California: Amazon pressured retailers to boost prices on websites to not undercut it

Amazon used its market leverage to get companies such as Walmart to increase prices on their websites so the e-commerce giant would not be undercut by its competitors, according to a filing unsealed Monday in an ongoing lawsuit by California’s attorney general. Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon in San Francisco Superior Court in 2022 … Read more

FedEx to offer same-day delivery as it battles with Amazon and other retailers

FedEx said Tuesday that it will offer same-day delivery in partnership with logistics company OneRail, with the announcement following a recent move by Amazon to offer expedited deliveries across the U.S. The new shipping option allows FedEx customers to choose two-hour or end-of-day delivery when they are completing the checkout process for a package. The company … Read more

37 million pounds of food sold at retailers nationwide recalled because it could contain glass

A frozen food manufacturer is expanding an earlier recall of frozen food sold at Trader Joe’s over potential glass contamination.  Portland, Ore.-based Ajinomoto Foods North America, which in February recalled 3.4 million pounds of chicken fried rice meals sold at the retailer, is now recalling nearly 37 million pounds, including ready-to-eat chicken and pork fried … Read more