Joseph Pisani

Associated Press

How to Ease the Pain of Physical Inventory Counts

How to Ease the Pain of Physical Inventory Counts

While physical inventory counts are a necessary evil, they don't need to be such a significant burden.

A worker walks out of an Amazon Fulfillment Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in North Las Vegas. Amazon said it will stop testing its workers for COVID-19 at its warehouses at the end of July, citing the availability of vaccines and free testing.

Amazon to End COVID-19 Testing at Warehouses

Nearly 20,000 workers had been infected by October 2020.

This Feb. 9, 2021 photo file photo, a car enters an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala. Organizers are pushing for some 6,000 Amazon workers to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on the promise it will lead to better working conditions, better pay and more respect. Amazon is pushing back, arguing that it already offers more than twice the minimum wage in Alabama and workers get such benefits as health care, vision and dental insurance without paying union dues.

Amazon Vote May Spark More Union Pushes

What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labor movement at large.

This photo provided by Hasbro shows the new Potato Head world. Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.

Mr. Potato Head Goes Gender Neutral

A mister no more.

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OSHA Updates Virus Safety Guidance

OSHA also said that it will resume publicly announcing when it fines workplaces for unsafe conditions.

In this photo provided by Megan Fry, a desk Fry constructed out of a legless tabletop and bookcases stands in her Indianapolis home on Sept. 14, 2020.

Desk Shortage Forces People to Get Creative

It was time to upgrade from the upside-down laundry basket on a nightstand.

The Ring Always Home Cam, still needs approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, but Amazon said it expects to sell it next year at $250.

Amazon's Flying Camera Will Check to See if You Left the Stove On

The drone will automatically take flight if there's movement in the house to show you what's going on.

Kodak Deal Blocked until 'Allegations are Cleared'

Rumors of insider trading abound after a stock spike raised questions.

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Amazon Limits Shipments to Warehouses for 3 Weeks

It will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies and household goods.

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Tahsha Sydnor stows packages into special containers after Amazon robots deliver separated packages by zip code at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz. On Monday, March 16, 2020, Amazon said that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online.

Amazon Needs 100,000 Employees to Keep Up

The online retailer will also temporarily raise pay.

P&G CEO on Cutting Back on Plastic

He says manufacturers will use more recycled plastic, and looks for more plastic alternatives.

A sign on a shelf at a QFC grocery store in Kirkland, Wash., advises shoppers, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, that all hand sanitizer products are sold out.

Sanitizer Gets Scarce

More is on the way, although it's not clear how long it will take/