Disadvantages hit Amazon hard – offering a 35,000 bonus

The money came to Amazon as usual in the third quarter. The US company sold $ 110.8 billion or SEK 951 billion during the period. But they did not live up to the $ 111 billion expectations.

Amazon Shipping is not free from chaos and scarcity. This is not the least of the operating profits which was SEK 3.2 billion. Significant decline from 6.9 billion in the same period last year. The reason is that, among other things, e-commerce has doubled its capacity for titan container handling.

At the same time, the company announces that it is prepared to spend additional billions to address labor shortages and global shipping problems. The logistics chain will be affected as little as possible during the Christmas trade.

It may be expensive for us in the short term, but it’s the right priority for our customers and partners, says Andy Jassi, CEO of Amazon, according to the BBC.

However, labor shortages seem like a tough nut. In the UK, the company offers a bonus of up to 3,000, which is equivalent to just ,000 35,000 to get more full-time employees among other locations in the warehouse at Exeter. BBC.

And in the United States, labor costs are expected to rise to more than $ 4 billion or more than $ 47 billion in the fourth quarter.

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