All Amazon articles – Page 94
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NewsShoppers flock to Amazon site despite tax scandal
Shoppers ignored Amazon’s corporate tax wrangle and visited its website in their droves in the run-up to Christmas as UK traffic surged 49% year-on-year in December.
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NewsAmazon creates 100 technology jobs in London
Amazon is expanding its Digital Media Development Centre in London, creating 100 new technology jobs.
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NewsAmazon's popularity hit after tax avoidance accusations
Etail giant Amazon’s popularity has fallen after being accused of avoiding paying millions of pounds in tax.
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OpinionBlog: Speedy delivery guarantees a merry online Christmas
As retailers across the high street gear up for their biggest weekend of the year, etailers would traditionally be counting up the Christmas takings. But not this year, as many online players are busy promoting their guaranteed delivery options to make sure that special gift is ready under the tree come Christmas morning.
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Amazon ventures into Brazil with Amazon.com.br
Amazon has made its first foray into Brazil with the launch of ebook site Amazon.com.br. The site offers more than 1.4 million Kindle books priced in Brazilian Reals, including more than 13,000 Portuguese-language titles. Amazon says its Kindle ereader will be available within weeks priced at BRL299 (£89). Meanwhile, Brazilian ...
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AnalysisPeople: Retail's main job moves in November
As we now head off into the busiest and most profitable time of the year for retailers, the pace of people moves will slow down during December as everyone concentrates on the festive season and Sales.
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NewsAmazon debuts luxury fashion offer
Amazon has launched a new upmarket fashion site in a bid to emulate the likes of Net-a-Porter.
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NewsBrian McBride revealed as investor in Comet
Asos chairman Brian McBride was an investor in collapsed electricals chain Comet, it has emerged.
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NewsRetailers braced for Cyber Monday
Retailers are today bracing themselves for what they expect to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.
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AnalysisDixons: What the analysts say
Dixon’s improvement has continued with sales flat but life-for-like growth of 3%. The UK & Ireland division grew by 2% and posted a profitable first half for the first time in five years today. The news was welcomed by the City.
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NewsMorrisons wades into tax row
Morrisons finance chief Richard Pennycook and Sainsbury’s boss Justin King have waded into the escalating row over corporation tax rules for foreign multinationals.
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AnalysisCyber Monday: What do retailers need to know?
Cyber Monday falls next week and is forecast to be the busiest online shopping day of the year. Retailers need to prepare for a surge in traffic and orders.
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Amazon introduces Black Friday and Cyber Monday to France and Germany
Amazon has introduced Black Friday and Cyber Monday to its customers in France and Germany, with lightning deals and special offers to drive Christmas sales.As the promotion ran for its third year in the UK, ‘Le Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday Woche’ entered the vocabulary of customers in Europe.Apple, Rakuten’s ...
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NewsAmazon reveals UK sales figures after Government grilling
Amazon has revealed its UK sales and profits figures for the first time after being ordered to be more transparent by the Government.
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AnalysisBlack Friday: What do retailers need to know?
Retailers are offering more Black Friday deals than ever before. Retail Week takes a look at how UK retailers are taking advantage of the US shopping frenzy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The international retailer tax debate
After Amazon’s cagey performance in front of a Parliamentary committee, other high-profile retailers waded into the tax debate.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Retailers can ill afford a scandal on a global scale
Growing anti-corporate sentiment has focused on the retail sector in recent weeks, as evidenced by the palpable anger with which Amazon director of public policy Andrew Cecil was quizzed by the UK Public Accounts Committee on the issue of tax avoidance.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for the books market?
The growth of ereaders and etail means bricks-and-mortar books retailing has been hit hard. Rebecca Thomson looks at how booksellers can survive and how the market is likely to evolve.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: US retailers gear up for Black Friday Sales frenzy
As the US national holiday of Thanksgiving (November 22) fast approaches, retailers Stateside are gearing up for one of the biggest Sales, and indeed shopping, days of the year.