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NewsAmazon staff to receive $500m in Christmas pay bonuses
Amazon plans to shell out $500m (£374m) in bonuses for staff across its global operations next month.
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Analysis
Watch: Who won the battle of the Christmas ads?
This year more than most, people have been looking forward to the beginning of Christmas ad season. We’ve had the return of Kevin the Carrot, John Lewis giving a little love and racist comments surrounding the Sainsbury’s ad. But which offerings have hit the mark?
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Opinion
‘Don’t even try to compete with Amazon this Black Friday’
It’s been a year fraught with difficulties and challenges almost from the outset, and now another huge test is looming for retailers.
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Opinion
Fran Minogue: Retail leadership lessons for our stop-go times
There was a horrible novelty to the first lockdown. We’d never been there before and the first priority was colleague safety and then to focus on keeping operations going.
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Analysis
Amazon versus the EU – what are the implications for retail?
The clash between the European Union and etail giant Amazon is a case of ethics versus big data.
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Amazon abused position to obtain third-party sellers’ data, says EC
Amazon has been charged with breaking EU competition laws, using data from its third-party sellers to gain dominance in the market.
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Analysis
Black Friday 2020 deal tracker: What promotions retailers are running
Deals are already under way for Black Friday 2020, which is predicted to be a bumper event for online retailers. Retail Week tracks the promotions being run by the UK’s biggest retailers this year.
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Video
Watch: Amazon’s emotional Christmas advert
Entitled ‘The show must go on’, Amazon’s Christmas campaign tells the story of a young dancer.
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Amazon’s profits triple as third-quarter sales soar
Amazon has posted record sales figures for its third quarter, with profits tripling amid the global pandemic.
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Amazon launches ‘eco-friendly’ shopping platform in sustainability push
Amazon has launched an “eco-friendly” online shopping platform to help direct shoppers towards more sustainable household products.
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Amazon kicks off Black Friday deals a month early
Amazon has launched its Black Friday sales event today with deals across all categories, less than two weeks after its delayed Prime Day sales event.
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Analysis
Six ways Amazon, Levi’s and more are transforming their businesses
With retailers forced to rethink their operations to meet new customer demand, cut costs and ultimately survive, RWRC’s latest report reveals where retailers should be placing their time, money and energy in the year ahead.
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Amazon appoints new European fashion boss
Amazon has promoted Ruth Diaz to the role of head of Amazon Fashion Europe.
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Marks & Spencer spotlights extended returns ahead of uncertain Christmas
Marks Spencer is promoting its extended returns policy as retail’s golden quarter kicks off in unsettled trading conditions.
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Dixons Carphone, AO.com and Walmart offer rival Prime Day Sales
Retailers including Dixons Carphone, AO.com and Walmart are all offering autumn Sales in competition with Amazon’s delayed Prime Day.
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Analysis
Deep dive: A Covid Christmas – how consumers will spend, shop and celebrate
Much like the rest of 2020, this Christmas will be like none in recent memory. With the country now in recession and the coronavirus pandemic still restricting many aspects of people’s lives, Retail Week asks how, where and on what shoppers are likely to spend this Golden Quarter, along with ...
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Opinion
‘As shoppers flock online, investors are following’
The Issa brothers’ £6.8bn swoop on Asda may be an exception that proves the rule. While the forecourt convenience retail entrepreneurs have put their money into a primarily bricks-and-mortar business, other people’s cash is increasingly going elsewhere.
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Opinion
Andy Clarke: ‘Online rush will contribute to serious margin trouble across grocery’
The battle for the online food home-delivery market is entering the world of the surreal.
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News
Morrisons to create 1,000 new jobs to fulfill Amazon orders
Supermarket chain Morrisons has said it will create 1,000 new jobs to help it fulfil orders on its services with Amazon and Amazon Prime.
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Amazon set to launch Prime Day next month
Amazon has confirmed that its annual sales event Prime Day will launch next month after being delayed earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
