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NewsBoots and Amazon support NHS in coronavirus testing drive
Boots and Amazon have joined forces with the government to launch a new coronavirus testing drive for frontline NHS staff.
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Analysis
Data: 10 retailers redefining the path to purchase
Missguided has topped a list of the 10 retailers maximising their reach across digital channels, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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Coronavirus: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses to focus on high-demand lines
Amazon is restricting shipments from vendors to its UK distribution centres in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amazon to hire 100,000 new workers meet coronavirus-induced demand
Amazon has said it will take on 100,00 new staff to meet increased demand for online shopping caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Amazon tells staff worldwide to work from home
Amazon has told its staff globally to work from home for the rest of this month if they can in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amazon signs up first retail customer for Just Walk Out technology
An airport retail specialist has become the first retailer to subscribe to Amazon’s cashier-less store technology, which the etail giant has begun offering to other businesses.
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Retail Week Awards 2020: The winners
Tesco boss Dave Lewis and Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner were among the winners of the Retail Week Awards 2020 sponsored by Salesforce.
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Analysis
Five things you should know about Amazon’s big plans for grocery
Amazon is set to generate revenue of more than £431.5bn globally by 2024, according to forecasts from Edge by Ascential, and grocery will be central to its strategy.
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Amazon to open first UK cashierless store in west London
Amazon has chosen a site in west London for its first UK cashierless supermarket as it looks to ramp up competition with traditional grocers.
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Amazon starts selling checkout-less tech to retail rivals
Amazon has started selling the technology behind its checkout-less Amazon Go stores to other retailers.
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CMA warns of coronavirus price hike crackdown
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it may ask for government intervention to regulate the cost of items such as hand sanitiser as coronavirus panic-buying increases.
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Walmart to take on Amazon Prime with subscription service launch
Walmart is preparing to launch a subscription service to rival Amazon Prime in the US.
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Store gallery: Amazon turns up heat on Walmart with first cashier-less supermarket
Amazon has opened its first cashier-less supermarket in what is a big step forward in the onetime ecommerce giant’s growing battle with Walmart for control of the US grocery market.
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Opinion
Opinion: Walmart’s $50bn onslaught on Amazon has lessons for all
Walmart might have disappointed analysts with a fourth-quarter sales slowdown, but its online business is powering ahead amid a concerted counterattack on Amazon.
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‘Hundreds’ of Amazon workers injured in warehouses, says GMB
’Hundreds’ of workers have been injured or seriously hurt in accidents in Amazon warehouses in the UK, according to an investigation by the GMB Union.
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Analysis
Valentine’s Day: The retail marriages made in heaven
This Valentine’s Day, Retail Week looks at the retailers that have formed long-lasting unions be it through mergers, acquisitions or partnerships.
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Matchesfashion poaches Amazon exec Kavan as new boss
Matchesfashion has poached Amazon executive Ajay Kavan to take the reins as its new boss.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is the CMA killing retail?
Asda-Sainsbury’s, JD Sports-Footasylum and potentially Amazon-Deliveroo – the CMA has been taking a tough stance on retail M A over the past two years. But is the watchdog’s clampdown on mergers actually hurting the industry?
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Data
Data: Amazon UK sales jump 23% to £13.4bn in 2019
Amazon in the UK outperformed the rest of the retail market and even its own international business to record a 20.7% jump in revenue to $17.53bn in the year to December 31, 2019. Converted into local currency, this means that UK sales soared by 23.2% to £13.4bn.
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Opinion
Opinion: Want to beat Amazon? Target its weak spots
While shopping in my local Co-op before Christmas, I overheard two older customers discussing their seasonal buying. “I did all of my Christmas shopping on Amazon this year,” one said. “It’s so easy. But I do feel guilty about it.”
