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In theory, "direct primary care" should result in better health for patients and lower health care costs overall. But some analysts say that approach just encourages the worried well to get more care than they need.

A Pioneer In 'Flat-Fee Primary Care' Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?

6:40pm June 20, 2017

by michelle andrews

Many patients liked the Qliance approach, which gave them unlimited access to a provider for a modest fee and freed doctors from insurance paperwork. But critics say the approach may not be viable.

Robots move racks of merchandise at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif. When a robot finds its storage unit, it glides underneath, lifts it up and then delivers it to a worker.

Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them

8:33pm June 19, 2017

On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.

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Analysts say that the experience of shopping at Whole Foods might change in the near future now that the retailer is being bought by Amazon.

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After The Amazon Deal: What Will Shopping At Whole Foods Feel Like?

8:00am June 17, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Analysts say Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods could hasten the growth of online grocery shopping. So, where does this leave brick-and-mortar stores? The store of the future may look very different.

Amazon Says It Will Buy Whole Foods In $13.7 Billion Deal

10:46am June 16, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Whole Foods, which opened its first store in Austin, Texas, back in 1980, now has 465 markets in North America and the U.K.

Amazon hopes to start delivering more Prime packages to lower-income customers by cutting the monthly fee for qualifying shoppers.

Amazon Lowers Prime Membership Rate For Low-Income Customers

11:18am June 07, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Amazon and Walmart are in a battle for low-income shoppers. Now Amazon is cutting the $10.99 monthly rate on its Prime membership to $5.99 for people who receive government assistance.

In accordance with a court ruling, Amazon has begun offering refunds for certain unauthorized, in-app purchases made by children.

Amazon Offers Refunds for Children's Unauthorized In-App Purchases

7:35pm May 31, 2017

by Kathy Goldgeier

The Federal Trade Commission sued the retail giant over charges incurred by kids using apps. Both sides dropped their appeals so the refunds could begin.

A Seattle motel converted into a homeless shelter is being torn down, but the shelter will find a permanent home in a new six-story Amazon office building. Above, a sign for the Mary's Place shelter adorns a wall in the former motel in May 2016.

New Amazon Building In Seattle Will Include A Homeless Shelter

5:18pm May 10, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The company is donating about half the space in a six-story building to a shelter with room for 65 families. Housing prices in Seattle have skyrocketed, along with the city's business fortunes.

A reader handles an Amazon Kindle at a book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2015.

EU Drops Its Antitrust Probe Over Amazon E-Book Contracts

3:45pm May 04, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The European Union's executive arm closed the investigation after accepting Amazon's promise to strip its publisher contracts of clauses that the commission feared were "harmful to consumers."

Jose, a member of the Tsimane group who's 75 years old, stands in the plantain field he planted in Bolivia's Amazon rain forest.

Who Has The Healthiest Hearts In The World?

12:35pm March 21, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Move over Japanese women. You've been dethroned as the population with the healthiest hearts. This group of people can fight off heart disease even into their 80s. What's their secret?

Peter Reynolds, owner of Blue Bunny Books in Dedham, Mass., says he hopes the unique atmosphere will keep customers coming to independent bookstores like his.

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As Amazon Moves In, A Local Bookseller Hopes To Thrive With A Personal Touch

8:01am March 04, 2017

by Zeninjor Enwemeka

Amazon has opened its latest brick-and-mortar bookstore — the first on the East Coast. But an independent bookseller in the Boston suburb says: "I think that we're going to be OK."