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Amazon customers are shopping far less than in previous years as a new study suggests the “the novelty of Amazon is wearing off.”

“Novelty of Amazon is wearing off” as shopper numbers and Prime subscribers decline

November 5, 2019

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Amazon customers are shopping far less than in previous years as a new study suggests the “the novelty of Amazon is wearing off.” Customer who purchase items on Amazon six…

Amazon’s promotion offering users a month of free Prime has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for being “likely to mislead."

Amazon Prime promotion banned by ASA

October 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

Advertising, Marketing, News

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Amazon’s promotion offering users a month of free Prime has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for being “likely to mislead.” The ASA upheld seven complaints about a…

Amazon to make 2-hour grocery delivery free for all Prime subscribers

October 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

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Amazon is rolling out free two-hour grocery delivery to all of its Prime members without them having to subscribe to Amazon Fresh. Prime members across 2000 locations eligible for the…

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 selling hundreds of grocery items which are long past their sell-by-date as fears emerge that its push into the grocery delivery market could exacerbate the issue.

Amazon stock to jump 50% over next year thanks to 1-day delivery

September 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce

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Amazon’s stock could jump nearly 50 per cent over the next year thanks to its planned roll out of Prime One-Day Shipping. RBC Capital Markets believes that its drive into…

Amazon Prime Day 2019 breaks new records taking in more than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined

July 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Amazon’s longest ever Prime day has again broken new records, raking in sales totalling more than last year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday events combined. Prime Day 2019, which was…

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 offers $10k to employees to quit their job and start a delivery business

May 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

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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…

Amazon has confirmed that it will launch its “first grocery store” in California in 2020 as it continues to push into the physical retail space.

Amazon to spend nearly $1bn halving Prime delivery times

April 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain

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Amazon is set to half delivery times for its Prime customers, setting aside nearly $1 billion to offer free one-day delivery for all its paying members. The ecommerce giant has…

Amazon to cut out third party delivery companies with “Shipping with Amazon”

April 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, News

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Amazon has begun bypassing third part delivery companies and offering direct to consumer delivery with a service called “Shipping with Amazon”. Reports have been circling about the service since mid-2018…

66% of shoppers bypass search engines and go straight to Amazon

March 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

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Nearly three in four shoppers go straight to Amazon when they are ready to buy a product, with many bypassing search engines altogether. According to new research from ecommerce growth…

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“Novelty of Amazon is wearing off” as shopper numbers and Prime subscribers decline

Amazon Prime promotion banned by ASA

Amazon to make 2-hour grocery delivery free for all Prime subscribers

Amazon Fresh launches on-demand delivery for non-subscribers

Amazon stock to jump 50% over next year thanks to 1-day delivery

Amazon Prime Day 2019 breaks new records taking in more than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined

Amazon offers $10k to employees to quit their job and start a delivery business

Amazon to spend nearly $1bn halving Prime delivery times

Amazon to cut out third party delivery companies with “Shipping with Amazon”

66% of shoppers bypass search engines and go straight to Amazon

Will Amazon Go change the way Brits pay for their shopping?

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