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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Nov- 2019 -8 NovemberComment
Why retailers are responsible for customer experience this festive season
As retailers move into an annual festive shopping season that seems to arrive earlier each year, they would be wise to remember one particular lesson from Christmas past: when something goes wrong with their customers’ shopping experience, the retailer will get the blame, no matter who is actually at fault.…
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7 NovemberComment
Sustainability Consumerism: How retailers are on the front line
We live in febrile times, and for once we are not talking about Brexit. Within the last year we have seen a global backlash against disposable plastics and mounting concern over climate change. Anxiety about deforestation, and especially the uncontrolled spread of industrial scale farming and ranching, also made the…
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Oct- 2019 -25 OctoberAdvice
How retail businesses can reduce electrical consumption
Energy remains one of the largest in-store operating costs for UK retailers; and with electricity prices in particular continuing to rise, an increasing focus on decarbonisation and expectations for businesses to be more environmentally responsible, pressure is more intense than ever for the sector to meet these challenges head on.…
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25 October
Amazon Q3 profits fall 25% amid rising shipping costs
Online retail giant Amazon has reported a 25% fall in Q3 net income to $2.1bn (£1.6bn) despite a 24% increase in sales to $70bn (£54.5bn), as rising shipping costs dented its bottom line. For the three month period ending 30 September Amazon said its shipping costs surged 46% to $10bn…
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15 OctoberComment
How can the high street survive?
Recent news that fast-fashion retailer, Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the United States should have come as a shock. However, the latest high street casualty is just another name pending on a growing list. The troubles facing the UK’s retail sector are entrenched and well-publicised.…
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10 OctoberComment
Retail by numbers: Top priorities as the festive season approaches
The retail industry is experiencing unique setbacks and opportunities in an evolving digital ad landscape. According to eMarketer, the UK retail industry will account for 14.7% (£2.16bn) of digital ad spend in 2019. As the holiday shopping season approaches, what are some of the top priorities for retail marketers this…
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9 OctoberComment
Enhancing the retail customer experience through data
The dawn of modern consumerism means today’s customers increasingly expect products and communications tailored to their individual preferences. Driven by technological advances, and led by digitally-savvy retailers like Amazon and eBay, brands are looking to data analysis to deliver tailored recommendations every time customers open their emails, smart apps, social…
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2 OctoberComment
5G will transform the retail experience
We’ve all heard about the rollout of the 5G mobile network and what it will mean for us as consumers, like almost instantaneous download speeds and ultra-reliable network connectivity. For businesses, the potential of 5G opens doors to revolutionary changes that will transform British industries. According to research, 5G could…
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1 OctoberAdvice
From clicks-to-bricks
2019 continues to be an extremely turbulent time for the retail sector. Barely a week goes by when we don’t hear of yet another, long-standing and well-established high street retailer beginning to crumble as it struggles to keep up with a number of online rivals. In fact, new figures released…
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Sep- 2019 -30 SeptemberComment
The benefits of the secondary market
In June, the French prime minister announced a new law that looks to ban the destruction of unsold products. The legislation, which directly tackles the €650m (£576m) worth of new consumer products that are binned or destroyed every year in France, will go into effect within the next four years.…
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