All Amazon articles – Page 9
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AnalysisFrom drones to robots: Amazon delivers the future
The idea of humanoid robots and delivery by drones may seem futuristic, but tech giant Amazon is already making inroads in utilising these products. Retail Week visits Amazon’s BFI1 fulfilment centre in Seattle, Washington, to see the new tech in action.
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NewsAmazon to launch 60-minute drone deliveries in the UK
Amazon is launching ultra-fast drone deliveries for UK customers from late 2024.
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NewsAmazon warehouse workers to walk out on Black Friday
Over 1,000 Amazon warehouse workers will strike on Black Friday as the GMB union warns of “the biggest day of strike action in company history”.
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NewsWaitrose eyes online grocery partnership with Amazon
Waitrose is reportedly exploring a partnership with Amazon in a deal that would see the supermarket’s groceries sold on the platform.
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NewsCMA investigation puts Amazon and Microsoft under microscope
The UK’s media regulator has referred the country’s £7.5bn cloud computing market to the competition watchdog for an investigation over concerns about Amazon and Microsoft.
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Opinion‘Retailers must operate as loyalty companies, not businesses with a loyalty scheme’
Loyalty must sit at the centre of a brand’s strategy and positioning – think Starbucks Rewards or Amazon Prime – believe Eagle Eye’s Sarah Jarvis and Tim Mason
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NewsAmazon accused of ‘exploiting monopoly power’ in antitrust lawsuit
Amazon is being hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Amazon enhances Just Walk Out tech for clothes shopping
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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InterviewQ&A: Fruugo founder Dominic Allonby on international expansion and standing up to Amazon
Retail Week speaks to Fruugo founder and executive chairman Dominic Allonby about the importance of cross-border ecommerce, setting itself apart from the likes of Amazon and why every retailer can benefit from operating in a marketplace
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NewsWilliam Reed launches Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2024
William Reed has launched Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2024, a two-day gathering of the leading minds in retail and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
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NewsAmazon launches trial with Iceland
Amazon and Iceland have signed a deal for the ecommerce giant to sell the supermarket’s food on its website.
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NewsBP launches loyalty pricing programme on retail products
BP has expanded its BPme Rewards scheme with the launch of loyalty pricing to give customers exclusive discounts on retail products.
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NewsAmazon introduces new charges for Prime members
Amazon will begin charging its Prime members for same-day delivery on selected orders from next month in a bid to “improve the service”.
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Opinion‘I’ve been tortured by my inability to see why investors have championed new, disruptive models’
While investors may covet the latest shiny new thing and bash retail as ‘last season’, they are missing the virtues that great omnichannel retail increasingly holds, believes Matt Coode of OC&C Strategy Consultants
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NewsAmazon profits climb as cost cutting pays off
Amazon has reported an increase in profits for the second quarter of the year and increased its guidance for the next quarter as cost-cutting measures paid off.
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Opinion‘Rain may mean soggy footfall, but retailers can’t forget the big climate picture’
Day to day, rain has probably been front of mind for retailers as dismal July weather resulted in soggy footfall in many places.
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Opinion‘Fresh store closures do not signal an end to Amazon’s ambitions in food’
The closure this week of Amazon’s debut Fresh store in the UK has once again raised questions about the headway the giant is making – or can make – in food, a prize retail market because of its size and importance.
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NewsAmazon closes first ever UK Just Walk Out store
Amazon has closed its first ever checkout-less Just Walk Out store in west London after just over two years of operation.
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NewsAmazon extends ‘palm payment’ at Whole Foods Market stores
Amazon is to introduce payment by palm across its Whole Foods Market grocery business in the US.
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NewsExclusive: GMB entices Amazon workers in key regions to consider strikes
The GMB union is planning to bring a bigger fight to Amazon as it looks to recruit workers from the retailer’s key regions to join strikes.