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Philly Is Trying Really, Really Hard to Keep Its Amazon HQ2 Bid a Secret
Philadelphia-affiliated organizations have now spent more than $500,000 on the city’s bid to house Amazon’s second headquarters, according to Billy Penn. What, exactly, the city is using […]
Ritz Theaters, Like Everything Else, Might Soon Be Owned by Amazon
Citing “people familiar with the situation,” Bloomberg on Thursday reported that Amazon is angling to acquire Landmark Theaters, parent company of Philly’s Ritz theaters, from […]
Comcast Just Partnered With Amazon to Launch Prime Video on X1 Platform
Comcast and Amazon are now partners, and the duo’s first play is integrating Prime Video on the Xfinity X1 platform. Later this year, Xfinity TV […]
Whole Foods Now Offers 2-Hour Delivery in Philly, Thanks to Amazon Prime
If I had a nickel for every time I ate eggs for dinner because I just didn’t have time to make it to my local […]
Philly Likely to Appeal Order to Release Amazon HQ2 Bid
City officials say they are considering appealing a state agency’s order to release financial details regarding Philadelphia’s bid for Amazon’s second headquarters. Last week, the Pennsylvania Office […]
Take That, Philly Package Thieves: Amazon Rolls Out Car Trunk Delivery
Amazon just announced some news that could singlehandedly put every Philly package bandit out of business. On Tuesday, the online retailer launched a new program — […]
Report: Amazon HQ2 Scouts Have Recently Checked Out Philly
Amazon’s watching you, Philly. Representatives of the e-commerce giant recently visited the city in their scouting for a site for the company’s second headquarters, according to Philly.com. […]
How Alexa Ruined My Marriage
My husband Doug and I were watching the halftime show of a nationally televised Sixers game when he squinted at the screen. “Who’s that on […]
Will Amazon Really “Disrupt” Health Care? 5 Philly Health Leaders Weigh In
When Amazon announced on Tuesday its plan to launch a new nonprofit healthcare company with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase, health care stocks went […]
Philly Makes Amazon’s List of Top 20 HQ2 Finalists
This is a developing story. Check back for more information. Congrats, Philly. Amazon has narrowed its list of potential host cities for its second headquarters, […]
Philly Doesn’t Want to Tell You What It Promised Amazon for HQ2
From New Jersey: $7 billion in tax incentives. From Chicago: $1.32 billion in workers’ income taxes. From Chula Vista, California: 85 acres of land, worth $100 million, […]
20 Great Fitness Gifts Under $50 on Amazon Prime
If I had all the time in the world, I would love to spend some of it running around to all different stores, listening to […]
Why Amazon Will Set Up a Big Clothing Plant in Philly’s Backyard
Philadelphia doesn’t need to land Amazon’s second headquarters to feel the impact of the e-commerce giant. Pennsylvania already boasts over a dozen Amazon facilities, and […]
OPINION: I Hope Amazon HQ2 Doesn’t Come to Philly
Today is the deadline for cities to place their bids to host Amazon’s second headquarters. Philadelphia, along with Chicago, Houston, Boston and more than 50 other […]
Here’s a Look at Philly’s Final Push for Amazon
Bids for Amazon’s $5 billion HQ2 are due tomorrow (that was fast!), and Philadelphia has really cranked up the wooing this week. If you’ve taken […]