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Technology
Anusuya Lahiri

Here's How Amazon Looks To Cope Up With Booming Demand For Delivery

  • In late February, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) informed its U.S. gig workers who fetch delivery items would become its Whole Foods division's employees with more extended shifts, CNBC reports
  • Whole Foods' recent job post disclosed that the schedules would be made three weeks in advance and cover two-week periods. 
  • The job post contradicted Amazon shopper's recent job post that highlighted "shift flexibility" and the ability to "work as little as four hours per week" as perks.
  • The new structure compromised several perks regarding flexibility as per a Whole Foods employee.
  • Amazon looks to streamline its sprawling grocery and physical retail operations to cope with the booming demand for delivery against the likes of Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) and DoorDash Inc (NYSE:DASH). 
  • The acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 marked Amazon's most significant expansion.
  • Price Action: AMZN shares traded higher by 2.12% at $2,778.02 premarket on the last check Wednesday.
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