Amazon news and analysis – Page 26
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NewsAmazon adds range of Whole Foods Market lines to UK site
Nearly 450 products have appeared on AmazonFresh shortly after Whole Foods lines went live on US sites
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NewsOcado teams up with Amazon for Alexa voice ordering app
The app recognises the 15,000 most commonly searched terms on Ocado’s site
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News$11bn wiped from supermarket and food & drink shares as Amazon fires gun on price war
More than $11bn (£8.6bn) has been wiped off the value of the world’s largest supermarkets and food and drink manufacturers
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NewsMajor supermarkets' online imagery lags behind Amazon and Ocado
An analysis of six large grocers found they only displayed one image on at least 95% of their bestselling products
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NewsAmazon unveils two-minute click & collect in the US
Five campus locations will offer instant pick-up on “hundreds” of items such as drinks and snacks
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Comment & OpinionIs Amazon’s one-year shelf life ready meal a credible proposition?
The technology purports to keep the food’s natural flavour, texture and nutrients for up to a year, with no need for refrigeration. Tasty!
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NewsAmazon developing range of long-life ambient ready meals
Online giant is working with start-up technology company 915 Labs on the project…
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NewsFour in 10 grocery firms have invested in internet of things
An IGD survey of 84 companies found 37% had trialled or already deployed IoT products or services
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NewsAmazon plans to roll out more checkout-free convenience stores
A job ad for an Amazon Go engineer in the US says the candidate will build and rollout the network ‘across multiple sites’
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Analysis & FeaturesTurf Wars: the battle between Walmart and Amazon
As Amazon and Walmart battle it out for territory in the US, we analyse how they measure up on the key tactical areas
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News'Aggressive' Amazon Fresh hunts for more third party sellers
The growing online grocery business has advertised for someone to head up its UK Amazon Fresh Marketplace team…
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NewsAmazon set to roll out more click & collect grocery sites
Amazon is advertising for a ‘launch program manager’
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NewsNorth Sea cod wins back MSC certification
Waitrose is first to stock the newly sustainable species, more than a decade after stocks came perilously close to collapse
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NewsAmazon begins selling first meal kits
The soft launch comes just days after filing a trademark for its slogan ‘We do the prep. You be the chef’
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Comment & OpinionCould Amazon go one better than HelloFresh?
Who would have thought a meal in a cardboard box could prove such a game-changer?
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NewsSainsbury's exceeds expectations but shares fail to respond
The market’s negative stance on the grocers is increasingly at odds with the solid growth figures
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NewsOcado: Amazon-Whole Foods deal to 'drive partnership demand'
CEO Tim Steiner insists the bricks-and-mortar tie-up will drive other retailers to develop an online presence
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Comment & OpinionAs Amazon shows the might of corporations, what can SMEs do?
After a number of fruitless attempts by Amazon to eat into the fmcg market, it now has a way in, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law. Here’s what SMEs can learn from it
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Comment & OpinionFmcg must dial up digital to help shopper memory
New tech solutions like Amazon Dash and shoppable content can help fmcg brands create their own online shop front
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NewsTesco extends one-hour deliveries through Tesco Now app
Delivery is supplied by independent courier service Quiqup