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☆ Amazon's North America fulfillment head is leaving
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. One of Amazon 's top operations executives is leaving the e-retailer, the company confirmed. Melissa Nick, a vice president of North America customer fulfillment, will depart the company June 16, Amazon said. Nick reported to Yonatan Gal, a vice president in charge of overseeing Amazon's fulfillment supply chain, equipment maintenance and repairs, as well as fulfillment execution, in North America, according to internal company documents viewed by CNBC. Chris Vonderhaar, a vice president in charge of Amazon Web Services data centers, is leaving the company, GeekWire reported on Monday.

Persons: Melissa Nick, Amazon, Nick, Barbara Agrait, Melissa, Yonatan, Stefano Perego, John Felton, Amazon's, Andy Jassy's, Andy Jassy, Chris Vonderhaar, GeekWire, Jay Carney, Dave Clark Organizations: North, Amazon, CNBC, Amazon Web, Airbnb, Amazon Logistics Locations: Eastvale , California, North America, Europe

☆ Amazon is focusing on using A.I. to get stuff delivered to you faster
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon is focusing on using artificial intelligence to speed up deliveries — by minimizing the distance between its products and customers, a top executive told CNBC. Stefano Perego, vice president of customer fulfilment and global ops services for North America and Europe at Amazon, outlined how the company is using AI when it comes to logistics. But a key focus right now for Amazon is using AI to figure out where to place its inventory. If a product is nearer to customers, Amazon will be able to make same-day or next-day deliveries, like what its Prime subscription service offers. In the United States, more than 74% of the products customers order are now from fulfilment centers within their region, according to Amazon.

☆ Amazon plans more warehouses and higher headcount in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Helen Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BARCELONA, May 9 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) plans to open new warehouses and hire more people in Europe, an executive said on Tuesday, even as squeezed consumer spending forces the tech giant to cut costs globally and lay off some employees. Amazon has invested 142 billion euros ($156 billion)in Europe since 2010, and its growth in the region was boosted in recent years from COVID-19 lockdowns driving shopping online. The expansion is part of Amazon's push to increase efficiency by cutting delivery distances and making fulfilment centres more automated. "The ability to have a collaborative deployment of AI is really a key strategic element for us," Perego said. ($1 = 0.9084 euros)Reporting by Helen Reid in Barcelona; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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