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Amazon terminates its proposed 1.7 billion acquisition of consumer robot manufacturer iRobot Corporation after facing antitrust scrutiny from the European Commission.
2024-01-29

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 U.S. states file a lawsuit against Amazon over accusations of monopoly.
2023-09-26

A coalition of technology companies including Facebook, Google, and Amazon, as well as the United States Chamber of Commerce, file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. state of Maryland for passing a gross revenue tax on digital ads by non-media companies. It is the first tax of its kind in the nation.
2021-02-18

Amazon announces that they will close the Robbinsville Township facility, also known as the PNE5, after several workers tested positive for COVID-19.
2020-12-20

The Indian government asks e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart to display the country of origin on new products listed by sellers on their sites by August 1 and items that were already being sold by October 1 without stipulating a mandatory deadline. The move comes during heightened tensions between India and China following the 2020 China–India skirmishes and a campaign to boycott Chinese-origin products in India.
2020-07-10

Amazon files a lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense for awarding a US$10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft. The company had previously accused the Department of bias in their decision, given CEO Jeff Bezos has been a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump.
2019-11-22

Amazon announces plans to open dozens of proprietary grocery stores in several major U.S. cities.
2019-03-1

Amazon cancels its New York City headquarters plans, citing opposition from activists and local politicians.
2019-02-14

Workers at Amazon distribution centers in Germany and Spain protest labour conditions in a strike coinciding with the Black Friday shopping peak.
2018-11-23

Amazon announces it will split their second headquarters in New York City and National Landing in northern Virginia (outside Washington D.C.)
2018-11-13