All Amazon articles – Page 28
-
NewsAmazon misses profit forecasts while Prime costs bite
Amazon has reported lower-than-forecast second-quarter profits as it ploughed investment into its one-day delivery services.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The winning strategy for the store of tomorrow
Competitive pressures faced by today’s retailers have forced a reimagining of the store in order to appeal to more demanding consumers.
-
NewsAmazon boasts record-breaking Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day broke records for the online giant as sales surpassed its previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined.
-
NewsCurrys and Argos square up to Amazon Prime Day
As Amazon Prime Day rages on, rivals across electricals, entertainment and fashion have launched competing Sales initiatives in a bid to cash in on the retail event.
-
OpinionLeader: Earth isn’t big enough for Amazon’s ambitions
Amazon’s annual Prime Day promotional extravaganza, which took place this week, will no doubt result in plenty of superlative-laden headlines – it usually does.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Six stores that Amazon can’t touch
Amazon may appear to be an unstoppable retail juggernaut steamrollering everything in its path, but there are some stores it still cannot touch because of their unique propositions.
-
NewsAmazon Alexa strikes up NHS partnership
Amazon has partnered with the NHS to allow users of its Alexa devices to seek answers to medical queries in a bid to reduce strain on GPs.
-
CartoonRetail cartoon: Amazon's Deliveroo deal hits the brakes
Patrick Blower’s take on the CMA putting a stinger in the road of Amazon’s major investment in Deliveroo.
-
NewsAmazon’s Deliveroo deal could face CMA probe
Amazon’s investment into online food fulfilment business Deliveroo has been thrown into doubt by the competition watchdog.
-
NewsAmazon to create 2,000 new UK jobs
Amazon is set to increase its UK headcount to nearly 30,000 with recruitment to 2,000 new roles across the organisation this year.
-
NewsAmazon Prime Day to run over 48 hours for first time
Amazon’s annual Prime Day deals extravaganza will be extended this year to run over a 48-hour period for the first time.
-
OpinionOpinion: Time to take a leaf out of Waterstones’ book
It seems a long time ago – some people won’t even remember it – that Amazon was simply an online bookseller.
-
NewsAmazon and Morrisons extend partnership to cities across UK
Amazon and Morrisons will expand their partnership to Amazon Prime Now members in cities across the UK.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Waterstones boss begins new chapter at Barnes & Noble
Waterstones’ owner Elliott Advisors has acquired America’s biggest bookstore Barnes & Noble and made James Daunt boss of both. Retail Week looks at how he plans to make a success of the US institution.
-
AnalysisIn pictures: Six retailers taking shops to the customer
Taking offers to where the people are could be the new way of ensuring that your proposition is not overlooked. John Ryan reports
-
NewsAmazon rolls out train station kiosks to drive deals offline
Amazon is rolling out physical kiosks in train stations around London as part of its plan to develop its bricks-and-mortar offer.
-
OpinionOpinion: Amazon could be source of new ideas on retail property
In a week in which Arcadia took its proposed store closures to a creditor vote, Amazon was opening shops.
-
NewsAmazon launches 'Clicks and Mortar' pop-up shops
Amazon is opening 10 pop-up stores across the UK to champion the products of more than 100 of its small business partners.
-
NewsWalmart hires former Google and Amazon exec as CTO
Walmart has appointed a former Google and Amazon executive to “a new elevated chief technology officer and chief development officer role”.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Why has Amazon invested in Deliveroo?
Amazon sent shockwaves across the grocery and food delivery sector today when it was revealed to have invested in takeaway delivery firm Deliveroo. Here, we look at the implications.