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Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online marketplace for books, Amazon has since expanded to become the world’s largest online retailer, selling electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys and jewellery. Retail Week provides news, features, analysis and opinion about Amazon, online markerplaces and digital innovation and technology.
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NewsAmazon axes more jobs across retail division
Amazon has cut more jobs across the company, confirming that a small number of jobs were axed primarily in its stores unit.
NewsJoybuy launches promos blitz in direct competition with Amazon
Online retailer Joybuy has unveiled a Flash Deals promotion in a direct challenge to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days.
AnalysisAI, Prime Day and heatwaves key factors driving UK online spend in 2026
Every year we see a mixed picture of consumer spend, but there are some factors that always seem to drive purchases. Warm weather, the summer of sport, Christmas, Black Friday, and other seasonal events often see consumers open their purses that little bit more.
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