UK strikes! Amazon workers don't work anymore!

According to foreign media reports, more than 700 Amazon warehouse workers in the UK have held a protest strike over a pay dispute in recent days. The strike has exploded amid growing dissatisfaction among workers amid rising cost of living pressures and worsening wages and working conditions. The strike took place at a warehouse in Tilbury, Essex, which has one of the largest numbers of workers of the 28 warehouses in the UK.

Energy prices soar as UK solar panels sell off

Household energy bills in the UK are expected to continue to rise sharply and remain high for the foreseeable future, according to British media reports. In the face of soaring energy prices such as natural gas and electricity, there is a boom in the installation of solar panels in British households. The market for related products has risen, and some are even in short supply, and the waiting time for installation is getting longer and longer. Some energy companies in the UK have started offering solar panel installation services.

Investment group buys Amazon's air freight contractor Atlas Air for $5.2 billion!

Recently, according to foreign media reports, an investment group has agreed to pay $5.2 billion to acquire air cargo provider Atlas Air Worldwide (Atlas Airlines), which uses 20 Boeing 767 freighters to deliver e-commerce packages for retail giant Amazon, and signed a contract 10-year agreement.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to cut at least 50,000 jobs in the next few years

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to lay off at least 50,000 jobs in the next few years in order to "break even," said U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. In addition to cutting jobs, USPS plans to streamline the company by closing 150 affiliated factories over the next four years, with the goal of allowing mail to travel fewer times before it reaches its destination.

U.S. e-commerce sales rise in July!Demand for some categories fluctuates greatly

According to foreign media reports, U.S. retail spending turned for the better in July, with U.S. e-commerce sales increasing by 11.7% year-on-year in July, a sharp increase after months of weak growth. At the same time, in-store sales remained high, up 11.1% year-on-year and 13.9% higher than before the pandemic in 2019.

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