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Amazon - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com The website that Washington lives by. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:06:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://dev.w-cm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Amazon - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com 32 32 https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/09/28/eateries-coming-to-national-landing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eateries-coming-to-national-landing https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/09/28/eateries-coming-to-national-landing/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:11:01 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1652601 Amazon’s new Arlington headquarters already has a growing roster of eateries under its belt—Peruvian Brothers, Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe, and Toby’s Handmade Ice Cream, among others. On Friday, October 6, Water Park—the development’s most elaborate new food concept—has its grand opening.  And a few more local restaurateurs will debut dining spots by early next year. […]

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New Study Claims to Reveal Who’s the Most Controversial Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/10/06/new-study-claims-to-reveal-whos-the-most-controversial-washingtonian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-study-claims-to-reveal-whos-the-most-controversial-washingtonian Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:04:29 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1599909 You know you’ve made it when your Wikipedia page includes an entire section on controversies. But who and what have the most extensive history of scandals and drama? Depths of Wikipedia, which highlights odd and obscure bits from the online encyclopedia, calculated which pages have the longest controversy sections by word count, and—no surprise—many of […]

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The Whole Foods in Glover Park Is Finally Open . . . Sort Of https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/02/15/the-whole-foods-in-glover-park-is-finally-open-just-walk-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-whole-foods-in-glover-park-is-finally-open-just-walk-out Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:15:57 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1567890 I stood outside the Whole Foods in Glover Park for about three minutes one day last week and heard four versions of the same question: “Wait, is this place open? For real?” ICYMI, the store has been closed since the spring of 2017, when rat infestations forced it to shut down and legal battles over […]

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Three Things to Know About the Jeff Bezos Super Yacht https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/02/04/three-things-to-know-about-the-jeff-bezos-super-yacht/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-things-to-know-about-the-jeff-bezos-super-yacht Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:56:45 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1567016 You may have heard the news Friday that a bridge in the Dutch city of Rotterdam might have to be taken apart so that a mega yacht reportedly owned by Jeff Bezos can reach the sea. According to various news outlets, the Oceanco shipyard, which builds custom yachts including the one commissioned by Bezos, submitted […]

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Amazon’s HQ2 Plans Are Being Delayed to Improve the Beauty of the Arlington Skyline https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/10/28/amazons-hq2-plans-are-being-delayed-to-protect-the-beauty-of-the-arlington-skyline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazons-hq2-plans-are-being-delayed-to-protect-the-beauty-of-the-arlington-skyline Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:53:05 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1554015 Amazon has submitted a redesign of its plans for HQ2’s PenPlace to the county of Arlington, addressing some issues brought up by the public and county planners at the most recent public meeting on the development in July. Among the concerns addressed: adding more bike lanes, allowing for better public access, and creating a more […]

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Amazon’s HQ2 Will House an Alternative Arlington High School https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/10/21/amazons-hq2-will-house-an-alternative-arlington-high-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazons-hq2-will-house-an-alternative-arlington-high-school Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:58:05 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1553186 Amazon will create a campus for Arlington Community High School—the first time the 92 year-old alternative school will have a permanent home. Construction for the campus is expected to be completed for the 2026-2027 school year. It will be located at Pentagon City’s 1o acre PenPlace development, which is part of the company’s second headquarters. Founded in […]

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Whole Foods Will Test Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” Tech at DC Store https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/09/08/whole-foods-glover-park-just-walk-out-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whole-foods-glover-park-just-walk-out-technology Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:08:47 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1547686 The Glover Park Whole Foods will reopen with parent company Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology, the grocery chain announced Wednesday. The tech, already in use at Amazon Fresh stores, identifies customers when they enter, then senses when people take items of the shelves and places them in a “virtual cart” that charges customers as they leave. […]

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Yes, There Is a Line of Sex Toys Inspired by Jeff Bezos’s Shuttle Launch, Because Why Not? https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/07/21/yes-there-is-a-line-of-sex-toys-inspired-by-jeff-bezoss-shuttle-launch-because-why-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yes-there-is-a-line-of-sex-toys-inspired-by-jeff-bezoss-shuttle-launch-because-why-not Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:15:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1541891 Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos went into space yesterday via the New Shepard rocket. It’s the latest voyage in what’s shaping up to be a billionaire space race: Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson went to space July 11 in the VSS Unity, and while SpaceX’s Elon Musk has not yet left Earth in the […]

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https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/06/15/what-do-amazons-updated-work-from-home-guidelines-mean-for-businesses-close-to-hq2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-amazons-updated-work-from-home-guidelines-mean-for-businesses-close-to-hq2 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:16:50 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1536231 Last Thursday, Amazon announced that it will no longer require all its employees to work in the office full time starting this fall. Instead, an all-staff memo explained how the company will balance the request for flexibility with in-person work culture: Workers will spend at least three days a week in the office and have […]

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Amazon’s Pay-by-Palm Technology Is Now Available in DC-Area Stores https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/06/11/amazons-pay-by-palm-technology-is-now-available-in-dc-area-stores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazons-pay-by-palm-technology-is-now-available-in-dc-area-stores Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:13:20 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1535693 Alexa knows your voice. And now, if you’re shopping at Amazon-branded store around the DC area, she’ll be able to read your palm, too. Amazon’s pay-by-palm technology, originally rolled out last year in Seattle, is now in New York and the Washington area, too. Dubbed Amazon One, the payment system allows customers to use their […]

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