Economics
Amazon Wrings Profit From Fulfillment as Spending Soars: Tech
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Amazon.com Inc. executive Tim Collins shows off shelves of Buzz Lightyear dolls and boxes of Blow Pops as he describes how the world’s largest online retailer keeps up with orders.
Carrying handsets that use algorithms to help, employees must make the most efficient use of space in the 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse in Phoenix -- down to within a fraction of an inch.