All Amazon articles – Page 29
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OpinionLeader: Being a disruptor won’t make you a success
“What online-only company is really profitable? Basically none of them. That’s the dirty secret”
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers are combating climate change
As millions globally protest about the accelerating climate crisis, we look at how retailers are playing their part in addressing one of the most pressing problems facing humanity.
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NewsAmazon pledges to become carbon neutral as climate protest starts
Amazon has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040, meeting the UN’s Paris Agreement climate-change objectives a decade early.
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NewsFeelUnique poaches Amazon fashion director for CEO role
FeelUnique has snapped up Amazon’s European fashion boss Sarah Miles as its new chief executive.
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AnalysisUnderstanding Amazon – how every retailer’s biggest threat operates
If you ask most retail leaders what their biggest threat is, you’ll hear one common answer: Amazon.
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NewsLush and Patagonia to shut shops for global climate strike
Several retailers will be joining a global strike this week in solidarity with youth climate strikes led by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg.
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NewsAmazon Europe awarded €241m in tax credits last year
Amazon was awarded €241m in tax credits last year which can be deducted from bills it receives for its European arm of the business.
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Retail Voice
Collaboration is key to compete with Amazon Day
The launch of Amazon Day generated plenty of headlines in the US – and it’s only a matter of time before it reaches the UK
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NewsAmazon pays £220m in UK taxes despite £11bn sales
Amazon paid just £220m in taxes in the UK last year, despite raking in £10.9bn from its sprawling British business.
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NewsAmazon poaches Asda legal chief after failed Sainsbury’s merger
Amazon has appointed Asda’s general counsel and company secretary Alex Simpson, who advised Asda on its unsuccessful merger bid with Sainsbury’s.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The retailers that became tech titans
Amazon, Ocado, Farfetch and The Hut Group are just some of the retailers that have branched out into selling the technology that they build in-house, and their tech divisions are the fastest-growing – and often highest valued – part of the business.
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OpinionLeader: Time for shareholder interests to take a back seat
Running companies primarily in the interests of shareholders is a business sacred cow that it is perhaps time to put out to grass.
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NewsOnline sales growth slumps to ‘lowest ever’ July level
Online sales rose 4.4% year on year in July, a low for the month that dented hopes of an upturn.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should retailers follow Amazon and sell ads on their websites?
Amazon has amassed a £10bn-a-year business from letting brands advertise on its website. Should other retailers follow suit?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Pets at Home is becoming Amazon-proof
After posting its 10th consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth, Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard tells Retail Week how the business is holding off the onslaught of online rivals.
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NewsAmazon misses profit forecasts while Prime costs bite
Amazon has reported lower-than-forecast second-quarter profits as it ploughed investment into its one-day delivery services.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The winning strategy for the store of tomorrow
Competitive pressures faced by today’s retailers have forced a reimagining of the store in order to appeal to more demanding consumers.
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NewsAmazon boasts record-breaking Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day broke records for the online giant as sales surpassed its previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined.
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NewsCurrys and Argos square up to Amazon Prime Day
As Amazon Prime Day rages on, rivals across electricals, entertainment and fashion have launched competing Sales initiatives in a bid to cash in on the retail event.
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OpinionLeader: Earth isn’t big enough for Amazon’s ambitions
Amazon’s annual Prime Day promotional extravaganza, which took place this week, will no doubt result in plenty of superlative-laden headlines – it usually does.
