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Amazon to hire 5,000 refugees in Europe
Over the next three years, ecommerce giant Amazon will hire more than 5,000 refugees in Europe. It pledged to do that, together with over 40 companies. Together, they will hire,...
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Ahold Delhaize reaches half a billion from ad revenue
Revenues from retail media are helping Ahold Delhaize keep prices low, CEO Frans Muller has revealed. The retailer has is “almost half-way” of its target of one billion euros in...
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Top 25 global retailers thrive amidst challenges to post 7.1% YoY revenue growth in 2022, reveals GlobalData
Despite the challenges of high inflation rates, labor shortages, and disruptions in the supply chain, the top 25 publicly traded global retailers* achieved a remarkable year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth of...
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Amazon increases fulfilment fees in Europe
Amazon has raised the costs of its multichannel fulfilment service. The new fees are in effect for European sellers from April. According to the e-commerce giant, the increase is the...
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Are health and wellness subscriptions the next frontier for grocers?
Hy-Vee and Amazon have recently ventured into memberships that bundle wellness services, and sources say other grocers will likely follow suit. Last week, Hy-Vee unveiled a health and wellness subscription...
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Supermarkets outscore Amazon in online grocery satisfaction poll
Supermarkets outscored Amazon as well as mass merchandisers Walmart and Target in a recent online grocery satisfaction survey conducted by The Feedback Group. Supermarkets scored 4.40 out of five points...
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Amazon Business to expand in Europe
Ecommerce giant Amazon is planning to expand its b2b division, Amazon Business, in Europe. It is unclear which countries it will target. The company is currently investing in its logistics,...
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Amazon Launches Programme To Identify And Track Counterfeiters
Amazon has launched its Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), an initiative to help retail stores label and track marketplace counterfeits as part of the e-commerce giant’s efforts to crack down on organized...
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Amazon closes eight Go stores to cut costs
Amazon will close eight of its Go stores in the USA, as it continues to leave physical retail to cut costs. They will shut two Go Stores in New York...
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Nike tops list of teens’ fave clothing, footwear brands
Teen self-reported spending was up 2% year over year, with males lead the growth in spending with an increase of 6%, according to Piper Sandler Companies 45th semi-annual “Taking Stock...
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Publix, Kroger, Fresh Market and Albertsons among ‘Most Trustworthy Companies in America’
Publix, WinCo Foods and The Kroger Co. took the top spots in the grocery/convenience store category in Newsweek’s “Most Trustworthy Companies in America” survey, which ranked 700 U.S. companies in...
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Revolut Launches 3% Cashback Service For Customers
Revolut, the global financial app, has launched a new way to shop, whereby customers earn cashback from their favourite retailers. The new service – Shops – lets users search and...
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Casino To Step Up Promotions As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Weighs On French Sales
French retailer Casino vowed on Tuesday to spend more on promotions this quarter to help cash-strapped shoppers after sales at its Géant hypermarkets in France fell sharply in the fourth...
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(HU) Nincs még meg az Amazonnak a szupermarketek sikerreceptje
Amazon.com Inc, the online retailer long feared to disrupt the grocery sector, believes it has fallen short. The company has paused expansion of its Fresh supermarkets and cashier-less convenience stores...
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Amazon Launches Air Cargo Service In India As Online Sales Soar
Amazon.com Inc has launched a dedicated air cargo service in India, Amazon Air, as it looks to expand and speed-up deliveries across one of its key markets amid fast-growing e-commerce...
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Amazon to shutter three UK warehouses
Amazon is to shutter three UK warehouses and replace them with two new distribution centres. Sites in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock are slated for closure, and staff there will...
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Amazon started layoffs
Amazon began laying off corporate employees last week, becoming the latest of the tech giants (Twitter, Salesforce, Meta) to slash its workforce by thousands. The cuts are expected to affect...
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Amazon to match Tesco’s prices
In a new scheme from Amazon Fresh, which delivers groceries to Amazon Prime members, the service will match its prices to Tesco Clubcard deals on everyday items. As the economic...
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Amazon dominates the world’s book market
The rise of Amazon has put traditional bookstores in ever greater trouble in recent years. And based on the latest data, it seems that the leading role of the American...
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Amazon opens next-gen store data to brands
Amazon is introducing Store Analytics, a new service offering brands data-driven insights about the performance of their products, promotions, and ad campaigns in Amazon Go high-tech convenience stores and Amazon...
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Amazon U.S. drones taking off this year
Amazon is launching drone delivery in California, marking the retailer’s first drone debut in the U.S. The news comes on the heels of competitors Walmart and Google/Alphabet Inc. already testing...
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Walmart Expands Drone Delivery Network In Partnership With DroneUp
US retailer Walmart plans to expand its DroneUp delivery network to 34 sites by the end of the year, with the potential to reach four million US households across six...
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Affordable brand from Amazon focuses on sustainability
Amazon has launched a new sustainably made collection which includes fashion, home, beauty and household products. Amazon’s new brand is available in the USA, Canada and Europe through the retailer’s website....
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Amazon debuts medical care program via Alexa
In a move to deepen its footprint within the health care industry Amazon has launched a Alexa-based physician service. The mega omnichannel retailer is partnering with telemedicine provider Teladoc Health...
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Amazon becomes the biggest advertiser in history after spending $16.9bn last year
Amazon has revealed it spent $16.9 billion (£12.5 billion) on advertising last year, likely making it the largest advertiser in history. The ecommerce behemoth said “advertising and other promotional costs to...
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Amazon UK sales revealed: Brits spent £23.6bn at online giant in 2021
Amazon has filed sales figures for its UK business, which show that revenue jumped 20% last year – and a startling 82% on pre-pandemic levels – as lockdown and heightened...
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Amazon unveils ‘curbside recyclable’ grocery delivery packaging
While much of the attention on sustainable food packaging focuses on the point of purchase, Amazon has unveiled a solution for the point of delivery. Perishables deliveries from Amazon Fresh...
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Amazon invests in 3D packaging specialist CMC to boost Frustration-Free Packaging
Italian 3D packaging automation specialist CMC Machinery has landed a minority investment from Amazon through the online retail giant’s Climate Pledge Fund. CMC’s technology will help propel the “Frustration-Free Packaging”...
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Amazon And Others Commit To Using Zero-Carbon Shipping Fuels By 2040
Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonisation in...
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FedEx competing with Amazon in autonomous cargo delivery
FedEx will test self-driving vehicles for linehaul trucking operations. The parcel delivery giant is kicking off a collaboration with autonomous technology developer Aurora and medium-and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer PACCAR to test...
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