Joseph Pisani, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank’

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressMay 26, 2021

NEW YORK — Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch.Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for…

In this Wednesday, May 19, 2021, photograph, a shopper wearing a face mask loads her purchases into a sports-utility vehicle outside a Safeway grocery store in Aurora, Colo. Many workers in retail sales jobs who are fully vaccinated are concerned about risks posed as retailers change their mask-wearing policies for customers. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask rules

by Alexandra Olson Associated Press, Joseph Pisani Associated Press, and Anne DInnocenzio Associated PressMay 20, 2021

A car enters an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala., Feb. 9.

Amazon vote could be spark for more union pushes

by Joseph Pisani The Associated Press, and Bill Barrow The Associated PressMarch 30, 2021

This photo provided by Hasbro shows the new Potato Head world.

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A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressFebruary 25, 2021

In this photo made Monday, March 2, 2020, Danielle Moore, standing, poses for photos with Kana and also a painting of the pet Australian cattle dog in Dallas. In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art. The online pet shop surprises customers with oil paintings of their furry friends, a move the company says wins them customers for life. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressJanuary 1, 2021

FILE - Santa Claus waves during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Nov. 28, 2019, in New York. Macy's said Santa Claus won't be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. However, Macy's said the jolly old man will still appear at the end of the televised Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

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Santa Claus won’t be coming to Macy’s this year

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressOctober 22, 2020

This photo provided by Megan Fry shows a desk Fry constructed out of a legless tabletop and bookcases stands in her Indianapolis home. First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressSeptember 28, 2020

In an image provided by Lego, colorful toy Lego bricks are seen. Lego said Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, that it will stop using plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replace them with paper ones. (Allan Ringgaard/Courtesy of Lego via AP)

Lego to ditch plastic bags for paper ones in its boxed sets

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressSeptember 15, 2020

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2020 file photo, rows of hand sanitizer are seen empty at a Walgreens in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Fear of the coronavirus has led people to stock up on hand sanitizer, leaving store shelves empty and online retailers with sky-high prices set by those trying to profit on the rush. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, file)

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressMarch 3, 2020

FILE - In this Friday July 26, 2019, file photo, a visitor looks through Lego pieces provided for a project at the Tate Modern, in London. Lego is testing a way for customers to ship their unwanted bricks back and get them into the hands of other kids. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Legos tests a way to recycle bricks

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressOctober 9, 2019