr><tr><td><p>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY</p></td></tr><tr><td>Current liabilities:</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts payable</td><td>$</td><td>38,192</td><td>$</td><td>31,809</td></tr><tr><td>Accrued expenses and other</td><td>23,663</td><td>24,588</td></tr><tr><td>Unearned revenue</td><td>6,536</td><td>7,298</td></tr><tr><td>Total current liabilities</td><td>68,391</td><td>63,695</td></tr><tr><td>Long-term lease liabilities</td><td>9,650</td><td>33,275</td></tr><tr><td>Long-term debt</td><td>23,495</td><td>23,322</td></tr><tr><td>Other long-term liabilities</td><td>17,563</td><td>9,400</td></tr><tr><td>Commitments and contingencies</td></tr><tr><td>Stockholders' equity:</td></tr><tr><td>Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:</td></tr><tr><td>Authorized shares — 500</td></tr><tr><td>Issued and outstanding shares — none</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Common stock, $0.01 par value:</td></tr><tr><td>Authorized shares — 5,000</td></tr><tr><td>Issued shares — 514 and 516</td></tr><tr><td>Outstanding shares — 491 and 492</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Treasury stock, at cost</td><td>(1,837</td><td>)</td><td>(1,837</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Additional paid-in capital</td><td>26,791</td><td>28,059</td></tr><tr><td>Accumulated other comprehensive loss</td><td>(1,035</td><td>)</td><td>(1,010</td><td>)</td></tr><tr><td>Retained earnings</td><td>19,625</td><td>23,193</td></tr><tr><td>Total stockholders' equity</td><td>43,549</td><td>48,410</td></tr><tr><td>Total liabilities and stockholders' equity</td><td>$</td><td>162,648</td><td>$</td><td>178,102</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except per share data)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Q4 2017</td><td>Q1 2018</td><td>Q2 2018</td><td>Q3 2018</td><td>Q4 2018</td><td>Q1 2019</td><td><p>Y/Y %</p><p>Change</p></td></tr><tr><td>Cash Flows and Shares</td></tr><tr><td>Operating cash flow -- trailing twelve months (TTM) (1)</td><td>$</td><td>18,365</td><td>$</td><td>18,194</td><td>$</td><td>21,793</td><td>$</td><td>26,604</td><td>$</td><td>30,723</td><td>$</td><td>34,360</td><td>89</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating cash flow -- TTM Y/Y growth</td><td>7</td><td>%</td><td>4</td><td>%</td><td>22</td><td>%</td><td>57</td><td>%</td><td>67</td><td>%</td><td>89</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>10,058</td><td>$</td><td>10,924</td><td>$</td><td>11,372</td><td>$</td><td>11,239</td><td>$</td><td>11,323</td><td>$</td><td>11,316</td><td>4</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Principal repayments of finance leases -- TTM (2)</td><td>$</td><td>4,799</td><td>$</td><td>5,981</td><td>$</td><td>6,037</td><td>$</td><td>7,016</td><td>$</td><td>7,449</td><td>$</td><td>7,649</td><td>28</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Principal repayments of financing obligations -- TTM (2)</td><td>$</td><td>200</td><td>$</td><td>235</td><td>$</td><td>244</td><td>$</td><td>277</td><td>$</td><td>337</td><td>$</td><td>266</td><td>13</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Equipment acquired under finance leases -- TTM (2) (3)</td><td>$</td><td>9,637</td><td>$</td><td>10,020</td><td>$</td><td>9,631</td><td>$</td><td>9,704</td><td>$</td><td>10,615</td><td>$</td><td>10,909</td><td>9</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Principal repayments of all other finance leases -- TTM (2) (4)</td><td>$</td><td>—</td><td>$</td><td>—</td><td>$</td><td>—</td><td>$</td><td>—</td><td>$</td><td>—</td><td>$</td><td>76</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Free cash flow -- TTM (1) (5)</td><td>$</td><td>8,307</td><td>$</td><td>7,270</td><td>$</td><td>10,421</td><td>$</td><td>15,365</td><td>$</td><td>19,400</td><td>$</td><td>23,044</td><td>217</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations-- TTM (1) (2) (6)</td><td>$</td><td>3,308</td><td>$</td><td>1,054</td><td>$</td><td>4,140</td><td>$</td><td>8,072</td><td>$</td><td>11,614</td><td>$</td><td>15,129</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations -- TTM (1) (2) (7)</td><td>$</td><td>(1,530</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(2,985</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>546</td><td>$</td><td>5,384</td><td>$</td><td>8,448</td><td>$</td><td>11,793</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Common shares and stock-based awards outstanding</td><td>504</td><td>504</td><td>506</td><td>507</td><td>507</td><td>507</td><td>1</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Common shares outstanding</td><td>484</td><td>485</td><td>487</td><td>489</td><td>491</td><td>492</td><td>1</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based awards outstanding</td><td>20</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>15</td><td>(22</td><td>)%</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based awards outstanding -- % of common shares outstanding</td><td>4.2</td><td>%</td><td>3.9</td><td>%</td><td>3.9</td><td>%</td><td>3.7</td><td>%</td><td>3.2</td><td>%</td><td>3.0</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Results of Operations</td></tr><tr><td>Worldwide (WW) net sales</td><td>$</td><td>60,453</td><td>$</td><td>51,042</td><td>$</td><td>52,886</td><td>$</td><td>56,576</td><td>$</td><td>72,383</td><td>$</td><td>59,700</td><td>17</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>WW net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>36</td><td>%</td><td>39</td><td>%</td><td>37</td><td>%</td><td>30</td><td>%</td><td>21</td><td>%</td><td>19</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>WW net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>177,866</td><td>$</td><td>193,194</td><td>$</td><td>208,125</td><td>$</td><td>220,958</td><td>$</td><td>232,887</td><td>$</td><td>241,546</td><td>25</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>WW net sales -- TTM Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>31</td><td>%</td><td>34</td><td>%</td><td>36</td><td>%</td><td>35</td><td>%</td><td>30</td><td>%</td><td>26</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>2,127</td><td>$</td><td>1,927</td><td>$</td><td>2,983</td><td>$</td><td>3,724</td><td>$</td><td>3,786</td><td>$</td><td>4,420</td><td>129</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</td><td>$</td><td>(33</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(29</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>42</td><td>$</td><td>90</td><td>$</td><td>123</td><td>$</td><td>84</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</td><td>72</td><td>%</td><td>95</td><td>%</td><td>369</td><td>%</td><td>948</td><td>%</td><td>72</td><td>%</td><td>125</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of WW net sales</td><td>3.5</td><td>%</td><td>3.8</td><td>%</td><td>5.6</td><td>%</td><td>6.6</td><td>%</td><td>5.2</td><td>%</td><td>7.4</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>4,106</td><td>$</td><td>5,028</td><td>$</td><td>7,384</td><td>$</td><td>10,762</td><td>$</td><td>12,421</td><td>$</td><td>14,914</td><td>197</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</td><td>1</td><td>%</td><td>25</td><td>%</td><td>115</td><td>%</td><td>231</td><td>%</td><td>197</td><td>%</td><td>190</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of WW net sales</td><td>2.3</td><td>%</td><td>2.6</td><td>%</td><td>3.5</td><td>%</td><td>4.9</td><td>%</td><td>5.3</td><td>%</td><td>6.2</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net income</td><td>$</td><td>1,856</td><td>$</td><td>1,629</td><td>$</td><td>2,534</td><td>$</td><td>2,883</td><td>$</td><td>3,027</td><td>$</td><td>3,561</td><td>119</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Net income per diluted share</td><td>$</td><td>3.75</td><td>$</td><td>3.27</td><td>$</td><td>5.07</td><td>$</td><td>5.75</td><td>$</td><td>6.04</td><td>$</td><td>7.09</td><td>117</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Net income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>3,033</td><td>$</td><td>3,938</td><td>$</td><td>6,275</td><td>$</td><td>8,902</td><td>$</td><td>10,073</td><td>$</td><td>12,005</td><td>205</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Net income per diluted share -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>6.15</td><td>$</td><td>7.90</td><td>$</td><td>12.63</td><td>$</td><td>17.85</td><td>$</td><td>20.14</td><td>$</td><td>23.96</td><td>203</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td><p>____________________</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>(1)</td><td>As a result of the adoption of accounting guidance in Q1 2018, we retrospectively adjusted our consolidated statements of cash flows to add restricted cash to cash and cash equivalents.</td></tr><tr><td>(2)</td><td>On January 1, 2019, we adopted accounting guidance amending the accounting for leases, which did not have a material impact on our Q1 2019 operating results. Prior period amounts were not retrospectively adjusted. Under this new guidance, leases we previously referred to as "capital leases" are now referred to as "finance leases." Leases we previously referred to as "finance leases" are now referred to as "financing obligations."</td></tr><tr><td>(3)</td><td>For the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, this amount relates to equipment included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases" of $10,972 million. Amounts for prior periods have not been retrospectively adjusted.</td></tr><tr><td>(4)</td><td>For the twelve months ended March 31, 2019, this amount relates to property included in "Principal repayments of finance leases" of $7,649 million. Amounts for prior periods have not been retrospectively adjusted.</td></tr><tr><td>(5)</td><td>Free cash flow is cash flow from operations reduced by "Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from property and equipment incentives."</td></tr><tr><td>(6)</td><td>Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by "Principal repayments of finance leases" and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."</td></tr><tr><td>(7)</td><td>Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations is free cash flow reduced by equipment acquired under finance leases, which is included in "Property and equipment acquired under finance leases," principal repayments of all other finance lease liabilities, which is included in "Principal repayments of finance leases," and "Principal repayments of financing obligations."</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Q4 2017</td><td>Q1 2018</td><td>Q2 2018</td><td>Q3 2018</td><td>Q4 2018</td><td>Q1 2019</td><td><p>Y/Y %Change</p></td></tr><tr><td>Segments</td></tr><tr><td>North America Segment:</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>37,302</td><td>$</td><td>30,725</td><td>$</td><td>32,169</td><td>$</td><td>34,348</td><td>$</td><td>44,124</td><td>$</td><td>35,812</td><td>17</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>42</td><td>%</td><td>46</td><td>%</td><td>44</td><td>%</td><td>35</td><td>%</td><td>18</td><td>%</td><td>17</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>106,110</td><td>$</td><td>115,843</td><td>$</td><td>125,642</td><td>$</td><td>134,545</td><td>$</td><td>141,366</td><td>$</td><td>146,453</td><td>26</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>1,692</td><td>$</td><td>1,149</td><td>$</td><td>1,835</td><td>$</td><td>2,032</td><td>$</td><td>2,251</td><td>$</td><td>2,287</td><td>99</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</td><td>$</td><td>(8</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(10</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>1</td><td>$</td><td>9</td><td>$</td><td>17</td><td>$</td><td>13</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</td><td>108</td><td>%</td><td>95</td><td>%</td><td>321</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td><td>32</td><td>%</td><td>98</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of North America net sales</td><td>4.5</td><td>%</td><td>3.7</td><td>%</td><td>5.7</td><td>%</td><td>5.9</td><td>%</td><td>5.1</td><td>%</td><td>6.4</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>2,837</td><td>$</td><td>3,390</td><td>$</td><td>4,788</td><td>$</td><td>6,708</td><td>$</td><td>7,267</td><td>$</td><td>8,405</td><td>148</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of North America net sales</td><td>2.7</td><td>%</td><td>2.9</td><td>%</td><td>3.8</td><td>%</td><td>5.0</td><td>%</td><td>5.1</td><td>%</td><td>5.7</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>International Segment:</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>18,038</td><td>$</td><td>14,875</td><td>$</td><td>14,612</td><td>$</td><td>15,549</td><td>$</td><td>20,829</td><td>$</td><td>16,192</td><td>9</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>22</td><td>%</td><td>21</td><td>%</td><td>21</td><td>%</td><td>15</td><td>%</td><td>19</td><td>%</td><td>16</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>54,297</td><td>$</td><td>58,111</td><td>$</td><td>61,239</td><td>$</td><td>63,074</td><td>$</td><td>65,866</td><td>$</td><td>67,184</td><td>16</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income (loss)</td><td>$</td><td>(919</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(622</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(494</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(385</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(642</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(90</td><td>)</td><td>(86</td><td>)%</td></tr><tr><td>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</td><td>$</td><td>20</td><td>$</td><td>70</td><td>$</td><td>86</td><td>$</td><td>47</td><td>$</td><td>55</td><td>$</td><td>(39</td><td>)</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income/loss -- Y/Y growth (decline), excluding F/X</td><td>93</td><td>%</td><td>44</td><td>%</td><td>(20</td><td>)%</td><td>(54</td><td>)%</td><td>(24</td><td>)%</td><td>(92</td><td>)%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of International net sales</td><td>(5.1</td><td>)%</td><td>(4.2</td><td>)%</td><td>(3.4</td><td>)%</td><td>(2.5</td><td>)%</td><td>(3.1</td><td>)%</td><td>(1.0</td><td>)%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income (loss) -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>(3,062</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(3,202</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(2,971</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(2,420</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(2,142</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(1,610</td><td>)</td><td>(50</td><td>)%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of International net sales</td><td>(5.6</td><td>)%</td><td>(5.5</td><td>)%</td><td>(4.9</td><td>)%</td><td>(3.8</td><td>)%</td><td>(3.3</td><td>)%</td><td>(2.4</td><td>)%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>AWS Segment:</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales</td><td>$</td><td>5,113</td><td>$</td><td>5,442</td><td>$</td><td>6,105</td><td>$</td><td>6,679</td><td>$</td><td>7,430</td><td>$</td><td>7,696</td><td>41</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>44</td><td>%</td><td>48</td><td>%</td><td>49</td><td>%</td><td>46</td><td>%</td><td>46</td><td>%</td><td>42</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Net sales -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>17,459</td><td>$</td><td>19,240</td><td>$</td><td>21,244</td><td>$</td><td>23,339</td><td>$</td><td>25,655</td><td>$</td><td>27,909</td><td>45</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income</td><td>$</td><td>1,354</td><td>$</td><td>1,400</td><td>$</td><td>1,642</td><td>$</td><td>2,077</td><td>$</td><td>2,177</td><td>$</td><td>2,223</td><td>59</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>F/X impact -- favorable (unfavorable)</td><td>$</td><td>(45</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(89</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>(45</td><td>)</td><td>$</td><td>34</td><td>$</td><td>51</td><td>$</td><td>110</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>51</td><td>%</td><td>67</td><td>%</td><td>84</td><td>%</td><td>75</td><td>%</td><td>57</td><td>%</td><td>51</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- % of AWS net sales</td><td>26.5</td><td>%</td><td>25.7</td><td>%</td><td>26.9</td><td>%</td><td>31.1</td><td>%</td><td>29.3</td><td>%</td><td>28.9</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Operating income -- TTM</td><td>$</td><td>4,331</td><td>$</td><td>4,840</td><td>$</td><td>5,567</td><td>$</td><td>6,473</td><td>$</td><td>7,296</td><td>$</td><td>8,119</td><td>68</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Operating margin -- TTM % of AWS net sales</td><td>24.8</td><td>%</td><td>25.2</td><td>%</td><td>26.2</td><td>%</td><td>27.7</td><td>%</td><td>28.4</td><td>%</td><td>29.1</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>AMAZON.COM, INC.</td></tr><tr><td>Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics</td></tr><tr><td>(in millions, except employee data)</td></tr><tr><td>(unaudited)</td></tr><tr><td>Q4 2017</td><td>Q1 2018</td><td>Q2 2018</td><td>Q3 2018</td><td>Q4 2018</td><td>Q1 2019</td><td><p>Y/Y %Change</p></td></tr><tr><td>Net Sales:</td></tr><tr><td>Online stores (1)</td><td>$</td><td>35,383</td><td>$</td><td>26,939</td><td>$</td><td>27,165</td><td>$</td><td>29,061</td><td>$</td><td>39,822</td><td>$</td><td>29,498</td><td>10</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Online stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>17</td><td>%</td><td>13</td><td>%</td><td>12</td><td>%</td><td>11</td><td>%</td><td>14</td><td>%</td><td>12</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Physical stores (2)</td><td>$</td><td>4,522</td><td>$</td><td>4,263</td><td>$</td><td>4,312</td><td>$</td><td>4,248</td><td>$</td><td>4,401</td><td>$</td><td>4,307</td><td>1</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Physical stores - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>(3</td><td>)%</td><td>1</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Third-party seller services (3)</td><td>$</td><td>10,523</td><td>$</td><td>9,265</td><td>$</td><td>9,702</td><td>$</td><td>10,395</td><td>$</td><td>13,383</td><td>$</td><td>11,141</td><td>20</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Third-party seller services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>38</td><td>%</td><td>39</td><td>%</td><td>36</td><td>%</td><td>32</td><td>%</td><td>28</td><td>%</td><td>23</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Subscription services (4)</td><td>$</td><td>3,177</td><td>$</td><td>3,102</td><td>$</td><td>3,408</td><td>$</td><td>3,698</td><td>$</td><td>3,959</td><td>$</td><td>4,342</td><td>40</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Subscription services - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>47</td><td>%</td><td>56</td><td>%</td><td>55</td><td>%</td><td>52</td><td>%</td><td>26</td><td>%</td><td>42</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>AWS</td><td>$</td><td>5,113</td><td>$</td><td>5,442</td><td>$</td><td>6,105</td><td>$</td><td>6,679</td><td>$</td><td>7,430</td><td>$</td><td>7,696</td><td>41</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>AWS - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X</td><td>44</td><td>%</td><td>48</td><td>%</td><td>49</td><td>%</td><td>46</td><td>%</td><td>46</td><td>%</td><td>42</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Other (5) (6)</td><td>$</td><td>1,735</td><td>$</td><td>2,031</td><td>$</td><td>2,194</td><td>$</td><td>2,495</td><td>$</td><td>3,388</td><td>$</td><td>2,716</td><td>34</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Other - Y/Y growth, excluding F/X (6)</td><td>60</td><td>%</td><td>132</td><td>%</td><td>129</td><td>%</td><td>123</td><td>%</td><td>97</td><td>%</td><td>36</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Stock-based Compensation Expense</td></tr><tr><td>Cost of sales</td><td>$</td><td>14</td><td>$</td><td>15</td><td>$</td><td>19</td><td>$</td><td>19</td><td>$</td><td>21</td><td>$</td><td>24</td><td>64</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Fulfillment</td><td>$</td><td>256</td><td>$</td><td>244</td><td>$</td><td>320</td><td>$</td><td>269</td><td>$</td><td>287</td><td>$</td><td>234</td><td>(4</td><td>)%</td></tr><tr><td>Marketing</td><td>$</td><td>148</td><td>$</td><td>161</td><td>$</td><td>190</td><td>$</td><td>201</td><td>$</td><td>217</td><td>$</td><td>209</td><td>29</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Technology and content</td><td>$</td><td>637</td><td>$</td><td>631</td><td>$</td><td>788</td><td>$</td><td>719</td><td>$</td><td>750</td><td>$</td><td>675</td><td>7</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>General and administrative</td><td>$</td><td>124</td><td>$</td><td>132</td><td>$</td><td>151</td><td>$</td><td>142</td><td>$</td><td>142</td><td>$</td><td>132</td><td>—</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Total stock-based compensation expense</td><td>$</td><td>1,179</td><td>$</td><td>1,183</td><td>$</td><td>1,468</td><td>$</td><td>1,350</td><td>$</td><td>1,417</td><td>$</td><td>1,274</td><td>8</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td></tr><tr><td>WW shipping costs</td><td>$</td><td>7,368</td><td>$</td><td>6,069</td><td>$</td><td>5,990</td><td>$</td><td>6,568</td><td>$</td><td>9,041</td><td>$</td><td>7,320</td><td>21</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>WW shipping costs -- Y/Y growth</td><td>31</td><td>%</td><td>38</td><td>%</td><td>31</td><td>%</td><td>22</td><td>%</td><td>23</td><td>%</td><td>21</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>WW paid units -- Y/Y growth (7)</td><td>23</td><td>%</td><td>22</td><td>%</td><td>17</td><td>%</td><td>15</td><td>%</td><td>14</td><td>%</td><td>10</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>WW seller unit mix -- % of WW paid units (7)</td><td>51</td><td>%</td><td>52</td><td>%</td><td>53</td><td>%</td><td>53</td><td>%</td><td>52</td><td>%</td><td>53</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel)</td><td>566,000</td><td>563,100</td><td>575,700</td><td>613,300</td><td>647,500</td><td>630,600</td><td>12</td><td>%</td></tr><tr><td>Employees (full-time and part-time; excludes contractors & temporary personnel) -- Y/Y growth</td><td>66</td><td>%</td><td>60</td><td>%</td><td>51</td><td>%</td><td>13</td><td>%</td><td>14</td><td>%</td><td>12</td><td>%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><p>____________________</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>(1)</td><td>Includes product sales and digital media content where we record revenue gross. We leverage our retail infrastructure to offer a wide selection of consumable and durable goods that includes media products available in both a physical and digital format, such as books, music, videos, games, and software. These product sales include digital products sold on a transactional basis. Digital product subscriptions that provide unlimited viewing or usage rights are included in Subscription services.</td></tr><tr><td>(2)</td><td>Includes product sales where our customers physically select items in a store.</td></tr><tr><td>(3)</td><td>Includes commissions and any related fulfillment and shipping fees, and other third-party seller services.</td></tr><tr><td>(4)</td><td>Includes annual and monthly fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships, as well as audiobook, digital video, e-book, digital music, and other non-AWS subscription services.</td></tr><tr><td>(5)</td><td>Primarily includes sales of advertising services, as well as sales related to our other service offerings.</td></tr><tr><td>(6)</td><td>As a result of revenue recognition accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2018, certain advertising services are classified as revenue rather than a reduction in cost of sales.</td></tr><tr><td>(7)</td><td>Excludes the impact of Whole Foods Market.</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Amazon.com, Inc.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Certain Definitions</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Customer Accounts</em></p><ul><li>References to customers mean customer accounts established when a customer places an order through one of our stores. Customer accounts exclude certain customers, including customers associated with certain of our acquisitions, Amazon Payments customers, AWS customers, and the customers of select companies with whom we have a technology alliance or marketing and promotional relationship. Customers are considered active when they have placed an order during the preceding twelve-month period.</li></ul><p><em>Seller Accounts</em></p><ul><li>References to sellers means seller accounts, which are established when a seller receives an order from a customer account. Sellers are considered active when they have received an order from a customer during the preceding twelve-month period.</li></ul><p><em>AWS Customers</em></p><ul><li>References to AWS customers mean unique AWS customer accounts, which are unique customer account IDs that are eligible to use AWS services. This includes AWS accounts in the AWS free tier. Multiple users accessing AWS services via one account ID are counted as a single account. Customers are considered active when they have had AWS usage activity during the preceding one-month period.</li></ul><p><em>Units</em></p><ul><li>References to units mean physical and digital units sold (net of returns and cancellations) by us and sellers in our stores as well as Amazon-owned items sold in other stores. Units sold are paid units and do not include units associated with AWS, certain acquisitions, certain subscriptions, rental businesses, or advertising businesses, or Amazon gift cards.</li></ul><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190425005943/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com Investor RelationsDave Fildes, amazon-ir@amazon.comamazon.com/ir</p><p>Amazon.com Public RelationsDan Perlet, amazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr</p> |
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AWS Launches New Region in Hong Kong | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-Launches-New-Region-in-Hong-Kong/default.aspx | AWS-Launches-New-Region-in-Hong-Kong | 1,978 | 04/24/2019 23:35:00 | AWS Launches New Region in Hong Kong | 04/24/2019 | 2019 | New AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region expands cloud pioneer's global footprint and enables customers to run applications and store their content in data centers in Hong Kong while connecting to global AWS network
Hong Kong SAR government welcomes the launch as an economic development milestone, citing the demand for large-scale cloud technology infrastructure
Thousands of customers and APN Partners across Hong Kong welcome the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, including 9GAG, Bowtie, Cathay Pacific, Comba Telecom, FinFabrik, Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited, Gogo Tech, HSBC, Hong Kong Disneyland, KPMG China, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, New World Development, Next Digital, RADICA, Royale International Group, Swire Coca-Cola, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Union Medical Healthcare, and many more.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2019-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the opening of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. With this launch, AWS now spans 64 Availability Zones within 21 geographic regions around the world, and has announced plans for 12 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in Bahrain, Cape Town, Jakarta, and Milan. The AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region is the eighth active AWS Region in Asia Pacific and mainland China along with Beijing, Mumbai, Ningxia, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. Starting today, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations can leverage the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region to run their applications locally, serve end-users across Hong Kong with lower latency, and leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud with the broadest and deepest suite of cloud services to drive innovation. Customers can get started today at: https://aws.amazon.com/local/hongkong/
"Hong Kong is globally recognized as a leading financial tech hub and one of the top places where startups build their businesses, so we've had many customers asking us for an AWS Region in Hong Kong so they can build their businesses on the world's leading cloud with the broadest and deepest feature set," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. "The dynamic business environment that exists in Hong Kong – among startups, enterprises, and government organizations – is pushing them to be one of the foremost digital areas in Asia. By providing an AWS Region in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, we hope this enables more customers to be more agile, innovate, and transform their end-users' experience for decades to come."
"We are delighted to see the official launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, and it comes at a time when we are embracing digital transformation and developing into an international innovation and technology hub," said Nicholas W Yang, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. "Data has become a new currency of the digital economy and a new fuel for innovation. This infrastructure region is an integral component to foster technology advancements, allowing for greater innovation and further facilitating our digital transformation. The opening of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region also enhances our leading position as a data hub and puts Hong Kong in a strong position to lead the next wave of innovation in data-related technologies."
The AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region offers three Availability Zones at launch. AWS Regions are comprised of Availability Zones, which are technology infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security and is connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high availability can design their applications to run in multiple Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault-tolerance. With the scale of three Availability Zones, the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will enable organizations to provide lower latency to end users in Hong Kong, and across Asia Pacific. Additionally, local AWS customers with data residency requirements can now store their content in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the assurance that their content will not move without consent, while customers building applications now have access to another secure AWS infrastructure region that meets the highest levels of security, compliance, and data protection.
Customers and APN Partners welcome the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region
Millions of active customers are using AWS each month in over 190 countries around the world, including hundreds of thousands of customers in Asia Pacific, and thousands of customers in Hong Kong. Organizations across Hong Kong are moving their mission-critical workloads to AWS to drive cost savings, accelerate innovation, and speed-up time-to-market, including enterprise customers such as Asia Miles, Cathay Pacific, Chinachem Group, Comba Telecom, Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited, HK01, HSBC, Hong Kong Disneyland, Kerry Logistics, KeptMe, KPMG China, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, New World Development, Next Digital, Ocean Park, Royale International Group, Swire Coca-Cola, Towngas, Turner, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and Union Medical Healthcare. AWS is also an enabler for Hong Kong's most successful startups such as 8 Securities, 9GAG, AfterShip, Bowtie, FinFabrik, GreenTomato, GRANA, Gogo Tech, Haymarket, Kopi, Lalamove, Madhead, polljoy, PIXELS, Prenetics, SHOPLINE, Vyond, WeLend, WiZ Connected, and many more.
Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based international airline, has been using AWS since 2016, helping the airline deliver customer-centric products and services responsively, delivering a high level of performance and reliability for Cathay Pacific's website and booking engine infrastructure. "AWS helped us re-architect and modernize our technology stacks into a cloud native design, reducing the software development duration time by 67 percent and infrastructure costs by 50 percent. This allowed us to improve our efficiency and time-to-market significantly," said Lawrence Fong, General Manager, IT Solutions, and Information Technology of Cathay Pacific. "AWS's impressive and leading suite of services has opened up a world of possibilities to our IT team, putting the foremost technology at our fingertips so we can test new concepts, and deliver innovative ideas quickly to our end-users. One such idea-to-implementation is to enable blockchain technology for Asia Miles, which will provide Asia Miles partners a single data source when managing account activity with a near real-time ability to manage rewards. Bringing a new AWS Region to Hong Kong reduces latency for our engineering team, helping them experiment faster and bring new tools to our travelers, ultimately resulting in a better customer experience."
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), broadcasting in Hong Kong since 1967, is the first wireless commercial TV station in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong's largest broadcaster, TVB provides around-the-clock entertainment and news to more than seven million Hong Kong viewers, and operates an international licensing and distribution business accessible in more than 200 countries and regions. "During the year, our terrestrial TV channels continue to capture robust viewership and report an average audience share of 82 percent against all TV channels, both free and pay, during weekday prime time," said SK Cheong, TVB Executive Director and General Manager. "We have transformed from a traditional TV station to a complete spectrum of media platforms spanning terrestrial TV, over-the-top (OTT) service, and social media, and AWS helps us handle traffic spikes, uplift service availability, and boost productivity of our digital media business during this journey. By leveraging the vast amount of features that AWS offers, we have been able to build a new content marketing and e-commerce business model in our online video platform, Big Big Channel, and take a leading role in transforming standard television to a full digitalized and interactive experience. With the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, we will further strengthen our technology platform, lower latency to online viewers, and continue toward our goal to expand our digital business to a global scale."
New World Development (NWD) is one of Hong Kong's largest corporations focused on property development, infrastructure, and services. New World Development develops and invests in properties in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, mainland China, and Southeast Asia, and its portfolio includes development and investment in about 24 million square feet of Hong Kong residential and commercial property; investments in 17 hotels; and an additional 4.5 million square feet of land planned for development. "By running on AWS, we have reduced our time-to-market by 30 percent, and improved service availability by up to 50 percent, all while saving 60 percent on our overall infrastructure cost compared to running on-premises data centers," said Jason Lui, Assistant General Manager, Technology and Digital Services, New World Development. "NWD uses services like Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, Amazon Route 53, Amazon Cloudfront, Application Load Balancer, Amazon Workdocs, Amazon Workspaces, AWS IAM, AWS WAF, and AWS Certificate Manager. Now, with the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, we can leverage more of AWS's services at near instantaneous speed, which only furthers our technology journey."
Swire Coca-Cola is one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the world with the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute products from The Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan, 11 provinces and the Shanghai Municipality in mainland China, as well as an extensive area of the western United States. "We started our cloud journey with AWS in 2018, with a belief that going all-in on cloud would accelerate innovation, and speed-up time-to-market, which ultimately will boost our business growth," said Calvin Ho, Group Manager of Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Service & IT Operations. "We are planning to retire our existing data centers, saving us money on infrastructure costs, while increasing our operational agility with the security and reliability that AWS provides. We look forward to extending our partnership with AWS in the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, while modernizing our digital applications so we can provide a better experience to our customers in Hong Kong, and across Greater China."
Bowtie, an Insurtech firm, was granted Hong Kong's first virtual insurance company license in 2018. Virtual insurers need to meet the same standards that regulators require of traditional insurers, and Bowtie has used AWS's technology to attract both a younger generation, and modern users for a convenient experience as a website and a mobile app. "As a truly ‘made in Hong Kong' insurance brand, Bowtie is here to reinvent insurance," said Michael Chan, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Bowtie. "Bowtie runs its core system platform, including policy administration, claims and underwriting applications on AWS. Building on top of AWS has allowed us to ensure our company operates in a highly secure and available space as required of insurance companies operating in a highly regulated environment. AWS has more security certifications than any other cloud provider, bringing our customers, and us, a peace of mind that couldn't be achieved with another cloud platform. With the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, we will also be able to meet any requirements to keep our workloads on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region soil."
WeLab, a leading Fintech company in Asia, is reinventing traditional financial services by creating seamless mobile experiences with proprietary risk management technology and artificial intelligence capabilities, operating in both B2C and B2B segments. The startup has recently been granted a virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, becoming the first home-grown Hong Kong Fintech company to establish a virtual bank. In Hong Kong, consumer financing solutions are offered to retail customers under the brand WeLend. "We leverage the technology breadth and stability of AWS to run our business, for example, using AWS to analyze unstructured mobile big data to make credit decisions for individual borrowers in seconds," said Eddie Tse, Head of IT, WeLend. "The simplicity and commoditization of technologies that AWS delivers enables us to be more agile and reserve more time to solve real business problems rather than common platform challenges. The launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will further help us use more of AWS's leading cloud services, and move workloads that require low latency or data residency requirements to execute in the cloud."
AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners welcomed the arrival of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. The APN includes tens of thousands of Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Systems Integrators (SI) around the world. APN Partners build innovative solutions and services on AWS and the APN helps by providing business, technical, marketing, and go-to-market support. SI Consulting Partners supporting enterprise and public sector customers in Hong Kong to migrate to AWS include Accenture, Capgemini, China Mobile International, Cloudaxis, CloudConnect, DXC Technology, eCloudValley, GrandTech Cloud Services, ICG, Infosys, Masterson Technology, Nextlink Technology, Rackspace, Telstra, GrowthOps, WTT HK, and many others. APN ISVs in Hong Kong including Deskvault, Multiable, NanoMatriX, RADICA, Torstone Technology, and many others, are already using AWS to deliver their software to customers around the world and will serve their Hong Kong customers from the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region at launch. Customers can also easily find, trial, deploy, and buy software solutions for AWS on the AWS Marketplace. For the full list of the members of the AWS Partner Network, please visit: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/.
Accenture, a longtime APN Consulting Partner, is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. With 477,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. "With nearly 15 years of collaboration with AWS, Accenture has engineered solutions for tens of thousands of applications on AWS and employs more than 5,000 cloud professionals trained and certified on AWS which are helping accelerate innovation for clients globally," said Peter Yen, managing director and intelligent engineering services lead at Accenture Greater China. "The Accenture Amazon Business Group (AABG) also holds 13 AWS awarded competencies in SAP, security, mobile, IOT, big data, and machine learning, among others. Accenture is committed to helping local clients compete at a global level by joining AWS in their Hong Kong launch and expanding our own dedicated AABG team in Hong Kong. With impressive results for clients, such as Cathay Pacific, Accenture is now more ready than ever to help Hong Kong clients every day across every industry."
Jointly engineered by VMware and AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS is an on-demand hybrid cloud service that is delivered, sold, and supported by VMware and its partners. VMware Cloud on AWS enables customers to run applications across a consistent VMware vSphere-based hybrid cloud environment, with optimized access to a broad range of AWS services. "Customers across Asia Pacific and in all industries power their digital businesses using both AWS and VMware," said Duncan Hewett, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Japan at VMware. "Many want to integrate their on-premises data centers with AWS to create a consistent hybrid cloud environment. VMware Cloud on AWS delivers on this promise and we look forward to extending the coverage to the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) in 2019. We look forward to empowering customers to quickly and confidently scale up or down capacity, without change or friction, and accelerate their cloud migrations."
RADICA provides digital marketing solutions to around 300 businesses, working with customers across Asia to help clients boost the value of their customer data and customer relationship management (CRM) systems for email, mobile, and social media messaging campaigns. The Hong Kong-headquartered company offers a proprietary e-communication integration platform which automates campaign activity and sends out as many as three million marketing messages a day. "To maximize agility, we have migrated the e-communication platform to AWS, reshaping and strengthening our IT infrastructure," said Wallis Chan, Managing Director of RADICA. "We have been able to enhance our services significantly and can launch multi-channel campaigns for new clients around 80 percent faster. Previously, customers may have had to wait up to three months to deploy this platform for digital campaigns. RADICA uses multiple Amazon EC2 instance types including M4, C4, R3, and l2, which provides speedy SSD-backed instance storage for high random I/O performance. Half of our IT team is now able to concentrate on development as opposed to administration. We believe that the launch of AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will further help us drive our business forward."
Investing in the future of Hong Kong
In 2008, AWS opened its first Amazon CloudFront Point of Presence (PoP) in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to enable customers to serve content to end-users with low latency. AWS has since added two more PoPs in Hong Kong, the latest going live in 2016, the same year AWS also launched the first Direct Connect location in Hong Kong. In 2013, AWS opened its first office in Hong Kong, which is today staffed by a wide range of functions including business development, solutions architects, professional services, technical support, technology evangelists, startup community, infrastructure engineers, and business operations.
AWS is also continuing to invest in the upskilling of local developers, students, and the next generation of IT leaders in Hong Kong through programs such as AWS Academy and AWS Educate. For students, the AWS Educate program provides access to AWS services and content designed to build knowledge and skills in cloud computing. Dozens of universities and business schools in Hong Kong already participating in the program include the Chinese Methodist School North Point 1, City University of Hong Kong, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Community College, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Information Engineering College, the School of Professional Education and Executive Development, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Education University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Management Association, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Open University of Hong Kong, and The University of Hong Kong, and many more.
Another program for higher education institutes is AWS Academy, which provides AWS-authored curriculum for students to acquire in-demand cloud computing skills. In Hong Kong, major institutions taking part include City University of Hong Kong, Community College of City University, Hong Kong Community College of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Management Association, School of Professional Education and Executive Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Technological Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, The School of Professional And Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong and Youth College. AWS also offers a full range of training and certification programs to help those interested in the latest cloud computing technologies, best practices, and architectures to advance their technical skills and further support Hong Kong organizations in their digital transformation.
To help grow the next generation of Hong Kong enterprises, AWS supports startups across Hong Kong. AWS launched the AWS Activate program globally in 2013, helping provide Hong Kong startups access to guidance and one-on-one time with AWS experts as well as web-based training, self-paced labs, customer support, third-party offers, and up to $100,000 in AWS Cloud Credits. AWS also collaborates with local accelerators and incubators such as Cyberport, and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to provide startups with access to peers and investors.
Developers and businesses can access the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region beginning today. A full list of services and details on pricing is available at https://aws.amazon.com/local/hongkong/ | <p><em>New AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region expands cloud pioneer's global footprint and enables customers to run applications and store their content in data centers in Hong Kong while connecting to global AWS network</em></p><p><em>Hong Kong SAR government welcomes the launch as an economic development milestone, citing the demand for large-scale cloud technology infrastructure</em></p><p><em>Thousands of customers and APN Partners across Hong Kong welcome the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, including 9GAG, Bowtie, Cathay Pacific, Comba Telecom, FinFabrik, Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited, Gogo Tech, HSBC, Hong Kong Disneyland, KPMG China, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, New World Development, Next Digital, RADICA, Royale International Group, Swire Coca-Cola, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Union Medical Healthcare, and many more.</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2019-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the opening of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. With this launch, AWS now spans 64 Availability Zones within 21 geographic regions around the world, and has announced plans for 12 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in Bahrain, Cape Town, Jakarta, and Milan. The AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region is the eighth active AWS Region in Asia Pacific and mainland China along with Beijing, Mumbai, Ningxia, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. Starting today, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organizations can leverage the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region to run their applications locally, serve end-users across Hong Kong with lower latency, and leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud with the broadest and deepest suite of cloud services to drive innovation. Customers can get started today at: https://aws.amazon.com/local/hongkong/</p><p>"Hong Kong is globally recognized as a leading financial tech hub and one of the top places where startups build their businesses, so we've had many customers asking us for an AWS Region in Hong Kong so they can build their businesses on the world's leading cloud with the broadest and deepest feature set," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. "The dynamic business environment that exists in Hong Kong – among startups, enterprises, and government organizations – is pushing them to be one of the foremost digital areas in Asia. By providing an AWS Region in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, we hope this enables more customers to be more agile, innovate, and transform their end-users' experience for decades to come."</p><p>"We are delighted to see the official launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, and it comes at a time when we are embracing digital transformation and developing into an international innovation and technology hub," said Nicholas W Yang, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. "Data has become a new currency of the digital economy and a new fuel for innovation. This infrastructure region is an integral component to foster technology advancements, allowing for greater innovation and further facilitating our digital transformation. The opening of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region also enhances our leading position as a data hub and puts Hong Kong in a strong position to lead the next wave of innovation in data-related technologies."</p><p>The AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region offers three Availability Zones at launch. AWS Regions are comprised of Availability Zones, which are technology infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security and is connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high availability can design their applications to run in multiple Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault-tolerance. With the scale of three Availability Zones, the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will enable organizations to provide lower latency to end users in Hong Kong, and across Asia Pacific. Additionally, local AWS customers with data residency requirements can now store their content in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the assurance that their content will not move without consent, while customers building applications now have access to another secure AWS infrastructure region that meets the highest levels of security, compliance, and data protection.</p><p>Customers and APN Partners welcome the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region</p><p>Millions of active customers are using AWS each month in over 190 countries around the world, including hundreds of thousands of customers in Asia Pacific, and thousands of customers in Hong Kong. Organizations across Hong Kong are moving their mission-critical workloads to AWS to drive cost savings, accelerate innovation, and speed-up time-to-market, including enterprise customers such as Asia Miles, Cathay Pacific, Chinachem Group, Comba Telecom, Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited, HK01, HSBC, Hong Kong Disneyland, Kerry Logistics, KeptMe, KPMG China, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, New World Development, Next Digital, Ocean Park, Royale International Group, Swire Coca-Cola, Towngas, Turner, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and Union Medical Healthcare. AWS is also an enabler for Hong Kong's most successful startups such as 8 Securities, 9GAG, AfterShip, Bowtie, FinFabrik, GreenTomato, GRANA, Gogo Tech, Haymarket, Kopi, Lalamove, Madhead, polljoy, PIXELS, Prenetics, SHOPLINE, Vyond, WeLend, WiZ Connected, and many more.</p><p>Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based international airline, has been using AWS since 2016, helping the airline deliver customer-centric products and services responsively, delivering a high level of performance and reliability for Cathay Pacific's website and booking engine infrastructure. "AWS helped us re-architect and modernize our technology stacks into a cloud native design, reducing the software development duration time by 67 percent and infrastructure costs by 50 percent. This allowed us to improve our efficiency and time-to-market significantly," said Lawrence Fong, General Manager, IT Solutions, and Information Technology of Cathay Pacific. "AWS's impressive and leading suite of services has opened up a world of possibilities to our IT team, putting the foremost technology at our fingertips so we can test new concepts, and deliver innovative ideas quickly to our end-users. One such idea-to-implementation is to enable blockchain technology for Asia Miles, which will provide Asia Miles partners a single data source when managing account activity with a near real-time ability to manage rewards. Bringing a new AWS Region to Hong Kong reduces latency for our engineering team, helping them experiment faster and bring new tools to our travelers, ultimately resulting in a better customer experience."</p><p>Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), broadcasting in Hong Kong since 1967, is the first wireless commercial TV station in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong's largest broadcaster, TVB provides around-the-clock entertainment and news to more than seven million Hong Kong viewers, and operates an international licensing and distribution business accessible in more than 200 countries and regions. "During the year, our terrestrial TV channels continue to capture robust viewership and report an average audience share of 82 percent against all TV channels, both free and pay, during weekday prime time," said SK Cheong, TVB Executive Director and General Manager. "We have transformed from a traditional TV station to a complete spectrum of media platforms spanning terrestrial TV, over-the-top (OTT) service, and social media, and AWS helps us handle traffic spikes, uplift service availability, and boost productivity of our digital media business during this journey. By leveraging the vast amount of features that AWS offers, we have been able to build a new content marketing and e-commerce business model in our online video platform, Big Big Channel, and take a leading role in transforming standard television to a full digitalized and interactive experience. With the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, we will further strengthen our technology platform, lower latency to online viewers, and continue toward our goal to expand our digital business to a global scale."</p><p>New World Development (NWD) is one of Hong Kong's largest corporations focused on property development, infrastructure, and services. New World Development develops and invests in properties in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, mainland China, and Southeast Asia, and its portfolio includes development and investment in about 24 million square feet of Hong Kong residential and commercial property; investments in 17 hotels; and an additional 4.5 million square feet of land planned for development. "By running on AWS, we have reduced our time-to-market by 30 percent, and improved service availability by up to 50 percent, all while saving 60 percent on our overall infrastructure cost compared to running on-premises data centers," said Jason Lui, Assistant General Manager, Technology and Digital Services, New World Development. "NWD uses services like Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, Amazon Route 53, Amazon Cloudfront, Application Load Balancer, Amazon Workdocs, Amazon Workspaces, AWS IAM, AWS WAF, and AWS Certificate Manager. Now, with the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, we can leverage more of AWS's services at near instantaneous speed, which only furthers our technology journey."</p><p>Swire Coca-Cola is one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the world with the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute products from The Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan, 11 provinces and the Shanghai Municipality in mainland China, as well as an extensive area of the western United States. "We started our cloud journey with AWS in 2018, with a belief that going all-in on cloud would accelerate innovation, and speed-up time-to-market, which ultimately will boost our business growth," said Calvin Ho, Group Manager of Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Service & IT Operations. "We are planning to retire our existing data centers, saving us money on infrastructure costs, while increasing our operational agility with the security and reliability that AWS provides. We look forward to extending our partnership with AWS in the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, while modernizing our digital applications so we can provide a better experience to our customers in Hong Kong, and across Greater China."</p><p>Bowtie, an Insurtech firm, was granted Hong Kong's first virtual insurance company license in 2018. Virtual insurers need to meet the same standards that regulators require of traditional insurers, and Bowtie has used AWS's technology to attract both a younger generation, and modern users for a convenient experience as a website and a mobile app. "As a truly ‘made in Hong Kong' insurance brand, Bowtie is here to reinvent insurance," said Michael Chan, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Bowtie. "Bowtie runs its core system platform, including policy administration, claims and underwriting applications on AWS. Building on top of AWS has allowed us to ensure our company operates in a highly secure and available space as required of insurance companies operating in a highly regulated environment. AWS has more security certifications than any other cloud provider, bringing our customers, and us, a peace of mind that couldn't be achieved with another cloud platform. With the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, we will also be able to meet any requirements to keep our workloads on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region soil."</p><p>WeLab, a leading Fintech company in Asia, is reinventing traditional financial services by creating seamless mobile experiences with proprietary risk management technology and artificial intelligence capabilities, operating in both B2C and B2B segments. The startup has recently been granted a virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, becoming the first home-grown Hong Kong Fintech company to establish a virtual bank. In Hong Kong, consumer financing solutions are offered to retail customers under the brand WeLend. "We leverage the technology breadth and stability of AWS to run our business, for example, using AWS to analyze unstructured mobile big data to make credit decisions for individual borrowers in seconds," said Eddie Tse, Head of IT, WeLend. "The simplicity and commoditization of technologies that AWS delivers enables us to be more agile and reserve more time to solve real business problems rather than common platform challenges. The launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will further help us use more of AWS's leading cloud services, and move workloads that require low latency or data residency requirements to execute in the cloud."</p><p>AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners welcomed the arrival of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. The APN includes tens of thousands of Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and Systems Integrators (SI) around the world. APN Partners build innovative solutions and services on AWS and the APN helps by providing business, technical, marketing, and go-to-market support. SI Consulting Partners supporting enterprise and public sector customers in Hong Kong to migrate to AWS include Accenture, Capgemini, China Mobile International, Cloudaxis, CloudConnect, DXC Technology, eCloudValley, GrandTech Cloud Services, ICG, Infosys, Masterson Technology, Nextlink Technology, Rackspace, Telstra, GrowthOps, WTT HK, and many others. APN ISVs in Hong Kong including Deskvault, Multiable, NanoMatriX, RADICA, Torstone Technology, and many others, are already using AWS to deliver their software to customers around the world and will serve their Hong Kong customers from the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region at launch. Customers can also easily find, trial, deploy, and buy software solutions for AWS on the AWS Marketplace. For the full list of the members of the AWS Partner Network, please visit: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/.</p><p>Accenture, a longtime APN Consulting Partner, is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. With 477,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. "With nearly 15 years of collaboration with AWS, Accenture has engineered solutions for tens of thousands of applications on AWS and employs more than 5,000 cloud professionals trained and certified on AWS which are helping accelerate innovation for clients globally," said Peter Yen, managing director and intelligent engineering services lead at Accenture Greater China. "The Accenture Amazon Business Group (AABG) also holds 13 AWS awarded competencies in SAP, security, mobile, IOT, big data, and machine learning, among others. Accenture is committed to helping local clients compete at a global level by joining AWS in their Hong Kong launch and expanding our own dedicated AABG team in Hong Kong. With impressive results for clients, such as Cathay Pacific, Accenture is now more ready than ever to help Hong Kong clients every day across every industry."</p><p>Jointly engineered by VMware and AWS, VMware Cloud on AWS is an on-demand hybrid cloud service that is delivered, sold, and supported by VMware and its partners. VMware Cloud on AWS enables customers to run applications across a consistent VMware vSphere-based hybrid cloud environment, with optimized access to a broad range of AWS services. "Customers across Asia Pacific and in all industries power their digital businesses using both AWS and VMware," said Duncan Hewett, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Japan at VMware. "Many want to integrate their on-premises data centers with AWS to create a consistent hybrid cloud environment. VMware Cloud on AWS delivers on this promise and we look forward to extending the coverage to the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) in 2019. We look forward to empowering customers to quickly and confidently scale up or down capacity, without change or friction, and accelerate their cloud migrations."</p><p>RADICA provides digital marketing solutions to around 300 businesses, working with customers across Asia to help clients boost the value of their customer data and customer relationship management (CRM) systems for email, mobile, and social media messaging campaigns. The Hong Kong-headquartered company offers a proprietary e-communication integration platform which automates campaign activity and sends out as many as three million marketing messages a day. "To maximize agility, we have migrated the e-communication platform to AWS, reshaping and strengthening our IT infrastructure," said Wallis Chan, Managing Director of RADICA. "We have been able to enhance our services significantly and can launch multi-channel campaigns for new clients around 80 percent faster. Previously, customers may have had to wait up to three months to deploy this platform for digital campaigns. RADICA uses multiple Amazon EC2 instance types including M4, C4, R3, and l2, which provides speedy SSD-backed instance storage for high random I/O performance. Half of our IT team is now able to concentrate on development as opposed to administration. We believe that the launch of AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will further help us drive our business forward."</p><p>Investing in the future of Hong Kong</p><p>In 2008, AWS opened its first Amazon CloudFront Point of Presence (PoP) in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to enable customers to serve content to end-users with low latency. AWS has since added two more PoPs in Hong Kong, the latest going live in 2016, the same year AWS also launched the first Direct Connect location in Hong Kong. In 2013, AWS opened its first office in Hong Kong, which is today staffed by a wide range of functions including business development, solutions architects, professional services, technical support, technology evangelists, startup community, infrastructure engineers, and business operations.</p><p>AWS is also continuing to invest in the upskilling of local developers, students, and the next generation of IT leaders in Hong Kong through programs such as AWS Academy and AWS Educate. For students, the AWS Educate program provides access to AWS services and content designed to build knowledge and skills in cloud computing. Dozens of universities and business schools in Hong Kong already participating in the program include the Chinese Methodist School North Point 1, City University of Hong Kong, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Community College, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Information Engineering College, the School of Professional Education and Executive Development, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Education University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Management Association, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Open University of Hong Kong, and The University of Hong Kong, and many more.</p><p>Another program for higher education institutes is AWS Academy, which provides AWS-authored curriculum for students to acquire in-demand cloud computing skills. In Hong Kong, major institutions taking part include City University of Hong Kong, Community College of City University, Hong Kong Community College of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Management Association, School of Professional Education and Executive Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Technological Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, The School of Professional And Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong and Youth College. AWS also offers a full range of training and certification programs to help those interested in the latest cloud computing technologies, best practices, and architectures to advance their technical skills and further support Hong Kong organizations in their digital transformation.</p><p>To help grow the next generation of Hong Kong enterprises, AWS supports startups across Hong Kong. AWS launched the AWS Activate program globally in 2013, helping provide Hong Kong startups access to guidance and one-on-one time with AWS experts as well as web-based training, self-paced labs, customer support, third-party offers, and up to $100,000 in AWS Cloud Credits. AWS also collaborates with local accelerators and incubators such as Cyberport, and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to provide startups with access to peers and investors.</p><p>Developers and businesses can access the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region beginning today. A full list of services and details on pricing is available at https://aws.amazon.com/local/hongkong/</p> |
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Vertafore Selects AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider | /news/news-details/2019/Vertafore-Selects-AWS-as-its-Preferred-Cloud-Provider/default.aspx | Vertafore-Selects-AWS-as-its-Preferred-Cloud-Provider | 1,979 | 04/24/2019 09:00:00 | Vertafore Selects AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider | 04/24/2019 | 2019 | Insurance technology leader leverages AWS to accelerate its pace of innovation, unlock data-driven insights, and automate insurance processes in the cloud
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Vertafore, a leading software and data provider to the insurance industry, is migrating its business-critical products and workloads to the world's leading cloud and has selected AWS as its standard for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Vertafore is already running key customer-facing workloads on AWS, including data and analytics solution RiskMatch and agency management system and comparative rating platform QQ. This move will enable Vertafore to innovate on top of the most reliable infrastructure and leverage the breadth and depth of AWS to improve workflows and provide insights that insurers and underwriters can use to better serve their customers. Vertafore is working with the Amazon ML Solutions Lab to build new and enhance existing products using AWS's machine learning technologies. For example, Amazon Textract is being leveraged to help Vertafore extract text and data from virtually any document, and Amazon SageMaker—a fully managed AWS machine learning service—is enabling Vertafore to build, train, and deploy machine learning models that will automate policy checking capabilities for customer service representatives.
"With more than half a million insurance professionals throughout the United States using Vertafore solutions, our mission is to empower the insurance industry by providing exceptional service and powerful technology to help our customers build strong, trusted relationships with their customers and grow their businesses," said Amy Zupon, CEO at Vertafore. "We aim to enable our customers to innovate and efficiently scale their businesses through deeper access to information and insights, while maintaining compliance and the highest levels of security. After reviewing several potential cloud providers, we chose AWS because they deliver the leading portfolio of cloud services and advanced technologies along with the ingenuity, security, reliability, and agility required to address the insurance industry's biggest challenges."
"Leaders in the insurance industry like Vertafore are adopting AWS to build more quickly, innovate more easily for their customers, save money, and operate more efficiently," said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. "With unmatched capabilities, security, and performance, AWS was a natural choice for Vertafore as they look not only to scale their existing significant business, but also create the best experience for their customers." | <p><em>Insurance technology leader leverages AWS to accelerate its pace of innovation, unlock data-driven insights, and automate insurance processes in the cloud</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2019-- Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Vertafore, a leading software and data provider to the insurance industry, is migrating its business-critical products and workloads to the world's leading cloud and has selected AWS as its standard for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Vertafore is already running key customer-facing workloads on AWS, including data and analytics solution RiskMatch and agency management system and comparative rating platform QQ. This move will enable Vertafore to innovate on top of the most reliable infrastructure and leverage the breadth and depth of AWS to improve workflows and provide insights that insurers and underwriters can use to better serve their customers. Vertafore is working with the Amazon ML Solutions Lab to build new and enhance existing products using AWS's machine learning technologies. For example, Amazon Textract is being leveraged to help Vertafore extract text and data from virtually any document, and Amazon SageMaker—a fully managed AWS machine learning service—is enabling Vertafore to build, train, and deploy machine learning models that will automate policy checking capabilities for customer service representatives.</p><p>"With more than half a million insurance professionals throughout the United States using Vertafore solutions, our mission is to empower the insurance industry by providing exceptional service and powerful technology to help our customers build strong, trusted relationships with their customers and grow their businesses," said Amy Zupon, CEO at Vertafore. "We aim to enable our customers to innovate and efficiently scale their businesses through deeper access to information and insights, while maintaining compliance and the highest levels of security. After reviewing several potential cloud providers, we chose AWS because they deliver the leading portfolio of cloud services and advanced technologies along with the ingenuity, security, reliability, and agility required to address the insurance industry's biggest challenges."</p><p>"Leaders in the insurance industry like Vertafore are adopting AWS to build more quickly, innovate more easily for their customers, save money, and operate more efficiently," said Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS. "With unmatched capabilities, security, and performance, AWS was a natural choice for Vertafore as they look not only to scale their existing significant business, but also create the best experience for their customers."</p> |
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Key for Garage Available Starting Today | /news/news-details/2019/Key-for-Garage-Available-Starting-Today/default.aspx | Key-for-Garage-Available-Starting-Today | 1,980 | 04/23/2019 07:46:00 | Key for Garage Available Starting Today | 04/23/2019 | 2019 | In collaboration with Chamberlain Group, in-garage delivery offers secure, convenient delivery for Amazon Prime packages
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced that Key for Garage is available to customers. Key for Garage allows eligible Amazon Prime members to get deliveries in their garage using the Key Smart Garage Kit. Simply select "In-Garage delivery" at check out on Amazon.com to have packages delivered securely and conveniently in your garage. Additionally, customers can check the status of their garage door in the Key by Amazon app and remotely open or close it.
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Key for Garage is now available (Photo: Business Wire)
"We know it is important to keep innovating to make delivery as convenient as possible for customers, which is why we're excited to now have Key for Garage available," said Rohit Shrivastava, GM of Key by Amazon. "Today, we are thrilled to open Key by Amazon to millions of Prime members who can now have their Amazon packages delivered securely to their garages. With this new option, members can truly unlock the convenience of the Amazon experience."
Open for DeliveryKey for Garage is made possible by integrating Key by Amazon with Chamberlain Group's proprietary myQ-connected technology. If you already have a myQ-connected garage door opener, all you need to do is link your Amazon and myQ accounts in the Key by Amazon app and you're ready to go. Otherwise, you can purchase one of two Key Smart Garage Kits: the myQ Smart Garage Hub—which lets you add connectivity to your existing garage door opener—or a new myQ-connected Chamberlain or LiftMaster Wi-Fi garage door opener. You can also choose to add an Amazon Cloud Cam (Key Edition) to either kit so you can see your garage any time via the livestream or view clips of entries, including deliveries. Additionally, any customer in the U.S. can use Key for Garage to manage access to their garage via the Key by Amazon app.
"A recent survey found 72% of Americans who live in a house or townhome take extra measures to ensure delivery acceptance of their packages, including staying home from work to wait for the package," said Jeff Meredith, CGI President and Chief Operating Officer. "With Key by Amazon, homeowners no longer have to reorganize their life to receive packages. Key plus myQ smart garage access gives homeowners control over the package delivery process while offering a safe and convenient destination for unattended package delivery."
For a limited time, customers can purchase a myQ Smart Garage Hub for $49.99, a 37.5% discount. Additionally, customers can purchase a myQ Smart Garage Hub bundled with an Amazon Cloud Cam (Key Edition) for $124.99, also a 37.5% discount. Visit amazon.com/keyforgarage to learn more and order the Key Smart Garage Kit that's right for you.
Open for More Prime MembersAlso today, Amazon opened Key by Amazon's delivery service to millions more Prime members in the U.S. Key by Amazon delivery is now available in 50 total U.S. cities and surrounding areas—the new cities are: Charlotte, NC; Columbus, OH; Fresno, CA; Grand Rapids, MI; Hartford, CT; Las Vegas, NV; Norfolk, VA; Oklahoma City, OK; Omaha, NE; Rochester, NY; Stockton, CA; Virginia Beach, VA; and Wilmington, DE.Click here to check your zip code and get started with Key by Amazon delivery.
About Key by AmazonKey by Amazon delivers one common benefit that everyone enjoys, the magic of being key-free, by putting security, convenience, and control in the hands of customers. The easy-to-use Key by Amazon app provides secure access solutions for three pillars of support: Key for Home (which includes Key for Garage), Key for Car, and Key for Business. With Key by Amazon, you're in control with a secure, convenient access solution—let into your home friends and family who arrived a little early, set a schedule for dog sitters and house guests, assign one-time pins to apartment cleaners and maintenance technicians, receive packages from Amazon and so much more—all with one simple, secure app. To learn more, visit amazon.com/key.
About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Chamberlain Group (CGI)CGI is a global leader in access control solutions with its LiftMaster and Chamberlain garage door opener brands and myQ smart technology. Providing the power of access and knowledge, CGI's broad line of state-of-the-art residential and commercial access solutions are designed to fit any lifestyle or application, providing the latest technology and innovations in safety, security and convenience. For more information visit chamberlaingroup.com. Follow us on Facebook at ChamberlainGroupCGI, LinkedIn at Chamberlain_Grp(CGI) and Twitter at Chamberlain_Grp.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>In collaboration with Chamberlain Group, in-garage delivery offers secure, convenient delivery for Amazon Prime packages</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced that Key for Garage is available to customers. Key for Garage allows eligible Amazon Prime members to get deliveries in their garage using the Key Smart Garage Kit. Simply select "In-Garage delivery" at check out on Amazon.com to have packages delivered securely and conveniently in your garage. Additionally, customers can check the status of their garage door in the Key by Amazon app and remotely open or close it.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190423005539/en/</p><div><p>Key for Garage is now available (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"We know it is important to keep innovating to make delivery as convenient as possible for customers, which is why we're excited to now have Key for Garage available," said Rohit Shrivastava, GM of Key by Amazon. "Today, we are thrilled to open Key by Amazon to millions of Prime members who can now have their Amazon packages delivered securely to their garages. With this new option, members can truly unlock the convenience of the Amazon experience."</p><p>Open for DeliveryKey for Garage is made possible by integrating Key by Amazon with Chamberlain Group's proprietary myQ-connected technology. If you already have a myQ-connected garage door opener, all you need to do is link your Amazon and myQ accounts in the Key by Amazon app and you're ready to go. Otherwise, you can purchase one of two Key Smart Garage Kits: the myQ Smart Garage Hub—which lets you add connectivity to your existing garage door opener—or a new myQ-connected Chamberlain or LiftMaster Wi-Fi garage door opener. You can also choose to add an Amazon Cloud Cam (Key Edition) to either kit so you can see your garage any time via the livestream or view clips of entries, including deliveries. Additionally, any customer in the U.S. can use Key for Garage to manage access to their garage via the Key by Amazon app.</p><p>"A recent survey found 72% of Americans who live in a house or townhome take extra measures to ensure delivery acceptance of their packages, including staying home from work to wait for the package," said Jeff Meredith, CGI President and Chief Operating Officer. "With Key by Amazon, homeowners no longer have to reorganize their life to receive packages. Key plus myQ smart garage access gives homeowners control over the package delivery process while offering a safe and convenient destination for unattended package delivery."</p><p>For a limited time, customers can purchase a myQ Smart Garage Hub for $49.99, a 37.5% discount. Additionally, customers can purchase a myQ Smart Garage Hub bundled with an Amazon Cloud Cam (Key Edition) for $124.99, also a 37.5% discount. Visit amazon.com/keyforgarage to learn more and order the Key Smart Garage Kit that's right for you.</p><p>Open for More Prime MembersAlso today, Amazon opened Key by Amazon's delivery service to millions more Prime members in the U.S. Key by Amazon delivery is now available in 50 total U.S. cities and surrounding areas—the new cities are: Charlotte, NC; Columbus, OH; Fresno, CA; Grand Rapids, MI; Hartford, CT; Las Vegas, NV; Norfolk, VA; Oklahoma City, OK; Omaha, NE; Rochester, NY; Stockton, CA; Virginia Beach, VA; and Wilmington, DE.Click here to check your zip code and get started with Key by Amazon delivery.</p><p>About Key by AmazonKey by Amazon delivers one common benefit that everyone enjoys, the magic of being key-free, by putting security, convenience, and control in the hands of customers. The easy-to-use Key by Amazon app provides secure access solutions for three pillars of support: Key for Home (which includes Key for Garage), Key for Car, and Key for Business. With Key by Amazon, you're in control with a secure, convenient access solution—let into your home friends and family who arrived a little early, set a schedule for dog sitters and house guests, assign one-time pins to apartment cleaners and maintenance technicians, receive packages from Amazon and so much more—all with one simple, secure app. To learn more, visit amazon.com/key.</p><p>About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Chamberlain Group (CGI)CGI is a global leader in access control solutions with its LiftMaster and Chamberlain garage door opener brands and myQ smart technology. Providing the power of access and knowledge, CGI's broad line of state-of-the-art residential and commercial access solutions are designed to fit any lifestyle or application, providing the latest technology and innovations in safety, security and convenience. For more information visit chamberlaingroup.com. Follow us on Facebook at ChamberlainGroupCGI, LinkedIn at Chamberlain_Grp(CGI) and Twitter at Chamberlain_Grp.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190423005539/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon and Google Announce Official YouTube Apps to Launch on Fire TV; Prime Video App Coming to Chromecast and Android TV | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-and-Google-Announce-Official-YouTube-Apps-to-Launch-on-Fire-TV-Prime-Video-App-Coming-to-Chromecast-and-Android-TV/default.aspx | Amazon-and-Google-Announce-Official-YouTube-Apps-to-Launch-on-Fire-TV-Prime-Video-App-Coming-to-Chromecast-and-Android-TV | 1,981 | 04/18/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon and Google Announce Official YouTube Apps to Launch on Fire TV; Prime Video App Coming to Chromecast and Android TV | 04/18/2019 | 2019 | The official YouTube apps will be available on Fire TV in the coming months, giving users seamless access to a world of entertainment – including music videos, their favorite creators, movies, shows, news, live sports and more
Prime members streaming to Chromecast and on Android TV devices will have unlimited access, in the coming months, to thousands of titles and Amazon Originals including Golden Globe-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Hanna and The Widow
SEATTLE & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 18, 2019-- Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that in the coming months, the two companies will launch the official YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as the Prime Video app for streaming to Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices. In addition, Prime Video will be broadly available across Android TV device partners, and the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also come to Fire TV later this year.
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"We are excited to work with Amazon to launch the official YouTube apps on Fire TV devices worldwide," said Heather Rivera, Global Head of Product Partnerships at YouTube. "Bringing our flagship YouTube experience to Amazon Fire TV gives our users even more ways to watch the videos and creators they love."
"We're excited to bring the Prime Video app to Chromecast and Android TV devices, and to give our customers convenient access to the shows and movies they love," said Andrew Bennett, Head of Worldwide Business Development for Prime Video. "Whether watching the latest season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, catching teams go head-to-head on Thursday Night Football or renting a new-release movie, customers will have even more ways to stream what they want, whenever they want, no matter where they are."
Official YouTube App on Fire TV
The flagship YouTube app will be the easiest way for users to watch all of their favorite YouTube content on Fire TV. Users will be able to sign in to their existing YouTube account, access their full library of content, and play videos in 4K HDR at 60 fps on supported devices. In addition, standalone YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also launch later this year on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs where available.
Prime Video App on Chromecast and Android TV
Chromecast and Chromecast built-in users, along with Android TV users, will have easy access to the Prime Video catalog including the latest seasons of Amazon Originals like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hanna, Homecoming,Bosch, Catastrophe and The Grand Tour,along with Amazon Original movies like Donald Glover's Guava Island, and Academy Award-nominated films like The Big Sick and Cold War. Prime Video offers users exclusive features like X-Ray as well as access to 4K titles included with Prime at no additional cost. With Prime Video users can also rent or purchase titles or choose from more than 150 Prime Video Channels including Showtime, HBO, CBS All-Access, Cinemax and STARZ.
Android TV is a trademark of Google LLC.
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Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Google
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people and has become one of the most widely-known companies in the world. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The official YouTube apps will be available on Fire TV in the coming months, giving users seamless access to a world of entertainment – including music videos, their favorite creators, movies, shows, news, live sports and more</em></p><p><em>Prime members streaming to Chromecast and on Android TV devices will have unlimited access, in the coming months, to thousands of titles and Amazon Originals including Golden Globe-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Hanna and The Widow</em></p><p>SEATTLE & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 18, 2019-- Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that in the coming months, the two companies will launch the official YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as the Prime Video app for streaming to Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices. In addition, Prime Video will be broadly available across Android TV device partners, and the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also come to Fire TV later this year.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190418005212/en/</p><p>"We are excited to work with Amazon to launch the official YouTube apps on Fire TV devices worldwide," said Heather Rivera, Global Head of Product Partnerships at YouTube. "Bringing our flagship YouTube experience to Amazon Fire TV gives our users even more ways to watch the videos and creators they love."</p><p>"We're excited to bring the Prime Video app to Chromecast and Android TV devices, and to give our customers convenient access to the shows and movies they love," said Andrew Bennett, Head of Worldwide Business Development for Prime Video. "Whether watching the latest season of <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>, catching teams go head-to-head on Thursday Night Football or renting a new-release movie, customers will have even more ways to stream what they want, whenever they want, no matter where they are."</p><p>Official YouTube App on Fire TV</p><p>The flagship YouTube app will be the easiest way for users to watch all of their favorite YouTube content on Fire TV. Users will be able to sign in to their existing YouTube account, access their full library of content, and play videos in 4K HDR at 60 fps on supported devices. In addition, standalone YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also launch later this year on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs where available.</p><p>Prime Video App on Chromecast and Android TV</p><p>Chromecast and Chromecast built-in users, along with Android TV users, will have easy access to the Prime Video catalog including the latest seasons of Amazon Originals like <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>,<em> Hanna</em>,<em> Homecoming</em>,<em>Bosch</em>,<em> Catastrophe</em> and <em>The Grand Tour</em>,along with Amazon Original movies like Donald Glover's <em>Guava Island</em>, and Academy Award-nominated films like<em> The Big Sick</em> and <em>Cold War. </em>Prime Video offers users exclusive features like X-Ray as well as access to 4K titles included with Prime at no additional cost. With Prime Video users can also rent or purchase titles or choose from more than 150 Prime Video Channels including Showtime, HBO, CBS All-Access, Cinemax and STARZ.</p><p>Android TV is a trademark of Google LLC.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Google</p><p>Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people and has become one of the most widely-known companies in the world. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190418005212/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Publishing Brings Together Bestselling and Award-Winning Authors Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Veronica Roth, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir for a Sci-Fi Short Story Collection | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Publishing-Brings-Together-Bestselling-and-Award-Winning-Authors-Blake-Crouch-N.-K.-Jemisin-Veronica-Roth-Amor-Towles-Paul-Tremblay-and-Andy-Weir-for-a-Sci-Fi-Short-Story-Collection/default.aspx | Amazon-Publishing-Brings-Together-Bestselling-and-Award-Winning-Authors-Blake-Crouch-N.-K.-Jemisin-Veronica-Roth-Amor-Towles-Paul-Tremblay-and-Andy-Weir-for-a-Sci-Fi-Short-Story-Collection | 1,982 | 04/16/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Publishing Brings Together Bestselling and Award-Winning Authors Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Veronica Roth, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir for a Sci-Fi Short Story Collection | 04/16/2019 | 2019 | Coming from Amazon Original Stories in September 2019, Forward will offer readers mind-bending, binge-worthy short stories from some of today's most acclaimed authors
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, announced today the forthcoming six-part science-fiction collection Forward, featuring original short stories from some of today's most celebrated voices in fiction, including Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Veronica Roth, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir. Forward will be available for free on September 17th, 2019 to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers. Readers can download the collection as a Kindle eBook or Audible audiobook.
Forward explores a central theme: the resounding effects of a pivotal technological moment. While each author started with this same prompt, readers will discover that each story unearths a unique corner of the sci-fi genre, ranging from intimate to epic, grounded to far future, hopeful to harrowing.
Andy Weir (Artemis, The Martian)imagines a high-tech Las Vegas casino heist; Paul Tremblay (The Cabin at the End of the World) immerses readers in a patient's mysteriously slow healing process; Amor Towles (A Gentleman in Moscow)explores a fertility clinic's god-like abilities to alter an unborn child's life path; Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy) spins a story of finding connection in the face of our world's certain destruction; N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth series) subverts all expectations when an explorer returns to the ravaged Earth his ancestors fled; and Blake Crouch (Dark Matter) follows a video game designer whose character Maxine unexpectedly "wakes up."
"Each story in the Forward collection stands alone as a singular achievement in science fiction, imagined by a storyteller at the top of their game," said Mikyla Bruder, Publisher, Amazon Publishing. "In this ambitious collection, these writers deliver a formidable reading experience that will delight their fans and thrill readers new to their work."
"I find the theme of the Forward collection particularly exciting," said Veronica Roth, New York Timesbestselling author of the Divergent trilogy. "Sci-fi often skews toward wariness of the future, for good reason, but this collection prompted me to tap into the other side of it, into wonder and imagination. It was a welcome challenge!"
"The short story is one of the hardest, most rewarding forms in fiction, and with Amazon Original Stories, we had the tools to gather together the best of the best in sci-fi, fantasy, YA, horror, and historical and bring these groundbreaking stories to a true mass audience," said Blake Crouch, bestselling author of Dark Matter and the curator of Forward. Crouch's Wayward Pines trilogy and his novel Good Behavior, both of which were adapted for television, were also published by Amazon Publishing, under the Thomas & Mercer imprint.
"Amazon Original Stories is all about innovating on what storytelling looks like today, and Forward's all-star cast of beloved authors is helping us do just that," said Julia Sommerfeld, Editorial Director, Amazon Original Stories. "We think of our story collections as reading's answer to podcasts, and are proud to offer our readers—and listeners—fresh ways to fit binge-worthy narratives into their lives."
Launched in 2017, Amazon Original Stories brings unforgettable short fiction and nonfiction to Kindle. Past collections include the Amazon Original Stories and Amazon Studios joint acquisition The Fairer Sex by Michelle Miller, Warmer by Lauren Groff, Jane Smiley, Jess Walter, and more, and Dark Corners, which features Lisa Unger's Edgar Award-nominated short The Sleep Tight Motel. Each story is available free to Prime members, as well as Kindle Unlimited subscribers, and is available for download for non-subscribers beginning at $1.99.
www.amazon.com/amazonoriginalstories
About Amazon Publishing
Amazon Publishing is a leading publisher of trade fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Paris, Madrid, Milan, and Munich publish emerging, bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print, and audio formats. For more information, visit apub.com.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Coming from Amazon Original Stories in September 2019, </em>Forward <em>will offer readers mind-bending, binge-worthy short stories from some of today's most acclaimed authors</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 16, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, announced today the forthcoming six-part science-fiction collection <em>Forward</em>, featuring original short stories from some of today's most celebrated voices in fiction, including Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, Veronica Roth, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, and Andy Weir. <em>Forward </em>will be available for free on September 17<sup>th</sup>, 2019 to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers. Readers can download the collection as a Kindle eBook or Audible audiobook.</p><p><em>Forward </em>explores a central theme: the resounding effects of a pivotal technological moment. While each author started with this same prompt, readers will discover that each story unearths a unique corner of the sci-fi genre, ranging from intimate to epic, grounded to far future, hopeful to harrowing.</p><p>Andy Weir (<em>Artemis</em>,<em> The Martian</em>)imagines a high-tech Las Vegas casino heist; Paul Tremblay (<em>The Cabin at the End of the World</em>) immerses readers in a patient's mysteriously slow healing process; Amor Towles (<em>A Gentleman in Moscow</em>)explores a fertility clinic's god-like abilities to alter an unborn child's life path; Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy) spins a story of finding connection in the face of our world's certain destruction; N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth series) subverts all expectations when an explorer returns to the ravaged Earth his ancestors fled; and Blake Crouch (<em>Dark Matter</em>) follows a video game designer whose character Maxine unexpectedly "wakes up."</p><p>"Each story in the <em>Forward</em> collection stands alone as a singular achievement in science fiction, imagined by a storyteller at the top of their game," said Mikyla Bruder, Publisher, Amazon Publishing. "In this ambitious collection, these writers deliver a formidable reading experience that will delight their fans and thrill readers new to their work."</p><p>"I find the theme of the <em>Forward </em>collection particularly exciting," said Veronica Roth, <em>New York Times</em>bestselling author of the Divergent trilogy. "Sci-fi often skews toward wariness of the future, for good reason, but this collection prompted me to tap into the other side of it, into wonder and imagination. It was a welcome challenge!"</p><p>"The short story is one of the hardest, most rewarding forms in fiction, and with Amazon Original Stories, we had the tools to gather together the best of the best in sci-fi, fantasy, YA, horror, and historical and bring these groundbreaking stories to a true mass audience," said Blake Crouch, bestselling author of <em>Dark Matter</em> and the curator of <em>Forward</em>. Crouch's Wayward Pines trilogy and his novel <em>Good Behavior</em>, both of which were adapted for television, were also published by Amazon Publishing, under the Thomas & Mercer imprint.</p><p>"Amazon Original Stories is all about innovating on what storytelling looks like today, and <em>Forward</em>'s all-star cast of beloved authors is helping us do just that," said Julia Sommerfeld, Editorial Director, Amazon Original Stories. "We think of our story collections as reading's answer to podcasts, and are proud to offer our readers—and listeners—fresh ways to fit binge-worthy narratives into their lives."</p><p>Launched in 2017, Amazon Original Stories brings unforgettable short fiction and nonfiction to Kindle. Past collections include the Amazon Original Stories and Amazon Studios joint acquisition <em>The Fairer Sex</em> by Michelle Miller, <em>Warmer</em> by Lauren Groff, Jane Smiley, Jess Walter, and more, and <em>Dark Corners</em>, which features Lisa Unger's Edgar Award-nominated short <em>The Sleep Tight Motel</em>. Each story is available free to Prime members, as well as Kindle Unlimited subscribers, and is available for download for non-subscribers beginning at $1.99.</p><p>www.amazon.com/amazonoriginalstories</p><p>About Amazon Publishing</p><p>Amazon Publishing is a leading publisher of trade fiction, nonfiction, and children's books with a mission to empower outstanding storytellers and connect them with readers worldwide. The Amazon Publishing teams based in Seattle, New York, Grand Haven, Luxembourg, London, Paris, Madrid, Milan, and Munich publish emerging, bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors in digital, print, and audio formats. For more information, visit apub.com.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190416005033/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Provides Robotics Grants to 100 Schools in Underserved and Underrepresented Communities Across the Country to Inspire Next Generation of Computer Scientists | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Provides-Robotics-Grants-to-100-Schools-in-Underserved-and-Underrepresented-Communities-Across-the-Country-to-Inspire-Next-Generation-of-Computer-Scientists/default.aspx | Amazon-Provides-Robotics-Grants-to-100-Schools-in-Underserved-and-Underrepresented-Communities-Across-the-Country-to-Inspire-Next-Generation-of-Computer-Scientists | 1,983 | 04/12/2019 03:00:00 | Amazon Provides Robotics Grants to 100 Schools in Underserved and Underrepresented Communities Across the Country to Inspire Next Generation of Computer Scientists | 04/12/2019 | 2019 | The Amazon Future Engineer grants fund FIRST robotics program registrations to start a robotics club, $10,000 to expand access to computer science education, and a personal tour of a local Amazon fulfillment center
Thousands of children in 100 schools across 21 states set to benefit starting in the fall
Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 12, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and FIRST today announced that 100 schools serving students from underrepresented and underserved communities from across the country will receive an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics Grant to inspire the next generation of computer scientists. The 100 schools across 21 states will receive support to launch FIRST robotics teams, including teacher professional development to learn about robotics, $10,000 from Amazon to expand access to computer science education in their school, and a tour of a local Amazon fulfillment center. Read more about the new program here.
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KIPP Columbus students tour an Amazon fulfillment center as part of Amazon Future Engineer robotics grant program. (Photo: Business Wire)
FIRST's mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills to students in grades K-12. Data from a 5-year longitudinal study of FIRST by Brandeis University shows competitive FIRST robotics programs works for all youth. Across all demographic groups (gender, race, economic status and geography), FIRST students show significant gains in STEM knowledge, STEM interest, STEM career interest, STEM identity, and STEM activity compared to their peers who don't participate. FIRST students are more likely to major in tech-focused science fields in college; by their second year of college, over 50 percent declare majors in engineering or technology. The impact on young women in FIRST is particularly profound. By their first year of college, female alumnae of FIRST are 3.6 times more likely to take an engineering course, and 1.9 times more likely to take a computer science course than female comparison students.
"Our students have been working incredibly hard over the course of their educational journeys to be in a position to take rigorous computer science courses, and this experience visiting the fulfillment center, as well as the support to expand our programming next year, is so empowering to them," said Jake Kuhnline, Assistant Director of Teaching & Learning, KIPP Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. "It's rare that I hear a bus full of high schoolers talking about robotics, computer science, and the future of programming, but that trip generated that much enthusiasm."
"The Amazon Future Engineer Robotics Grant is a game changer for middle and high school students throughout 53 KIPP schools around the country," said Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP Public Schools. "The generosity of Amazon will ensure more KIPP students than ever will have the opportunity not only to pursue successful careers in STEM, but help diversify the industry for future generations."
"Amazon is helping FIRST in our goal to make robotics teams and programs available in every school," said Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and president of DEKA Research & Development. "In FIRST, every kid on every team can go pro. They gain a hands-on learning pathway in technology, computer science and engineering that propels them forward and inspires innovation."
"We can't wait to bring thousands of students into Amazon's fulfillment centers to show them the amazing technology operating behind the scenes," said Jeff Wilke, CEO Consumer Worldwide, Amazon. "These students are the innovators of the future, and we're confident that this hands-on experience provided by Amazon Future Engineer will inspire them in their academic pursuits and beyond."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.
Launched in November, 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire more than 10 million kids to explore computer science; provide over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; award 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offer guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to ensuring all children and young adults, especially those from underprivileged, underrepresented, and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts annually through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About FIRST
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRSTRobotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRST Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST LEGO League for Grades 4-8; and FIRST LEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalism is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.firstinspires.org.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>The Amazon Future Engineer grants fund FIRST robotics program registrations to start a robotics club, $10,000 to expand access to computer science education, and a personal tour of a local Amazon fulfillment center</em></p><p><em>Thousands of children in 100 schools across 21 states set to benefit starting in the fall</em></p><p><em>Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 12, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and <em>FIRST</em> today announced that 100 schools serving students from underrepresented and underserved communities from across the country will receive an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics Grant to inspire the next generation of computer scientists. The 100 schools across 21 states will receive support to launch <em>FIRST</em> robotics teams, including teacher professional development to learn about robotics, $10,000 from Amazon to expand access to computer science education in their school, and a tour of a local Amazon fulfillment center. Read more about the new program here.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190412005073/en/</p><div><p>KIPP Columbus students tour an Amazon fulfillment center as part of Amazon Future Engineer robotics grant program. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p><em>FIRST</em>'s mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills to students in grades K-12. Data from a 5-year longitudinal study of <em>FIRST</em> by Brandeis University shows competitive <em>FIRST</em> robotics programs works for all youth. Across all demographic groups (gender, race, economic status and geography), <em>FIRST</em> students show significant gains in STEM knowledge, STEM interest, STEM career interest, STEM identity, and STEM activity compared to their peers who don't participate. <em>FIRST</em> students are more likely to major in tech-focused science fields in college; by their second year of college, over 50 percent declare majors in engineering or technology. The impact on young women in <em>FIRST</em> is particularly profound. By their first year of college, female alumnae of <em>FIRST</em> are 3.6 times more likely to take an engineering course, and 1.9 times more likely to take a computer science course than female comparison students.</p><p>"Our students have been working incredibly hard over the course of their educational journeys to be in a position to take rigorous computer science courses, and this experience visiting the fulfillment center, as well as the support to expand our programming next year, is so empowering to them," said Jake Kuhnline, Assistant Director of Teaching & Learning, KIPP Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. "It's rare that I hear a bus full of high schoolers talking about robotics, computer science, and the future of programming, but that trip generated that much enthusiasm."</p><p>"The Amazon Future Engineer Robotics Grant is a game changer for middle and high school students throughout 53 KIPP schools around the country," said Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP Public Schools. "The generosity of Amazon will ensure more KIPP students than ever will have the opportunity not only to pursue successful careers in STEM, but help diversify the industry for future generations."</p><p>"Amazon is helping <em>FIRST</em> in our goal to make robotics teams and programs available in every school," said Dean Kamen, founder of <em>FIRST</em> and president of DEKA Research & Development. "In <em>FIRST</em>, every kid on every team can go pro. They gain a hands-on learning pathway in technology, computer science and engineering that propels them forward and inspires innovation."</p><p>"We can't wait to bring thousands of students into Amazon's fulfillment centers to show them the amazing technology operating behind the scenes," said Jeff Wilke, CEO Consumer Worldwide, Amazon. "These students are the innovators of the future, and we're confident that this hands-on experience provided by Amazon Future Engineer will inspire them in their academic pursuits and beyond."</p><p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a tiny minority from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.</p><p>Launched in November, 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire more than 10 million kids to explore computer science; provide over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; award 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offer guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to ensuring all children and young adults, especially those from underprivileged, underrepresented, and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts annually through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About <em>FIRST</em></p><p>Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded <em>FIRST</em> (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., <em>FIRST </em>designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than $80 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the <em>FIRST</em>Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; <em>FIRST</em> Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; <em>FIRST </em>LEGO League for Grades 4-8; and <em>FIRST </em>LEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4. Gracious Professionalism is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about <em>FIRST</em>, go to www.firstinspires.org.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190412005073/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon.com to Webcast First Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon.com-to-Webcast-First-Quarter-2019-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx | Amazon.com-to-Webcast-First-Quarter-2019-Financial-Results-Conference-Call | 1,984 | 04/11/2019 16:01:00 | Amazon.com to Webcast First Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call | 04/11/2019 | 2019 | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2019 financial results on April 25, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET.
The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.
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Amazon.com Public Relationsamazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr | <p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2019-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2019 financial results on April 25, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET.</p><p>The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190411005791/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com</p><p>Amazon.com Public Relationsamazon-pr@amazon.comamazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market to Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Expands-Grocery-Delivery-from-Whole-Foods-Market-to-Asheville-Charlottesville-Columbia-Lexington-Little-Rock-Manchester-Mobile-Naples-and-Savannah/default.aspx | Amazon-Expands-Grocery-Delivery-from-Whole-Foods-Market-to-Asheville-Charlottesville-Columbia-Lexington-Little-Rock-Manchester-Mobile-Naples-and-Savannah | 1,985 | 04/10/2019 03:01:00 | Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery from Whole Foods Market to Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah | 04/10/2019 | 2019 | Prime members in 75 metros can now enjoy delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market
Plus, grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market expands to Columbus
AUSTIN, Texas & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 10, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon and Whole Foods Market today launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah. Starting today, Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for thousands of bestselling items including fresh produce, high-quality meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items from Whole Foods Market and enjoy delivery in as little as an hour. The service is now available in 75 U.S. metros and will continue to expand throughout 2019.
Today also marks another expansion of grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market is available in 30 U.S. metros, with plans for continued expansion this year. To enjoy grocery pickup, Prime members place their order via the Prime Now app and choose the pickup option at checkout. Customers can choose free pickup in as little as an hour on orders of $35 or more, or in 30 minutes for $4.99. After arriving at the Whole Foods Market store, customers park in a designated pickup spot and a Prime Now shopper will place groceries into their car within minutes. For customers who tell us they are on their way to the store in the Prime Now app, groceries will be ready as they arrive.
"Prime Now delivery and pickup continues to be a hit with our customers and we're excited to introduce the service to even more Prime members across the country," said Christina Minardi, Whole Foods Market Executive Vice President of Operations. "It's just another way we're making it even easier for more customers to enjoy Whole Foods Market's healthy and organic food."
Prime members can shop thousands of items across fresh and organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat and seafood, floral and everyday staples from Whole Foods Market available for delivery. Select alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in Asheville and Naples.
Pickup and delivery from Whole Foods Market is available daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. To learn more about grocery delivery from Prime Now, visit www.primenow.com. Customers can also find out if delivery is available in their area by saying, "Alexa, shop Whole Foods."
Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market
Prime members shopping Whole Foods Market can take advantage of benefits available year-round, like deep discounts on select popular products and an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Eligible Prime members also receive 5% Back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card. They can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery in as little as an hour in 75 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in select cities, with more to come in 2019. Plus, shopping Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is even easier with Alexa – members can add items to their Whole Foods Market cart by simply saying "Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart," when they are ready to checkout, they can just say "Alexa, check out my Whole Foods cart," then they can checkout using the Prime Now app and choose pickup or delivery.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About Whole Foods Market
For almost 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has nearly 500 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Prime members in 75 metros can now enjoy delivery in as little as an hour from Whole Foods Market</em></p><p><em>Plus, grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market expands to Columbus</em></p><p>AUSTIN, Texas & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 10, 2019-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon and Whole Foods Market today launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Asheville, Charlottesville, Columbia, Lexington, Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile, Naples and Savannah. Starting today, Prime members in those cities can shop through Prime Now for thousands of bestselling items including fresh produce, high-quality meat and seafood, everyday staples and other locally sourced items from Whole Foods Market and enjoy delivery in as little as an hour. The service is now available in 75 U.S. metros and will continue to expand throughout 2019.</p><p>Today also marks another expansion of grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market is available in 30 U.S. metros, with plans for continued expansion this year. To enjoy grocery pickup, Prime members place their order via the Prime Now app and choose the pickup option at checkout. Customers can choose free pickup in as little as an hour on orders of $35 or more, or in 30 minutes for $4.99. After arriving at the Whole Foods Market store, customers park in a designated pickup spot and a Prime Now shopper will place groceries into their car within minutes. For customers who tell us they are on their way to the store in the Prime Now app, groceries will be ready as they arrive.</p><p>"Prime Now delivery and pickup continues to be a hit with our customers and we're excited to introduce the service to even more Prime members across the country," said Christina Minardi, Whole Foods Market Executive Vice President of Operations. "It's just another way we're making it even easier for more customers to enjoy Whole Foods Market's healthy and organic food."</p><p>Prime members can shop thousands of items across fresh and organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat and seafood, floral and everyday staples from Whole Foods Market available for delivery. Select alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in Asheville and Naples.</p><p>Pickup and delivery from Whole Foods Market is available daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. To learn more about grocery delivery from Prime Now, visit www.primenow.com. Customers can also find out if delivery is available in their area by saying, "Alexa, shop Whole Foods."</p><p>Prime Members Shopping Whole Foods Market</p><p>Prime members shopping Whole Foods Market can take advantage of benefits available year-round, like deep discounts on select popular products and an additional 10 percent off hundreds of sale items. Eligible Prime members also receive 5% Back on Whole Foods Market purchases when using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card. They can also use Prime Now to receive grocery delivery in as little as an hour in 75 U.S. metros, or grocery pickup in as little as 30 minutes in select cities, with more to come in 2019. Plus, shopping Whole Foods Market via Prime Now is even easier with Alexa – members can add items to their Whole Foods Market cart by simply saying "Alexa, add eggs to my Whole Foods cart," when they are ready to checkout, they can just say "Alexa, check out my Whole Foods cart," then they can checkout using the Prime Now app and choose pickup or delivery.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>About Whole Foods Market</p><p>For almost 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has nearly 500 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190410005209/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Releases 50 New Tools and Services for Selling Partners since the Beginning of the Year, Enabling SMBs to Sell More Than Half of All Units in Amazon's Stores | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Releases-50-New-Tools-and-Services-for-Selling-Partners-since-the-Beginning-of-the-Year-Enabling-SMBs-to-Sell-More-Than-Half-of-All-Units-in-Amazons-Stores/default.aspx | Amazon-Releases-50-New-Tools-and-Services-for-Selling-Partners-since-the-Beginning-of-the-Year-Enabling-SMBs-to-Sell-More-Than-Half-of-All-Units-in-Amazons-Stores | 1,986 | 04/09/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Releases 50 New Tools and Services for Selling Partners since the Beginning of the Year, Enabling SMBs to Sell More Than Half of All Units in Amazon's Stores | 04/09/2019 | 2019 | New tools and services launched since January 1 help small and medium-sized businesses succeed in selling their products online and grow their business
Top tools include increased analytics for brand owners and a new workflow for selling globally
Amazon invests billions of dollars every year in infrastructure, tools, and services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to sell their products online
More than half of all units sold in Amazon's stores are from small and medium-sized businesses, with over a million U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 9, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that 50 new tools and services have been launched this year so far to help small and medium-sized businesses grow their business in Amazon's stores. Amazon invests billions of dollars each year on infrastructure, tools, and services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to reach new customers and successfully sell their products online. The most recent investments include the introduction of selling tools and services across Fulfillment by Amazon, Seller Central, Amazon Advertising, and more.
"We are constantly listening to seller feedback and rolling out new tools based on their insights to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed selling in our stores," said Ian Simpson, VP Selling Partner Services at Amazon. "From updates to brand analytics to a new global selling workflow, businesses have access to infrastructure, technology, and insights to help them reach more customers and grow their business online. Small and medium-sized businesses are growing sales in Amazon's stores at a faster rate than Amazon's retail business and these new tools and services serve as a catalyst to enable additional growth."
"The insights and analytics we access through Seller Central have been a game changer for our business! New tools like Brand Analytics with information on clicks and conversions across keywords have been incredible for marketing our brands," said Liran Hirschkorn, owner of 1981 LLC. "These exciting updates continue to make Amazon the best opportunity in retail for our small business."
A sample of recently launched tools and services for sellers includes:
Brand Analytics: Enhanced brand analytics provide brand owners with information on popular search terms and comparable products.
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) Monthly Storage and Removal Fee Waiver: With the monthly FBA storage and removal fees waived, sellers in select regions can now test out limited quantity new-to-Amazon products for a promotional period.
Global Registration Experience: A new Sell Across the World (SAW) workflow provides personalized guidance to help sellers expand globally.
Interactive Seller University Content: Refreshed Seller University interactive eLearning content offers Selling Partners live practice opportunities to help them better operate an Amazon store.
To further help small and medium-sized businesses thrive in Amazon's stores, Amazon hosts a variety of events to educate sellers, including Amazon Academy events across Europe, the Boost Conference specifically for businesses using the FBA service, and the new Selling Partner Summits across the U.S. The new Selling Partner Summits are a series of six conferences designed to help sellers grow their business in Amazon's stores. The conferences, which were announced in February, sold out quickly in just six weeks.
More than half of all units sold in Amazon's stores are from small and medium-sized businesses. The 2018 Amazon Small Business Impact Report revealed that there are more than one million U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores. Amazon estimates that small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon stores have created more than 900,000 jobs worldwide. In 2018, more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales. The number of small and medium-sized businesses eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent last year.
To view all tools available to help small and medium-sized businesses grow in Amazon's stores, visit: amazon.com/sellercentral.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>New tools and services launched since January 1 help small and medium-sized businesses succeed in selling their products online and grow their business</em></p><p><em>Top tools include increased analytics for brand owners and a new workflow for selling globally</em></p><p><em>Amazon invests billions of dollars every year in infrastructure, tools, and services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to sell their products online</em></p><p><em>More than half of all units sold in Amazon's stores are from small and medium-sized businesses, with over a million U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 9, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that 50 new tools and services have been launched this year so far to help small and medium-sized businesses grow their business in Amazon's stores. Amazon invests billions of dollars each year on infrastructure, tools, and services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to reach new customers and successfully sell their products online. The most recent investments include the introduction of selling tools and services across Fulfillment by Amazon, Seller Central, Amazon Advertising, and more.</p><p>"We are constantly listening to seller feedback and rolling out new tools based on their insights to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed selling in our stores," said Ian Simpson, VP Selling Partner Services at Amazon. "From updates to brand analytics to a new global selling workflow, businesses have access to infrastructure, technology, and insights to help them reach more customers and grow their business online. Small and medium-sized businesses are growing sales in Amazon's stores at a faster rate than Amazon's retail business and these new tools and services serve as a catalyst to enable additional growth."</p><p>"The insights and analytics we access through Seller Central have been a game changer for our business! New tools like Brand Analytics with information on clicks and conversions across keywords have been incredible for marketing our brands," said Liran Hirschkorn, owner of 1981 LLC. "These exciting updates continue to make Amazon the best opportunity in retail for our small business."</p><p>A sample of recently launched tools and services for sellers includes:</p><ul><li>Brand Analytics: Enhanced brand analytics provide brand owners with information on popular search terms and comparable products.</li><li>Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) Monthly Storage and Removal Fee Waiver: With the monthly FBA storage and removal fees waived, sellers in select regions can now test out limited quantity new-to-Amazon products for a promotional period.</li><li>Global Registration Experience: A new Sell Across the World (SAW) workflow provides personalized guidance to help sellers expand globally.</li><li>Interactive Seller University Content: Refreshed Seller University interactive eLearning content offers Selling Partners live practice opportunities to help them better operate an Amazon store.</li></ul><p>To further help small and medium-sized businesses thrive in Amazon's stores, Amazon hosts a variety of events to educate sellers, including Amazon Academy events across Europe, the Boost Conference specifically for businesses using the FBA service, and the new Selling Partner Summits across the U.S. The new Selling Partner Summits are a series of six conferences designed to help sellers grow their business in Amazon's stores. The conferences, which were announced in February, sold out quickly in just six weeks.</p><p>More than half of all units sold in Amazon's stores are from small and medium-sized businesses. The 2018 Amazon Small Business Impact Report revealed that there are more than one million U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon's stores. Amazon estimates that small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon stores have created more than 900,000 jobs worldwide. In 2018, more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales. The number of small and medium-sized businesses eclipsing $1 million in sales in Amazon's stores worldwide grew by 20 percent last year.</p><p>To view all tools available to help small and medium-sized businesses grow in Amazon's stores, visit: amazon.com/sellercentral.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190409005428/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Announces Three New Renewable Energy Projects to Support AWS Global Infrastructure | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Announces-Three-New-Renewable-Energy-Projects-to-Support-AWS-Global-Infrastructure/default.aspx | Amazon-Announces-Three-New-Renewable-Energy-Projects-to-Support-AWS-Global-Infrastructure | 1,987 | 04/08/2019 09:00:00 | Amazon Announces Three New Renewable Energy Projects to Support AWS Global Infrastructure | 04/08/2019 | 2019 | Three new wind farms in Ireland, Sweden, and the United States will produce more than 670,000 MWh annually and support AWS's goal to power 100% of its global infrastructure with renewable energy
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 8, 2019-- Today, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced three new renewable energy projects as part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon Web Services (AWS) global infrastructure with renewable energy. These projects – one in Ireland, one in Sweden, and one in the United States – will deliver wind-generated energy that will total over 229 megawatts (MW) of power, with expected generation of over 670,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy annually. The new projects are part of AWS's long-term commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy for its global infrastructure. In 2018, AWS exceeded 50 percent renewable energy for its global infrastructure. For more information, go to https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability/.
Once complete, these projects, combined with AWS's previous nine renewable energy projects, are expected to generate more than 2,700,000 MWh of renewable energy annually – equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of over 262,000 US homes, which is approximately the size of the city of Nashville, Tennessee.
"Each of these projects brings us closer to our long-term commitment to use 100 percent renewable energy to power our global AWS infrastructure," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. "These projects are well-positioned to serve AWS data centers in Ireland, Sweden, and the US. We expect more projects in 2019 as we continue toward our goal of powering all AWS global infrastructure with renewable energy."
Amazon has committed to buying the energy from a new wind project in Ireland, a 91.2 MW wind farm in Donegal. The Donegal wind farm project is expected to deliver clean energy no later than the end of 2021.
"AWS's investment in renewable projects in Ireland illustrates their continued commitment to adding clean energy to the grid and it will make a positive contribution to Ireland's renewable energy goals," said Leo Varadkar, An Taoiseach of Ireland. "As a significant employer in Ireland, it is very encouraging to see Amazon taking a lead on this issue. We look forward to continuing to work with Amazon as we strive to make Ireland a leader on renewable energy."
Amazon will also purchase 91 MW of power from a new wind farm in Bäckhammar, Sweden, which is expected to deliver renewable energy by the end of 2020.
"Sweden has long been known for ambitious renewable energy goals, and this new wind farm showcases both our country's leadership and AWS's commitment to renewable energy," said Anders Ygeman, Sweden's Minister for Energy and Digital Development. "This is a significant step in Sweden's renewable energy production as we work toward our target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2040."
California leads the United States in renewable electricity generation from non-hydroelectric sources, and the state's Tehachapi Mountains, where AWS's wind farm will be located, contain some of the largest wind farms in the country. The wind farm project in Tehachapi is expected to bring up to 47 MW of new renewable energy capacity by the end of 2020.
"This announcement from AWS is great news, not just for California, but for the entire country, as it reaffirms our role as a leader in renewable energy and allows us to take an important step forward on deploying the clean energy we need to respond to climate change," said California State Senator Jerry Hill, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.
Beyond the sustainability initiatives focused on powering the AWS global infrastructure, Amazon recently announced Shipment Zero, which is Amazon's vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50 percent of all shipments net zero by 2030. Additional sustainability programs across the company include Amazon Wind Farm Texas, which adds more than 1 million MWh of clean energy each year. In total, Amazon has enabled 53 wind and solar projects worldwide, which produce more than 1,016 MW and are expected to deliver over 3,075,636 million MWh of energy annually. These projects support hundreds of jobs, while providing tens of millions of dollars of investment in local communities. Amazon has also set a goal to host solar energy systems at 50 fulfillment centers by 2020. This deployment of rooftop solar systems is part of a long-term initiative that will start in North America and spread across the globe. Amazon also implemented the District Energy Project that uses recycled energy for heating Amazon offices in Seattle. For more information on Amazon's sustainability initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability. | <p><em>Three new wind farms in Ireland, Sweden, and the United States will produce more than 670,000 MWh annually and support AWS's goal to power 100% of its global infrastructure with renewable energy</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 8, 2019-- Today, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced three new renewable energy projects as part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon Web Services (AWS) global infrastructure with renewable energy. These projects – one in Ireland, one in Sweden, and one in the United States – will deliver wind-generated energy that will total over 229 megawatts (MW) of power, with expected generation of over 670,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy annually. The new projects are part of AWS's long-term commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy for its global infrastructure. In 2018, AWS exceeded 50 percent renewable energy for its global infrastructure. For more information, go to https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability/.</p><p>Once complete, these projects, combined with AWS's previous nine renewable energy projects, are expected to generate more than 2,700,000 MWh of renewable energy annually – equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of over 262,000 US homes, which is approximately the size of the city of Nashville, Tennessee.</p><p>"Each of these projects brings us closer to our long-term commitment to use 100 percent renewable energy to power our global AWS infrastructure," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. "These projects are well-positioned to serve AWS data centers in Ireland, Sweden, and the US. We expect more projects in 2019 as we continue toward our goal of powering all AWS global infrastructure with renewable energy."</p><p>Amazon has committed to buying the energy from a new wind project in Ireland, a 91.2 MW wind farm in Donegal. The Donegal wind farm project is expected to deliver clean energy no later than the end of 2021.</p><p>"AWS's investment in renewable projects in Ireland illustrates their continued commitment to adding clean energy to the grid and it will make a positive contribution to Ireland's renewable energy goals," said Leo Varadkar, An Taoiseach of Ireland. "As a significant employer in Ireland, it is very encouraging to see Amazon taking a lead on this issue. We look forward to continuing to work with Amazon as we strive to make Ireland a leader on renewable energy."</p><p>Amazon will also purchase 91 MW of power from a new wind farm in Bäckhammar, Sweden, which is expected to deliver renewable energy by the end of 2020.</p><p>"Sweden has long been known for ambitious renewable energy goals, and this new wind farm showcases both our country's leadership and AWS's commitment to renewable energy," said Anders Ygeman, Sweden's Minister for Energy and Digital Development. "This is a significant step in Sweden's renewable energy production as we work toward our target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2040."</p><p>California leads the United States in renewable electricity generation from non-hydroelectric sources, and the state's Tehachapi Mountains, where AWS's wind farm will be located, contain some of the largest wind farms in the country. The wind farm project in Tehachapi is expected to bring up to 47 MW of new renewable energy capacity by the end of 2020.</p><p>"This announcement from AWS is great news, not just for California, but for the entire country, as it reaffirms our role as a leader in renewable energy and allows us to take an important step forward on deploying the clean energy we need to respond to climate change," said California State Senator Jerry Hill, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.</p><p>Beyond the sustainability initiatives focused on powering the AWS global infrastructure, Amazon recently announced Shipment Zero, which is Amazon's vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50 percent of all shipments net zero by 2030. Additional sustainability programs across the company include Amazon Wind Farm Texas, which adds more than 1 million MWh of clean energy each year. In total, Amazon has enabled 53 wind and solar projects worldwide, which produce more than 1,016 MW and are expected to deliver over 3,075,636 million MWh of energy annually. These projects support hundreds of jobs, while providing tens of millions of dollars of investment in local communities. Amazon has also set a goal to host solar energy systems at 50 fulfillment centers by 2020. This deployment of rooftop solar systems is part of a long-term initiative that will start in North America and spread across the globe. Amazon also implemented the District Energy Project that uses recycled energy for heating Amazon offices in Seattle. For more information on Amazon's sustainability initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability.</p> |
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AWS to Open New Region in Indonesia | /news/news-details/2019/AWS-to-Open-New-Region-in-Indonesia/default.aspx | AWS-to-Open-New-Region-in-Indonesia | 1,988 | 04/03/2019 11:00:00 | AWS to Open New Region in Indonesia | 04/03/2019 | 2019 | New AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will arrive by the end of 2021 / early 2022, enabling customers to run workloads in Indonesia, and serve millions of end-users across Asia Pacific with even lower latency
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 3, 2019-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will open an infrastructure region in Indonesia by the end of 2021 / early 2022. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will be AWS's ninth region in Asia Pacific, joining existing regions in Beijing, Mumbai, Ningxia, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and an upcoming region in Hong Kong SAR. Currently, AWS provides 61 Availability Zones across 20 infrastructure regions worldwide, with another 12 Availability Zones across four AWS Regions in Bahrain, Hong Kong SAR, Italy, and South Africa expected to come online by the first half of 2020. For more information on AWS's global infrastructure, go to: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/.
"The cloud has the power to transform businesses, educational institutions, and entire government agencies across Indonesia, and with another AWS infrastructure region coming to Asia Pacific, we look forward to helping accelerate this transformation," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. "Opening an AWS Region in Indonesia will support the country's fast-growing startup ecosystem, large Indonesian enterprises, and government agencies by helping drive more technology jobs and businesses, boosting the local economy, and enabling organizations across all verticals to lower costs, increase agility, and improve flexibility. We're excited about AWS being a meaningful part of this journey."
AWS Regions are comprised of Availability Zones, which are technology infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security and is connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high availability can design their applications to run in multiple Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault-tolerance. The addition of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will enable organizations to provide lower latency to end users in Indonesia, and across Asia Pacific. Additionally, Indonesian organizations from startups to enterprises and the public sector will have infrastructure in their country to leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud with the broadest and deepest suite of cloud services including analytics, artificial intelligence, database, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, mobile services, serverless, and more to drive innovation.
Customers and partners looking to learn more about AWS in Indonesia should visit https://aws.amazon.com/id/ | <p><em>New AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will arrive by the end of 2021 / early 2022, enabling customers to run workloads in Indonesia, and serve millions of end-users across Asia Pacific with even lower latency</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 3, 2019-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will open an infrastructure region in Indonesia by the end of 2021 / early 2022. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will be AWS's ninth region in Asia Pacific, joining existing regions in Beijing, Mumbai, Ningxia, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and an upcoming region in Hong Kong SAR. Currently, AWS provides 61 Availability Zones across 20 infrastructure regions worldwide, with another 12 Availability Zones across four AWS Regions in Bahrain, Hong Kong SAR, Italy, and South Africa expected to come online by the first half of 2020. For more information on AWS's global infrastructure, go to: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/.</p><p>"The cloud has the power to transform businesses, educational institutions, and entire government agencies across Indonesia, and with another AWS infrastructure region coming to Asia Pacific, we look forward to helping accelerate this transformation," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. "Opening an AWS Region in Indonesia will support the country's fast-growing startup ecosystem, large Indonesian enterprises, and government agencies by helping drive more technology jobs and businesses, boosting the local economy, and enabling organizations across all verticals to lower costs, increase agility, and improve flexibility. We're excited about AWS being a meaningful part of this journey."</p><p>AWS Regions are comprised of Availability Zones, which are technology infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations with enough distance to significantly reduce the risk of a single event impacting business continuity, yet near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security and is connected via redundant, ultra-low-latency networks. AWS customers focused on high availability can design their applications to run in multiple Availability Zones to achieve even greater fault-tolerance. The addition of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region will enable organizations to provide lower latency to end users in Indonesia, and across Asia Pacific. Additionally, Indonesian organizations from startups to enterprises and the public sector will have infrastructure in their country to leverage advanced technologies from the world's leading cloud with the broadest and deepest suite of cloud services including analytics, artificial intelligence, database, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, mobile services, serverless, and more to drive innovation.</p><p>Customers and partners looking to learn more about AWS in Indonesia should visit https://aws.amazon.com/id/</p> |
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Amazon Awards $40,000 Scholarships and Guaranteed Internship Offers to 100 Students to Pursue Undergraduate Degrees in Computer Science | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Awards-40000-Scholarships-and-Guaranteed-Internship-Offers-to-100-Students-to-Pursue-Undergraduate-Degrees-in-Computer-Science/default.aspx | Amazon-Awards-40000-Scholarships-and-Guaranteed-Internship-Offers-to-100-Students-to-Pursue-Undergraduate-Degrees-in-Computer-Science | 1,989 | 04/02/2019 03:10:00 | Amazon Awards $40,000 Scholarships and Guaranteed Internship Offers to 100 Students to Pursue Undergraduate Degrees in Computer Science | 04/02/2019 | 2019 | 100 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship winners will receive $10,000 per year over four years to study computer science starting this fall at the college of their choice. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field.
Scholarship winners will also receive a guaranteed, paid internship opportunity at Amazon after their freshman year of college.
Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding.
See what this scholarship means to one of its recipients here.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 2, 2019--
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that 100 high school seniors from 32 states across the country will receive the first-ever Amazon Future Engineer scholarship of $10,000 per year over four years to study computer science at a college of their choice. The scholarship winners will also receive a guaranteed paid internship offer at Amazon after their freshman year of college to gain work experience. Recipients were chosen for their academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, future goals, and diversity. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field. See what this scholarship means to one of its recipients here.
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Amazon Future Engineer scholarship recipient Leo Jean Baptiste in class at Orange High School in Orange, New Jersey. (Photo: Business Wire)
"This scholarship is very important because it means when I go to college, I won't have to constantly worry about money," said Leo Jean Baptiste, from Orange High School in Orange, New Jersey. "I have an internship at one of the top companies in the world – I feel relieved knowing that I have the opportunity set up ahead of time."
"Leo is going to be a brilliant computer scientist and, more than that, he wants to use computer science to really make a change and better the world," said Hooman Behzadpo, Leo's math and computer science teacher at Orange High School. "This is a phenomenal opportunity for Leo, and it's a phenomenal thing for the community. But equally as much, it's a fantastic opportunity for future generations of students."
"This is a huge help for all of these students about to start college," said senior House Education Committee Member Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC). "As a former professor, I know higher education is becoming increasingly expensive, and it's so important for students who need extra financial support to get that, especially if it helps them pursue a promising, rewarding, and in-demand field of study like computer science."
"We are confident that these scholarship recipients are our country's next generation of world-changing inventors and leaders. They are an impressive, hard-working group, and we're thrilled to call them our first class of Amazon Future Engineer scholarship winners," said Jeff Wilke, CEO, Worldwide Consumer, Amazon. "This scholarship is a reflection of our appreciation for the work these students have done so far, and an investment in them and the future we all share. We are eager to see the bold paths paved by these students as college students, Amazon interns, and beyond."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a small number from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.
Launched in November, 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire more than 10 million kids to explore computer science; provide over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; award 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offer guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.
Rising high school seniors can apply for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship starting in November, 2019. Requirements for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship include: completion of an Advanced Placement Computer Science course in high school, intent to pursue a computer science degree at a four-year college or university, and a teacher recommendation. Other factors considered include: academic performance, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, a statement of career and educational goals, and diversity. Amazon Future Engineer is currently accepting applications for the high school piece of its program at www.amazonfutureengineer.com.
About Amazon in the Community
Amazon is committed to ensuring all children and young adults, especially those from underprivileged, underrepresented, and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underprivileged and underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>100 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship winners will receive $10,000 per year over four years to study computer science starting this fall at the college of their choice. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field.</em></p><p><em>Scholarship winners will also receive a guaranteed, paid internship opportunity at Amazon after their freshman year of college.</em></p><p><em>Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part, childhood-to-career program that works to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science and coding.</em></p><p><em>See what this scholarship means to one of its recipients </em><em>here</em><em>.</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 2, 2019--</p><p>Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that 100 high school seniors from 32 states across the country will receive the first-ever Amazon Future Engineer scholarship of $10,000 per year over four years to study computer science at a college of their choice. The scholarship winners will also receive a guaranteed paid internship offer at Amazon after their freshman year of college to gain work experience. Recipients were chosen for their academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, future goals, and diversity. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field. See what this scholarship means to one of its recipients here.</p><p>This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190402005419/en/</p><div><p>Amazon Future Engineer scholarship recipient Leo Jean Baptiste in class at Orange High School in Orange, New Jersey. (Photo: Business Wire)</p></div><p>"This scholarship is very important because it means when I go to college, I won't have to constantly worry about money," said Leo Jean Baptiste, from Orange High School in Orange, New Jersey. "I have an internship at one of the top companies in the world – I feel relieved knowing that I have the opportunity set up ahead of time."</p><p>"Leo is going to be a brilliant computer scientist and, more than that, he wants to use computer science to really make a change and better the world," said Hooman Behzadpo, Leo's math and computer science teacher at Orange High School. "This is a phenomenal opportunity for Leo, and it's a phenomenal thing for the community. But equally as much, it's a fantastic opportunity for future generations of students."</p><p>"This is a huge help for all of these students about to start college," said senior House Education Committee Member Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC). "As a former professor, I know higher education is becoming increasingly expensive, and it's so important for students who need extra financial support to get that, especially if it helps them pursue a promising, rewarding, and in-demand field of study like computer science."</p><p>"We are confident that these scholarship recipients are our country's next generation of world-changing inventors and leaders. They are an impressive, hard-working group, and we're thrilled to call them our first class of Amazon Future Engineer scholarship winners," said Jeff Wilke, CEO, Worldwide Consumer, Amazon. "This scholarship is a reflection of our appreciation for the work these students have done so far, and an investment in them and the future we all share. We are eager to see the bold paths paved by these students as college students, Amazon interns, and beyond."</p><p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer-science-related jobs available and only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is the fastest-growing profession within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, but only 8% of STEM graduates earn a computer science degree, with a small number from underprivileged backgrounds. Students from underprivileged backgrounds are 8 to 10 times more likely to pursue college degrees in computer science if they have taken AP computer science in high school.</p><p>Launched in November, 2018, Amazon Future Engineer is a four-part childhood-to-career program intended to inspire, educate, and prepare children and young adults from underrepresented and underserved communities to pursue careers in the fast-growing field of computer science. Each year, Amazon Future Engineer aims to inspire more than 10 million kids to explore computer science; provide over 100,000 young people in over 2,000 high schools access to Intro or AP Computer Science courses; award 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships, as well as offer guaranteed and paid Amazon internships to gain work experience. Amazon Future Engineer is part of Amazon's $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. In addition, Amazon Future Engineer has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote computer science/STEM education across the country.</p><p>Rising high school seniors can apply for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship starting in November, 2019. Requirements for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship include: completion of an Advanced Placement Computer Science course in high school, intent to pursue a computer science degree at a four-year college or university, and a teacher recommendation. Other factors considered include: academic performance, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, a statement of career and educational goals, and diversity. Amazon Future Engineer is currently accepting applications for the high school piece of its program at www.amazonfutureengineer.com.</p><p>About Amazon in the Community</p><p>Amazon is committed to ensuring all children and young adults, especially those from underprivileged, underrepresented, and underserved communities, have the resources and skills they need to build their best future. Amazon focuses on building long-term, innovative, and high impact programs that leverage Amazon's unique assets and culture. Initiatives include Amazon Future Engineer, designed to inspire and excite 10 million children and young adults from underprivileged and underrepresented communities each year to pursue an education in computer science, as well as programs that support immediate needs, including fighting childhood hunger by providing access to millions of breakfasts through its nationwide Rise and Smile program, addressing family homelessness through donations and housing a homeless shelter in its Seattle headquarters, and global relief efforts for people in need following natural disasters.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190402005419/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |
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Amazon Expands Austin Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 800 New Tech Jobs | /news/news-details/2019/Amazon-Expands-Austin-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-800-New-Tech-Jobs/default.aspx | Amazon-Expands-Austin-Tech-Hub-and-Announces-Plans-to-Create-800-New-Tech-Jobs | 1,990 | 03/28/2019 08:31:00 | Amazon Expands Austin Tech Hub and Announces Plans to Create 800 New Tech Jobs | 03/28/2019 | 2019 | Amazon has created more than 22,000 jobs in Texas and invested over $7 billion in the state since 2011, including infrastructure and compensation
Amazon employs more than 20,000 employees across the company's growing network of North American Tech Hubs
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 28, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Austin Tech Hub and plans to create 800 new tech jobs in fields including software and hardware engineering, research science, and cloud computing. Together with its customer fulfillment facilities, Amazon has created more than 22,000 full-time jobs in Texas and since 2011 has invested over $7 billion in the state, including infrastructure and compensation to its employees.
"In the last four years, we have created more than a 1,000 jobs in Austin," said Terry Leeper, General Manager of Amazon's Austin Tech Hub. "With a strong pool of technical talent in Austin and a dynamic quality of life, we are excited to continue to expand and create more opportunity in this vibrant city."
"The state of Texas has cultivated a strong and vibrant business environment, leading to more jobs and greater innovation," said Governor Abbott. "With today's announcement and continued investment in the technology sector, Texas will continue to chart a path toward greater economic prosperity."
"It is no surprise that Texas' booming economy continues to attract innovative companies, both large and small. Amazon's decision to further expand comes with the recognition that Texas continues to boast a pro-business environment that helps businesses and families to grow, thrive, and succeed," said Congressman McCaul. "This expansion will help ensure Austin remains at the cutting-edge of the tech that's fueling and driving emerging markets."
"I'm pleased that Amazon is doubling down on Austin by expanding the Tech Hub," said Senator Watson. "Austin is a special place that fosters creativity and innovation, and I appreciate that Amazon has chosen to become an even greater contributor to our dynamic community and economy."
"We are pleased to see Amazon's significant investment in the Austin region continue to grow," said Gary Farmer, Opportunity Austin Chair, Austin Chamber of Commerce. "This expanding presence is indicative of our region's ability to provide creative and innovative talent. We're proud to call Amazon a partner in our efforts to achieve regional prosperity."
Amazon's Austin Tech Hub is one of the company's 17 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Northern Virginia headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees, building new products and services for Amazon customers around the world. Austin-based teams primarily focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Business, Amazon devices, video game design, advertising and more. To accommodate the additional job creation in Austin, Amazon will expand into a new 145,000 square foot office in The Domain, opening in 2020. Amazon's new office will be located in Domain 10 owned by TIER REIT, which is co-developing the project with Endeavor Real Estate Group.
Named #1 on LinkedIn Top Companies in 2018, Amazon provides comprehensive benefits to its employees, including healthcare from day one, 401(k) with 50 percent match and flexible parental leave —from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Amazon also offers a range of programs to equip job seekers and employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships for military veterans, to its innovative Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. To date, more than 12,000 employees have participated in Career Choice in the United States, pursuing degrees in healthcare, information technology, and many more areas of study.
Investing and creating jobs in Texas
Since 2011, Amazon has invested over $7 billion in Texas, from building customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and a 253-megawatt (MW) wind farm to compensation to its teams. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed more than $5 billion to Texas' economy (2011-2017) and generated an additional 30,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also more than 130,000 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Texas growing their businesses with Amazon.
Additionally, as part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to the communities where our employees live and work, the Amazon Future Engineer program – a childhood-to-career program to inspire, educate and propel children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to pursue careers in computer science – has added more than 90 high schools across Texas to date. Amazon has supported more than a hundred local schools and organizations in Texas through monetary and in-kind donations, and employees have dedicated thousands of volunteer hours to charities such as the North Texas Food Bank and Dallas Special Olympics Competition. In 2017, Amazon also aided with disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, which included AWS' support of supplemental call centers for the Red Cross and work with the Texas Homeless Network.
Over the past seven years, the company has invested more than $160 billion in the U.S., including corporate offices, development and research centers, fulfillment infrastructure, and compensation to its employees.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr | <p><em>Amazon has created more than 22,000 jobs in Texas and invested over $7 billion in the state since 2011, including infrastructure and compensation</em></p><p><em>Amazon employs more than 20,000 employees across the company's growing network of North American Tech Hubs</em></p><p>SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 28, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expansion of its Austin Tech Hub and plans to create 800 new tech jobs in fields including software and hardware engineering, research science, and cloud computing. Together with its customer fulfillment facilities, Amazon has created more than 22,000 full-time jobs in Texas and since 2011 has invested over $7 billion in the state, including infrastructure and compensation to its employees.</p><p>"In the last four years, we have created more than a 1,000 jobs in Austin," said Terry Leeper, General Manager of Amazon's Austin Tech Hub. "With a strong pool of technical talent in Austin and a dynamic quality of life, we are excited to continue to expand and create more opportunity in this vibrant city."</p><p>"The state of Texas has cultivated a strong and vibrant business environment, leading to more jobs and greater innovation," said Governor Abbott. "With today's announcement and continued investment in the technology sector, Texas will continue to chart a path toward greater economic prosperity."</p><p>"It is no surprise that Texas' booming economy continues to attract innovative companies, both large and small. Amazon's decision to further expand comes with the recognition that Texas continues to boast a pro-business environment that helps businesses and families to grow, thrive, and succeed," said Congressman McCaul. "This expansion will help ensure Austin remains at the cutting-edge of the tech that's fueling and driving emerging markets.<em>"</em></p><p>"I'm pleased that Amazon is doubling down on Austin by expanding the Tech Hub," said Senator Watson. "Austin is a special place that fosters creativity and innovation, and I appreciate that Amazon has chosen to become an even greater contributor to our dynamic community and economy."</p><p>"We are pleased to see Amazon's significant investment in the Austin region continue to grow," said Gary Farmer, Opportunity Austin Chair, Austin Chamber of Commerce. "This expanding presence is indicative of our region's ability to provide creative and innovative talent. We're proud to call Amazon a partner in our efforts to achieve regional prosperity."</p><p>Amazon's Austin Tech Hub is one of the company's 17 North American Tech Hubs – a network of development centers in addition to Amazon's Seattle and Northern Virginia headquarters. Together, these Hubs have more than 20,000 employees, building new products and services for Amazon customers around the world. Austin-based teams primarily focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Business, Amazon devices, video game design, advertising and more. To accommodate the additional job creation in Austin, Amazon will expand into a new 145,000 square foot office in The Domain, opening in 2020. Amazon's new office will be located in Domain 10 owned by TIER REIT, which is co-developing the project with Endeavor Real Estate Group.</p><p>Named #1 on LinkedIn Top Companies in 2018, Amazon provides comprehensive benefits to its employees, including healthcare from day one, 401(k) with 50 percent match and flexible parental leave —from the company's most senior executives to its hourly FC associates. Amazon also offers a range of programs to equip job seekers and employees with the skills they need for new, in-demand jobs, from paid cloud computing apprenticeships for military veterans, to its innovative Career Choice program, which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. To date, more than 12,000 employees have participated in Career Choice in the United States, pursuing degrees in healthcare, information technology, and many more areas of study.</p><p>Investing and creating jobs in Texas</p><p>Since 2011, Amazon has invested over $7 billion in Texas, from building customer fulfillment facilities, cloud infrastructure, and a 253-megawatt (MW) wind farm to compensation to its teams. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed more than $5 billion to Texas' economy (2011-2017) and generated an additional 30,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also more than 130,000 authors, developers, and small and medium-sized businesses in Texas growing their businesses with Amazon.</p><p>Additionally, as part of Amazon's ongoing commitment to the communities where our employees live and work, the Amazon Future Engineer program – a childhood-to-career program to inspire, educate and propel children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities to pursue careers in computer science – has added more than 90 high schools across Texas to date. Amazon has supported more than a hundred local schools and organizations in Texas through monetary and in-kind donations, and employees have dedicated thousands of volunteer hours to charities such as the North Texas Food Bank and Dallas Special Olympics Competition. In 2017, Amazon also aided with disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, which included AWS' support of supplemental call centers for the Red Cross and work with the Texas Homeless Network.</p><p>Over the past seven years, the company has invested more than $160 billion in the U.S., including corporate offices, development and research centers, fulfillment infrastructure, and compensation to its employees.</p><p>About Amazon</p><p>Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.</p><p>View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190328005489/en/</p><p>Source: Amazon.com, Inc.</p><p>Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr</p> |