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Amazon Said To Expand Whole Foods Delivery To San Francisco

Amazon plans to offer grocery deliveries from Whole Foods stores in San Francisco, according to people familiar with the matter, expanding a test of the se...

Asia Policy Makers Rethink Inflation Amid Epic E-Commerce Boom

Inflation is getting a fresh look in Asia. Nowhere is the global e-commerce wave having more of an impact right now than in Asia, where the region&rsquo...

Ahold Delhaize CEO Unfazed By Increased Online Retail Rivalry

Ahold Delhaize’s chief executive officer is putting on a brave face as the owner of US grocery-delivery service Peapod squares off against fast-...

Amazon Plans To Open Six More Cashierless Stores, Says Recode

Amazon plans to open as many as six more cashierless stores this year, according to a new report. The e-commerce giant is considering locations in Los A...

"Alexa, Please Don't Listen": Ad Misstep Hints At A New Marketing Angle

On 14 February, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) revealed a complaint it had received about an advert for Amazon's Echo Dot, which featured i...

Amazon Flexing Its Muscles Is Likely To Worry Meal-Kit Firms: Analysis

When Amazon announced last July that it had filed a trademark application for the delivery of 'prepared food kits', it became the latest online retailer to...

Amazon To Add 2,000 Jobs In France As Recovery Drives Demand

Amazon will create 2,000 permanent jobs this year with an eye to the strengthening French economy. Amazon, which already added 1,500 jobs in France last...

Amazon Eliminates Hundreds Of Seattle Jobs In Rare Cutback

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its headquarters in Seattle, paring back older departments focused on selling goods online while hiring in newer line...