All Amazon articles – Page 57
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AnalysisPersonalisation: Innovative ways of turning shoppers into 'soulmates'
From reading customers’ minds to analysing a shopper’s DNA, brands are going to extraordinary lengths to push the boundaries of personalisation.
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VideoThe Retail Week: M&S under fire, Amazon Dash and Sports Direct open day
The Retail Week team discusses complaints around M&S changing pay, Amazon’s new Dash device and look ahead to the Sports Direct AGM.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How has Amazon Dash fared in the US and will it work in the UK?
Amazon has rolled out its Dash button devices to UK Prime customers today, but how much of an impact has the technology made Stateside?
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NewsAmazon launches Dash ordering button in UK to bolster Prime offer
Amazon is rolling out its Dash button – a device for reordering specific household items – to Prime customers across the UK.
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NewsAmazon unveils plans to open more bricks and mortar bookstores
Etail giant Amazon has unveiled ambitions to increase its bricks and mortar footprint by opening a further three physical bookstores in the US.
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OpinionBlog: The grocery fulfilment war – has Asda surrendered?
The grocery market is facing a fulfilment war. Tesco this week launched same-day click-and-collect at 300 shops, pushed by a new TV ad.
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NewsTesco hits back in grocery fulfilment war with same-day click and collect
Tesco has fired a salvo at grocery rivals Sainsbury’s and Amazon by launching a same-day click and collect service across the UK.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the Indian retail market is back on the map
India is often seen as a land shrouded in mystery: enigmatic, a law unto itself, and difficult for outsiders to penetrate.
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VideoInterview: Argos boss John Walden on the retailer’s digital transformation
As he prepares to stand down following the Sainsbury’s deal, John Walden recalls how he made Argos more than a catalogue specialist.
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NewsAmazon to open new fulfilment centre in Essex as it expands product range
Amazon will open a new fulfilment centre in Essex next year to cope with its growing product offer and support small Marketplace suppliers.
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OpinionOpinion: Dollar Shave Club deal shows shape of retail to come
This holiday period is often called the ’silly season’. But recent deals show that making M&A hay in the summertime can be anything but silly.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Monsoon Accessorize, Amazon and more
Retail round-up: Monsoon Accessorize to shutter 141 shops, Amazon’s new Essex distribution centre and Jack Wills’ chairman to step down
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AnalysisBig box, little box, cardboard box: Why big retailers are shrinking
Big-box retailers are branching out of retail parks and adopting new channels such as smaller high street stores to target new shoppers.
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NewsAmazon plans to open Doncaster warehouse creating 500 new jobs
Amazon is opening its third warehouse in Doncaster next year to strengthen its fulfilment offer, creating 500 permanent jobs.
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NewsRetail rich list 2016: The industry’s wealthiest 100
The tills are still jangling merrily for the world’s top retailers. But who has the most? Find out in Retail Week’s top 100 richest retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Rakuten could be stuck in a fatal decline
In its latest financial results, the Japanese etailer Rakuten has revealed that it is failing to keep pace with its rivals in the digital space.
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OpinionOpinion: How tech can help grocers compete with food start-ups
Over the past two decades, the process of shopping has been drastically altered by the rise of ecommerce, dominated by Amazon and eBay.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Amazon Prime unveils its Prime Air fleet
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on Amazon’s latest attempt to dominate the US ecommerce supply chain.
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NewsAmazon reveals branded cargo plane Amazon One
Amazon has unveiled its first branded cargo plane, one of 40 jets, which will give it greater control of its supply chain across the US.
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AnalysisEtail evolution: A look at Tesco’s website through the years
Tesco first launched its ecommerce site back in 2000. How and why has the supermarket developed its online offer since it emerged?