Amazon news and analysis
Amazon operates in the UK grocery sector through online delivery and partnerships with Morrisons and other supermarkets. It previously operated Amazon Fresh stores, shifting focus to Whole Foods Market. The Grocer covers Amazon with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including its evolving grocery strategy, tech innovation, and positioning in the UK’s online grocery market.
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NewsEasyGroup launches marketplace ‘set to rival Amazon’
The online marketplace has launched across 21 European countries, including the UK, today.
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NewsAmazon expands rapid 30-minute delivery Amazon Now service into Birmingham
Amazon’s ultra-fast delivery service offers thousands of groceries and household essentials from the e-commerce giant, delivered in around 30 minutes or fewer
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NewsAdjudicator reveals clampdown on supermarkets over CPI requests
There have been persistent calls for the GCA to be given greater powers to enforce issues surrounding CPI requests
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Partner FeaturesHow an SME can accelerate ecommerce performance and growth
Discover how invaluable insight from an online retailer has enabled SMEs to successful e-commerce growth.
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NewsAmazon increases pay for frontline workers by more than 5%
Full-time annual salaries will now start at a minimum of £31,408, and in some locations £33,488
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Tesco tackles UPFs, Mounjaro mishap, inflation reprieve
As Tesco made a decisive move in the UPF debate, a Grocer reporter obtained Mounjaro and Christmas started to look less pricey for consumers
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NewsAmazon launches ‘Amazown label’ campaign to raise awareness of fresh grocery delivery
It is the first time Amazon has ‘allowed their brand name to be usurped in service of an individual product’
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Partner FeaturesHow sports nutrition suppliers can power up their sales online
Discover how one sports nutrition supplier has outpaced the competition to deliver revenue growth of 19.2% with the use of an optimised e-commerce strategy.
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NewsJoybuy signals move into fresh produce in UK recruitment blitz
Fresh produce has remained absent from Joybuy’s category coverage – but a job listing strongly suggests that could be about to change
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InterviewsRachel Eyre on building ‘a better version’ of Asda
Asda’s chief customer and digital officer is determined to bring back ‘Asdaness’ – boosting standards in stores and online while retaining its focus on price
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Partner FeaturesHow one cider business boosted online sales by 21%
Westons was barely making a dent in online sales. Nine months later it was selling a case of cider every two minutes on Black Friday. Here’s how the cider maker cracked e-commerce.
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Grocer 33Amazon relies less on deals to take another win as cheapest supermarket
Amazon undercut Asda by £3.91, making it 5.3% cheaper than its rival
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Partner FeaturesHow an fmcg giant gained 40% growth through e-commerce
What happens when a well-established fmcg company harnesses cutting-edge e-commerce? Find out how the right strategy, including practical tools and targeted promos, can spark double-digit growth.
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NewsSmart trolley shoppers spend much more, but can get distracted, study finds
Smart cart users add more items to their trolleys than non-users and spend longer in store
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda chose Amazon to ‘transform’ its retail media game
Asda’s chief customer and digital officer tells The Grocer why the supermarket is partnering with Amazon to overhaul its retail media offer
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NewsAsda brings in Amazon to ‘transform’ retail media offer
Asda is the first UK retailer to deploy Amazon’s Retail Ad service
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Partner FeaturesHow e-commerce can turbocharge fmcg brand growth in a tough market
Why embracing online can help grocery brands complement not cannibalise their physical grocery sales.
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NewsJD.com CEO reveals European ambition: ‘Consumers are entitled to better’
The Grocer gained rare access to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s CEO Sandy Xu to discuss the company’s appetite for growth beyond China’s borders
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NewsThe Food Foundation exec and Amazon VP recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Anna Taylor, who joined the Food Foundation as its first executive director in 2015, has been awarded a DBE for services to reforming the food system
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NewsAmazon Fresh advert banned for breaking HFSS junk food laws
Amazon is the latest grocery retailer to fall foul of the new HFSS advertising restrictions