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A Cambridge Whole Foods Sent Workers Home After They Wore Black Lives Matter Masks

At the beginning of June, Whole Foods’ parent company Amazon made a public statement declaring that “Black Lives Matter,” detailing its support for the movement […]

Paris, France - January 28, 2016: Amazon logotype printed on cardboard box side seen from above on a wooden parwuet floor. Amazon is an American electronic e-commerce company distribution worlwide e-commerce goods
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Amazon Will Purchase Somerville-Based PillPack

A giant has entered the drugstore ring, and like Kyrie Irving when he’s double-teamed in the paint with nowhere to go, some of the industry’s […]

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Whole Foods Launches Free Two-Hour Delivery Service in Boston

Watch out, Instacart: Whole Foods is coming. The Amazon-owned grocery store launched a free two-hour delivery option for Prime members in Boston and three other […]

Hagerstown, MD, USA - June 2, 2014: Image of an Amazon packages. Amazon is an online company and is the largest retailer in the world.
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With HQ2, Amazon Hopes to Avoid the Problems It Has Faced in Seattle

Amazon knows its propensity to be the popular kid you love to hate, and the e-commerce behemoth is hoping to avoid alienating people in its […]

Paris, France - January 28, 2016: Amazon logotype printed on cardboard box side seen from above on a wooden parwuet floor. Amazon is an American electronic e-commerce company distribution worlwide e-commerce goods
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Amazon Is Adding 2,000 More Jobs in Boston to Focus on Alexa, Cloud Computing

Boston may not end up as Amazon’s HQ2 bride, but we’ve certainly got the maid of honor title locked down. The jack-of-all-trades company announced Tuesday […]

Hagerstown, MD, USA - June 2, 2014: Image of an Amazon packages. Amazon is an online company and is the largest retailer in the world.
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Bostonians Are Less Enthusiastic about Amazon Than Other HQ2 Finalists

Amazon has cities dancing for HQ2. Newark offered the company $7 billion-worth of tax breaks. Philadelphia promised up to 4.2 million square feet of development […]

Hagerstown, MD, USA - June 2, 2014: Image of an Amazon packages. Amazon is an online company and is the largest retailer in the world.
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Zillow Study Says Boston’s Amazon HQ2 Chances Are Dwindling

Boston, experts say, is Amazon’s bridesmaid—not its bride. Despite the e-commerce giant’s growing footprint in the Hub, which will likely soon include a massive 430,000-square-foot […]

Paris, France - January 28, 2016: Amazon logotype printed on cardboard box side seen from above on a wooden parwuet floor. Amazon is an American electronic e-commerce company distribution worlwide e-commerce goods
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Amazon Plans to Add 2,000 Jobs, Lease Giant Office in Boston

Amazon may still be playing coy about the location of its second headquarters, but the company is already getting cozy in Boston. On Tuesday, Mayor Marty […]