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Analyst Citi Prime Day

October 19, 2020

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Amazon Prime Day 2020 may not have been Amazon’s “biggest day ever” for the first time since the event launched in 2015. The online retailer’s annual shopping festival, which took…

Amazon Prime Day 2020 “record-breaking” for SMEs as 3rd party sales jump 60%

Acquia Amazon Mirakl Prime Day SMEs third-party

October 16, 2020

Amazon Employees Share Our Views on Company Business Asos eToro pandemic Share Centre

Amazon Prime Day 2020 was a “record-breaking event for small and medium businesses” as third-party seller sales grew more than Amazon’s own. Third-party sellers, which now account for more than…

Asos could be hit hard by the second wave of coronavirus lockdowns in the UK, potentially seeing its monumental share price growth reverse, according to experts.

Asos could be hit hard by coming lockdown measures, experts warn

Ecommerce Industry

October 16, 2020

Amazon Digital Services Tax Rishi Sunak

Asos could be hit hard by the second wave of coronavirus lockdowns in the UK, potentially seeing its monumental share price growth reverse, according to experts. The online fashion giant…

Rishi Sunak has been called on to help struggling retailers this Christmas trading period by covering their delivery costs.

Digital Services Tax allowing Amazon “to avoid tax on its own sales” as business groups slam Sunak

Ecommerce Industry

October 14, 2020

The UK government is allowing Amazon “to avoid tax on its own sales” by passing the Digital Services Tax to its own traders. Amazon is being allowed to maintain its…

Amazon is facing protests and calls for a boycott internationally from campaign groups as it launches its Prime Day 2020 shopping event.

Amazon faces calls for boycott as Prime Day strikes break out in Germany

Amazon BIRA British Independent Retailers Association Ethical Retail Prime Day Strike Verdi

October 13, 2020

Barclaycard Consumer spending Raheel Ahmed

Amazon is facing protests and calls for a boycott internationally from campaign groups as it launches its Prime Day 2020 shopping event. Campaign group Ethical Consumer has called on UK…

Consumer spending saw its biggest increase since before the UK went into lockdown throughout September.

Consumer spending sees biggest increase since before lockdown

Industry

October 13, 2020

Consumer spending saw its biggest increase since before the UK went into lockdown throughout September. According to the latest data from Barclaycard, consumer spending increased by two per cent year-on-year…

Tesco is set to recruit more than 11,000 temporary staff this year to help it meet the spike in demand for online grocery orders over Christmas.

Tesco hiring 11,000 temporary staff to meet online spike as unemployment hits 3-year high

Office for National Statistics ONS Tesco unemployment

October 13, 2020

Tesco is set to recruit more than 11,000 temporary staff this year to help it meet the spike in demand for online grocery orders over Christmas. The UK’s largest grocer…

Amazon has officially cancelled development of its video game Crucible after dismal reviews forced it to be pulled from the public.

Amazon scraps development of Crucible video game after disastrous launch

Amazon AWS Crucible Luna video games

October 12, 2020

BDO footfall Hight STreet Sales Tracker Online Retail Sales

Amazon has officially cancelled development of its video game Crucible after dismal reviews forced it to be pulled from public circulation. The retail giant’s first major foray into the lucrative…

Online retail sales growth has slowed for the third consecutive month as shopping grow cautious of spending as a second lockdown looms.

Online retail sales see lowest growth since March

Ecommerce Industry

October 9, 2020