Amazon quickens push into tough local services market
July 31, 2014 at 09:00 AM EDT
Seattle audio and video technician Todd Mueller showed up last year for what might have been a routine job except for one thing: Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was taking notes. As he mounted a flat-screen TV on the wall, an Amazon employee studied how he covered his shoes and used a blanket to protect the hardwood floor.