Amazon
This coverage examines Amazonโs operations, strategy, and influence within the UK retail market. Reporting highlights e-commerce growth, logistics and fulfilment, technology initiatives, financial results, product innovation, and leadership decisions. Focused on commercial impact and competitive dynamics, it offers insights for retail professionals navigating digital transformation and multi-channel competition.
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberPeople Moves
Amazon quarterly sales rise 13% to $180bn as AWS growth accelerates
Amazon reported a 13% increase in net sales to $180.2 bn (ยฃ135.2 bn) for the three months to 30 September 2025, up from $158.9 bn (ยฃ119.2 bn) a year earlier, as artificial intelligence and cloud services drove growth. North America sales rose 11% year on year to $106.3 bn (ยฃ79.7…
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29 OctoberOnline & Digital
Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs globally amid AI shift
Amazon is reportedly set to cut around 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring drive linked to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), raising uncertainty for the companyโs 75,000 UK workers, according to Sky News. The US technology group said affected teams would be informed by management…
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16 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Debenhams partners with Amazon to boost US presence
Debenhams Group has expanded its US presence through a new partnership with Amazon, which will see Nasty Gal brought to Amazon Fashion.ย The move will see the brand brought to over 250 million Amazon customers in the US, offering 172 items including denim, co-ords, swimwear and festival wear. Amazon has launched…
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15 OctoberHigh Street
ProCook welcomes โrecordโ first half as Q2 sales rise 25%
ProCook has marked its eighth consecutive quarter of growth and a โrecordโ first half performance, after revenues rose by 25.1% to ยฃ21.3m in the second quarter to 12 October.ย Following the strong quarterly performance, the retailerโs total first-half revenues hit ยฃ34.1m, spelling an uplift of 20.6% year-on-year and 8.1% on…
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6 OctoberFeatures
Fresh no more: Amazonโs online grocery strategy explained
Amazon has announced it will close all 14 of its Amazon Fresh stores in the UK, while converting a further five into Whole Foods Market locations. By the end of 2026, the company will operate 12 Whole Foods stores across the country, including a recently opened branch in Chelsea and…
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2 OctoberHigh Street
Reeves set to scale back business rates plans for large retailers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to scale back plans to raise business rates on big retailers after warnings it could push up food prices, according to the Financial Times. The news comes after the Treasury had planned to put properties worth more than ยฃ500,000 into the highest tax band…
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Sep- 2025 -26 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Amazon to pay $2.5bn in FTC settlement deal over Prime membership claims
Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5bn (ยฃ1.72bn) to settle allegations that it enrolled millions of consumers into Prime subscriptions without their consent and made it unnecessarily difficult to cancel. The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) includes a $1bn (750m) civil penalty and $1.5bn (ยฃ1.712bn) in refunds to affected…
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24 SeptemberSupermarkets
All Amazon Fresh stores in UK to close
Amazon is set to close all Amazon Fresh stores in the UK, shuttering 14 stores under the Amazon Fresh brand and converting a further five to Whole Foods stores.ย It comes as the group said it wanted to focus more on the online delivery sector, and expand the sale of…
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Aug- 2025 -28 AugustPeople Moves
Lululemon appoints first chief AI and technology officer
Lululemon has announced the appointment of Ranju Das as its first chief artificial intelligence and technology officer, effective from 2 September. Das will lead the retailerโs technology organisation and oversee the development and execution of its AI and digital strategy. He will report to chief executive Calvin McDonald and join…
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22 AugustComment
Retail media: Hugh Stevens on the data that powers the future
Retail media has emerged from the periphery of marketing strategy into one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving sectors in modern commerce. At the centre of that transformation is a growing recognition that first-party dataโproperly governed, connected, and activatedโoffers retailers and brands unprecedented opportunities to collaborate, personalise, and grow.…
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