Amazon news and analysis – Page 20
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NewsAmazon offers Fresh grocery delivery without subscription costs
The new option of paying per delivery is likely to appeal to more occasional and first-time Amazon Fresh users
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NewsAsda legal chief Alex Simpson to leave
Simpson is reported to have taken on a similar role with Amazon as it continues to make inroads into UK grocery
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NewsAmazon to roll out PayPoint in-store delivery partnership
The move sees Amazon Hub Counter extended initially to around 500 new stores
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NewsAmazon and Boots accused of ‘bully tactics’ over supplier fines
Major fmcg companies have accused the two of massive fines that would be outlawed under the GCA
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NewsAmazon-backed startups finding high street life tough going
Some of the Amazon-backed retailers have failed to even make it through two weeks
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NewsAmazon opens first Clicks and Mortar store in Scotland
Two other Amazon pop-ups, in Manchester and Cardiff, have already opened, with seven more to come in a year-long trial
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NewsAmazon to turn off all Dash buttons this month
Dash buttons were hailed as a move towards the ‘connected home’
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NewsSelect & Save to install Amazon lockers in stores
Select & Save said it would now be discussing the opportunity with those members
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s ‘mixed format’ stores are a sign of its true grocery ambitions
Amazon Go was just the start. Attention is now turning towards stores that mix the best of online with the best of offline, according to reports
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NewsAmazon to ID all customers buying age-restricted products
The move follows scrutiny in May this year from the BBC’s Watchdog programme
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NewsAmazon will soon be ‘unstoppable force’ in grocery
Revenue rose 20% to $63.4bn for the second quarter following the expansion of one-day Prime delivery in the US
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NewsDeliveroo uses scale to drive down supplier costs for restaurants
The restaurant delivery company has created a “food procurement team” to drive down the prices of cooking ingredients…
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NewsAmazon Deliveroo investment halted by CMA intervention
An initial enforcement order has been served on the two companies over concerns they may no longer be operating separately
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NewsAmazon ‘poses biggest risk to wholesalers in the UK’
Delegates at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors annual conference have been warned of the threat to market share
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Comment & OpinionBic’s Amazon deal shows an alternate future for D2C offerings
Working with Amazon means Bic doesn’t need to think about fulfilment
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NewsAmazon announces plan to add 2,000 jobs to UK workforce
New roles will be created across the UK for engineers, software developers, data scientists and cloud and machine learning…
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Comment & OpinionInside Amazon’s Go store in New York
Amazon Go’s bricks-and-mortar store is brilliant and poor at the same time, says Eagle Eye CEO Tim Mason after visiting a Go store in New York
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NewsAmazon develops new warehouse robots to replace conveyor belts
Around 800 of the suitcase-sized Pegasus robots are in use in Denver
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Comment & OpinionCould Amazon seriously be considering a Morrisons move?
Morrisons’ changed relationship with Amazon could mean much more than more direct access to customers
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NewsMorrisons expands Amazon rapid delivery after relaxation of Ocado deal
Morrisons will gain more control as a retailer on Amazon’s site, rather than a wholesaler to the internet giant