All Amazon articles
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NewsAmazon sales outside North America slow as Christmas forecast disappoints
Amazon’s sales outside North America, which include the UK, grew at barely a third of last year’s pace in the third quarter, and its forecast for the Christmas quarter fell slightly short of analysts’ expectations.
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AnalysisBudget 2026: What’s in it for retail and how has the sector responded?
Business rates support for small businesses, online VAT reforms and more money for councils and mayors top the list of measures announced in the Budget.
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NewsAmazon pledges hiring 30,000 young people amid youth unemployment crisis
Amazon has committed to 30,000 entry-level roles for those aged between 18 and 24 over the next four years to help support young people into work.
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AnalysisRevealed: Brits to spend most with Amazon and Tesco this Christmas
One thousand UK consumers have shared how they plan to shop this golden quarter, and with which retailers, in exclusive research conducted for Retail Week’s Christmas Consumer report
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NewsUK set for strongest festive season in five years, says Bain
The consulting firm expects 3.5% nominal growth in November and December, with its data suggesting seven in 10 UK consumers preferring to buy online will start their festive shopping on Amazon.
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Chart of the WeekEtsy is more visible on AI than all UK-owned retailers bar Tesco
The new Semrush AI Visibility Index reveals that Amazon was the retail brand mentioned most in AI answers in the year to September, except on Gemini, where Tesco prevailed
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NewsOnline spending in the UK exceeded £1bn over Prime Day
UK online spending over Amazon’s two-day Prime event exceeded £1bn as consumers shopped across sites to compare prices and take advantage of bargains.
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NewsAmazon axes more jobs across retail division
Amazon has cut more jobs across the company, confirming that a small number of jobs were axed primarily in its stores unit.
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NewsJoybuy launches promos blitz in direct competition with Amazon
Online retailer Joybuy has unveiled a Flash Deals promotion in a direct challenge to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days.
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AnalysisAI, Prime Day and heatwaves key factors driving UK online spend in 2026
Every year we see a mixed picture of consumer spend, but there are some factors that always seem to drive purchases. Warm weather, the summer of sport, Christmas, Black Friday, and other seasonal events often see consumers open their purses that little bit more.
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InterviewHarry Hall: the 1891 cavalry tailor turned fast-growing specialist retailer
Fast-growing equestrian and outdoor pursuits brand Harry Hall’s ecommerce director Lewis Wilkinson speaks to Retail Week about the brand’s heritage, Brits’ growing love of the outdoors, and why a quarter of its revenue now comes through Amazon.
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NewsAmazon unveils inflation-busting pay rise
Online giant Amazon is to award staff a wage increase above inflation later this month.
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Analysis‘We’re willing to be misunderstood’: Amazon’s Prime drones are ready, but is the UK?
Amazon Prime Air’s six-month trial in Darlington is ready to expand, but is the UK ready for drone delivery?
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NewsAsda back in sales growth for first time in two years
Asda has reported sales growth in both the second quarter and across seven weeks of current trading, marking a return to revenue growth for the first time in more than two years.
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NewsArgos to start selling plug-in solar panels, with other retailers to follow
The government said that the energy-generating devices will start being sold from today, with Currys, B&Q, Screwfix and Amazon to soon start selling the products too.
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NewsAmazon brings back second chance event, with luxury handbags this time
The UK’s leading online retailer will be offering customers up to half price off high-quality returned and refurbished products for the first 10 days of September
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Chart of the WeekRaising business rates on warehouses would hit traditional retailers harder than Amazon
Andy Burnham floated a higher business rate on warehouses to charge online giants to fund the high street support. The data shows the largest bills would fall on traditional retailers instead.
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AnalysisAs Sainsbury’s sells Argos can the general merchandise business finally thrive?
The Argos experiment is finally over at Sainsbury’s – and at a massive writedown from what the supermarket giant spent on it. Retail Week analyses what it means for Argos moving forward.
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NewsAmazon records double-digit sales growth exceeding $200bn
Amazon has seen a double-digit surge in its second quarter sales, exceeding $200bn.
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NewsAmazon’s ultra-fast delivery service now available in Manchester
Amazon’s ultra-fast 30-minute delivery service “Amazon Now” has launched in Manchester.