Amazon makes major U-turn by shutting all book stores and physical shops in UK March 6, 2022 E-commerce giant Amazon has said it is planning to shut all of its book stores as well as its other brick-and-mortar shops and pop-up stores in the UK and US. The shock announcement to close down all 68 book stores, as well as shops that offer toys and home goods in Britain and the US, [...]
Prime Video pumps £10m into UK TV and film career training as industry flourishes March 2, 2022 Amazon Prime Video have announced today that it will be investing £10m into a new training initiative to open up opportunities for TV and film across the UK. Under Prime Video Pathway , the streaming giant will partner with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to establish a UK-wide academy programme as well as funding and supporting two [...]
EU to probe public sector cloud services following pandemic boom February 15, 2022 European privacy watchdog said today that it will launch joint investigations with 22 national regulators into the use of cloud-based services by the public sector to check if they comply with its privacy safeguards following the digital transformation pandemic boom.
Competition watchdog brands Amazon as ‘grocery retailer’ enforcing UK supplier protection February 9, 2022 UK competition watchdog has branded Amazon as a “grocery retailer” after the ecommerce giant announced it would be increasing its activity in the sector, with plans to launch 15 new Amazon Fresh stores in London. The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision is aimed at protecting suppliers and ensuring fairer payment terms, forcing Amazon, as [...]
Amazon Prime fees could soon rise to over £90 for 15m Brits despite record UK sales of £23.6bn February 9, 2022 Amazon’s UK revenue jumped over 20 per cent last year. That won’t halt a rise of at least 17 per cent in the cost of Prime membership, if it follows the lead of Amazon US. Even though Amazon has just announced record sales of £23.6bn here in the UK, it’s unlikely that will stop a [...]
Peloton regains momentum as premarket trading sends shares up 22 per cent amid takeover rumours February 7, 2022 Peloton shares soared 22 per cent in premarket trading today after weekend reports of takeover interest from Amazon and Nike. Amazon is exploring an offer for Peloton, a source told Reuters on Friday. The Financial Times and the BBC also reported sportswear company Nike was weighing a bid for Peloton, which touched new records last [...]
Amazon and Nike eye Peloton bids after valuation plunges from $50bn to $8bn February 5, 2022 Amazon and Nike are reportedly mulling separate bids for Peloton, after calls from an activist investor to sell off the exercise equipment giant. After riding the pandemic high to an eyewatering $50bn valuation 12 months ago, Peloton has backpedalled to a humbler $8bn capitalisation. Activist investor Blackwells Capital, which owns a little under five per [...]
Amazon’s sales forecast misses estimates as it hikes Prime membership in US February 3, 2022 Amazon.com said it raising the price of its Prime subscriptions, as it looks to offset higher shipping costs and wages even after beating profit expectations for the holiday quarter. Shares rose 17 per cent in after-hours trade, after dropping nearly eight per cent before the market’s close as part of a broader technology stock sell-off. [...]
Amazon, NHS, Google, Tesco or Apple perhaps: These are the companies we want to work for the most January 22, 2022 As we all have differing dreams and ambitions, the organisation we want to work for can vary. S ome of us are motivated by working in sectors that offer the most financial gain, whereas others are interested in jobs that can make a real difference in the world. But is there a particular organisation that [...]
Amazon Alexa down across the UK, thousands of Brits unable to access smart speaker and other devices January 21, 2022 Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant is down in the UK, leaving users unable to access smart speakers and other devices. According to service status website DownDector, UK users began reporting problems with Alexa at around 7am on Friday, with more than 8,000 reports since recorded. Many users are reporting being unable to wake their voice-activated Amazon [...]