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Everything you need to know about Amazon’s first physical clothing store
It’s official: Amazon is opening a physical clothing store. The e-commerce pioneer shared details of its new bricks-and...
Amazon to open fashion store where algorithms suggest what to try on
Amazon keeps a record of every good a customer scans so its algorithms personalize clothing recommendations.
How Amazon’s retail battle with Reliance turned into a legal quagmire
Amazon then approached Singapore arbitrators and successfully stopped the sale.
Warehouse, shipping workers pay the hidden cost of the holiday season
The run-up to Christmas means long hours and more demanding work for supply chain employees, often under poor conditions...
Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle
"Amazon is treating this dispute with Visa as an experiment," said Piper Sandler analyst Christopher Donat.
India police charge Amazon execs in alleged marijuana smuggling case
Police did not disclose how many executives were charged.
Amazon’s holiday-quarter forecast disappoints as labour, supply issues mount
After a year of blockbuster results, the world's largest online retailer is facing a tougher outlook.
Amazon, Ikea commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world's CO2 emissions.
Five U.S. lawmakers accuse Amazon of possibly lying to Congress
"Credible reporting" in several news outlets "directly contradicts the sworn testimony and representations of Amazon's t...
Amazon preparing for Christmas rush with 1,000 seasonal hires
The e-commerce giant is beefing up its operations in anticipation of an online-heavy holiday season.
Meet the Aussie e-commerce aggregator that aims to be a unicorn in 18 months
The online marketplace boom has given rise to a new type of retail business, the e-commerce aggregator. And Una Brands i...
Amazon developing new point-of-sale system to attract small businesses
The move will allow Amazon to compete with Canada's Shopify and US payments giant PayPal.
Amazon CEO unveils 55,000 tech jobs in first hiring push under his watch
That’s equal to more than a third of Google’s headcount as of June 30, and close to all of Facebook’s.
Amazon Flex comes under fire for “poor working conditions”
“[Amazon] has created an atmosphere of fear,” one driver told the ABC.
“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan
The move would represent the retailer’s biggest bet on bricks-and-mortar to date. And it would come at a time when some ...
Amazon to test department stores in offline expansion
Department stores' share of the US retail market is at a record low, but Amazon sees an opportunity.
Amazon Australia offers payment for staff to get vaccinated
A $140 special payment will to go eligible staff who get vaccinated.
Amazon sales growth slows in tame start to Jassy’s tenure as CEO
Amazon expects sales growth to slow in the next few quarters as customers venture more outside the home.
Retail appointments for the week
Oroton names new CEO; Catch promotes chief commercial officer to newly created role; Amazon names Tesco veteran to run i...
Marketplaces face probe as ACCC continues to review digital platforms
Amazon, Catch, Ebay and Kogan are under the regulatory spotlight as the ACCC continues its five-year investigation into ...
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