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Amazon, Alibaba, Ebay and other ecommerce giants have been warned that the upcoming US – China trade deal will dramatically clamp down on counterfeit goods.

Amazon, Alibaba and Ebay told to tackle counterfeits as China-US trade deal looms

January 17, 2020

Alibaba, Amazon, China, Ebay, Trade Deal, US

Amazon, Alibaba, Ebay and other ecommerce giants have been warned that the upcoming US – China trade deal will dramatically clamp down on counterfeit goods. Peter Navarro, the White House…

Amazon has pledged to invest $1 billion in India while protests across 300 cities in the country called for the company to “go back”.

Amazon’s $1bn pledge snubbed by India as “no great favour” as tensions mount

January 17, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, Industry, News

#AmazonPets2019, Amazon, India, Piyush Goyal, the Confederation of All India Traders, Walmart

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Amazon’s pledge to invest a further $1 billion in India has been snubbed by the country’s trade minister as tensions continue to grow. Earlier this week Jeff Bezos appeared on…

Mobile is set to dominate online shopping in 2020 thanks to a 20 per cent increase in shopping app downloads to 5.4 billion last year.

Mobile shopping apps were downloaded 5.4bn times in 2019

January 16, 2020

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Industry, News

App Annie, Mobile

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Mobile is set to dominate online shopping in 2020 thanks to a 20 per cent increase in shopping app downloads to 5.4 billion last year. App Annie’s The State of…

Bose is set to shut all of its physical stores in Europe, the US, Japan and Australia threatening hundreds of jobs.

Bose to shut 119 stores across Europe, US and Australia threatening hundreds of jobs

January 16, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, Industry, Instore, News

audio, Bose, Colette Burke

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Bose is set to shut all of its physical stores in Europe, the US, Japan and Australia threatening hundreds of jobs. The audio hardware retailer announced today that it will…

Amazon has opened its first UK corporate office outside of London in Manchester creating 600 jobs in the city.

Amazon opens UK office outside of London in Manchester creating 600 jobs

January 16, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, Industry, News

Amazon, Doug Gurr, jobs, Manchester

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Amazon has opened its first UK corporate office outside of London in Manchester creating 600 jobs in the city. The online retail giant has demonstrated that it is undeterred by…

Lidl could soon launch an online delivery service in the UK initially delivering wine, spirits and non-food items to shoppers across the country.

Lidl expected to launch UK online shop this year

January 14, 2020

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Industry, News

Aldi, grocer, iForce, Lidl, Online Delivery, Tesco

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Lidl could soon launch an online delivery service in the UK initially delivering wine, spirits and non-food items to shoppers across the country. The German discounter is understood to be…

The biggest ever retail “hackathon” is set to take place in France in June this year, where hundreds of hackers and will compete to solve the industry’s key issues.

Hundreds of hackers to take part in world’s largest retail ‘hackathon’ this year

January 8, 2020

Ben Stevens

Industry

Hack Retail, Hackathon

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The biggest ever retail “hackathon” is set to take place in France in June this year, where hundreds of hackers and will compete to solve the industry’s key issues. Hack…

A failing retail park has been sold for over £50 million to make way for online retail warehouse space laying bare the dramatic changes in the industry.

Retail park sold to make way for online retail warehouse marking symbolic shift

January 7, 2020

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

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A failing retail park has been sold for over £50 million to make way for online retail warehouse space laying bare the dramatic changes in the industry. M&G’s 128,000sq ft…

Music subscription spend in the UK hit £1 billion for the first time ever in 2019 marking a whopping 31-fold increase from 2010.

Music streaming hit £1bn in the UK in 2019 amid huge declines in physical sales

January 3, 2020

Ben Stevens

Industry, News, Streaming

Entertainment Retailers Association, ERA, Gaming, music, Streaming, video

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Music subscription spend in the UK hit £1 billion for the first time ever in 2019 marking a whopping 31-fold increase from 2010. Entertainment spend in the UK, which is…

In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.

Retail technology will “fundamentally change the shopping experience” in the 2020s

January 2, 2020

Ben Stevens

Industry, News

Bill Simon, Retail Technology, Target, Walmart

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Technology is set to “fundamentally change the shopping experience” in the 2020’s according to Walmart’s former president and chief executive Bill Simon. Existing retail technologies such as virtual changing rooms,…

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Amazon, Alibaba and Ebay told to tackle counterfeits as China-US trade deal looms

Amazon’s $1bn pledge snubbed by India as “no great favour” as tensions mount

Mobile shopping apps were downloaded 5.4bn times in 2019

Bose to shut 119 stores across Europe, US and Australia threatening hundreds of jobs

Amazon opens UK office outside of London in Manchester creating 600 jobs

Lidl expected to launch UK online shop this year

Hundreds of hackers to take part in world’s largest retail ‘hackathon’ this year

Retail park sold to make way for online retail warehouse marking symbolic shift

Music streaming hit £1bn in the UK in 2019 amid huge declines in physical sales

Retail technology will “fundamentally change the shopping experience” in the 2020s

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