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18 December 2018
Amazon has partnered with France-based telecommunications company Orange to combine their voice assistant technology. Amazon purchases made through Djingo Orange’s chief executive, Stephane Richard, said the partnership would enable users of its voice assistant, Djingo, to purchase Amazon products and services. Orange developed Djingo in conjunction with Deutsche Telekom. The partnership...
17 December 2018
Amazon has opened a compact version of its Amazon Go store. The store is located in Amazon’s Seattle offices, and is a quarter of the size of its first Go store. New compact format Amazon’s new compact store operates like other cashier-less Amazon Go stores, but is considerably smaller at 450 square feet. Comparatively, the original Amazon Go store, also located in Seattle, is 1,800 square ...
05 December 2018
Amazon has ramped up competition levels in Australia, offering FMCG products at prices 50% cheaper than those available at Coles and Woolworths. Australia's favourite brands included Amazon has cut the price of a number of favourite FMCG brands in Australia, as the retailer attempts to gain a stronger foothold in the market. The online retailer is offering products from brands such as Colga...
04 December 2018
Amazon has released its Best of Prime 2018, which gives a look at how members have used their Prime benefits between October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018. More new members than ever before 2018 has seen the highest number of new Prime members worldwide than ever before, with the introduction of Prime benefits into Australia. The number of countries with Prime has now reached 17. More th...
04 December 2018
Co-op is the last of the major UK retailers to launch its Christmas ad. John Lewis & Partners John Lewis & Partners has released its much-awaited Christmas campaign ‘The Boy and the Piano’, starring Elton John. The two-minute advertisement tells the story of how one special gift can inspire and influence the course of someone’s life. Set to the iconic ‘Your Song’, the story works backwards ...
23 November 2018
We look at how retailers in the Middle East are digitising their shopper experiences. Souq.com announces dates for ‘White Friday’ Online retailer Souq.com, owned by Amazon, has revealed its ‘White Friday’ sale (a regional version of ‘Black Friday’) will take place from 20 to 24 November 2018. The sale will feature "more deals than ever" with discounts of up to 70% on products including ca...
19 November 2018
We look at the strategies of some of the major US retailers, for who Black Friday is a major event and a kick-off to the critical holiday season. Sales impact spread across five-day weekend Although Black Friday is the traditional key shopping day in the US, with many retailers opening their doors a day earlier on Thanksgiving Day and launching pre-Black Friday deals, this has become a mult...
15 November 2018
We look at how retailers are focusing on improving customer experiences through pop-up stores, digital, private labels and online in Italy. Amazon to launch ‘Loft’ pop-up store Amazon will launch its first ‘Loft’ pop-up store in Milan. The 500 sq. m store will operate between 16 and 26 November. It is aimed at the Christmas market and will focus on the beauty, fitness, homeware, technology,...
14 November 2018
Amazon has announced it will split its second headquarters between New York and northern Virginia. Much-anticipated second headquarters After receiving 238 proposals from North American cities, Amazon has made the decision to locate its second headquarters in New York and north Virginia. Its New York location will be in the Long Island City neighbourhood of Queens, whilst the Virginia of...
09 November 2018
Amazon France has launched a shop-in-shop, La boutique des Producteurs, which has seen it add almost 2,000 grocery products to its assortment. Fresh produce sourced by local producers The shop offers mainly delicatessen and fresh produce sourced by local producers and suppliers. The focus is on high quality and premium products, such as olive oil, meats, spirits, foie gras and oysters, amon...