Amazon
Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online marketplace for books, Amazon has since expanded to become the worldâs largest online retailer, selling electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys and jewellery. Retail Week provides news, features, analysis and opinion about Amazon, online markerplaces and digital innovation and technology.
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NewsAmazon lines up $200bn in capital spending in 2026
The online giant announced net sales hit $213.4bn (ÂŁ157.2bn) in the three months to December 31, 2025.
DataNearly two-thirds of major UK retailer websites had fewer visitors in 2025
Changes in consumer browsing behaviour are wreaking havoc on visitor numbers to retail ecommerce websites, with nearly two-thirds of major UK retailers facing falls in unique visitors last year.
NewsAmazon confirms thousands of job cuts
Technology retail behemoth Amazon has confirmed the axing of thousands of roles in its latest round of layoffs.
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