Amazon hiring 100,000 and focusing on household essentials
As much of the US is on lockdown, the online retailer wants to ‘deliver critical supplies directly to the doorsteps of people who need them’
17 March 2020 - 19:14
Seattle — Amazon will hire 100,000 people — and give US workers a $2 an hour raise in an effort to meet crushing demand from customers placing online orders for household essentials rather than going to crowded stores.
Amazon has had difficulty meeting demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The company warned customers on March 2 that orders were backlogged since demand outstripped its delivery capacity, and a technical glitch on Sunday further delayed orders from Whole Foods Markets and other Amazon services...
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