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Amazon Bets on Diwali to Take Title as India's Top Web Retailer

Bezos's protégé Amit Agarwal is aiming to make Amazon the country's top online store by sales ahead of the Diwali shopping season.

News & Analysis

Amazon Bets on Diwali to Take Title as India's Top Web Retailer

Bezos's protégé Amit Agarwal is aiming to make Amazon the country's top online store by sales ahead of the Diwali shopping season.


News & Analysis

Online Retailers Thwarted by Manufacturers’ Curbs, EU Says

More than two in five retailers face some sort of price recommendation or restriction from manufacturers, the European Commission said.

News & Analysis

Online Retailers Thwarted by Manufacturers’ Curbs, EU Says

More than two in five retailers face some sort of price recommendation or restriction from manufacturers, the European Commission said.


Technology

Decoding Amazon's Fashion Ambitions

Getting consumers to buy luxury products on Amazon.com is just one small piece of a much wider strategy to disrupt the fashion industry like never before.

Technology

Decoding Amazon's Fashion Ambitions

Getting consumers to buy luxury products on Amazon.com is just one small piece of a much wider strategy to disrupt the fashion industry like never before.


Financial Markets

Amazon Dash One-Button Device Arrives in Britain

Seeking to capitalise on Britons too busy or forgetful to shop for household essentials, retail giant Amazon is bringing its thumb-sized, one-button ordering device to the UK.

Financial Markets

Amazon Dash One-Button Device Arrives in Britain

Seeking to capitalise on Britons too busy or forgetful to shop for household essentials, retail giant Amazon is bringing its thumb-sized, one-button ordering device to the UK.


Sustainability

Social Goods | 14-Year-Old H&M Factory Workers, Burkini Debate, Amazon's Tax Bill

This week, H&M has taken action against factories employing 14-year-olds, and the burkini debate continues.

Sustainability

Social Goods | 14-Year-Old H&M Factory Workers, Burkini Debate, Amazon's Tax Bill

This week, H&M has taken action against factories employing 14-year-olds, and the burkini debate continues.


News & Analysis

How Amazon Values Its Tech Assets for Tax Purposes

Regulators in Europe and the US say that the value Amazon places on the technology behind user experience varies radically depending on which appraisal will lower its tax bill.

News & Analysis

How Amazon Values Its Tech Assets for Tax Purposes

Regulators in Europe and the US say that the value Amazon places on the technology behind user experience varies radically depending on which appraisal will lower its tax bill.


Financial Markets

Amazon Steps Up British Investment With 1,500 New Jobs

Amazon said it would create 1,500 new jobs in 2017 when it opens a new distribution centre in Tilbury, south east England, maintaining its surge of investment in Britain.

Financial Markets

Amazon Steps Up British Investment With 1,500 New Jobs

Amazon said it would create 1,500 new jobs in 2017 when it opens a new distribution centre in Tilbury, south east England, maintaining its surge of investment in Britain.


News & Analysis

Social Goods | Taking Counterfeiters to Court, Terrorism in Bangladesh

This week, luxury brands take a tougher approach to counterfeiters, while terrorist attacks have put Bangladesh's garment industry on edge.

News & Analysis

Social Goods | Taking Counterfeiters to Court, Terrorism in Bangladesh

This week, luxury brands take a tougher approach to counterfeiters, while terrorist attacks have put Bangladesh's garment industry on edge.


Financial Markets

Amazon Courts Women Entrepreneurs at Conference to Boost Sales

Amazon.com is making an effort to woo more women entrepreneurs to its online marketplace by emphasising the company’s global reach and tools for efficiently building a budding business.

Financial Markets

Amazon Courts Women Entrepreneurs at Conference to Boost Sales

Amazon.com is making an effort to woo more women entrepreneurs to its online marketplace by emphasising the company’s global reach and tools for efficiently building a budding business.


News & Analysis

Amazon's New UK Distribution Centre to Create 500 jobs in 2017

Amazon plans to create 500 new jobs when it opens another distribution centre in northern England next year it has announced.

News & Analysis

Amazon's New UK Distribution Centre to Create 500 jobs in 2017

Amazon plans to create 500 new jobs when it opens another distribution centre in northern England next year it has announced.