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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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Amazon to show 20 Premier League matches a season

Amazon has announced it has won a broadcast package to show 20 Premier League matches per season from the 2019…

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Amazon to create 2,500 UK jobs

Online retail giant Amazon has announced that it will create 2,500 permanent jobs in the UK in 2018, taking the…

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Amazon faces legal action over alleged ‘bogus’ self-employment

GMB, the trade union for ‘gig economy’ workers, has announced plans to bring legal action against three of Amazon’s delivery…

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GMB Amazon probe finds ‘terrible conditions’ for warehouse staff

An investigation by trade union GMB has found “terrible conditions” and poor treatment of workers in Amazon warehouses. A series…

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40% of independent Amazon shareholders oppose Bezos ‘being his own boss’

Over a quarter of Amazon shareholders have voted in favour of a resolution filed by SumOfUs calling on the company…

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Amazon could buy Morrisons amid upbeat results

It has been suggested that Amazon could be buying Morrisons in order to challenge UK supermarkets and the Asda-Sainsbury’s merger,…

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Amazon shareholders seek to dilute Bezos’ power

Amazon shareholders have submitted a shareholder resolution calling on the company to separate the role of CEO and chair of…

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Amazon Q1 sales up 43% to £36.9bn

Amazon has reported a 43% increase in revenue for the first quarter of the year, totalling $51bn (£36.9bn). The online…

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Amazon and Not on the High Street condemned by MPs for mis-selling faux fur

Online retailers Amazon and Not on the High Street have been told they must do more to stop the sale…

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