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Apple, Amazon takes down Parler social network from App Store and web hosting service

Editorial Bureau January 10, 2021

CALIFORNIA (US) – Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have taken down Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service. It said that the social networking service renowned among many right-leaning social media users has not taken sufficient measures to stop the spread of posts

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Amazon purchases 11 aircraft to make deliveries faster

Ren Leen January 5, 2021

NEW YORK (US) -Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it bought 11 Boeing 767-300 aircraft, as it looks to boost its delivery capabilities to cater to a surge in online orders. The aircraft, including seven from Delta Air Lines and four from WestJet Airlines, will join Amazon’s air cargo network by 2022, the online retailer said […]

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BMW teams up with Amazon to create data hub

Editorial Bureau December 9, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Automaker BMW has created a data hub in collaboration with Amazon’s cloud computing division. This reveals how firms are increasingly using “big data” to bolster efficiency. “We want to switch from gut-driven decisions to data-driven decisions,” said Kai Demtroder, vice president of data transformation at BMW. “We

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Amazon aims for potential $100 million investment in India’s Apollo Pharmacy

Ren Leen December 9, 2020

BENGALURU (INDIA) – Amazon.com Inc is looking into a nearly $100 million investment in India’s pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy, facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the country’s fast-growing drug market, as reported by the Economic Times on Wednesday, according to details given by two people aware of the plans. Amazon already […]

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Amazon workers at German warehouse to protest again

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2020

BERLIN (GERMANY) – Trade union Verdi on Sunday called on workers at a German Amazon warehouse to strike for the second time in a week to disrupt the processing of orders following the ‘Black Friday’ discount shopping sales on Nov. 27. Scheduled to begin on Monday’s night shift and finish at the end of Tuesday’s […]

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Amazon France CEO: French lockdown boosted sales

Editorial Bureau November 18, 2020

PARIS (FRANCE) – Online retail giant Amazon has seen a boost in activity in the range of 40-50% during lockdown, the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday. “Business increased with the lockdown. According to the FEVAD (the French online retail federation) activity rose 40-50%, this is more or less what we are seeing,” Frederic […]

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Amazon introduces online pharmacy

Editorial Bureau November 17, 2020

NEW YORK (US) – Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched an online pharmacy for delivering prescription medications in the United States, increasing competition with drug retailers such as Walgreens, CVS and Walmart. Called Amazon Pharmacy, the new store lets customers price-compare as they buy drugs on the company’s website or app. Shoppers can toggle at checkout

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EU opens inquiry into Amazon’s business practices

Ren Leen November 10, 2020

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – EU regulators charged Amazon on Tuesday with distorting competition in online retail and opened a second investigation into its business practices, as antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager takes aim at another US technology giant. The European Commission has been investigating Amazon’s dual role – as a marketplace for merchants and also

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Amazon withdraws French Black Friday ad campaign as lockdown sets in

Editorial Bureau November 1, 2020

PARIS (FRANCE) – Amazon is withdrawing advertising for pre-Black Friday discounts in France, after the government said the campaign was unfair to small shops at time when a coronavirus lockdown has forced them to close. France entered its second national lockdown on Friday to try to contain a surge in infections. The curbs imposed under […]

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COVID lockdown forces Amazon to withdraw French Black Friday ad campaign

Editorial Bureau October 31, 2020

PARIS (FRANCE) – Amazon is withdrawing advertising for pre-Black Friday discounts in France, after the government said the campaign was unfair to small shops at time when a coronavirus lockdown has forced them to close. France entered its second national lockdown on Friday to try to contain a surge in infections. The curbs imposed under […]