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Amazon Wins Business From Reluctant Brands After Coronavirus Closes Stores

The e-commerce giant has long enjoyed outsize power over small businesses. Now, that leverage includes bigger brands that relied on physical retail for the bulk of their sales.

Retail

Amazon Wins Business From Reluctant Brands After Coronavirus Closes Stores

The e-commerce giant has long enjoyed outsize power over small businesses. Now, that leverage includes bigger brands that relied on physical retail for the bulk of their sales.


Retail

The Big Keep Getting Bigger in the Pandemic-Rearranged Economy

Antitrust experts fear that as the largest companies increase market shares, decimated firms might disappear or have little choice but to sell out at fire-sale prices — and that lawmakers will be under pressure not to stand in the way as the economy struggles to recover.

Retail

The Big Keep Getting Bigger in the Pandemic-Rearranged Economy

Antitrust experts fear that as the largest companies increase market shares, decimated firms might disappear or have little choice but to sell out at fire-sale prices — and that lawmakers will be under pressure not to stand in the way as the economy struggles to recover.


Retail

Jeff Bezos Called to Testify Before House Panel on Amazon Private Label Products

Independent merchants have long complained that the company’s AmazonBasics line copies popular products that they sell.

Retail

Jeff Bezos Called to Testify Before House Panel on Amazon Private Label Products

Independent merchants have long complained that the company’s AmazonBasics line copies popular products that they sell.


Workplace & Talent

Workers for Amazon and Other Warehouses Protest on May Day

They are demanding a safer work environment and better pay during the coronavirus outbreak.

Workplace & Talent

Workers for Amazon and Other Warehouses Protest on May Day

They are demanding a safer work environment and better pay during the coronavirus outbreak.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Never Embraced E-Commerce in Japan. Now, They’re Regretting It.

LVMH, Kering and Hermès all rely on the country to drive a significant portion of global sales, but the pandemic has exposed the market's Achilles’ heel. Brands need to invest in Japanese e-commerce — and fast.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Never Embraced E-Commerce in Japan. Now, They’re Regretting It.

LVMH, Kering and Hermès all rely on the country to drive a significant portion of global sales, but the pandemic has exposed the market's Achilles’ heel. Brands need to invest in Japanese e-commerce — and fast.


Workplace & Talent

EU Unions and Regulators Circling Amazon Over Working Conditions

The e-commerce giant has mostly prevented organised labour from penetrating its employee ranks, helping keep costs down.

Workplace & Talent

EU Unions and Regulators Circling Amazon Over Working Conditions

The e-commerce giant has mostly prevented organised labour from penetrating its employee ranks, helping keep costs down.


Retail

Amazon’s Pandemic Labour Prompts Investigation in New York

The move comes after the e-commerce giant fired the leader of a Staten Island warehouse walkout.

Retail

Amazon’s Pandemic Labour Prompts Investigation in New York

The move comes after the e-commerce giant fired the leader of a Staten Island warehouse walkout.


Technology

French Court Backs Workers in Amazon Dispute over Virus Safety Measures

The spat has accentuated losses for some French businesses that were still managing to sell and ship through Amazon.

Technology

French Court Backs Workers in Amazon Dispute over Virus Safety Measures

The spat has accentuated losses for some French businesses that were still managing to sell and ship through Amazon.


Technology

French Court to Rule on Amazon Union Spat as Vendors Struggle

With most retailers closed in France, e-commerce has become a lifeline for many small firms.

Technology

French Court to Rule on Amazon Union Spat as Vendors Struggle

With most retailers closed in France, e-commerce has become a lifeline for many small firms.


Retail

On the Frontlines of Retail There Are No Heroes, Only Victims

Most retail workers are woefully underpaid, stripped of rights and treated as interchangeable parts in a global retail machine, writes Doug Stephens of Retail Prophet.

Retail

On the Frontlines of Retail There Are No Heroes, Only Victims

Most retail workers are woefully underpaid, stripped of rights and treated as interchangeable parts in a global retail machine, writes Doug Stephens of Retail Prophet.