Amazon to open new 'themed' pop-up store at Seattle HQ in latest physical retail expansion - GeekWire

Today as Panzer was eating his breakfast his food dish began to dance across the floor. Listening to the vibrating coming through the floor, our kitty boy discovered it was clapping coming from the Catosphere. Jumping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the the GeekWire site. With just a tiny bit of digging in the posts, he found one about Amazon's newest store was causing all the hoopla.

Interesting.

According to Nat Levy, Amazon is quietly planning to open a new pop-up store in Seattle, Washington. A photo in the post shows the vacant shop next to the Seattle Amazon 4-star store has window covering that reads, "Opening Soon Amazon pop-up." When queried by GeekWire Amazon gave no opening date. Amazon does say, however, that the company is hiring for the store. The post has numbers for Amazon's different types of retail outlets, too. There are links included in the post for more information about Amazon's different bricks and mortar stores and retailing.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty thinks, if Amazon is hiring for the store now, they'll be opening pretty soon."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring an extra muffin or two.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Pop-Up Store

Amazon Launches Latest Rooftop Solar System on 813,000 Square Foot Fulfillment Center in North Las Vegas - Press Release

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he heard clapping and cheering. Following all the joyful noise took our adventuresome kitty to the Amazon Press Release site. There he found a post about Amazon's newest solar rooftop installation.

According to the press release, Amazon has installed a solar rooftop system at their North Las Vegas fulfillment center. The 1.1 megawatt system installation is the second the company has installed on their company sites in Nevada. This is the 17th rooftop solar installation in the U.S. in the past 14 months. Amazon's plans are to eventually be providing 100 percent of the company's energy consumption from it's own renewable energy company-wide. There's a link to Amazon's renewable energy plans included in the post.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Nevada seems to like all the jobs Amazon is bringing for employees there. ... And ... You know, Seattle, Washington, where the Amazon headquarters (HQ1) are located just put a $275 per employee tax on businesses ... And ... Amazon is the biggest employer there. ... And ... Amazon will be paying over $10 million per year because they have so many employees. ... So ... Maybe Nevada would like Amazon's HQ1 and all those jobs for employees, but with no per employee tax, of course. ... This little kitty is just wondering."

Note: This is a short-medium length post (if you take out all the usual information about Amazon at the end). Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Solar

The Spheres Blossom at Amazon's Urban HQ in Seattle - Press Release

Panzer made another trip into the Catosphere today and went to the Amazon News Room site. With just a little digging our inquisitive kitty found a post about Amazon's new addition The Spheres to the main headquarters (HQ).

According to the press release, The Sphere's have opened in Seattle, Washington. Amazon says the correct name for the newest addition to the headquarters (HQ) campus is The Spheres. There are three interconnected cement and glass spheres in the complex. The Spheres contain tree houses, walking paths, waterfalls, rivers, and 40,000 plants, flowers, and trees. To conserve energy they have radiant floor heating. The post is divided into sections about The Spheres, Amazon, the University of Washington, and Amazon's conservation efforts. There are links for more information included in the various sections.

Here birdie, birdie. I'm waiting.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Tree houses, rivers, waterfalls and paths? ... Umm ... Aren't you forgetting something?"

Note: This is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring two thermoses of tea and two dozen muffins and you might even want to bring your sleeping bag for a nap in the middle for this reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon's The Spheres