Amazon
This coverage examines Amazon’s 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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Dec- 2021 -2 DecemberComment
Snatching peak from the jaws of Amazon
Consumer shopping habits this peak season are already unlike anything the industry has seen before. A slow burn, ultra-cautious approach that could well lead to a last-minute rush – a rush that Amazon thinks it’s going to win. The conventional wisdom – as far as convention can be wise in…
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1 DecemberClothing & Shoes
JD Sports welcomes new board director
JD Sports has confirmed that Mahbobeh Sabetnia has joined the retailer’s board as a non-executive director. It comes as Heather Jackson has stepped down from her position as non-executive director after more than six years on its board, with effect from yesterday (29 November 2021). The group described Sabetnia as…
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Nov- 2021 -30 NovemberNews
Sainsbury’s debuts checkout-free store
Sainsbury’s has launched a new digital innovation with a contactless, checkout-free convenience store at Holborn Circus, powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. It said it is the latest example of Sainsbury’s strategy to use innovative technology to make shopping “convenient for customers” and builds on recent digital initiatives which…
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26 November
XR targets Amazon centres in Black Friday demo
Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrators have organised a series of protests outside Amazon fulfilment centres across the UK and Europe in order to block Black Friday deliveries on one of the retailer’s busiest days. The group has blocked a total of 15 fulfilment centres across the UK, Netherlands and Germany with…
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18 NovemberSupermarkets
Co-op offers free delivery until after Black Friday
Co-op is serving-up free delivery of online grocery orders until the day after Black Friday, it has confirmed. Earlier this year Co-op announced plans to accelerate its e-commerce strategy and drive rapid growth in the market for same-day and on-demand community-based home deliveries. Stores will act as micro-distribution hubs in…
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17 NovemberOnline & Digital
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK from Jan 2022
Amazon has announced that from 19 January 2022 it will no longer accept Visa credit cards as a payment method in the UK. In an email to customers, the online retail giant said that it has made the decision “due to the high fees Visa charges for processing credit card…
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Oct- 2021 -29 OctoberElectrical
Amazon to spend ‘several billion’ to manage supply shortages
Amazon has warned that it expects to incur “several billion dollars” of additional costs in the upcoming months as supply chain issues hit an all time high. The company said the expenses will be used to manage through labor supply shortages, increased wage costs, global supply chain issues, and increased…
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21 OctoberSupply Chain
Ikea, Inditex and Amazon sign up to net-zero shipping pledge
Major retailers, Amazon, Ikea and Inditex are among the first to sign up to a first-of-its-kind target to progressively switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. Through a new collaborative, cargo owner-led network facilitated by the Aspen Institute, the move is designed to…
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7 OctoberElectrical
Amazon opens first four-star store in the UK
Amazon has announced that it has opened its first four-star store outside of the US which offers a curated range of products in Bluewater, just southeast of central London. The store offers products that have been rated four stars and above, are top sellers, or are trending on Amazon.co.uk. The…
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6 OctoberPeople Moves
Card Factory welcomes new director to board
Card Factory has welcomed Robert McWilliam as the latest independent non-executive director to its board, with effect from 1 November 2021. McWilliam will be appointed as a member of each of the group’s Audit and Risk committee, Nomination committee and Remuneration committee, and will assume the role as chair of…
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