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 [...]
Amazon tries to cut waste after backlash from ITV investigation August 5, 2021 E-commerce giant Amazon is to reduce rubbish with two new policies following an ITV News investigation which found the company destroying millions of items of unsold stock. The largest online retailer came under fire two months ago after ITV released footage of an Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline, Scotland destroyed everything from laptops and TV’s to [...]
Amazon meddled with a union election, US labour watchdog says August 3, 2021 E-commerce giant Amazon has meddled with a union election by not ensuring ballot privacy and handing out paraphernalia that discouraged organising, according to the US labour watchdog. The National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) had been investigating a number of alleged illegal actions during Amazon’s union drive. In its latest report, the NLRB issued recommendations that [...]
Over 100 Amazon Prime Air staff let go as drone deliveries fail to get off the ground August 3, 2021 More than 100 Amazon Prime Air employees have lost their jobs as the project has cut back parts of its UK operations, according to reports. Amazon Prime Air, which launched in 2016, is e-commerce giant Amazon’s delivery division for drones. However, a number of employees on the UK team told Wired that the drone project [...]
Amazon shares sink as EU hands down record €746m EU data privacy fine July 30, 2021 Amazon has been hit with a record €746m (£635m) fine for breaking EU rules over how it processed customers’ personal data, the tech giant disclosed today. In a regulatory filing Amazon said the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) had issued the ruling against it for breaches of EU data protection rules on 16 [...]
Amazon falls short of estimates amid retail competition July 29, 2021 Amazon reported second quarter sales that missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, in a rare shortfall as rival retailers ramped up online sales and brick-and-mortar made a recovery when lockdown restrictions eased. The e-commerce giant posted net quarterly sales of $113.08bn to June 30, up from $88.91bn a year earlier. Its results fell short of [...]