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Amazon Inks Deal for Possible Stake in India’s Future Retail

23 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

23 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The link-up with India’s No. 2 retailer by revenue underscores Amazon’s ambitions in the country, after losing ground in China.

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Amazon Inks Deal for Possible Stake in India’s Future Retail

The link-up with India’s No. 2 retailer by revenue underscores Amazon’s ambitions in the country, after losing ground in China.

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Amazon Opens Its Largest Campus Worldwide, in India

21 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

21 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Seattle-based company is making an ambitious push in India, the last major retail frontier still primarily reliant on small-scale neighbourhood and mom-and-pop stores.

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Amazon Opens Its Largest Campus Worldwide, in India

The Seattle-based company is making an ambitious push in India, the last major retail frontier still primarily reliant on small-scale neighbourhood and mom-and-pop stores.

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Amazon Tests ‘Top Brand’ Label for Some Big-Name Fashion Sellers

16 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

16 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The move could ease tensions between the online retail giant and big-name companies used to favourable positioning at brick-and-mortar retailers.

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Amazon Tests ‘Top Brand’ Label for Some Big-Name Fashion Sellers

The move could ease tensions between the online retail giant and big-name companies used to favourable positioning at brick-and-mortar retailers.

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Amazon Nears Deal for Up to 10% of India’s Second-Largest Retailer

13 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

13 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The e-commerce giant is in talks to acquire a 20 percent stake in the Mumbai-based retailer in a bid to increase Amazon's India presence.

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Amazon Nears Deal for Up to 10% of India’s Second-Largest Retailer

The e-commerce giant is in talks to acquire a 20 percent stake in the Mumbai-based retailer in a bid to increase Amazon's India presence.

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Shopify Boosts Outlook on Strong Sales Performance

1 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

1 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million.

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Shopify Boosts Outlook on Strong Sales Performance

The Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million.

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Amazon in Talks to Buy Stake in India's Reliance Retail

1 August 2019 • By Reuters

1 August 2019 • By Reuters

The e-commerce giant is in exploratory talks with India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer to buy an up to 26 percent stake in India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer.

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Amazon in Talks to Buy Stake in India's Reliance Retail

The e-commerce giant is in exploratory talks with India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer to buy an up to 26 percent stake in India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer.

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Why Japan's E-Commerce Giant Is Doubling Down on Fashion

1 August 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Japan's E-Commerce Giant Is Doubling Down on Fashion

Rakuten is replacing Amazon as the title sponsor of Tokyo Fashion Week, but the road to dominating Japan’s fashion e-commerce market isn’t obstacle-free.

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Is the Stitch Fix Model the Future of Amazon Fashion?

31 July 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Is the Stitch Fix Model the Future of Amazon Fashion?

Taking direct aim at Stitch Fix, Amazon’s newest service will send subscribers boxes of clothing, shoes and accessories selected by Amazon’s fashion team. But whether Amazon can replicate Stitch Fix's success remains to be seen.

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Amazon’s Fast Track to Pentagon Deal Derailed by Trump, Rivals

26 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

26 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

The US President has announced plans to look into the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, potentially to be awarded Amazon.

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Amazon’s Fast Track to Pentagon Deal Derailed by Trump, Rivals

The US President has announced plans to look into the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, potentially to be awarded Amazon.

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Amazon's Big Spending Dents Profit and Trims Forecast

25 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

25 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

Amazon said it would spend $800 million in the second quarter to move to one-day delivery for its best customers, trying to maintain its fast-shipping advantage over rivals like Walmart.

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Amazon's Big Spending Dents Profit and Trims Forecast

Amazon said it would spend $800 million in the second quarter to move to one-day delivery for its best customers, trying to maintain its fast-shipping advantage over rivals like Walmart.