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Amazon has “terminated” a number of employees who were found to have sold customer data to third party sources.

Amazon to open new Brazil distribution centre

December 13, 2019

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Amazon on Thursday announced it will open a new distribution centre in northern Brazil, as it looks to step up its delivery time and logistics infrastructure in Latin America’s largest…

Amazon Fresh launches on-demand delivery for non-subscribers

September 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain

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Amazon Fresh is now available on demand in the UK allowing Prime customers which are not signed up to the monthly delivery service to order groceries online anytime. Prime customers…

Amazon is planning to vastly expand the rollout of its Amazon Hub Locker network in a bid to speed up Prime delivery shipments and strengthen its logistics operations.

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

July 17, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set to launch a formal investigation into Amazon “within days” according to two people familiar with the case speaking to Bloomberg. Now into her…

Half of UK retail sales could be online in next 10 years

July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, Instore, News

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Online shopping could more than double its share of the retail market by 2028, according to a new report examining the draws of convenience of online shopping and lightning fast…

Amazon has officially launched the first ever Amazon Small Business Awards to its sellers, opening up nominations and offering a prize package for the winners.

Prime time for a sale? Amazon’s competitors launch rival promotions

July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, News

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As Amazon gears up for two days of heavy discounts for its Prime members, rival retailers are also jumping on the bandwagon with separate promotions designed to lure customers elsewhere.…

Amazon Europe received a €241 million tax credit last year, despite growing efforts from European governments to force the retailer to pay more tax.

Amazon wins 12 year domain battle against Brazil

May 21, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, News

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The world’s largest internet-based retailer is closing in on a battle against Brazil and an alliance of Southern American countries to own the ‘.amazon’ domain. The Internet Corporation for Assigned…

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Amazon to open new Brazil distribution centre

Amazon Fresh launches on-demand delivery for non-subscribers

EU could launch major Amazon antitrust probe “within days”

Half of UK retail sales could be online in next 10 years

Prime time for a sale? Amazon’s competitors launch rival promotions

Amazon wins 12 year domain battle against Brazil

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