Amazon’s new Top Gear finally has a name (and it’s kind of meh) May 11, 2016 Car fans have been waiting a while, but the new version of Top Gear finally has a name. Featuring the former hosts of the BBC car show Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, The Grand Tour will soon make its debut on Amazon Prime. Yep, The Grand Tour. Read more: Jeremy Clarkson helps Amazon Prime promote [...]
Amazon will plough ahead with UK data centres plan despite Brexit July 7, 2016 Amazon has said it remains committed to the UK and will continue with plans to build new data centres in the country after the Brexit vote. Speaking at its annual summit in London, Amazon Web Services (AWS) UK boss Gavin Jackson reassured thousands of attendees, including executives from British clients, that the country’s decision to [...]
Discounting drives biggest online sales growth in 20 months in July as retailers scrap with Amazon over customers August 17, 2016 Online sales growth hit a 20-month high in July as summer discounts convinced internet shoppers to click to the checkout. Growth in July was 19 per cent year-on-year as the value for the average basket of goods fell from £80.52 in June to £78.39 last month, according to data from IMRG and Capgemini. Home and [...]
Asos won’t be making an Amazon-style move into physical shops July 7, 2016 Asos won't be following in Amazon's footsteps and bringing its brand onto the high-street, intending to focus on mobile sales instead. Speaking to City A.M. about whether the online retailer would ever open physical shops, Asos' chairman Brian McBride said: "It's not on our current plans. Read more: Amazon is opening its first physical bookshop McBride said the idea of [...]
Love it or hate it, you can’t halt the momentum of Silicon Valley October 26, 2017 Opposition and doubt always accompany any great change. The rise of computer technology over the last 30 years is no different than the invention of the car or the light bulb in this respect. The innovations that Silicon Valley has produced have shaken just about everything we thought we knew, and made us question the [...]
AI’s threat to traditional banking models September 14, 2017 Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things are now defining the future of our economy. The effect of these technologies, made possible by the colossal volumes of data we are able to collect and process, has been described as the “fourth industrial revolution”. There are hundreds of ways businesses can apply AI to [...]
Shares in bookseller Barnes & Noble jump as it adapts to Amazon challenge June 22, 2016 Shares in Barnes & Noble jumped following the book giant's latest set of results which showed it's adapting to the challenge from Amazon. The group said it expects sales at its retail stores open at least a year to stay flat or rise by up to one percent this fiscal year, beating market expectations for an increase [...]
Tuck in: UberEats is expanding to more areas in London March 2, 2017 Uber is expanding its food delivery service, UberEats, to more areas in London. Hungry West Londoners will now be able to order food from restaurants in the area straight to their door. After launching last summer serving zones 1 and 2 in central London, from today it will be available in Ealing, Wembley, Acton and Hounslow, south Richmond, Kingston [...]
The Kindle Oasis is a masterful showcase in usability and design, but can Amazon’s e-reader justify the price tag? May 18, 2016 Like sensible shoes, boxes of staples, and that plastic bag in your kitchen that’s filled with other plastic bags, it’s really difficult to get excited about e-readers. They’re functional and mundane. Unsexy grey slates that can’t load Candy Crush. The worst ones stand in the way of your efforts to read, but the best ones [...]
Amazon’s share price soars after posting better than expected results April 28, 2016 Amazon's share price has soared after it reported better than expected first quarter results. Shares in the company rose over 12 per cent in after hours trading after posting strong results, a quarter after having been pounded after profit missed the mark. The e-commerce giant reported net income was $513m in the first quarter, or $1.07 per diluted share, [...]