Amazon news and analysis
Amazon operates in the UK grocery sector through online delivery and partnerships with Morrisons and other supermarkets. It previously operated Amazon Fresh stores, shifting focus to Whole Foods Market. The Grocer covers Amazon with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including its evolving grocery strategy, tech innovation, and positioning in the UK’s online grocery market.
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NewsSainsbury’s retail chief and Amazon Fresh director join Retail Trust board
Tracey Clements and Matt Birch will join other retail leaders on the charity’s board of trustees, including Holland & Barrett CEO Anthony Houghton
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Analysis & FeaturesCan ‘Amazon Now’ succeed where Fresh stores failed?
Amazon is entering an established rapid delivery market. It may be behind rivals, but the giant has a ready-made customer base
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NewsAmazon’s swingeing job cuts to affect UK roles
In an announcement today, Amazon said it was making “additional organisational changes” – to the tune of 16,000 job cuts
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NewsAmazon launches rider recruitment push for rapid service Now
Amazon is tempting would-be couriers with the opportunity to earn up to £15 an hour
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NewsAmazon launches rapid grocery service Amazon Now
The service is initially being tested in select postcodes in Southwark in south east London, with plans to roll out further in the coming months.
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NewsAmazon commences UK drone delivery flights with Prime Air launch
The Prime Air service promises to get packages weighing up to five pounds, from fulfilment facility to customers in less than two hours
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator seeks suppliers’ views on supermarkets
The Adjudicator last year announced his first investigation since taking on the role, with a probe ongoing into Amazon
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RankingsFire sale at Amazon Fresh stores before they shutter for good
Signage states stores would be ‘closing permanently’ on 19 December at 6pm
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NewsMorrisons to roll out Amazon return lockers to 350 stores
Morrisons aims to complete the rollout by early 2026 as it continues expanding its in-store services offer
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NewsConsumer testing reveals best Christmas ad… and it’s not Waitrose
This year has been record-breaking for ad effectiveness, says System1
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Comment & OpinionWhy is the GCA still letting Amazon off the hook?
The GCA’s investigation focuses on payment issues where there is clear, documented evidence, but this limited scope misses many of Amazon’s breaches, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsWhole Foods Market to open new store in Westminster
It comes eight months after the Amazon-owned premium organic supermarket opened its first UK store in over a decade
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NewsAmazon axes 14,000 office jobs to ‘stay nimble’ in AI age
Amazon has confirmed plans to cut around 14,000 office jobs, after telling staff it needed to be ‘organised more leanly’ to succeed in the age of AI
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NewsBooths begins manufacturing Amazon own label products
Booths has picked up the contract to manufacture own-label groceries for Amazon, as the northern supermarket aims to grow its white label partnerships
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NewsTesco migrating to new marketplace platform
Mirakl’s marketplace tech is the same used by B&Q, Carrefour and Superdrug
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Amazon Fresh, Co-op cyberattack and the Dairymen
Our coverage of the latest delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation is punchy and insightful
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Comment & OpinionAmazon Fresh is finished, but it’s still a formidable force in food
Amazon said its Just Walk Out technology would ‘push the state of the art forward’ and ‘redefine retail’ – which, of course, it didn’t
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NewsAmazon to keep pitching Just Walk Out tech to retailers despite UK Fresh store closures
The checkout-free, till-less technology has been adopted by more than 300 third party retailers and venues globally
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NewsAmazon to close all its 19 UK Fresh stores
The company plans to focus its UK grocery offer purely on delivery, including fresh groceries for arrival the same day
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NewsJD.com mounts UK recruitment blitz ahead of Joybuy launch
JD.com is hiring for more than 150 jobs in the UK in the wake of Argos acquisition snub