But in the early months of the pandemic, Amazon was caught flat footed. As consumers rushed to stock up on cleaning supplies, home office equipment and recreational goods, Amazon was rocked by shipping delays and a depleted inventory. “Let’s see if they can recoup the business they gave away to Walmart, Target and Kroger.”ADADSucharita Kodali, a retail analyst at Forrester, said Amazon hires 100,000 to 200,000 more workers every holiday season. Amazon said in its most recent earnings report that net sales jumped 40 percent, to $88.9 billion from $63.4 billion in the year-ago period. Earlier this year, hundreds of Amazon workers staged a virtual rally, protesting what they said were unethical working conditions.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2020 17:13 UTC