Amazon shareholders rejected proposals to prohibit sales of its facial recognition technology to governments and police forces.

Amazon is coming under increasing pressure from major City investors to improve its working conditions in the UK as trade unions step up their lobbying efforts. The GMB told Amazon investors including Legal & General, Aberdeen Standard and Baillie Gifford during a meeting at the TUC’s head offic...

Consumer bodies across Europe have called on their respective consumer protection agencies to “take action” against Alibaba over claims it sets unfair terms for EU users. Europe’s consumer body the BEUC has issued a statement calling for the Chinese ecommerce giant’s international platform AliExpres...

Amazon is set to make a major investment in the British delivery giant Deliveroo as it continues to explore new ways to expand its delivery network.

Alibaba has recovered from a disappointing third quarter boasting a 51 per cent year-on-year sales increase to 93.5 billion yuan (£10.6 billion) during its fourth.

Amazon has topped the list of the world’s most valuable retail brands thanks to its “access to unprecedented computing power and near limitless data”. The second annual BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands ranking report, collated by WPP and Kantar, revealed that the world’s most valuabl...

Amazon is offering its employees $10,000 and three months wages to quite their job and start up their own delivery companies. In an unprecedented move, Amazon has upped the anti on its efforts to encourage its staff to set up their own delivery operations and start delivering its packages, hoping to...

Morrisons has revised its partnership with online grocer Ocado, which will allow it to reach out to other companies to expand its online operations. The UK’s fourth largest supermarket originally secured a deal with Ocado back in 2013, which went on the see Morrisons take capacity at Ocado’s warehou...

JD.com has pulled out of Australia after just 15 months, but the online giant says it does not reflect performance in the region. The Chinese online retail giant launched its Australian office in February last year to a notable fanfare, aiming to work more closely with the Australian and New Zealand...

Ocado has ploughed £7 million into London-based robotics start-up Karakuri, marking its first ever investment in a tech startup. The online grocery specialist purchased a minority 18 per cent stake in Karakuri, which has created a range of “chef” automated robots able to create customised meals to o...