All Amazon articles – Page 75
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NewsNew rules threaten to derail Amazon drone delivery plans
Amazon’s plans to deliver packages by unmanned crafts have been dealt a blow after draft regulations from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) prohibit remote piloting.
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NewsAmazon lands India Fashion Week sponsorship
Amazon has fended off competition to sponsor the 25th edition of India Fashion Week in a bid to expand its remit in the country.
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NewsAlibaba makes a $590m move into the smartphone market
Alibaba is taking a $590m (£387.7m) stake in smartphone manufacturer Meizu Technology Corp in a bid to expand its mobile operating system.
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NewsAlibaba tests drones to deliver customers' tea orders in China
Chinese etailer Alibaba is planning to use drones to fly orders of tea to customers in a small-scale trial in some areas of China.
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NewsRadioShack files for bankruptcy protection in the US
RadioShack has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, with wireless company Sprint poised to set up shop within many of its stores.
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OpinionComment: Retail trends for 2015 to include selfies and strangely shaped veg
Amid the challenges of 2015 retailers must remember that price isn’t everything in order to keep the fun in the shopping experience.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Do Amazon stores signal the death of the pure-play?
As Amazon reportedly prepares to buy RadioShack stores, Retail Week examines whether this is the end of pure-play etailing.
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NewsAmazon in talks to take over RadioShack stores in the US
Etail giant Amazon is in talks to acquire some of troubled US electricals retailer RadioShack’s stores, it has been reported.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailer's supply chains cope with seasonal surges?
What can retailers learn from Black Friday 2014’s supply chain woes, and how can they better prepare for future seasonal surges?
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NewsAmazon reports $214m net profit months after its biggest ever loss
Amazon has reported a net profit of $214m (£142m) during the Christmas trading period, just months after reporting its biggest ever loss.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Dixons Carphone, Iceland and more
Retail news round-up on January 30, 2015: Amazon makes quarterly profit, Dixons Carphone optimistic on Three-O2 merger, Iceland’s media buying account changes hands and inflation expectations down.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's Blinkbox failure proves copying Amazon is futile
With an insatiable appetite to capitalise on what it considered hot trends, Tesco hurried into an unknown market (to the grocer) that was already saturated.
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NewsAlibaba founder Jack Ma targets annual sales of more than £313bn
The founder of Chinese etailer Alibaba, Jack Ma, has unveiled ambitious plans to grow its consumer base to 2 billion people around the world.
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NewsAmazon took quarter of entertainment spend in the fourth quarter of 2014
Amazon raked in one in every four pounds spent on entertainment in the last quarter of 2014, as the supermarkets saw their marketshare fall.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How would a Google ‘buy button’ affect retailers?
Online shopping may be about to fundamentally change.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Amazon, Morrisons and more
Retail news round-up on January 21, 2015: Ashley reduces stake in Sports Direct; Amazon’s Sunday deliveries quadruple; Scottish retail sales down; and more.
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NewsEtailer Rakuten ties up with Japan Post to offer click-and-collect
Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten has teamed up with Japan Post to launch a new click-and-collect service across the country.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The story behind the resurgence of physical book and record sales
Sales figures from booksellers and music retailers show that shoppers still want to get physical when it comes to the entertainment they buy.
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NewsEuropean Commission investigates Luxembourg’s tax deal with Amazon
The European Commission has claimed Luxembourg’s tax deal with Amazon is founded on selective treatment that amounts to an illicit subsidy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How delivery chaos took the shine off Christmas
Retailers were caught out by high delivery demand over Christmas as Black Friday and Cyber Monday put strain on fulfilment systems.