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18 February 2019
Retail space in central London has been secured by Amazon for rolling out its Amazon Go store concept in the UK, according to reports from The Grocer.  Expansion outside the US According to the reports, Amazon has reportedly acquired space in central London for its Amazon Go concept of checkout-free convenience stores. Within the Go stores, sensors and cameras track items that customers pic...
12 February 2019
Amazon has launched an online platform, Amazon Live, that allows sellers to live-stream videos showcasing their products. Amazon Live Through the Amazon Live Creator app, Amazon enables brands to livestream directly to Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app. Through live streaming, merchants are able to showcase their products, interact with customers live and tell their brand story. Alongsid...
01 February 2019
Amazon's net sales increased by 20% to US$72.4bn and operating income was US$3.8bn, an increase of US$1.7bn year-on-year. Strong performance in North America The strong fourth quarter means full year net sales increased by 31% to US$232.9bn whilst Amazon’s operating income hit $12.4bn in 2018 versus $4.1bn in 2017. North America accounts for 61% of total net sales and in 2018, net sales ...
29 January 2019
Amazon has launched an in-house fulfilment and delivery network in Brazil. Till now Amazon in Brazil has predominantly sold only books and acted as a marketplace for third parties selling electronic and household items.  Fulfilling products across 11 categories From Tuesday 22 January 2019, the business has stocked and fulfilled products itself. Amazon is offering products across 11 categ...
25 January 2019
Amazon is piloting its own delivery robot with Amazon Scout. The devices will deliver packages to customers in a neighbourhood in Snohomish County, Washington. How Amazon Scout will work Amazon customers in Snohomish County can order products on the Amazon App or Amazon.com, and receive the order by an Amazon carrier or by Amazon Scout. The same delivery options will apply including fast, F...
24 January 2019
Amazon launches new cosmetics line and dm rolls out its private label products to South Korea. Amazon launches low-cost cosmetics line Amazon has entered the beauty sector with the launch of its affordable cosmetics line, 'find'. The range will be available exclusively on Amazon’s website. A total of 81 products will launch across four different categories: Eyes: eyebrow pencils, e...
22 January 2019
Amazon is offering customers in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, as well as the Czech Republic, free delivery from Amazon.de . Free standard delivery Amazon customers from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden and Finland can now receive free standard delivery on qualifying orders over €39 when purchasing from the Amazon Germany website. Shoppers with qualifying orders will automatically be offered...
22 January 2019
Vietnamese merchants to get on board Amazon’s Global Selling network. Access to ecommerce base Merchants in Vietnam will be able to sell to wholesale buyers in US, Japan and Europe. This is Amazon’s first ecommerce operation in the country. Amazon has a partnership with VECOM, Vietnam E-commerce Association, which brings together a consortium of local online sellers. Increasing reach for...
21 January 2019
Competition Commission approves sale of Aditya Birla’s More supermarket chain to Amazon. Sale valued at INR42bn (US$588.2m) The Competition Commission of India has recently allowed the sale of More supermarket chain to proceed. The chain will be sold to Witzig Advisory Services, a joint partnership between Amazon and Samara Capital, for more than INR42bn. Samara Capital, an Indian investmen...
18 January 2019
Amazon has started to sell its private label Whole Foods Market products through some of its European websites. Certain products are now available on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon web stores, Tijd reports. A range of dry food products sold So far, customers have been able to purchase nuts, couscous and dried fruit from the Whole Foods range. The packaging has been adapted t...