All Amazon articles – Page 94
-
OpinionComment: A decade of change and more to come
Our firm’s recent 10th anniversary has caused us to reflect on what has happened in the retail sector over the past decade – an extraordinary period of change and corporate activity – and to wonder what might happen in the next 10 years.
-
OpinionComment: Competition hots up for Amazon
The launch of US bookseller Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader in the UK this autumn will bring a welcome increase in competition in the ebooks market.
-
NewsBarnes & Noble plots UK e-reader launch
US bookseller Barnes & Noble is to team up with UK retailers to launch its Nook e-reader in Britain in October.
-
NewsCarlyle Group lines up £50m deal for Graze
American private equity firm Carlyle Group is understood to have registered interest in taking a stake in mail order food company Graze.
-
NewsAmazon signs up to Collect+ delivery scheme
Online giant Amazon has signed up with delivery service Collect+ so its customers can pick up their purchases at 4,700 local convenience stores across the UK.
-
AnalysisInternational analysis: Best Buy and Target venture signals full merger potential
In what could be seen as a step towards to a potential merger, mass merchant Target has partnered with Best Buy for its consumer electronics expertise.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Co-op’s battle continues as new era dawns
With its boss stepping down amid challenging market conditions and falling sales, can the Co-op reverse its decline and continue to compete against the big four?
-
OpinionComment: HMV - Hope May Vanish?
It is often said that hope springs eternal and that is certainly the way HMV’s management seem to feel, as they still confidently expect profits of over £10m this year, despite their dependence on Christmas trading and despite dismal trading over the last year. But HMV might stand for “Hope May Vanish”.
-
News
Amazon introduces instant video app for iPad
Amazon has introduced an instant video app for iPad. It will enable customers to stream or download movies and TV episodes from their Amazon library directly to the device.Amazon previously offered this service for its Kindle Fire tablet, but the latest initiative broadens the service to a wider audience and ...
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Will Amazon really overtake Walmart?
It has certainly been a good decade for Amazon. But will it really become big enough to topple Walmart from its spot as the world’s biggest retailer by 2020, as former Asda chief executive Andy Bond claimed today?
-
OpinionComment: Amazon or Walmart - a straightforward choice?
Amazon and Walmart may be head to head in the future, but which is better?
-
NewsAndy Bond claims big four grocers have lost appeal
Wiggle chairman and former Asda boss Andy Bond has said the big four grocers “aren’t providing the appeal they once did” for shoppers as they lose market share to the discounters.
-
News
Amazon records increase in sales
Amazon recorded a 29% increase in sales to $12.83bn (£8.17bn) in its second quarter ended June 30. That was slightly below Wall Street expectations and compared with a record 51% growth for the corresponding quarter last year.Operating profit declined to $107m (£68.1m) from $201m (£128m). Revenue at the company’s North ...
-
AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Northwest
We visit Stockport, Northwich, Manchester and Liverpool.
-
NewsAmazon global profits plummet to £4.5m in second quarter despite sales surge
Amazon’s global net profits plummeted to $7m (£4.5m) in its second quarter, despite sales soaring 29% to $12.83bn (£8.18bn) as it continued to invest in its business.
-
News
Amazon reveals exclusive agreement with Warner Bros
Amazon has revealed an exclusive agreement with Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution to add popular TV shows to its Prime Instant Video catalogue.These titles – including shows like Fringe and The West Wing – will be available to Amazon Prime members this summer, adding to its Prime offering of more ...
-
OpinionComment: Building brands in the digital retail era
The news that Ocado is planning a move into dedicated non-food sites for categories such as pets, baby, health and beauty and home and gardening got me thinking.
-
NewsAmazon gains share from HMV and Game to take top spot
Amazon has retained top spot in the entertainment market with a 21.1% market share, gaining share from HMV and Game.
-
NewsAmazon to open London technology centre
Amazon is to open a London technology hub to develop the next generation of TV and film technology.
-
News
Amazon developing new version of Kindle Fire and Android smartphone
Amazon is developing a new version of its Kindle Fire and an Android smartphone, it is understood.The phone will give Amazon a low-price device to bolster sales of digital downloads such as Kindle ebooks and Android apps.Amazon has made no comment regarding either device.