Amazon news and analysis – Page 23
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NewsTrigo Vision gains $7m funding for checkout-free store system
The $7m in funding, from Hetz Ventures and Vertex Ventures, is to be used to grow the research and development team…
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NewsPetits Filous works with Amazon for Play Free push
Consumers will receive “play-promoting instructions” alongside their Amazon Pantry order, designed to encourage children to rediscover the cardboard box as a plaything
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Comment & OpinionExtended Adjudicator remit confirmation will soothe Burnley and Coupe’s aches
The CMA will next month announce its long-awaited list of new retailers to be added to the remit of Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Comment & OpinionWhat to make of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's grocery moves
As the world’s leading tech giants, Google and Amazon both bring an unprecedented level of in-depth consumer access, says Lawrence Hutter of Alvarez & Marsal
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NewsAmazon aiming for 30-minute delivery times using drones
UK country manager Doug Gurr said the UK had the opportunity to “lead the world” in drone technology…
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Comment & OpinionWhat the new Premier League deal means for Amazon’s grocery ambitions
Amazon’s football deal will help it achieve its goal of becoming the ‘everything store’, says Guy Elliott of Publicis.Sapient
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NewsResearch reveals ‘trust issues’ in buying from Amazon
Future Thinking research found 35% of shoppers would not buy groceries on Amazon
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership denies Amazon approach for Waitrose
JLP chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield said “there has been no approach by Amazon regarding Waitrose”
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s-Asda merger shows 'Amazon effect' in action
Amazon has been a huge catalyst for change in UK grocery, says Natalie Berg of NBK Retail. And it’s been a key driver of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
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NewsAmazon files patent for 'voice sniffer' algorithm
The proposed ‘sniffer algorithm’ could enable Alexa to listen in on conversations and make product recommendations
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Comment & OpinionCasino's Ocado deal plays well
The shares of Casino Group got a 10% bump recently following news its Monoprix chain had struck a deal to sell via Amazon …
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NewsAmazon to sponsor The Great British Bake Off second series
Amazon is thought to have paid around £5m for the deal, which it will use to promote its Alexa and Echo smart speakers
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NewsAmazon patents drones that can differentiate between gestures
“It may sound like science fiction, but it’s real,” says Amazon
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NewsMedia Bites 26 March: Tesco, HoF, Whole Foods
The Confederation of British Industry chairs’ committee will nominate Tesco chairman John Allan as the next president
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NewsMeat box delivery firm Field & Flower joins Treasure Truck
The Treasure Truck, launched in the UK last December, is described by Amazon as a “unique and fun-filled way” to shop for new or trending local items
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NewsAmazon's Patrick Pondaven joins GS1 UK's supervisory board
He joins as the supply chain standards organisation seeks an industry-wide solution for managing product data
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NewsAmazon's Choice status to be 'key to smart speaker sales'
OC&C report found groceries and other low-value consumer goods account for the bulk of purchases made with the voice-activated devices
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InterviewsNo pain, no gain: Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr on connecting the supply chain
With his penchant for ironmans and other feats of endurance, Doug Gurr is a glutton for punishment. But it’s the consumer’s pain he’s most focused on
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NewsAmazon to cut hundreds of jobs at its Seattle HQ
The online giant is to shift resources into fast-growing areas like its work on voice assistant technology Alexa
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NewsNew Amazon fulfilment centre to open in Rugby
The new site will join fulfilment centres in Rugeley, Coalville and Daventry in the Midlands