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Amazon UK set for its busiest Christmas Day ever

Online giant Amazon is expecting this December 25 to be its busiest Christmas Day yet. Sales on Amazon have grown more than six-fold over the past five years, according to the online retailer, and it’s expecting another bumper year as people look to pick up Christmas bargains. Amazon is expecting orders to peak around 8.52pm on Christmas Day...

Retail

Amazon UK expands Prime one-hour delivery

Amazon has expanded its Prime Now service to include Newcastle and many of the surrounding postcodes including Gateshead, Durham and Sunderland, meaning that Prime customers now have access to one hour delivery on thousands of items. The service was launched for Prime members in London and Birmingham earlier this year, and now one-hour delivery...

Retail

Amazon extends one-hour delivery service to Birmingham

Amazon.co.uk has extended its Prime Now one-hour delivery service to Birmingham, following a successful launch in London in June. The service, which offers one-hour delivery on thousands of everyday items such as coffee, batteries and nappies, as well items such as games consoles, toys and sports equipment, will be available to all of...

Design

Amazon launches wearable technology store in UK

Online retailer Amazon is getting behind the wearable technology market by launching a dedicated store featuring more than 100different wearable devices including activity trackers, smart watches, smart glasses, and wearable cameras. Wearable technology normally falls into more than one category, from technology to fashion and fitness, which has...

Design

Amazon launches dedicated dress store

Amazon UK is building on its fashion offering with the launch of a dedicated sub-store for dresses as it attempts to make its website“the best place to buy fashion online”. The dress store features thousands of dresses from brands including Cacharel, Tommy Hilfiger, French Connection, Great Plains, Yumi, Lipsy and Hoss Intropia, as well as an...

Design

Amazon displays ads from external websites

Online retail giant Amazon has introduced display ads on its website which allow customers to access and buy products on external sites. Amazon.co.uk will display ads from external websites when a customer shops for a specific or related product. Customers who are interested in buying the advertised product can then click through to the external...