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Amazon Prime Day website crash ‘costs retailer over £75m’ in sales

The website crash experienced at the start of Amazon Prime Day has cost the online retailer over £75m in potential…

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Amazon Prime Day receives worldwide backlash

Amazon’s annual ‘Prime Day’ event saw a shaky start yesterday after worker strikes and a lengthy website crash resulted in…

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UK retailers ‘hijack’ Amazon Prime Day

UK retailers have attempted to ‘hijack’ Amazon Prime Day by offering discounts in the run up to the sale event.…

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Boots owner reacts to Amazon threat with investment in Chinese firm GuoDa

Walgreens Boots Alliance has reacted to a tanking share price in the wake of Amazon’s entry to the pharmacy market…

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Former Amazon finance VP returns to Asda as CFO

Asda has appointed Rob McWilliam as chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Alex Russo as he leaves the business to take…

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Boots shares plunge 10% following Amazon medicine service acquisition

Shares in the parent company of pharmacy chain Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, have plummeted by 10% this morning following news…

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Tesco joins Amazon and Microsoft ‘checkout-free’ war

Tesco has announced it is trialling new till-free technology as it looks to take on Amazon and Microsoft, which have…

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Amazon’s ‘Hub’ apartment delivery solution launches in the US

Amazon has announced a new delivery solution called ‘Hub’ for apartment buildings which allows packages delivered to safe lockers in…

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Amazon overreacting; returns are a crucial retail indicator

Amazon has kicked up a furore by banning consumers who return too many items on its site. Sure, rising return…

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Microsoft to take on Amazon in checkout-free showdown

Microsoft is reportedly working on technology to cut out cashiers and checkout queues in shops in the first challenge to…

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