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Ecommerce advert spending has risen a whopping 115 per over the last quarter, as brands increasingly look to online retail to sell their advertising.

Ecommerce advertising spend skyrockets 115% as brands turn to online retail to sell advertising

October 31, 2019

Advertising, Amazon, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Marin Software, Prime Day

Ecommerce advert spending has risen a whopping 115 per over the last quarter, as brands increasingly look to online retail to purchase their advertising. Third quarter ecommerce advertising spend grew…

Amazon employees in their hundreds have publicly criticised the company’s climate policies despite threats of termination for doing so.

GMB: Amazon “wasting millions” on advertising instead of addressing “incredibly dangerous” working conditions

October 28, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Amazon, fulfilment centre, GMB, Prime Day

Amazon has “wasted millions” on advertising instead of addressing its “unsafe” working conditions, according to the GMB workers union. The GMB has accused the ecommerce giant of wasting money on…

Amazon workers forced to use “plastic bottles to urinate” according to union

July 22, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies

Amazon, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, GMB, Prime Day

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Amazon staff have accused the retail giant of forcing them to urinate in plastic bottles rather than go to the toilet during their shift, amid further protests over workers’ rights.…

Amazon workers strike in Germany over “discount on incomes”

July 15, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, Industry

Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Day, Germany, Prime Day, union, Verdi, workers strike

Workers at seven of Amazon’s sites across German have timed in a strike with the retailer’s Prime Day activity, demanding better pay and conditions for logistics workers. According to labour…

Amazon Robotics is funding a new AI-powered app which could prevent warehouse workers from getting injured.

Amazon to retrain 100,000 employees

July 12, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, News

2025, Amazon, Delivery, Minnesota, Prime Day, Retail, Shakopee, staff, Strike, upskilling, upskilling 2025, workers

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In one of the biggest corporate re-training initiatives to date, Amazon has announced it will be up-skilling one third of its US workforce. The ecommerce giant this week pledged to…

Amazon workers plan strike for Prime Day

July 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies

Amazon, Prime Day, Strike

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Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota are planning to strike during Prime Day later this month, marking the first time a walkout has been hosted in the US during its vital…

Amazon is demanding grocery brands pay for losses on Prime Day for the first time

July 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Prime Day

No Comments

Amazon is demanding grocery retailers cover the costs of losses made on promotions during this year’s Prime Event for the first time. Amid growing concerns over profitability at the retail…

Amazon Prime Day sales to hit $6.7bn this year thanks to “Twitch Sells Out” event

July 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, David Jinks, ParcelHero, Prime Day, Twitch

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Amazon’s video streaming platform for gamers Twitch will be transformed into a shopping channel during Prime Day, which is expected to top $6.7 billion in revenues this year. The retail…

Amazon launches Business Prime ahead of Prime Day 2019

July 1, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Amazon, Amazon Business, Business Prime, Prime Day

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Amazon has launched Business Prime in the UK ahead of its eagerly anticipated Prime Day event later this month, granting Amazon Business users access to a range of benefits. The…

Ebay and Amazon have been slammed by Which? for continually failing to remove toys declared unsafe by EU safety regulators

Ebay to launch blockbuster “Crash Sale” to troll Amazon if it crashes on Prime Day

June 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Marketing, News

Amazon, Crash Sale, Ebay, Prime Day

No Comments

Ebay has thrown down the gauntlet to Amazon announcing its very own “blockbuster” sales event to troll its online rival. In an effort to cash in on the Amazon Prime…

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Ecommerce advertising spend skyrockets 115% as brands turn to online retail to sell advertising

GMB: Amazon “wasting millions” on advertising instead of addressing “incredibly dangerous” working conditions

Amazon workers forced to use “plastic bottles to urinate” according to union

Amazon workers strike in Germany over “discount on incomes”

Amazon to retrain 100,000 employees

Amazon workers plan strike for Prime Day

Amazon is demanding grocery brands pay for losses on Prime Day for the first time

Amazon Prime Day sales to hit $6.7bn this year thanks to “Twitch Sells Out” event

Amazon launches Business Prime ahead of Prime Day 2019

Ebay to launch blockbuster “Crash Sale” to troll Amazon if it crashes on Prime Day

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