All Amazon articles – Page 96
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Quidsi to launch two new ecommerce sites
Amazon-owned Quidsi is to launch two new ecommerce sites targeting busy parents.Afterschool.com will offer 50,000 products ranging from baseball bats and ballet shoes to art supplies. Bookworm.com will offer children’s books.Both sites offer free shipping on orders of more than $49 (£30.55). They complement existing Quidsi ecommerce sites, which include ...
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Amazon in acquisition talks with bookseller Saraiva
Amazon is in acquisition talks with Brazilian bookseller Saraiva, according to sources.Saraiva is based in São Paulo and sells through stores and online. It is thought Amazon could leverage the deal to establish itself in the fast-growing Brazilian ecommerce market.Amazon declined to comment.
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NewsIn pictures: Waterstones launches Kindle advertising
Bookseller Waterstones is launching an advertising campaign for Amazon’s Kindle device.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon's Kindle wipe sparks cloud debate
Amazon encountered some bad press for its heavy handed approach yesterday after a Norwegian customer wrote a blog claiming the etail giant had deleted her account, including all her Kindle books, without providing a reason.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Asos would be a good acquisition for Amazon
The news Amazon has considered acquiring Asos was questioned by analysts today given the US etail giant could have made the move long before the fashion etailer grew to be valued at nearly £2bn. Retail Week takes a look at why Asos could still make a good buy for Amazon.
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NewsHMV launches online marketplace
HMV has launched an online marketplace selling third-party products as it looks to hit back at arch-rival Amazon.
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NewsWhich? labels PC World 'worst' online store
Skincare and cosmetics site LizEarle.com has been rated the best online shop and PC World’s deemed the worst in a poll.
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NewsRicher Sounds fortunes improve as profits rise
Richer Sounds has turned around its fortunes to report an increase in full-year profits.
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NewsDixons.co.uk online brand ditched
Electricals retailer Dixons is to close its Dixons.co.uk business as it harmonises its online and store businesses.
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Amazon to recommence selling wine
Amazon intends to start selling wine again after it abandoned previous plans to enter the wine market three years ago.Meanwhile, Amazon’s Quidsi subsidiary in the US has unveiled an ecommerce site offering natural, organic and sustainably made products. Vine.com sells products ranging from skincare to ambient grocery, furnishings and electronics. ...
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NewsAmazon and Matalan to take on thousands of Christmas workers
Etail giant Amazon is to hire 10,000 Christmas staff at its UK packing centres to help cope with demand for what is expected to be a record season.
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AnalysisProfile: Brian McBride, Asos chairman
Former Amazon UK boss Brian McBride’s appointment as chairman of Asos gives the fashion group another etail heavyweight at its helm to build on its already impressive growth.
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NewsAsos hires former Amazon managing director as chairman
Former Amazon and Celtic FC director Brian McBride will replace Lord Waheed Alli as non-executive chairman of Asos.
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OpinionComment: Retail technology is a challenge
IT bosses in retail are used to working in a state of flux, and the technology landscape continues to throw up challenges to keep them busy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Cloud-based services - Who is leading the race?
Apple and Amazon might be retail giants, but they didn’t get where they are by being one-trick ponies. Jessica Twentyman charts their battle to lead in the race to provide cloud-based services.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail innovators - Turning ideas into reality
In the search for growth, innovation is more important than ever. Sarah Butler finds out how to do it and talks to some of the best in the business about how to generate, and implement, new ideas.
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NewsAmazon takes on Apple with music storage service
Amazon is to take on Apple’s iTunes with the launch of a service which enables consumers to save all their music in a Cloud-based system.
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NewsAmazon opens development centre at 'Silicon Roundabout'
Amazon has opened a development centre in East London, in an area home to many tech start-up companies that has been dubbed ‘Silcon Roundabout’.
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AnalysisAnalysis: New chapter in ebook market as competition builds
Despite the market dominance of Amazon, other retailers are increasingly making a play for a slice of the fast-moving ebook and ereader markets.