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Amazon opens free Shop Direct portal to outside merchants
Amazon has launched a self-service workspace that lets independent merchants put their catalogues into Amazon search and Alexa for Shopping.
Read moreAldi holds Which? cheapest supermarket title for 12 months
Which? named Aldi cheapest for a full 12 months.
Read moreAmazon says units grew nearly 15% as delivery sped up
Amazon said year-to-date units rose nearly 15%, with groceries and essentials about half of units, raising the bar on speed and cost to serve.
Read moreIKEA brings 6,500 products to Douyin as Ingka tests content-led shopping in China
Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has opened an official flagship store on Douyin, ByteDance's Chinese short-video and content-commerce platform.
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FTC filing puts figures on alleged Amazon ad surcharges
The FTC alleges Amazon lifted search ad prices by as much as 250% on major shopping days, a test for peak budgets. Amazon disputes the case.
TFG London says Phase Eight customer data was accessed
TFG London said some customer data was accessed in its October cyber incident, turning an IT problem into a test of customer trust.
Zalando opens its app to other online shops' products
Zalando's Q3 GMV rose 7.5% to €4.5bn, and it launched Zalando Extended, so its AI agent can buy other shops' products in its app from 2027.
Walmart widens Symbotic automation deal to 25 centres
Walmart is putting more of its US replenishment network into the hands of robots.
Walmart adds photo lists and store maps to Sparky
Walmart has added holiday features to its Sparky AI assistant, from photo-to-cart lists to aisle finding, but gave no usage or sales figures.
Amazon opens free Shop Direct portal to outside merchants
Amazon has launched a self-service workspace that lets independent merchants put their catalogues into Amazon search and Alexa for Shopping.
Aldi holds Which? cheapest supermarket title for 12 months
Which? named Aldi cheapest for a full 12 months.
Amazon says units grew nearly 15% as delivery sped up
Amazon said year-to-date units rose nearly 15%, with groceries and essentials about half of units, raising the bar on speed and cost to serve.
IKEA brings 6,500 products to Douyin as Ingka tests content-led shopping in China
Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has opened an official flagship store on Douyin, ByteDance's Chinese short-video and content-commerce platform.
Retailers can sell disposable barbecues again after the government withdraws its summer ban
Retailers can supply disposable barbecues again. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) confirmed that the statutory guidelines it brought...
Amazon's Bee wearables link everyday conversations to Amazon.com shopping recommendations
Amazon is offering shoppers a device that listens to their day and can feed what it hears into Amazon.com recommendations.
Morrisons uses its Christmas pet launch to reset the whole pet aisle
Morrisons has paired its Christmas pet range with a wider reset of its whole pet category. For a grocer, that matters more than any one novelty treat.
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Alex Baldock on Currys, AI and Retail's Industrial Revolution
Alex Baldock, then Currys CEO and now incoming Boots CEO, frames AI as a steam-power-scale shift and explains how 'home of AI' shows up in colleague tools, SMB services and a 75% UK market share in AI laptops.
SharkNinja, Currys, and DoorDash Show How AI Is Becoming Retail's Operating System
SharkNinja, Currys, and DoorDash are moving AI from experimentation to execution - embedding it into product development, operations, logistics, and search as a quiet but powerful force reshaping how retail works.
Best Buy's Supply Chain Transformation: Data, Culture and AI at Scale
Best Buy, a $42 billion electronics retailer, transformed its supply chain by leveraging a digital twin and "adolescent AI" to reduce costs and deliver 60% of online orders within one day.
How SharkNinja Is Winning the Small Appliance Market Through Relentless Innovation
SharkNinja achieved a 21% CAGR over 17 years in the 1% annual growth small appliance market by driving innovation from unmet consumer needs, rigorous testing, and a viral product development framework.
How Amazon is Now in the Sustainable Retail Game
Amazon opened its first physical "Second Chance Store" in London, selling returned and open-box items at up to 50% discount, aligning with growing consumer demand for sustainable and cost-effective shopping.
Frasers Group Widens Retail Holdings with Stakes in Currys and Boohoo
Frasers Group expanded its retail portfolio with an 8.9% stake in Currys and a 5% stake in Boohoo, reinforcing its strategy of growth through strategic investments.
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