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05 June 2019
New research launched by IGD in association with The Consumer Goods Forum looks at how digital technologies are revolutionising the way the food and consumer goods industry operates. The report looks at how companies can respond to these change and how businesses will use digital technology to become more relevant. It explores three digital retail models of the future and sets out predictions ...
04 June 2019
Amazon has announced that it will be opening 10 “clicks and mortar” stores across the UK, selling everything from homeware and health and beauty to food and drink and electronics for 100 of its third-party online sellers. The new Clicks and Mortar programme, aims to help up-and-coming online brands grow their high street presence. The pop-up stores would be used in a yearlong trial. The first ...
30 May 2019
Amazon and Life supermarket are partnering to sell fresh foods online in parts of Tokyo starting later this year. Access to a greater range of products Under the new partnership, Life will supply a range of products to members of Amazon Japan’s Prime Now service. While Amazon Japan will process payments and handle delivery. The tie-up means that Amazon will be able to quickly offer a gre...
17 May 2019
Deliveroo has announced that online retailer Amazon is the biggest investor in its latest $575m funding round. Growing the Deliveroo business Food courier service Deliveroo operates in over 500 towns and cities across 14 markets. In the UK, the company delivers throughout 100 towns and cities, partnering with over 8,000 restaurants to deliver food to customers ordered on the website or Deli...
14 May 2019
Amazon has launched a new service offering customers a network of stores where they can collect their online orders from designated pick up points. Amazon Counter Looking to make the most of the increasing popularity of click and collect services, Amazon, through its new service called “Amazon Counter”, will allow its customers to choose a pick-up point when they get to the check-out stage ...
07 May 2019
Amazon has opened its first physical Amazon Go store in New York that will accept purchases from customers paying with cash. Accepting cash payments The new bricks-and-mortar Amazon Go store is the first to open in New York and is located at Brookfield Place, a shopping centre surrounded by offices. The store is the retailer’s twelfth Amazon Go site and is around 1,300 sq ft. Due to the ...
07 May 2019
Amazon has expanded its in-car delivery service to include select Ford and Lincoln vehicles, following the launch of the service last year. Roll out of Amazon Key In-Car Amazon’s Key In-Car service gives Amazon couriers access to shoppers' cars to leave packages inside. The in-car delivery service works via the Amazon Key App. Shoppers have to add their car details to the app so that Amazon...
02 May 2019
As Amazon rebrands Souq to its own name, UAE-based LuLu continues its expansion in the region and AliExpress prepares to launch Ramadam sale, we round up news from the region. Amazon rebrands Souq Almost two years after acquiring Souq.com Amazon has rebranded the site under its own name. Visitors to Souq, except those from Egypt and Saudi Arabia, are being redirected to the Amazon.ae si...
26 April 2019
Amazon's net sales increased by 17% to $59.7 billion. Operating income grew to $4.4 billion for the first quarter compared to $1.9 billion in first quarter 2018. Quicker and more convenient deliveries Due to shopper demand and rising expectations for convenience, we are increasingly seeing retailers investing to improve their delivery standards. Amazon is tapping into this trend with the re...
24 April 2019
US clothing and homewares retailer, Kohl’s, has announced that it will accept returns of items purchased from Amazon across all of its stores. Creating convenient locations Kohl’s has announced plans to expand its Amazon Returns service from July to its entire estate of more than 1,150 stores across 48 states. Kohl’s and Amazon first partnered in 2017, with Kohl’s currently offering the ret...