Amazon news and analysis – Page 14
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NewsAmazon reverses Visa credit card block on UK website
The two companies had been engaged in a spat over Visa’s cross-border interchange fees, which had risen after the UK left the EU
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NewsDash adds wonky mango-flavoured sparkling water to its lineup
The brand had saved the “rejected knobbly, bobbly mangoes, fusing the wonderfully unwanted wonky fruit into freshly-sprung, sparkling water”, it said
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Comment & OpinionAmazon vs Visa: why no-one is clucking in this game of corporate chicken
With just days to go until UK-issued Visa credit cards are no longer accepted as payment on Amazon.co.uk, there is still no sign of a resolution
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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NewsNurture Brands to acquire premium coconut water Jax Coco
The deal would help Nurture Brands accelerate its business growth and offer an ‘exciting springboard into Asia’, it said
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NewsSupermarkets asked to help tackle lateral flow test crisis
Talks have been held with retail bosses on whether space could be made available in stores or car parks
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NewsSuperfoodio launches ‘revolutionary’ on-the-go peanut butter buttons
The NPD offered ‘a mouthful of pure peanut butter without the mess or clag’, said Superfoodio
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Grocer 33Amazon Fresh comes last in The Grocer’s Online 33 mystery shop
Our shopper found the Amazon Fresh platform ‘clunky and unintuitive’
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Comment & OpinionAmazon faces stiff competition from the major grocers – and now from a group of ultra-fast players
I visited my local Amazon store – a phrase that still sounds odd – the other day. The thing that struck me was the sheer number of people! But not shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesAmazon’s daring plan to reach its target for 260 stores by 2025
Bold plans are the online giant’s MO, but Amazon’s newly formed team faces a raft of logistical challenges if it is to meet the target
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NewsCo-op extends Amazon availability to Nottingham and Bristol
Co-op partnered with the e-commerce giant in September to launch the service in Glasgow
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Comment & OpinionAmazon may be overly optimistic on stores rollout, but not its end goal
The online giant’s target of 100 store openings per year may seem overly ambitious – but it doesn’t need to rush
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch checkout-free ‘shop and walk out’ store in London
Customers will scan in at entry gates using a QR code displayed in their SmartShop app
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Analysis & FeaturesRanked: The best and worst of food and drink Christmas ads 2021
The British public will be hoping for a bigger and better Christmas than ever to make up for last year’s washout. Have the ad makers risen to the challenge?
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NewsAmazon confirms two new Fresh locations
The first of the stores opened in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent, in early October
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NewsAmazon’s seventh Just Walk Out store to open over the road from Tesco’s GetGo
Tesco launched its own version of Amazon’s Just Walk Out shopping experience last month
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NewsRebel Kitchen makes confectionery debut with Coconut Bytes duo
The vegan treats would meet the growing demand for plant-based and organic food and drink, said Rebel Kitchen
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Comment & OpinionWhy Tesco could beat Amazon in checkout-free stores
Tesco has always been a trailblazer of the in-store experience, says Roy Capon, CEO at Zone and head of digital experience, UK&I at Cognizant
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Analysis & FeaturesIn pictures: Tesco’s GetGo checkout-free shopping experience
Here’s what it’s like to shop at Tesco’s first checkout-free store
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NewsSoil Association Certification joins Amazon climate initiative
The tech giant’s initiative is designed to make it easier for shoppers to find climate-friendly products