All Amazon articles
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Video
Video: Amazon Salon tech brings fresh look to hair and beauty
As Retail Week exclusively revealed in April, Amazon has opened its first ever hair salon in Spitalfields, London – reporter Rosie Shepard reviews the experience.
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NewsAmazon second-quarter sales soar but pandemic surge slows
Amazon has recorded over $100bn (£72bn) in sales for the third consecutive quarter but forecasts that upcoming growth will be slower than pandemic levels.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: It’s no surprise Amazon looked to UK for grocery leadership
Tony Hoggett’s decision to leave Tesco for Amazon is a seismic move that will reverberate throughout the UK grocery sector.
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Deep dive
Deep dive: Tackling the fulfilment nightmare before Christmas
With online sales expected to remain high this golden quarter and the industry facing operational challenges as the first post-Brexit Christmas, Retail Week explores how retailers can shore up their operations and fulfilment to meet consumer demand ahead of peak.
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Opinion
‘Amazon’s symbolic swoop for Hoggett might not be its last raid on Tesco’
There are some stories that take on a much broader significance than the column inches they comprise.
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Analysis
Becoming Amazon – should more retailers develop their own tech platforms?
The dramatic increase in online shopping during the past decade has sparked a surge in innovative technology businesses being spun out of the retail sector. In some instances, these ecommerce and logistics platforms have become the fastest-growing and often most highly-valued part of a retail business.
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News
Exclusive: Amazon poaches Tony Hoggett from Tesco to run international stores arm
Amazon has poached former Tesco chief strategy officer Tony Hoggett to head up its international stores arm, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
In pictures: Why Glossier, Google and more are going from clicks to bricks post-pandemic
As restrictions begin to ease, the post-pandemic world of retail is welcoming online players into bricks-and-mortar stores.
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Data
Data: Sales soar as Amazon toasts most successful Prime Day ever
Amazon has had its most successful Prime Day in the event’s history, with the tech giant raking in an estimated $11.2bn (£8.0bn) in sales during the two-day event.
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Analysis
Revealed: UK consumers’ top 16 best-loved brands
UK consumers have revealed their most-loved brands and just a handful of retailers dominate when it comes to best stores, website, delivery service and value for money, according to Retail Week’s new free report The CX Factor.
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News
Amazon destroying millions of unsold items every year at UK warehouse
Amazon is destroying unsold items such as electronics and facemasks at its Dunfermline fulfilment centre, according to a new report.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Amazon launches Just Walk Out tech in full-size store for first time
Amazon has launched its Just Walk Out technology for the first time in a full-size Amazon Fresh store.
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News
Amazon Prime Day sales could be hampered by changing customer behaviours
Experts have said changes to consumer behaviours driven by the pandemic, combined with the shifting date of the event, could hamper sales at this year’s Amazon Prime Day.
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News
Carrefour launches customer data platform for third-party brands
Grocery giant Carrefour, one of the world’s biggest retailers, has unveiled a shopper data, personalisation and media platform designed to enhance customer insight and relationships.
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Opinion
‘Retail’s rules of value creation have changed for good’
Retailer equity valuations have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past year, amid significant divergence in the performance of individual companies.
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News
Amazon faces watchdog probe in UK over its use of data
Competition watchdogs are preparing to launch an investigation into how Amazon uses data collected from its third-party sellers.
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Data
Data: Amazon to topple Tesco as UK’s largest retailer by 2025
Amazon will leapfrog Tesco to become the UK’s biggest retailer within the next four years, new forecasts suggest.
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News
Amazon acquires iconic Hollywood studio MGM for $8.45bn
Amazon has struck a deal to buy Hollywood institution MGM Studios as the tech titan expands its entertainment streaming business.
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Article
Amazon in talks to buy MGM Studios for $9bn
Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy cinematic behemoth MGM Studios in a deal worth $9bn (£6.4bn).
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News
Amazon set to create 10,000 new UK jobs
Amazon is embarking on a hiring spree as the US giant backs the online shopping boom brought on by the pandemic continuing in the UK.
