EU regulators set to give Amazon’s £6.4bn MGM snap up the green light March 9, 2022 EU antitrust regulators are set to clear Amazon's proposed acquisition of US movie studio MGM, insiders have told Reuters.
Just Eat Takeaway urged to sell Grubhub by activist investor October 25, 2021 Just Eat Takeaway (JET) has been urged to sell or spin-off its US arm Grubhub by an activist investor by the end of the year. Investor Cat Rock Capital has said the food delivery firm’s management “failed to fix the deep and damaging undervaluation of its equity by taking tangible action to unlock the value [...]
Can this £35k Swiss wellness centre cure my London work stress? January 22, 2024 Can this Swiss wellness centre cure Priya Joshi of the stresses of London? She checked in to find out
Amazon plans to open department stores in US August 19, 2021 Amazon plans to open department stores in the U.S. allowing the trillion dollar tech company to expand its physical presence in retail. The company’s flagship retail stores are expected to be located in Ohio and California, an insider told The Wall Street Journal. The new spaces will offer customers access to household goods, clothing and [...]
Amazon opens first contactless grocery store in London March 4, 2021 Amazon has opened a contactless bricks and mortar grocery store in London – the first physical shop the tech giant has launched outside of the US. The Amazon Fresh store in Ealing will carry a private UK food brand dubbed “by Amazon”, and will let consumers skip the checkout queue. Shoppers will scan a smartphone [...]
The world is not enough: Amazon’s streaming push continues with $8.45bn deal for Bond studio MGM May 26, 2021 Amazon has confirmed it will acquire iconic film studio MGM in a deal worth $8.45bn (£6bn). MGM has more than a century of filmmaking history and is the home of a string of famous titles, including Tom & Jerry, The Wizard of Oz and the James Bond franchise. In a statement today the companies said [...]
Amazon’s department store incursion onto the high street will force retail to transform September 3, 2021 Last month, it was reported Amazon was looking to open a chain of large department stores. The online shopping behemoth has always had a reputation for disrupting the high-street, keeping bricks-and-mortar stores and traditional retailers on their toes with a tireless ability to reinvent itself. These are not Amazon’s first in-real-life stores. It already operates [...]
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Sainsbury’s spends £220million to ‘keep prices low’ for customers January 21, 2024 Sainsbury’s will have forked out £220m to keep prices down for shoppers by the end of this financial year, according to its boss.
Farmer J: Harvesting lunchtime health with £5.5m investment February 7, 2024 Lunch often turns into a rushed affair – so for those looking for easy, convenient, and protein-rich meals, Farmer J is the perfect option.