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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Aug- 2021 -2 AugustAnalysis
Impulse buying can help an online brand grow, if it’s done correctly
Impulse buying isn’t just a tactic used by bricks & mortar retailers, where shoppers are tempted with inexpensive treats as their defences are down as they make the final approach to the till. In fact, research from Kantar has found that more than 31% of us are now spontaneously splurging…
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2 AugustOnline & Digital
Amazon growth slows in Q2
While sales in Amazon’s second quarter soared by 27% to $113bn (£81bn) against 2020, growth slowed down from a 44% climb in the first quarter, as Wall Street had forecast sales of $115bn (£83bn). The deceleration is expected to continue, according to Amazon, as it guided for a 10% to…
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Jul- 2021 -13 JulyFeatures
Amazon got caught, but waste management is an issue for all
June saw an ITV News investigative team release footage that alleged Amazon has been destroying millions of unsold items every year at its Dunfermline fulfilment centre. A leaked document found that one week alone in April led to 124,000 items being marked “destroy” at the warehouse, begging the wider questions…
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12 JulyComment
Getting email right for a successful Christmas season
Annual retail sales and profits skyrocket over the Christmas season, According to the National Retail Federation, Christmas sales can be 20-40% of a retailer’s annual sales. Given the stop-start nature of 2021, most UK retailers want to close out with the biggest revenues they can this year. During the pandemic,…
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Jun- 2021 -24 JuneAnalysis
In Zenners we trust: Why D2C makes sense for over-55s
Once dubbed Silver Surfers, and more commonly known as Baby Boomers, the UK’s army of over-55 consumers has been transformed from an e-commerce afterthought into an online shopping force. Driven by the pandemic to browse and buy digitally while stores were shuttered, this generation is now as au fait with…
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22 June
Amazon ‘destroys’ millions of unsold products each year
Amazon has been accused of destroying millions of unsold items every year at one of its UK fulfilment centres. An investigation conducted by ITV News has claimed that the waste, which included new and unused products, is composed of items that are either never sold or returned by a customer.…
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21 JuneNews
New report reveals the retailers with the best brand logos
Researchers polled the nation to discover the most iconic brands with The Nike swoosh – designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 – coming top (44%), followed by the ubiquitous Apple logo (34%), the brainchild of graphic designer Rob Janoff. In third place was Mickey Mouse’s famous circular ears (21%), used…
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15 JuneComment
Brightpearl: Bringing automation to the masses
The pandemic has undoubtedly changed almost all facets to modern life, and retail is no exception. After a year of lockdowns and restrictions, more people than ever before are turning to e-commerce and eschewing the traditional shopping experience, and retailers need to keep up. This shift was already in the…
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10 June
CMA could investigate Amazon over data fears
The CMA is reportedly planning to launch a formal competition investigation into Amazon, following a similar investigation launched by the EU, according to the Financial Times. Three people familiar with the situation reportedly told the FT that the competition watchdog has been analysing the online giant “for months”, with particular…
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7 JuneAdvice
How retailers can reduce returns through the use of Google Shopping and AR
The pandemic has significantly accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, with the total proportion of UK online sales remaining considerably higher than pre-lockdown levels. In fact, research has found that digital sales in 2020 accounted for a third of total retail sales in the UK for the first time ever. By…
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