Latest Amazon News
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Comment and Opinion
Technology or tradition: have supermarket self-checkouts gone too far?
Booths’ decision is an unusual one, and goes against the trend of SSCs becoming more ubiquitous in stores of all sorts and sizes
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Analysis and Features
Who won the Christmas ads in 2023? Our judges give their verdict on all the ads that matter
This year’s batch of festive ads has been rolling out the celebs aplenty. But which is the best?
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News
Tesco trials scan-free self-checkout
Customers at Tesco’s Fulham Reach Express GetGo store can now take items from shelves and ‘just walk up’ to the checkout which will ‘magically present them with a list of the products they have picked up’
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Amazon Fresh gears up for festive fight
The e-commerce giant’s UK grocery arm has introduced price cuts and an improved delivery slot booking experience
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Pensioners rediscover their youth in Amazon Christmas ad 2023
The advert will premiere tonight (6 November) during the first ad break of Coronation Street on ITV
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Media Bites 3 November: Sainsbury’s, Amazon, Beyond Meat, Heineken
Amazon has come under fire from the Federal Trade Commission regulator in the US
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What to expect at LIVE 2024 by The Grocer x Retail Week and why you should attend
LIVE is the biggest two-day event and conference providing unrivalled access to the most senior fmcg and retail industry contacts
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Analysis and Features
Can Tesco make a marketplace work second time around?
With lessons learned since the failure of Tesco Direct – and the model better proven – should the likes of Amazon and Ocado be worried?
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Nectar Prices give Sainsbury’s the edge over Amazon
Guest retailer Amazon offered the lowest prices, but Sainsbury’s Nectar shoppers would have got the goods cheaper
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News
Amazon launches first own label advertising campaign
Campaign features new tagline: ‘Food too, who knew?’
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Waitrose and Amazon in talks over third-party tie-up
Both Amazon and Waitrose have declined to comment on the reports
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Tesco readies online marketplace launch
Customers will be able to shop “a broad range of third-party products” on Tesco.com
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon and Asda make last-ditch attempt to revive the comedy panel show
Amazon’s Quiz of 25 Years saw two celebrity teams answer questions about products that can be bought on the site
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Comment and Opinion
From hate to love: why Iceland is getting cosy with Amazon
Five years ago, Iceland’s MD said “We hate Amazon.” So what’s changed?
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News
Iceland launches on Amazon UK site
The discounter joins Morrisons and Co-op as a third-party supermarket partner on the Amazon marketplace
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Amazon launches first Fresh store on Deliveroo
Amazon has launched on the Deliveroo app, offering a range of than 1,000 items for delivery from its Amazon Fresh store in Hoxton
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Whole Foods Market rolls out new supplier guidelines
The Amazon-owned grocer introduced a product submission calender across grocery, wellness and speciality categories
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Former Amazon UK GSCOP compliance officer Alex Simpson moves to B&M
Simpson moved from Amazon to B&M in August, after nearly fours years at the online giant, including its transition to compliance with GSCOP
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Oatly strikes pan-European partnership with Amazon
Oatly plans to produce a “fully enclosed bespoke packaging solution” for Amazon customers
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Comment and Opinion
First-party data is the new fmcg retail battleground
Ramped-up loyalty schemes are becoming more valuable to retailers as price dictates consumers’ shopping decisions