Breaking news: Amazon slashes 9,000 more jobs
Amazon will eliminate 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks, primarily in AWS, PXT, Advertising...
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IKEA now uses 100 drones for inventory operations
As part of IKEA’s technological expansion, Swedish retail giant has expanded its autonomous fleet to...
Zedify secures £5m investment in sustainable retail deliveries
Zedify has announced it had secured an investment of £5m in the expansion of its cargo bike delivery...
Iceland partners with Just Eat for rapid grocery delivery
Iceland has teamed up with Just Eat to offer shoppers a rapid grocery delivery service from over 200...
THG: Second activist investor takes stake
Activist hedge fund Sparta Capital, founded by a former Elliott Advisors executive, has taken a stak...
Mastercard and NSW trial Digital ID for online shopping
Mastercard has partnered with a New South Wales Government executive agency (NSW) and online liquor...
Klarna rolls out ‘conscious badges’ to recognise sustainable tech brands
An ecommerce payment solutions provider Klarna has partnered with the sustainability tech platform C...
Rapid grocery delivery now accounts for 11% of Deliveroo revenue
Rapid grocery delivery orders now account for 11% of Deliveroo’s revenue, up from 9% last year. The...
John Lewis will invest in RFID tech to improve stock loss
John Lewis Partnership is planning to roll out Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to g...
Amazon ditches Kindle Newsstand subscriptions
Ecommerce giant Amazon has stopped selling print and Kindle magazine and newspaper subscriptions, wi...
Interview: How Pandora is overhauling its digital strategy
Despite being widely recognised for its popular physical stores, cult jewellery brand Pandora is emb...
Microsoft adds ChatGPT-style tech to Word and Excel
Microsoft is planning to add generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to some of its mos...
Cook to roll out 15 fully automated frozen meals vending machines
A family-owned business Cook is set to roll out 15 automated ready meals vending machines in March a...
Waitrose online sales slump 27% as John Lewis Partnership makes hefty loss
Waitrose online volumes dropped 27% last year, with the decline in ecommerce hitting the grocer’s to...
TikTok Shop UK launches parent and baby product category
TikTok Shop UK is set to launch parents and baby products on its platform, enabling users to access...
Zara’s owner to scrap hard tags as it digitalises more stores
Clothing retail giant Zara’s owner Inditex has announced the introduction of a new security technolo...
Amazon hikes fulfilment fees for European sellers
Amazon will increase the multichannel fulfilment fees it charges European sellers from next month. T...
“What will be left for us humans to do?” OpenAI’s GPT-4 is already here
OpenAI has released its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model GPT-4, which it claims to be much...
Neatsy.ai launches first AI-enabled shoe marketplace
US-based startup Neatsy.ai has launched the first marketplace for AI-selected running footwear and i...
Co-op uses robots to deliver groceries in Greater Manchester
Co-op has yet again partnered with a robotics company Starship Technologies to deploy autonomous dro...