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Amazon To Push Cashierless Shopping Tech Into More Third-Party Stores

Amazon.com plans to push its cashierless shopping technology into more third-party stores this year, even as it reduces its reliance on the technology in i...

High Pasta Prices Set To Boil Over As Canada's Wheat Withers

Pasta lovers must brace to pay even higher prices for their favourite dish, as drought in Canada and bad weather in Europe damages crops of...

Amazon CEO Doubles Down On Grocery Store Business: Reports

Amazon.com chief executive Andy Jassy has vowed to double down on the e-commerce giant's struggling grocery store business, the Financial Times has reporte...

Amazon Still Grasping For Success With Supermarkets, CEO Says

Amazon.com Inc, the online retailer long feared to disrupt the grocery sector, believes it has fallen short in this area, its CEO has said.

Is Amazon's Job Cuts Announcement A Nail In The Coffin For Amazon Fresh?

This week's announcement by Amazon that it was to shed its workforce by more than 18,000 – its biggest ever job cut – caused no short...

Whole Foods CEO To Step Down Next Year

Whole Foods chief executive officer John Mackey (pictured above) will retire next September from his role at the Amazon.com Inc-owned company which he co-f...

Frito-Lay Launches Compostable Bags For Off The Eaten Path Brand

PepsiCo-owned snacking giant Frito-Lay has introduced an industrially compostable packaging for its Off The Eaten Path brand. Currently, the bags a...

Amazon Rolls Out Biometric Payment At Whole Foods Stores

Amazon.com Inc said it is rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle starting on Wednesday, letting shoppers pay for it...