All Amazon articles – Page 42
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VideoThe Retail Week: Whole Foods, Amazon and Dunelm
The Retail Week team sit down to discuss the biggest stories over the past seven days including Amazon making its mark on Whole Foods and Browett’s departure from Dunelm.
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NewsToday in retail: Sainsbury’s and Ocado fuel grocery war
Sainsbury’s has once again fired up the juicy supermarket fulfilment war with plans to use 100 of its convenience stores as Argos click-and-collect points.
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GalleryFirst look: How has Amazon made its mark on Whole Foods?
Amazon completed its acquisition of Whole Foods this week and has wasted no time putting its stamp on Whole Foods’ stores.
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NewsOcado launches Amazon Alexa ordering app
Ocado has launched an app for Amazon’s Alexa voice service system today, allowing consumers to add to and track existing orders.
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NewsToday in retail: Arket debut concludes week of new stores
Online and digital commerce continue to transform retail, but faith in the future of the store is evident in abundance.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon-Whole Foods deal will make waves in UK
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will complete next week – a deal that will upgrade the niche grocer to a genuine disruptor in the UK market.
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AnalysisAsda's sales growth return, Amazon's new warehouse
Words and numbers, August 25, 2017: Asda’s first quarterly sales rise in three years, Amazon to create 1,000 jobs in Bristol, B&Q and Bunnings’ results, and Co-op Food boss on gender diversity.
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NewsAmazon to slash Whole Foods prices from Monday
Amazon will complete its acquisition of Whole Foods on Monday – and has unveiled plans to immediately slash prices at the upmarket grocer.
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NewsWalmart and Google get vocal about Amazon competition
Walmart and Google unveiled a new partnership today that will take the fight to Amazon on both retail and voice search fronts.
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NewsWhole Foods shareholders approve $13.7bn Amazon deal
Amazon’s $13.7bn acquisition of Whole Foods has moved a step closer after the grocer’s shareholders voted in favour of the deal.
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OpinionEvery retailer needs a strategy for going up against Amazon
I’m a ‘practicologist’, and while not a soothsayer, I do have a reasonably good idea of what’s coming down the track.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon’s Argos lookalike is no game-changer
Amazon has introduced Instant Pickup at selected US campuses.
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NewsAmazon expands and takes a leaf out of Argos’ book
Amazon made headlines on both sides of the Atlantic today as it continues its UK expansion drive and even incurred the wrath of President Trump.
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NewsAmazon grows UK fulfilment network creating 1,000 jobs
Amazon has unveiled plans to expand its UK fulfilment network with a new centre in Bristol, which will lead to the creation of 1,000 new full-time jobs.
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NewsAmazon to roll out Instant Pickup points in the US
Amazon is rolling out pick-up points in the US that allow customers to collect their orders within minutes of ordering online.
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OpinionBlog: First Prime Day, now Amazon Jobs Day
Amazon loves a good ‘Day’. First Black Friday, then Prime Day and now Jobs Day.
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NewsSainsbury’s pilots 30-minute click-and-collect service
Sainsbury’s has launched a free 30-minute click-and-collect grocery service, stealing a march on its rivals in the increasingly heated grocery delivery war.
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NewsAmazon's European retail business pays just £15m in tax
Amazon’s European business paid just €16.5m (£14.95m) in tax last year, despite raking in revenues of €21.6bn (£19.57bn).
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Sparking innovation in electricals
The electicals market is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Ed Sheeran boosts CD sales
Patrick Blower’s take on the slowdown in the decline of physical music sales, attributed to Sheeran’s Divide album accounting for one in 10 CD sales.