All Amazon articles
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Retail VoiceThe A-Z of international ecommerce
Amazon, Asos, Boohoo, Gymshark and Paul Valentine are setting the standard for retailers to follow in borderless commerce.
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News
Amazon-Deliveroo: CMA set to ratchet up probe into minority stake
Amazon’s cash injection into food delivery service Deliveroo has raised the hackles of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has warned of “serious competition concerns”.
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News
Amazon boosts its UK market share
Amazon has increased its share in the UK e-commerce market according to new research.
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Data
Data: M&S Simply Food tops list of UK’s favourite retailers
M S Simply Food has wrestled back its crown as the UK’s favourite retailer, according to exclusive data from consultancy OC C.
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News
Amazon hits back at union for ‘spreading misinformation’
Amazon has responded to union protests over the amount of tax it pays and staff welfare, saying the union was “spreading misinformation”.
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News
Black Friday online sales and footfall beat forecasts
Black Friday shoppers have flocked online for deals while early footfall numbers surpassed expectations in a fillip for the retail industry.
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News
Just one in 20 Black Friday deals genuine, Which? says
Just 5% of deals being pushed by UK retailers over the Black Friday period will offer genuine discounts, according to a study by Which?
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Analysis
Cracker or turkey? The verdict on retail’s Christmas ads
From Edgar the Excitable Dragon to Kevin the Carrot’s musical extravaganza, two advertising agency bosses give their verdicts on who has won retail’s Christmas ad battle.
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News
Nike cuts ties with Amazon to focus on direct to consumer
Nike has ended its long-term pilot programme with Amazon, as it looks to focus more on selling direct to consumer.
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News
Amazon to launch new standalone grocery store format
Amazon has revealed its plans to open a new grocery store format – separate from Amazon Go and Whole Foods Market – as part of its long term plans to ramp up its food offering.
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Video
Watch: Amazon 'delivers smiles' with Christmas campaign
Amazon revealed its Christmas advert this week, featuring its recognisable boxes singing to people on their journeys home for Christmas.
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News
Amazon’s third-quarter profits fall
Amazon has reported a fall in its third-quarter profits, the first time the ecommerce giant has suffered a drop in earnings for over a year.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will Christmas cheer beat festive fear as election looms?
The golden quarter is underway against a backdrop of worrying predictions on consumer spending, Brexit chaos and a possible general election. Retail Week looks at the industry’s prospects at this crucial time of year.
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Opinion
Opinion: ‘Why’ is more important than ‘what’ for successful retailers
I have two daughters. Last weekend, I found myself fielding the following questions (among others): “Dad, why don’t people share their homes with homeless people?”; “Why did the First World War start?”; “Why do I need to do maths when I have a calculator on my phone?”; “Why do I ...
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News
Amazon rolls out new fashion search tool in UK
Amazon has rolled out its AI-powered fashion search tool to UK users of its mobile app, which enables customers to “shop visually” for the products they want.
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Opinion
Opinion: Can new boss lead Walmart to victory in battle with Amazon?
As it enters a crucial period in its ongoing domestic battle with Amazon, Walmart US has announced a change in its top leadership, with the business now to be helmed by an avowed technophile with a strong run of success on his CV.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Amazon swoops for property high-flyer
I’ve commented before on how Amazon tends to keep its recruitment close to its chest and this week it has emerged that former Sainsbury’s director of commercial operations Matt Birch has been working with the company since May in a director role with a focus on scoping out sites ...
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Analysis
The rise of the online platform powerhouse – beat ’em or join ’em?
Retail is increasingly being dominated by online platform businesses with Next the latest retailer to state its platform ambitions. Where do single-brand retailers stand in this new world?
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Data
Videos influence 48% of millennials to purchase
With today’s consumers expecting video as standard from their online shopping journeys, Retail Week’s Video Oscars guide reveals the real ROI of video marketing.
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News
Amazon bolsters property team as it eyes bricks-and-mortar roll-out
Amazon has poached Central England Co-operative trading executive Matt Birch as it builds its UK property expertise.
