All Amazon articles – Page 22
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Opinion
Ajaz Ahmed: There are no queues on Google – why are there on retail websites?
Your office is now empty and meetings are being held using video conferencing tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts.
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News
Sainsbury’s boss Coupe takes parting shot at Amazon on business rates
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has defended the grocer’s decision to accept business rates relief from the government – and said it will still face a higher bill than Amazon this year.
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News
Amazon donates £250,000 to help bookstores through coronavirus
Amazon has donated £250,000 to a fund set up to help its physical bookshop rivals that have been hammered by coronavirus.
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Opinion
Opinion: Amazon-Deliveroo CMA verdict must spark more collaboration
It was a judgement that should have been reached a long time ago, but one that, given its timing, could carry far greater significance for retail.
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News
Amazon to launch super-fast grocery delivery service in the UK
Ecommerce giant Amazon is planning to leverage its existing depots in the UK to help launch a super-fast grocery delivery service.
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CMA provisionally clears Amazon and Deliveroo tie-up after investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazon and Deliveroo’s prospective tie-up, after finding the food delivery app’s financial position has “deteriorated”.
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Amazon to hire 75,000 staff and stop accepting new online food customers
Amazon is to take on another 75,000 new staff and stop accepting orders from new online grocery customers in the US as it grapples with surging demand.
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Boots and Amazon support NHS in coronavirus testing drive
Boots and Amazon have joined forces with the government to launch a new coronavirus testing drive for frontline NHS staff.
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Analysis
Data: 10 retailers redefining the path to purchase
Missguided has topped a list of the 10 retailers maximising their reach across digital channels, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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News
Coronavirus: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses to focus on high-demand lines
Amazon is restricting shipments from vendors to its UK distribution centres in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amazon to hire 100,000 new workers to meet coronavirus-induced demand
Amazon has said it will take on 100,000 new staff to meet increased demand for online shopping caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Amazon tells staff worldwide to work from home
Amazon has told its staff globally to work from home for the rest of this month if they can in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
Amazon signs up first retail customer for Just Walk Out technology
An airport retail specialist has become the first retailer to subscribe to Amazon’s cashier-less store technology, which the etail giant has begun offering to other businesses.
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Retail Week Awards 2020: The winners
Tesco boss Dave Lewis and Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner were among the winners of the Retail Week Awards 2020 sponsored by Salesforce.
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Analysis
Five things you should know about Amazon’s big plans for grocery
Amazon is set to generate revenue of more than £431.5bn globally by 2024, according to forecasts from Edge by Ascential, and grocery will be central to its strategy.
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Amazon to open first UK cashierless store in west London
Amazon has chosen a site in west London for its first UK cashierless supermarket as it looks to ramp up competition with traditional grocers.
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Amazon starts selling checkout-less tech to retail rivals
Amazon has started selling the technology behind its checkout-less Amazon Go stores to other retailers.
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CMA warns of coronavirus price hike crackdown
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it may ask for government intervention to regulate the cost of items such as hand sanitiser as coronavirus panic-buying increases.
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Walmart to take on Amazon Prime with subscription service launch
Walmart is preparing to launch a subscription service to rival Amazon Prime in the US.
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Store gallery: Amazon turns up heat on Walmart with first cashier-less supermarket
Amazon has opened its first cashier-less supermarket in what is a big step forward in the onetime ecommerce giant’s growing battle with Walmart for control of the US grocery market.