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Analyst Predicts Amazon Will Buy Target This Year

Amazon’s shake-up of the retail landscape may not be over, according to one well-known technology analyst. The Internet giant will acquire Target,...

Amazon Private-Label Sales Hit New Highs In 2017

Online retail giant Amazon has had its most successful year yet in terms of private-label sales, according to data from One Click Retail. The e-commerce...

Google Narrows Search Gap With Amazon, Retailers Left In Dust

Amazon remains the top online destination for US shoppers seeking products, but Google and other search engines narrowed the gap over the past year. Abo...

Don't Fear Amazon, Say Backers Of Revival For European Grocers

Battered by concerns over the threat posed by Amazon and discount competitors, Europe’s grocery stocks are finding favour with some investors on hope...

Amazon Is Not Necessarily Set To Dominate Grocery: Gadfly

Amazon's $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market has inspired visions of a new breed of grocery juggernaut, trampling rivals still figuring out how to...

Whole Foods Deal Provides Boost To Delivery Startups

When Amazon acquired Whole Foods as part of its attack on the supermarket industry, it looked like a crushing blow for grocery-delivery startups like Shipt...

The Retail Apocalypse Is Fuelled By Private Label Clothes

A few months ago, Amazon representatives met with fashion designer Jackie Wilson as part of the expansion of Amazon’s surging apparel business. Th...

Is 2018 Set To Be The Year Voice Activation Takes Over Retail? Probably: Opinion

The announcements over the past few days that France’s Monoprix and Coop Sweden have both introduced voice ordering solutions indicates that 2018 cou...