Amazon news and analysis – Page 6
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Amazon Prime still worth it without grocery perks?
Exclusive grocery access is the latest Prime benefit to be rescinded
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Comment & OpinionToo hot to handle? The dangers of gen Z’s addiction to spice
Fuego, Flamin’ Hot, Volcano… just some of the flavour descriptors on ultra-spicy snacks gaining popularity among young shoppers
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Comment & OpinionHow challengers should approach Tesco’s new Marketplace
There are two clues in Tesco’s press release I would be latching onto if I was a brand owner, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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NewsDenmark recalls Korean noodle brand Samyang for ‘poisoning’ risk
Consuming large quantities of chilli poses a particular risk to children and frail adults
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NewsTesco’s marketplace boosts SKU count by more than a third
The supermarket’s total online SKU count has risen from 28,018 to 38,070: an increase of 36%
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Comment & OpinionTesco toppling Amazon’s reign isn’t completely bonkers
Tesco is striding into the colosseum, talking a big game and abandoning the coy, cautious corporate-speak we might have expected
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NewsAmazon makes grocery delivery available to all UK shoppers
It had previously restricted access to Prime members
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s forecast data fees: shades of Tesco’s fulfilment fee fiasco?
Sainsbury’s is now charging for forecast data it previously provided for free. Suppliers say it’s a cash grab, but it could become the new normal
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NewsAmazon Fresh ends grocery delivery in five UK cities
The e-commerce giant has told customers it will be bringing to an end its online Amazon Fresh offering in Glasgow, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle at the beginning of June
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NewsGCA postpones supplier survey due to general election
The Grocer understands the results of the annual YouGov survey, which were due to be published in the middle of June, will now not come out until the end of July at the earliest
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NewsAmazon Just Walk Out tech powering Milton Keynes supermarket
The supermarket – called The Corner Store – sees customers scan their credit card or mobile wallet at an entry gate, before taking items from shelves and leaving
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NewsOcado enjoys ‘Clarkson’s Farm effect’ as new series sees British produce sales soar
“This clearly captured consumer interest,” Ocado Retail said
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InterviewsGousto’s Shaun Pearce on taking recipe boxes mainstream
Gousto’s chief technology officer talks customer-led innovation, a more flexible offer and ‘hacking around and discovering things’
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NewsJeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat brand hits Amazon Fresh shelves
It is the first major listing for Clarkson’s brand
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Comment & OpinionWhole Foods Market has lost its soul with mainstream brands
Including the likes of Kellogg’s, Mcvitie’s and Tropicana will confuse consumers into thinking these brands meet the ‘standards of excellence’ originally laid out by Whole Foods, says Sonny Drinkwater, co-founder & CEO of Well Easy
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Comment & OpinionWhy Amazon is walking back on Just Walk Out technology
After heralding its Just Walk Out technology as a development that would “push the state of the art forward”, Amazon has decided, actually, nah, and is stripping the tech out of its US stores
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NewsAmazon sticking with ‘Just Walk Out’ tech in UK
The ecommerce giant just walked back on its Just Walk Out tech
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NewsAmazon sellers have ‘gone bust’ over VAT check fiasco
Last month sellers on the marketplace said they were facing bankruptcy due to Amazon’s handling of its legal requirement to check the VAT status of businesses
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NewsAmazon’s Just Walk Out technology reaches Northern Ireland
The SSE Arena in Belfast has launched a food store and bar powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology
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Analysis & FeaturesWhole Foods Market: how realistic is ‘expansion in the UK’ for Amazon’s white elephant?
Whole Foods Market says closing two UK stores and DC paves the way for growth