Pandemic: High Street demise leads to explosion in demand for gigantic warehouses August 31, 2021 The enforced closure of high street stores saw the trend towards greater online sales rocket further this year, with retailers having to invest further into their warehousing capabilities to cope with delivery demand. In fact, the explosive growth in e-commerce, as a result of the pandemic, has seen almost 15m sq ft of new “super [...]
Big Tech vows to ramp up cybersecurity after White House summit August 26, 2021 Major US tech firms have pledged to ramp up their cybersecurity defences following a White House summit yesterday. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM were among the companies to make multi-billion-dollar commitments as President Joe Biden called on top chief executives to “raise the bar on cybersecurity”. During a meeting alongside his members of his Cabinet, [...]
UK hiring woes: Amazon lures new recruits with £1,000 joining bonus August 25, 2021 E-commerce giant Amazon is offering new warehouse recruits a £1,000 joining bonus as it looks to attracts staff amid a mounting hiring crisis. The group is advertising for “urgently needed” warehouse pickers and packers across the UK to help meet booming online shopping demand. Job ads on the Indeed website reveal it is offering to [...]
Former Amazon vice president poached for Ocado board August 24, 2021 Online retailer Ocado has poached a former Amazon vice president and robotics expert for its board, as the supermarket looks to broaden its market share. Incoming independent non-executive director and board veteran, Nadia Shouraboura, is set to join Ocado at the turn of September. Shares lifted 2.43 per cent by the afternoon, taking the group’s [...]
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 [...]
Chelsea woman used Alexa to scold ex-partner’s new girlfriend August 17, 2021 A woman told her ex-boyfriend’s new partner to get out of his house from more than 100 miles away after accessing his Alexa device and CCTV cameras. Philippa Copleston-Warren, 46, logged into an app linked to smart devices in the victim’s Lincolnshire home. She could see her ex-partner’s new girlfriend via cameras installed in the [...]
Amazon launches own-brand groceries on its UK website August 16, 2021 Amazon has added own-brand groceries to its UK website as it amps up competition with Britain’s supermarkets. Never one to miss out on a lucrative business opportunity, the company capitalised on lockdown restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic by expanding its online groceries service. Amazon Fresh expanded its next-day delivery service to customers across the UK [...]
Amazon transfers £8.2bn of UK revenue to Luxembourg, report says August 11, 2021 Amazon has shifted some £8.2bn worth of UK revenues to European tax haven Luxembourg, a new report has claimed, as the ecommerce giant bats off calls for a tax inquiry. The retail heavyweight declared £13.7bn in UK revenues in 2019, however, filings for its UK-based companies said it only reported £5.5bn in sales. The report, [...]
Amazon to pay compensation to shoppers injured by third-party products August 10, 2021 Amazon will start paying customers who are impacted by dangerous goods sold by third-party merchants on its US platform in a move that could reduce litigation. The ecommerce giant today said it will start offering compensation for personal injury or property damage of up to $1,000, effective from 1 September. Amazon added it may step [...]
Amazon pushes back on return to office as Delta variant takes hold in US August 6, 2021 Amazon has postponed the return to the office for its employees until January 2022 amid concerns about continued surging coronavirus cases worldwide. The retail giant said on Thursday it would not expect its corporate employees – who had been due to return to their desks next month – to return to the office until 3 [...]