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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Apr- 2018 -17 AprilOnline & Digital
Amazon forced to remove children’s ‘enjoy cocaine’ clothing range
Amazon have been forced to withdraw controversial baby and children’s clothes adorned with the slogan ‘enjoy cocaine’. The clothes were modelled by babies and children in the listing and the slogan was placed on t-shirts, bibs and babygrows. The listing received a strong reaction on Facebook with Amazon’s UK Facebook…
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12 AprilAdvice
Why retailers should be empowering staff with the same tech they offer customers
Often, tech is the only thing that really differentiates one business from another, so it’s clear to see why retailers place such importance on empowering consumers in any way they can. Whether it’s click and collect, online shopping, next day delivery or improved in-store experiences, there’s constant one-upmanship. As a…
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6 AprilAnalysis
Caring consumers
We all know that global e-commerce is growing rapidly; recent figures have revealed that retail ecommerce sales are expected to grow to €3.65 trillion (£3.187tn) by 2021, up from $1.05tn (£917bn) or 246.15 % in 2014. Despite the major positives of the industry’s fast growth, ecommerce is having an increasingly…
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5 AprilAdvice
Embracing advanced, real-time analytics
The last few months have presented a challenge for traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers in the UK. High street sales have continued to struggle in a difficult trading environment, leading to a number of high-profile retail casualties – notably companies such as Toys R Us and Maplin. All UK Toys R US…
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4 AprilAnalysis
The role artificial intelligence has to play in retail
There’s no doubt about it; the retail sector is in the middle of a revolution. While customer service has always been important, it’s customer convenience that’s now king. PwC’s 2018 consumer insights survey found that 40% of online shoppers would pay more for same-day delivery and 62% expected their orders…
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4 AprilOnline & Digital
Amazon reprimanded by watchdog over ‘misleading’ ads
Four adverts by Amazon have been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said they were “misleading”. In a series of TV adverts in July last year, Amazon promoted items such as a laptop gaming monitor, TV and an electric toothbrush with savings of over £300 on their RRP. The…
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3 AprilGovernment
Trump Twitter attack causes Amazon share slump
Shares in online retail giant Amazon have fallen 6% after Donald Trump attacked the firm over the pricing of its deliveries and its apparent reliance on the United States Postal Service. In a tweet on 2 April 2018 Trump accused Amazon of not paying enough tax, making the postal system…
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Mar- 2018 -20 MarchHigh Street
Amazon targets vacant Toys R Us premises
Amazon is understood to be considering buying sites from Toys R Us, just days after the toy retailer announced plans to wind up its US business. According to Bloomberg sources close to Amazon say that it has taken an interest in Toys R Us’ estate, which will soon be reduced…
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14 MarchAdvice
The key to unlocking brand advocacy
Recent research by Global Web Index (GWI) uncovered several interesting insights about the factors that drive brand advocacy, focusing specifically on affluent consumers (defined as internet users aged 16-64 that fall into the upper quintile of GWI’s social grading segmentation). The research found that direct communication from brands is very…
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8 MarchAdvice
Break down the walls: overcoming three main barriers to conversions
We are constantly trying to come up with reasons why we should not purchase a product, so the job of a retailer is to make the transaction journey as smooth as possible so visitors to your online store or marketplace become customers. Here is our advice on how to break…
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