Tag "Amazon"
FedEx competing with Amazon in autonomous cargo delivery
Date: 2021-09-27 08:10:14
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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Britain’s Co-op Announces Partnership With Amazon
Date: 2021-09-21 08:10:50
UK’s Co-op has announced plans to accelerate its e-commerce strategy through a new partnership with Amazon and step-up robot deliveries in cooperation with Starship Technologies. The new elements are part of...
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A bear stole an Amazon shipment
Date: 2021-08-26 11:00:17
It is a common crime in the United States to steal delivered packages from residents ’homes, Origo wrote. Usually people are the perpetrators, but this time it seems a hairy...
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Amazon plans to open physical stores
Date: 2021-08-23 11:09:15
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon plans to open several large physical retail stores in the U.S. – origo wrote. The company aims to increase sales of its clothing...
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Amazon is the most valuable brand in the world
Date: 2021-06-23 11:05:52
Amazon remains the world’s most valuable brand. The company stands on the frst place for the third year in a row. According to the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global...
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Amazon to introduce biometric payment in Whole Foods stores
Date: 2021-06-03 13:30:23
Amazon.com Inc is introducing a biometric payment service in its Whole Foods stores in the Seattle area: shoppers can pay by scanning their palms. The system is called Amazon One...
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Retailers in 2021: Online presence in offline stores
Date: 2021-05-11 10:16:25
In 2021 most shoppers still visit physical stores because they want to ‘experience’ the product. They want to see it, hold it in their hands and try it before spending...
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Amazon had sales income of €44bn in Europe in 2020 but paid no corporation tax
Date: 2021-05-04 10:20:31
Despite lockdown surge the firm’s Luxembourg unit made a €1.2bn loss and therefore paid zero corporation tax. Fresh questions have been raised over Amazon’s tax planning after its latest corporate...
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Amazon launches retail beauty salon
Date: 2021-04-30 08:30:59
Amazon is now a beauty salon operator having launched the Amazon Salon in London. The business strategy, according to an Amazon blog post, is to offer consumers the best technology...
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Amazon opens second Just Walk Out store in London
Date: 2021-04-28 14:50:25
Amazon has opened its second Just Walk Out store in London. The approximately 232m² shop is waiting for customers between 7.00 and 23.00 on every day of the week. The...
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Amazon’s new Polish website launched
Date: 2021-04-28 14:13:19
In early March online retailer Amazon’s new Polish website went live. This event marks a significant intensification of competition in Poland’s booming e-commerce sector. Amazon launched the site to better...
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DS Smith profits from online shopping boom
Date: 2021-04-28 12:41:17
DS Smith has reported that that the boost from the Christmas season to its packaging business continued into 2021, with more people shopping online. There were also signs of recovery in demand...
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(HU) Lehull a lepel az Amazon titkos fegyveréről: magyar webshopok is átvehetik az e-kereskedelmi óriás módszerét!
Date: 2021-03-30 09:38:13
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Amazon was the largest clothing retailer in the United States last year
Date: 2021-03-23 11:12:54
Amazon.com, an online retail portal, was the largest distributor of apparel and footwear in the U.S. last year, according to a study by Wells Fargo, a major U.S. bank. Data...
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Amazon Workers Strike In Italy Over Pandemic-Driven Delivery Demands
Date: 2021-03-22 08:50:15
Amazon workers took strike action in Italy on Monday in the first protest involving the US group’s entire logistics operations, including third-party delivery service providers. The Italian protest comes after...
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Amazon opens its forst almost robot-based store in Europe
Date: 2021-03-18 10:48:58
Amazon opened an Amazon Fresh grocery store in London on Thursday — its first physical store outside the US. The cashierless store is located in the borough of Ealing, in...
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PLMA-news in brief
Date: 2021-03-16 13:39:43
Amazon is launching its online programme in Poland. Private label wine sales by Delhaize were up 20 percent last year. Penny is adding the vegan Food for Future brand to...
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Retailers in the era of artificial intelligence
Date: 2021-03-16 10:01:14
Loyalty comes first Experts predict that 2021 will be the year of both uncertainties and opportunities. With the pandemic 2020 brought the online food industry boom which had been forecasted...
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Google and Amazon paid a huge price for cookies
Date: 2021-02-17 11:03:45
Last December, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) fined Google and Amazon a record amount of 135 million euros, or about 48 billion forints, for placing cookies without proper information...
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Shell agrees deal to supply Amazon with renewable power
Date: 2021-02-08 08:50:13
Shell agrees deal to supply Amazon with renewable power Shell Energy Europe BV (Shell) has signed an agreement with Amazon to provide renewable power from a subsidy-free offshore wind farm...
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Amazon expands high-tech grocery format in Illinois
Date: 2021-01-28 08:10:04
Amazon is opening its second Amazon Fresh grocery store in the state of Illinois. The latest Amazon Fresh store will measure approximately 45,000-sq.-ft. and open its doors in Schaumberg, Ill.,...
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Apple is the most valuable brand in the world, according to Brand Finance
Date: 2021-01-26 11:07:09
After three years, Apple is once again the most valuable brand in the world according to the 2021 Global 500 rankings of the British Brand Finance market research and business...
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Barilla acquires British fresh pasta maker Pasta Evangelists
Date: 2021-01-25 18:35:16
Via its BLU1877 business Barilla has acquired a majority share in Britain’s Pasta Evangelists, reentering the fresh pasta market and boosting its digital offering. The two companies did not disclose...
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Morrisons profits from the cooperation with Amazon and Deliveroo
Date: 2021-01-25 13:48:01
According to data from Kantar Worldpanel, online sales by Morrisons grew more than any other UK supermarket’s in December, as its partnerships with Amazon and Deliveroo drove sales: online sales...
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Amazon To Open Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic In Seattle Headquarters
Date: 2021-01-22 08:50:03
Amazon Inc said on Thursday it will open a pop-up clinic in its Seattle headquarters on 24 January with an aim to vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against...
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Amazon support affordable housing with billions of dollars
Date: 2021-01-11 11:10:58
Amazon is the latest U.S. technology giant to be committed to supporting affordable housing – origo, wrote. The company plans to support the area through a single fund with more...
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Amazon Launches Shopping Website In Sweden
Date: 2020-10-28 08:10:16
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday opened up its Swedish website, offering customers more than 150 million products across 30 categories, marking its first entry in the Nordics. Swedish customers could already...
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19,000 workers at the Amazon became infected with the coronavirus
Date: 2020-10-02 11:00:00
Amazon’s more than 19,000 American employees have caught the coronavirus so far this year, or 1.44 percent of its total workforce – portfolio.hu wrote. This was announced by the company...
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Iceland creates 3000 new jobs
Date: 2020-10-01 10:37:17
In response to the soaring demand for shopping food online since the lockdown, Iceland has created 3000 new jobs including extra delivery drivers and more staffs in stores for picking...
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Amazon Launches Climate-Friendly Programme To Help Shop For Sustainable Products
Date: 2020-09-24 08:50:16
Amazon.com Inc, the world’s biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly programme on Wednesday to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be...
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