All Amazon articles – Page 82
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OpinionComment: Retailers need a radical approach to compete with etailers
As UK trading standards are unenforced for many websites, traditional retailers must innovate to compete with etailers’ advantages.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, Amazon and JD Williams
Retail news round-up on September 5, 2014: M&S will not rebrand Isis range, Amazon chief financial officer to retire and JD Williams launches first TV ad campaign
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AnalysisAnalysis: How etailer Zalando has become a fashion frontrunner
German etailer Zalando has gone from online start-up to a business that is bigger than Asos in less than six years. Retail Week finds out more.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Eight ways Tesco could once again become the envy of the industry
Broker Bernstein believes Tesco’s future can be “great again” with Dave Lewis in charge, but how quickly this can happen is “uncertain”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Up there with Alibaba? A look at some of the world's etail giants
After Alibaba’s surge in online profits the retail world is braced for its IPO and global expansion. But the online market worldwide is being targeted by other big players.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis must hit the right price point
With Dave Lewis’ arrival at a rudderless Tesco being brought forward and the warning on profits again, it is fair to suggest that all is not sweetness and light in Cheshunt.
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InterviewQ&A: Navabi co-founder on plus-size fashion and customer-focused retail
Zahir Dehnadi, co-founder of Navabi talks to Retail Week about plus-size fashion and the importance of a customer-focused retail offer.
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OpinionComment: Customer choice should be curated not confusing
Unfettered choice without curation, inspiration and discovery is paralysing. Retailers should make it easy for people to buy.
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AnalysisComment: Retailers need to stop behaving like retailers
As the world’s most successful brands are categorised into several retail categories, retailers must innovate their image to remain relevant.
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OpinionComment: How will Amazon's acquisition of Twitch shape the gaming market?
For specialist game retailers Amazon’s purchase of Twitch simply reinforces the extent to which gaming as a pastime has shifted towards the digital.
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NewsAmazon buys video-game live-streaming site Twitch for £585m
Amazon has moved further into gaming by snapping up live-streaming gaming network Twitch for $970m (£585m), beating Google to the acquisition.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on footfall, Amazon, Furniture Village and East
Retail news round-up on August 26, 2014: Footfall plunges over rainy Bank Holiday, Furniture Village gets £6m investment, Amazon acquires gaming firm and more.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail's big-hitters sooth a troubled maternity market?
Maternity specialist retailers are facing turbulent times as online retailers and supermarkets are stealing their market share.
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InterviewQ&A: Harvey Jones Kitchens, chairman, Geoff Brady
Geoff Brady, chairman of Harvey Jones Kitchens, speaks about inspirational retail entrepreneurs and his recent drone purchase.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BrightHouse, Amazon, Nisa and Westfield Bradford
Retail news round-up on August 21, 2014: BrightHouse hires Rothschild to explore IPO option, Amazon strengthens Chinese operations, Nisa to ramp up its digital offer and Westfield Bradford signs New Look and JD Sports
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NewsAmazon gears up for drone delivery trial in India
Online giant Amazon is poised to debut its drone delivery service in India, with trials set to take place in Mumbai and Bangalore.
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NewsEtailer Boohoo awards warehouse staff a 12% pay rise
Etailer Boohoo has awarded staff at its distribution centre a 12% pay rise in an effort to help improve employee engagement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: eBay's 15th birthday – where does the site go next?
15 years ago this week, the first UK purchase was made on eBay – a CD from German rock group The Scorpions for £2.89.
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AnalysisIn the news: Tesco's new customer fulfilment director profiled
Tesco’s new customer fulfilment director Allan Lyall is charged with taking the grocer to the cutting edge of online customer service using tactics polished while at global online giant Amazon.
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NewsGroupon overhauls UK site as it vies to become online marketplace
Groupon has overhauled its UK website as it vies to take on Amazon and eBay and become an online marketplace.