Apple said to be exploring original film and TV production for Apple TV, going up against Netflix and Amazon Prime September 1, 2015 Netflix, look out – it looks like Apple might finally be making the leap from tech to entertainment, as rumours grow that the Cupertino tech giant is looking to produce original movies and TV shows. The company is holding meetings with Hollywood execs to discuss producing original programming for Apple TV, reports Variety. The push [...]
Ocado’s share price climbs as sales rise – but order sizes slip March 15, 2016 Ocado may have lost out on a lucrative tie-up with Amazon, but sales are still surging ahead, its latest update shows. The figures Gross group sales at the delivery business – which includes its Morrisons agreement – rose 15.3 per cent to £312.4m in the 12 weeks to 21 February, while retail sales – which includes Fetch and Sizzle [...]
Now Nationwide is testing behavioural biometrics instead of pins and passwords for logging on to online banking April 10, 2016 Pins and passwords are so passe. Nationwide is the latest financial institution to explore new ways of verification and authentication, testing out a new method of accessing your bank account based on how you use your phone – from the way you hold it to the speed you type. And with 70 per cent of us [...]
Amazon share price soars 15pc as sales and earnings smash expectations July 23, 2015 The figures Amazon smashed analysts' expectations, with a $23.18bn revenue over the quarter. Analysts had high hopes for Amazon’s sales, with forecasts of a 16 per cent jump in sales, and even so, the company managed to out-do them. Earnings per share came in at $0.19, against expectations of a $0.13 loss. The company’s share [...]
Amazon to recreate Black Friday deals frenzy for Prime members July 6, 2015 AMAZON is hoping to stir up the same shopping frenzy as Black Friday by launching a new global shopping day next week with thousands of promotional deals. The online retail giant is turning 20 years old next week and, as part of its celebrations, will launch Prime Day at midnight on 15 July, which it [...]
Amazon’s UK sales jump by 14pc June 25, 2015 UK sales at online retailer Amazon rose 14 per cent to £5.3bn last year, as British consumers engaged in an online shopping bonanza. A filing with Companies House showed Amazon’s UK division recorded a profit of £34.4m during the period, paying out £11.9m in tax. UK sales accounted for 9.4 per cent of Amazon’s global [...]
What does the future hold for mutant equity crowdfunding? September 1, 2016 For the first time since the industry emerged in 2011, according to Beauhurst data, the number of successful equity crowdfunding campaigns fell in the first half of this year. It is therefore an appropriate moment to reassess what the sector’s future may look like. Equity crowdfunding platforms have a simple business model: they enable companies to raise [...]
Amazon overtakes Walmart as US’ biggest retailer: But has it really stolen its crown? July 24, 2015 The king is dead: Long live the king. If Americans still had monarchic leanings that might be how they would have viewed last night’s shock announcement that Walmart, that behemoth of retailing, had lost its crown as the nation’s biggest retailer. The fact that it lost it to Amazon, a dot-com upstart with no physical [...]
BT just had a really great quarter July 28, 2016 BT surged ahead despite concerns over its Openreach business, sending shares three per cent higher in early trading. The figures Revenues at the telecoms firm jumped 35 per cent in the first quarter to £5.7bn while pre-tax profit increased by 13 per cent on the same period last year to £717m. The recently acquired EE landed [...]
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May to make Top Gear-style show for Amazon July 30, 2015 Former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have found a new home at Amazon, after being ditched by the BBC earlier this year. Read more: Chris Evans picked to replace Jeremy Clarkson as Top Gear presenter The trio will create a Top Gear-style motoring show for Amazon's Prime Video service, with long-time [...]