While this tracker normally focuses entirely on the moves and counter-moves of Walmart and Amazon as they race for the greater share of the consumer’s whole paycheck, every once in a while another player manages to scoop them both in the headlines competition. This week...
eCommerce giant Amazon is gearing to close its Amazon Restaurants food delivery service. GeekWire, citing Amazon, reported the service will be shut down in the U.S. as of June 24. The service was launched in 2015 and is available in more than twenty cities across...
The Federal Cartel Office, Germany’s antitrust authority, has rolled out an inquiry into Amazon and whether or not it is using its dominance in the market to harm third-party retailers that sell products through its website as a marketplace member. According to a report in...
After two years on the market, Amazon will shut down its restaurant delivery service in London, according to the Evening Standard. The company told customers about the change in an email, saying the service would be discontinued after Dec. 3. Amazon Restaurants UK, which faced...
March 29, 2023
After Amazon’s ill-fated early forays into the restaurant industry, the company is reapproaching the space. On Wednesday (March 29), fast-casual giant Panera Bread announced that it is letting its loyalty members order by voice or touch via Amazon’s Alexa. The news comes just one week after the bakery-café chain announced the rollout of Amazon One pay-by-palm capabilities for members, making the brand […]
June 11, 2019
eCommerce giant Amazon is gearing to close its Amazon Restaurants food delivery service. GeekWire, citing Amazon, reported the service will be shut down in the U.S. as of June 24. The service was launched in 2015 and is available in more than twenty cities across the country as well as in London. With it, Prime […]
November 29, 2018
The Federal Cartel Office, Germany’s antitrust authority, has rolled out an inquiry into Amazon and whether or not it is using its dominance in the market to harm third-party retailers...
November 26, 2018
After two years on the market, Amazon will shut down its restaurant delivery service in London, according to the Evening Standard. The company told customers about the change in an...
October 05, 2017
In more Amazon news, the U.S.-based technology group has reportedly approached Leclerc, a privately-held French supermarket, about a logistics collaboration. Michel-Edouard Leclerc, head of the Ivry-sur-Seine-based French hypermarket chain, confirmed...
