Technology - Amazon

Amazon's $1 Trillion Valuation 'Is Only The Start': Analyst

Amazon became only the second company in history to achieve a $1 trillion (€860 billion) market capitalisation earlier this week, and a leading retail...

Amazon To Launch Food And Drink Sales In Mexico

Amazon.com will begin selling food and drinks online in Mexico, including snacks, sweets and wines, a move that could intensify its competition with Wal Ma...

'Amazon Effect' Could Have Impact On Inflation Dynamics: Paper

More frequent price changes for goods and a rise in the consistency of pricing due to the growth of online retailers may be affecting inflation, according...

With Pickup At Whole Foods, Amazon Takes A Page From French Retailers: Analysis

Amazon has announced a new '30 minute pickup' service in selected Whole Foods stores in the US. A selection of Whole Foods Market’s fresh and orga...

UK Chancellor Hammond Considering 'Amazon Tax' For Online Retailers: Reports

The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has said he is considering the introduction of what has been dubbed an 'Amazon Tax', aimed at levelli...

Amazon Reports £1.7m UK Tax Bill Due To Share Deductions

The main UK subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc had a tax bill of £1.7 million on profits of £72.4 million in 2017 thanks to deductions related to sha...

Amazin' Amazon Continues To Trouble Traditional Bricks And Mortar Operators: Analysis

When, earlier this week, Facebook saw around $120 billion wiped off the value of its shares, the lofty New York Times suggested that faith in tech firms' '...

Online Retailer Amazon Sees Sales Rise 39% In Second Quarter

Amazon.com Inc forecast strong autumn sales and posted a profit that was double Wall Street targets, thanks to the retailer's younger, higher-earning busin...