Digital Intelligence

Amazon is the brand Brits consider to be gaining the most relevance compared to the past, beating 1,595 other brands in the Superbrands ‘Relevancy Index’. The online giant pipped German discount grocer Aldi to top spot while its peer Lidl placed sixth.

10/04/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon will close all its retail pop-up stores by the end of April, but will also open dozens of new grocery outlets, a precursor to moves which could see it build as many as 3,000 Amazon Go outlets, the company announced.

08/03/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon and Etsy rank among the biggest ecommerce winners in Google search in the US, while established US brands face competition in organic search from Alibaba-owned AliExpress which creeps in at No.10, according to a new study.

04/02/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon has launched its own six-wheeled delivery robot, called ‘Scout’, to take parcels straight to doorsteps in America.

28/01/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon is still in the top position as the world’s most valuable brand following 25% growth to US$187.9 billion, with Apple and Google placed second and third, according to a new report.

24/01/2019  |  Full story...

Amazon has been named by consumers as their favourite brand, with retail stalwarts Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Tesco the others most mentioned, according to new research.

22/01/2019  |  Full story...

Almost half (48%) of all British shoppers say they plan to purchase from Amazon during the Black Friday sales period this year, according to a new survey.

13/11/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon has announced a record profit for the last three months of nearly $3bn, but lower-than-expected revenue growth resulted in shares dropping 10% for the online retail giant.

29/10/2018  |  Full story...

Instagram has overtaken Snapchat as the most used social media app among US teens, with its appeal to marketers also growing, according to new research.

25/10/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon is the go to source when looking for products online, as consumers tend to bypass brand websites, according to new research.

18/10/2018  |  Full story...

Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, but his massive fortune extends well beyond Amazon. This new infographic looks at how the entrepreneur has chosen to invest his wealth.

03/10/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon is now the number-one online retail destination for UK millennials according to a new study.

21/09/2018  |  Full story...

The Amazon product ecosystem leads to higher Prime Video affinity and service ratings, according to new research.

04/09/2018  |  Full story...

Walmart has finalised its $16bn acquisition of Indian online retail giant FlipKart, as the US supermarket chain looks to take on Amazon in one of the largest growing markets in the world.

21/08/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon’s ad business will surpass its cloud computing business AWS service by 2021, more than tripling in revenue over then news few years, according to a new report.

16/08/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon is to be told to stop claiming its Prime service guarantees next-day delivery by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), according to a news report.

14/08/2018  |  Full story...

As one of the most dominant smart devices on the market, do we really know what, and who, we're welcoming into our homes when purchasing a secondhand Amazon Echo? In this video, online security experts vpnMentor investigated the accessibility of Amazon Echo by hacking into one unsuspecting family’s device - highlighting how easily it could be tampered with.

10/08/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon's profits smashed estimates as the retail giant reported a 12-fold increase in net income of $2.5bn (£1.9bn) for the second quarter.

30/07/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon made an estimated $3.4bn in sales on Prime Day this week, but suffered from losses and server issues that may have cost the retailer huge amounts in lost sales.

23/07/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon may have stumbled on its sales day due to labour strikes and tech issues, but it provided a prime opportunity for other retailers to boost their own sales, especially for tech and sports.

20/07/2018  |  Full story...

The two streaming-video giants Amazon and Netflix are building their presence in local country markets with a growing amount of original content, according to a new report.

19/07/2018  |  Full story...

eBay has launched its own ‘Sales Day’ to combat that of Amazon Prime Day which begins next week.

11/07/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon’s Prime Day is the biggest loss-leader in history, enticing millions more shoppers into Prime membership, says e-commerce delivery specialist ParcelHero.

09/07/2018  |  Full story...

Amazon has won the rights to stream Premiere Leagues games, amounting to 20 matches per season, from 2019 onwards.

07/06/2018  |  Full story...

One in four consumers would be willing to open a bank account with a smart digital assistance such as Alexa and Siri.

16/05/2018  |  Full story...