Tag: Amazon
EU launches formal investigation into Amazon third-party data use
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon's use of sensitive data from independent resellers…
Amazon expands anti-counterfeit initiative
Amazon has announced the introduction of its Transparency anti-counterfeit programme into several new global markets. Transparency is a product serialisation…
Court says Amazon liable for third-party products
A US appeals court has ruled that Amazon is liable for defective products sold and shipped by third-party vendors selling…
Amazon expands delivery options
Amazon has launched its Counter click-and-collection delivery service in the US after announcing a partnership with pharmacy retailer Rite Aid.…
Amazon drone deliveries imminent | Xerox and HP strengthen ties | Xerox acquisitions |...
This week’s round-up of office products and business supplies news from around the globe. Amazon ready for drone deliveries Amazon…
Amazon denies seller cull | New owners at Swedish office furniture maker | IP...
This week’s office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Amazon denies seller purge Amazon…
Amazon releases 2019 small business report
Amazon continues to publicise its benefits to small businesses around the world, this time with the publication of its 2019…
Amazon investing massively in one-day shipping
Amazon is spending $800 million in the second quarter to flip to a free one-day shipping service for its Prime…
Amazon Q1 in numbers | Amazon Business India in the spotlight | Huge investment...
A round-up of this week’s office supplies, business products and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Here are…
Bezos: “Third-party sellers are kicking our first-party butt”
Jeff Bezos gave pride of place to the growth of third-party sellers on Amazon in his annual letter to shareholders…
Amazon ups lobbying spend, cuts 1P sellers | Patent boost for Static Control |...
A round-up of this week's office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere. Amazon spent…
Amazon debuts autonomous delivery vehicle | BIC opens largest stationery factory in Asia |...
Amazon has debuted its new self-driving delivery device called Scout. The cooler-sized autonomous ‘vehicle’ will begin delivering packages to customers…
SMBs take over Amazon
Amazon has reported that more than half of units sold in its US online stores in 2018 were from SMBs.…
NOPA concerns over GSA e-marketplace
Mike Tucker, CEO of US office products trade association NOPA, has told OPI that he is concerned that Amazon will…
Hot Topic: Creative disruption
The growth of Amazon Business in the past three and a half years has been impressive by anyone’s standards, including…
Amazon Germany hones in on office supplies
Amazon Germany has launched an online store specifically dedicated to the most popular office supplies. Amazon.de/büroklassiker (which translates into ‘office…
The State of the OP Industry Report 2017-18
Once again, the last 12 months have seen the global office products (OP) industry continue to change substantially: Despite economic…
Piranha Business – Light. Key Insights Into The Appeal Of Amazon Business
In June 2017, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA) and OPI published “Piranha Business”, the first in-depth study of Amazon Business OP customers…
Piranha Business: Investigating the appeal of Amazon Business
A New Research Study By Martin Wilde Associates and OPI Back in the summer of 2014, Martin Wilde Associates (MWA)…
Research: Finding that anchor
The fifth incarnation of The View from the Top: The State of the OP Industry 2017-18 is highly indicative of…
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Askul seeking end to Yahoo Japan partnership
Japanese office supplies reseller Askul has said it intends to dissolve its relationship with main shareholder Yahoo Japan following a…