All Amazon articles – Page 19
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News
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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News
‘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
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.”
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Amazon sales soar as ‘more people than ever’ joined Prime
Amazon sales have beat expectations as the online giant posted its full-year results.
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News
Amazon and Deliveroo lash out at ‘speculative’ CMA investigation
An investigation into the proposed tie-up between Amazon and food delivery app Deliveroo is “speculative and not supported by evidence”, the businesses have warned the CMA.
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Amazon boss Bezos pledges to invest $1bn in India
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos has unveiled plans to invest $1bn (£770m) in the Indian ecommerce sector.
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Kohl’s boss defends Amazon returns tie-up after ‘disappointing’ festive trading
The chief executive of US department store chain Kohl’s has defended its tie-up on returns with ecommerce giant Amazon following a torrid holiday trading period.
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Analysis
Analysis: The six tech trends tipped to take off in 2020
What burgeoning technology will really take off in 2020 and what will it enable retailers to do? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
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News
Reliance takes on Amazon and Flipkart with JioMart launch
Indian retail giant Reliance Industries has launched an ecommerce platform to challenge Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart in its homeland.
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News
Amazon-Deliveroo deal to face in-depth competition investigation
Amazon’s investment in online food delivery specialist Deliveroo will be subject to an in-depth investigation over competition concerns.
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Analysis
In pictures: The 10 best stores of the decade
Store design expert John Ryan selects the 10 most landmark shops that have opened over the past decade.
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Opinion
Leader: Retail’s star can’t only shine at Christmas
In a few days, the tumult of Christmas trading will be over. The short time before the January Sales kick off – in-store at least – brings a chance to reflect on the retail year gone by.
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Analysis
From horsemeat to the Crystal Methodist: most memorable moments of the decade
Retail Week looks back at the most groundbreaking retail stories of the 2010s.
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Retail Voice
The 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”.