Amazon.com, Inc. reports developments across its online retail marketplace, third-party seller services, Amazon Web Services, advertising, logistics, pharmacy, and digital media businesses. Company news commonly covers financial results, retail and international activity, AWS cloud and generative AI services such as Amazon Bedrock and Graviton processors, and enterprise partnerships that use AWS infrastructure.
Updates also address consumer and business-customer services, including Amazon Business, Amazon Supply Chain Services, prescription delivery through Amazon Pharmacy, and Audible audio storytelling. Other recurring themes include delivery speed, fulfillment and distribution capabilities, seller services, sports and media partnerships, and sustainability-related technology used in Amazon facilities and operations.
Constellation (CEG) and Amazon signed a 20-year power purchase agreement supporting the expansion of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant. The agreement covers 690 megawatts, including approximately 190 megawatts of new capacity scheduled to come online between 2030 and 2032.
The companies said the agreement will enable more than $3 billion in Maryland infrastructure investment, including improvements across the 1,790-megawatt plant. A related retail supply agreement will support Amazon operations in the 13-state PJM market. Constellation expects Amazon’s commitment to provide revenue certainty for another 20 years of plant licensing and progress toward new clean energy plants at the site. All Calvert Cliffs electricity will continue flowing to the PJM regional grid.
Whole Foods Market (AMZN) selected 10 brands for its 2026 LEAP Early Growth cohort on September 24, 2026.
The brands were chosen from more than 2,000 applications for a 12-week program offering mentorship and industry connections. None of their products are currently sold in Whole Foods Market stores. Their products will be evaluated for shelf placement after the program, and participants may qualify for a $25,000 equity investment.
Amazon (AMZN) launched Prime delivery for merchants’ websites and a fulfillment discount program on September 24, 2026.
New and existing Multichannel Fulfillment (MCF) merchants can add the Prime badge and fast, free delivery to their websites without charges beyond standard MCF fees. They keep their existing payment processing, order management, returns and customer service. Prime membership is verified after checkout. Among early adopters, more than 40% of eligible orders on average shipped with Prime delivery.
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers can save 15% to 25% on fulfillment fees for the first six months through MCF discounts and per-unit FBA credits. The program covers orders placed through their websites, marketplaces and social media channels, with no contracts or long-term commitments.
Amazon (AMZN) and partners launched The Climate Pledge Fashion Coalition, co-founded with Stella McCartney and Canopy, with convening support from the World Economic Forum, to accelerate climate innovation across the fashion industry.
The coalition connects more than 60 Climate Pledge signatories, including fashion brands, innovators, manufacturers, and retailers, all working toward net-zero carbon by 2040. It aims to scale lower-carbon materials and supply chains by aligning collective demand, developing blended financing mechanisms, and deploying tools such as the new Fashion Coalition Lever Library, which catalogs 100+ proven and emerging solutions and a directory of innovators.
The coalition focuses on production-stage innovation—such as organic, recycled, and next‑generation fibers from waste feedstocks, and manufacturing technologies that cut water, chemicals, and emissions—to help make lower‑impact options the industry standard.
Amazon (AMZN) will invest another $1.9 billion in its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program in 2027 to support DSP owners and help raise Delivery Associate (DA) pay to a national average of nearly $24 per hour.
Across the eight-year history of the program, Amazon has invested $21.7 billion to support DSPs and their drivers. Since 2022, it has spent more than $543 million on safety initiatives and technology, contributing to a reduction of serious vehicle crashes by more than 23% across the delivery network last year. Over the past three years, program investments are expected to have helped increase DA pay by an average of 16% nationwide.
Amazon is also committing $70 million over the next five years to community impact initiatives led by DSPs, and is expanding AI-powered tools such as Wellspring mapping, dynamic routing, and over 20,000 Smart Delivery Glasses devices expected in the field by the end of 2027.
Better Home & Finance (Nasdaq: BETR) founder and former CEO Vishal Garg, a significant shareholder, launched a consent solicitation to remove five current directors and support three new independent candidates for the Board.
The slate comprises Bing Gordon, a veteran consumer technology and product executive; David Heidecorn, a finance and risk-management specialist; and Steve Sarracino, founder of Activant Capital and a former Better director. The Garg Group is urging shareholders to return the GREEN CONSENT CARD by an updated target date of October 2, 2026. The candidates have only expressed willingness to serve; any appointment would still require nomination by Mr. Garg and approval by a Board majority at that time.
Amazon (AMZN) and No Kid Hungry report that their Summer Meals for Kids pilot delivered more than 2 million free meals to families in rural U.S. communities from May through August 2026.
Operating under the USDA Summer Food Service Program, the pilot worked with 18 local food bank and school district partners across 13 states, using Amazon’s rural delivery network to bring meals directly to families’ doorsteps. Eligible families self-enrolled online to receive shelf-stable breakfasts and lunches for children ages 1–18, typically delivered within 24 to 72 hours at no cost. The initiative builds on Amazon’s broader effort, which has delivered more than 60 million meals from food banks to homes in the U.S. and UK since 2020 and includes a commitment to provide free home delivery services for food bank partners through 2028.
Amazon (AMZN) will invest more than $1.5 billion to raise pay and expand financial and grocery benefits for U.S. core operations employees.
Minimum starting pay for full-time U.S. core operations roles is increasing by $1 to $20/hour, with average hourly pay reaching nearly $24/hour and average total compensation exceeding $32/hour including benefits. Many of these roles require no prior experience and include step-plan wage increases over an employee’s first three years.
Amazon is launching Day 1 Financial, a lifetime membership at First Tech Federal Credit Union for qualified employees and their families, with $0 overdraft and maintenance fees, no account minimums, and credit-building tools, rolling out from late 2026 into 2027. From October 1, 2026, every U.S. Amazon employee will receive an uncapped 10% discount on eligible groceries and essentials online and 20% off in-store at Whole Foods Market, on top of existing healthcare, free Prime, education, and retirement benefits.
Amazon (AMZN) will hold Prime Big Deal Days on October 6–7, offering millions of exclusive discounts for Prime members to start fall and holiday shopping. The 48‑hour event begins October 6 at 12:01 a.m. PDT, with new deal “drops” three times daily on categories such as beauty, tech, kitchen, fashion, and home, available only while supplies last.
Amazon highlights over one million items at their lowest price of the year so far, including offers from brands like Sony, Shark, LEGO, Dyson, and adidas, and seasonal items such as fall apparel, game day gear, Halloween costumes from $5, and holiday décor. Early deals are live now across Amazon brands, devices, books, digital services like Music Unlimited, and partner offers, and Prime members can use Alexa for Shopping, price alerts, and price history tools to track and auto‑buy deals. The event will be available to Prime members in 22 countries, with fast Same‑Day, Next‑Day, and ultrafast delivery options where offered.
Amazon.com (AMZN) and Ninth Wave announced results of a joint study showing that banks using Ninth Wave’s Compass onboarding assistant built on Amazon Bedrock can cut onboarding integration testing time by up to 95%.
Compass, launched in March, replaces spreadsheet- and email-based workflows with a centralized, AI-governed, self-service process for banks, aggregators, and fintech partners. The platform runs as a multi-agent AI system on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, which hosts and scales seven specialist agents and mixes model types by task. AWS infrastructure is described as providing security controls designed with SOC 2 and PCI DSS requirements in mind. A co-authored whitepaper detailing these findings is available for download.