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Amazon is offering new warehouse workers a £1000 joining bonus as it becomes the latest retailer to grapple with a staff shortage crisis.

Amazon will pay 100% of college tuition fees for its US hourly employees

September 10, 2021

Amazon has announced it will offer to pay college tuition fees for 750,000 of its US hourly employees in bid to entice more workers. The ecommerce behemoth is following the…

Amazon Prime Day sales matched analysts expectations by beating last year's Cyber Monday figures, seeing sales of over $11 billion according to Adobe Analytics.

Amazon Prime Day sales surpass $11bn beating records

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June 24, 2021

George Iddenden

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Amazon Prime Day sales matched analysts expectations by beating last year’s Cyber Monday figures, seeing sales of over $11 billion according to Adobe Analytics. According to Adobe, Amazon’s two-day sales…

Sony has assured retailers and customers that more PlayStation 4 stock is on its way after last week’s pre-order chaos left many unable to secure a console.

PS5 pre-order chaos crashes GameStop, Best Buy, Target and Walmart websites

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September 17, 2020

Ben Stevens

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PlayStation 5 pre-orders have been released earlier than scheduled causing chaos for customers and leading numerous major retailers’ website to crash under the pressure. Shoppers eager to get their hands…

Toys R Us could soon be resuscitated and brought back to its former glory as it signs a deal with a new major investor.

Toys R Us resurrected ecommerce operations are now run through Amazon

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August 20, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Toys R Us is now using Amazon to power its ecommerce operations as it quietly ends its partnership with rival Target. Ahead of the holiday season last year, the recently…

In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.

Retail technology will “fundamentally change the shopping experience” in the 2020s

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January 2, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Technology is set to “fundamentally change the shopping experience” in the 2020’s according to Walmart’s former president and chief executive Bill Simon. Existing retail technologies such as virtual changing rooms,…

Toys R Us officially relaunches website amid Target partnership

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October 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Toys R Us’ website has officially relaunched today as the retailer enlists the help of US retail giant Target to power its ecommerce operations. Target and Tru Kids, the company…

Amazon, Walmart, Target and Ikea sued by the University of California in landmark patent case

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July 31, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Amazon, Walmart, Ikea, Target and Bed Bath & Beyond are all being sued by the University of California for allegedly infringing its patents. The university is seeking unspecified damages and…

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

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July 17, 2019

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Facebook’s infrastructure group manager Hari Govind has been named by Target as the retailer’s new senior vice president of infrastructure and operations. As a new member of the tech team,…

Small businesses could soon be unable to ship products due to an unprecedented shortage of cardboard boxes.

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

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July 10, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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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 has “too much power” which “must be reined in” according to a bombshell congression report which threatens to force big tech to break up.

Walmart, Target and Best Buy to launch antitrust complaint about Amazon and Google’s “market power”

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July 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

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A group of leading US retailers including Walmart, Target and Best Buy are pushing antitrust enforcers to investigate tech giants like Amazon and Google’s increasing grip on the market. The…

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Amazon will pay 100% of college tuition fees for its US hourly employees

Amazon Prime Day sales surpass $11bn beating records

PS5 pre-order chaos crashes GameStop, Best Buy, Target and Walmart websites

Toys R Us resurrected ecommerce operations are now run through Amazon

Retail technology will “fundamentally change the shopping experience” in the 2020s

Toys R Us officially relaunches website amid Target partnership

Amazon, Walmart, Target and Ikea sued by the University of California in landmark patent case

Target drafts in Facebook infrastructure expert to lead tech team

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

Walmart, Target and Best Buy to launch antitrust complaint about Amazon and Google’s “market power”

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