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Amazon Kicks Off the Holiday Shopping Season Early

This week, everyone will be talking about Amazon Prime Day, efforts to revive US economic stimulus negotiations and Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing's expansion plans. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

Amazon Kicks Off the Holiday Shopping Season Early

This week, everyone will be talking about Amazon Prime Day, efforts to revive US economic stimulus negotiations and Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing's expansion plans. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Financial Markets

Luxury Makes Gains Despite Chaos

The market proved resilient through WHO warnings of a Covid spike in Europe, huge uncertainty over Brexit and the US elections, and the collapse of the sector’s biggest deal, as investors set their eyes on 2021.

Financial Markets

Luxury Makes Gains Despite Chaos

The market proved resilient through WHO warnings of a Covid spike in Europe, huge uncertainty over Brexit and the US elections, and the collapse of the sector’s biggest deal, as investors set their eyes on 2021.


Retail

Amazon Wants You To Know What Products Are Sustainable

The e-commerce giant will start labelling products that meet select sustainability certifications on its US website, joining a growing list of companies seeking to target conscious consumers.

Retail

Amazon Wants You To Know What Products Are Sustainable

The e-commerce giant will start labelling products that meet select sustainability certifications on its US website, joining a growing list of companies seeking to target conscious consumers.


Retail

Lawmakers Call Amazon Warehouse Unsafe After Surprise Visit

Representative Rashida Tlaib tweeted a video showing Amazon workers cleaning the Romulus-based warehouse in Michigan, while she and her fellow representative Debbie Dingell waited for a tour.

Retail

Lawmakers Call Amazon Warehouse Unsafe After Surprise Visit

Representative Rashida Tlaib tweeted a video showing Amazon workers cleaning the Romulus-based warehouse in Michigan, while she and her fellow representative Debbie Dingell waited for a tour.


Retail

Can Amazon Crack the Luxury Market This Time?

The American e-commerce giant has been trying to lure luxury fashion brands to its platform for years. Now, it’s new, mobile-only ‘Luxury Stores’ launch aims to adapt the successful template set out by Alibaba’s Tmall for its customers.

Retail

Can Amazon Crack the Luxury Market This Time?

The American e-commerce giant has been trying to lure luxury fashion brands to its platform for years. Now, it’s new, mobile-only ‘Luxury Stores’ launch aims to adapt the successful template set out by Alibaba’s Tmall for its customers.


Luxury

Amazon Launches Luxury Store on App

Oscar de la Renta is the first and only brand so far, though the company says more are expected to join in the coming weeks.

Luxury

Amazon Launches Luxury Store on App

Oscar de la Renta is the first and only brand so far, though the company says more are expected to join in the coming weeks.


Retail

Amazon Set To Hire 100,000 More Workers Amid Rise in Online Shopping

The news marks the e-commerce giant's fourth hiring spree this year after reporting a 40 percent revenue rise last quarter and the biggest profit in the retailer's 26-year-history.

Retail

Amazon Set To Hire 100,000 More Workers Amid Rise in Online Shopping

The news marks the e-commerce giant's fourth hiring spree this year after reporting a 40 percent revenue rise last quarter and the biggest profit in the retailer's 26-year-history.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Sephora Names New President and CEO, Courrèges Hires Artistic Director From Louis Vuitton

This week, Martin Brok succeeded Chris de Lapuente as president and chief executive of LVMH-owned Sephora, while Nicolas Di Felice joined Courrèges as artistic director.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Sephora Names New President and CEO, Courrèges Hires Artistic Director From Louis Vuitton

This week, Martin Brok succeeded Chris de Lapuente as president and chief executive of LVMH-owned Sephora, while Nicolas Di Felice joined Courrèges as artistic director.


Retail

Amazon Receives US Regulatory Approval to Start Drone Delivery Trials

The e-commerce giant joins Alphabet Inc.'s unit Wing and United Parcel Service Inc. in receiving approval for drone delivery, while other smaller companies are still seeking approval.

Retail

Amazon Receives US Regulatory Approval to Start Drone Delivery Trials

The e-commerce giant joins Alphabet Inc.'s unit Wing and United Parcel Service Inc. in receiving approval for drone delivery, while other smaller companies are still seeking approval.


Retail

Amazon Buys 1,800 Electric Vans in Latest Green Effort

Electric vehicles are a major piece of Amazon’s bid to become a net-zero carbon emitter by 2040, an ambitious goal for a company that historically had lagged behind its retail and technology peers on the environment.

Retail

Amazon Buys 1,800 Electric Vans in Latest Green Effort

Electric vehicles are a major piece of Amazon’s bid to become a net-zero carbon emitter by 2040, an ambitious goal for a company that historically had lagged behind its retail and technology peers on the environment.