Latest Amazon News – Page 17
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How Amazon’s move into premium whisky could threaten booze retailers this Christmas
It’s the first time big names in posh whisky have been bottled exclusively for Amazon. So what challenges does this create for online competitors?
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Comment and Opinion
Advantage Amazon and D2C: retailers face a double threat
Suppliers are looking seriously at direct-to-consumer options, says David Sables. And the consequences for retailers are potentially serious
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Analysis and Features
Inside Amazon's Tilbury FC: is the controversy justified?
Stories of exhausted staff don’t stop Amazon opening its doors to the public
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon’s supermarket rivals are fuming over CMA decision
It comes days after the Chancellor rejected calls for an online sales tax on companies including Amazon
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Amazon and Alliance Boots escape inclusion under GCA remit
Ocado and B&M are set to be included under GSCOP
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Analysis and Features
Own-label showcase: Amazon private-label brands
In recent months Amazon has ramped up its activity in grocery and the retailer now sells private-label products in bulk across several categories
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Amazon to create up to 1,000 new jobs at three UK sites
The internet giant is to open new offices in Manchester and increase capacity at its Edinburgh and Cambridge centres
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Analysis and Features
CMA to include Aldi and Lidl in Sainsbury's-Asda probe
The move appears to increase the chances of the merger going ahead without a huge disposal of stores
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Amazon to install solar panels at 10 UK distribution centres
The move is part of Amazon’s commitment to deploy solar systems on 50 DCs globally by 2020
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Comment and Opinion
Will the CMA take on Amazon with Groceries Code inclusion?
Amazon, it appears, has been pushing back strongly against the prospect of coming under Tacon’s net
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Amazon should face Adjudicator over conduct, claim suppliers
The CMA had been expected to add Amazon to the list of retailers the Adjudicator polices
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Amazon to reportedly open checkout-free supermarkets in UK
The tech giant is said to be looking for a “significant number” of retail sites
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Amazon to increase its minimum wage across the UK
Amazon said 17,000 employees and 20,000 seasonal workers would benefit from the new UK rates
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Amazon launches cheaper voice shopping Echo Input device
Echo Input was launched alongside a new Amazon Smart Plug
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Analysis and Features
Why Amazon is going big on coffee for its own-label strategy in the UK
The online retailer has launched 30 own-label coffee lines in recent months. We take a look at what it’s selling and how coffee fits into its broader grocery strategy
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Smart speakers misunderstand up to half of shopping requests
Amazon got up to half of requests wrong while Google mistook “Amoy noodles” for “annoyed noodles”
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Analysis and Features
Can government deliver an 'Amazon tax'? Is it needed?
Philip Hammond is reportedly looking into a tax that targets online companies. What would the impact be on UK retail?
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Machines that order their own refills on Amazon arrive in UK
New dishwashers that automatically reorder detergent are on sale now
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Analysis and Features
The last mile: how third-party couriers are changing grocery
In the past three years alone the number of third party logistics operators launching in UK grocery is in double figures
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Consumers 'unlikely' to use checkout-free tech, says report
But around a third would use technology such as a smartphone app to scan purchases