Latest Amazon News – Page 10
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Amazon hires Tesco veteran Tony Hoggett to head up physical stores operation
Hoggett took on a new role as chief strategy & innovation officer at Tesco in April
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Amazon’s London expansion continues with Camden store
The e-commerce giant launched its first physical retail site outside North America in Ealing in March
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CMA ‘won’t speculate’ on possibility of Amazon marketplace investigation
It follows a newspaper report the competition watchdog is planning a formal investigation into Amazon
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Comment and Opinion
Is on or offline shopping better for the planet? Let the battle commence
If every home in the country replaced their dinners made from supermarket bought ingredients with meals from Gousto for a year, 10.3 million tonnes of CO2e could be saved
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Analysis and Features
Is online or in-store food shopping better for the planet?
Amazon says online wins the battle. But factors including refrigeration, packaging and journey type all add complexity to the food delivery model
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Comment and Opinion
Could Amazon really be bigger than Tesco within four years?
Amazon has yet to truly threaten grocery’s incumbents but has two aces up its sleeve
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Amazon opens fourth checkout-free Fresh store, in Canary Wharf
Amazon has opened new Fresh stores in the capital at a rate of one every 19 days
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Amazon to create 10,000 new permanent UK jobs this year
It will open four new CFCs across the country throughout this year
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Tesco-backed checkout-free tech firm Trigo partners with Rewe on Cologne store
Germany’s second-largest food retail chain has launched the checkout-free option at a store in Cologne
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Amazon opens third ‘Just Walk Out’ store in London
Its first Amazon Fresh store opened in Ealing last month, followed by the second next to Wembley Stadium
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon commissioned report: environmental impact of online isn’t as positive as it suggests
The online giant has pointed to an Oliver Wyman report, which found bricks-and-mortar shopping generates more than double the emissions. But the comparisons aren’t entirely helpful
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets can’t use the pandemic as an excuse for poor digital experiences
Supermarket websites are creating friction that is completely avoidable, says Carl Uminski, COO at digital product agency Somo
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Comment and Opinion
The online tax debate simply highlights the problem with business rates
Although it’s later than desired, it’s perhaps a good sign that the government will be looking at the online tax in autumn
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Analysis and Features
The Hut Group: how THG cracked DTC
Through acquisitions and investment in tech, THG has become a go-to for brands looking to move into direct selling. What’s its secret?
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Comment and Opinion
Why Amazon is a major threat to UK supermarkets
Amazon first entered the UK grocery market in 2016 but has substantially expanded its offering over the past year
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Comment and Opinion
How Amazon is translating frictionless online experiences to its retail stores
Amazon can see the potential to grow share offline by reducing fiction through technology, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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News
Amazon opens second London ‘just walk out’ Amazon Fresh store
Its first store opened earlier this month in Ealing
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Analysis and Features
Will Amazon’s no-checkout store change how we shop?
The Amazon Fresh store in Ealing is already proving popular, with more set to follow – so is it a game-changer for UK grocery?
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Analysis and Features
'Like Sainsbury’s cooler younger brother’: inside the UK’s first Amazon Fresh store
The Grocer paid a visit to the till‐free convenience store in Ealing, west London
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Comment and Opinion
There’s a new digital divide in online grocery retail
There are two distinct and diverging camps now in the battle for the big weekly shop