Amazon acquires Middle East e-commerce site SOUQ.com

Amazon has acquired Middle Eastern e-commerce website SOUQ.com in a deal referred to as "the biggest-ever technology M&A transaction in the Arab world". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 00:14:50 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 20:29:58 UTC ]
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Amazon donates $100,000 for diversity and robotics programming at UMd.

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Amazon Charts: Hinch and Osman hold firm at the top

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 03:51:16 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2020-10-13 10:00:23 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 09:56:56 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 00:14:33 UTC ]
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Government must pressure Amazon over working conditions, unions say

Unions are calling on the UK government to exert pressure on Amazon over its working conditions after a report by the TUC claimed the retail giant had been awarded government and local authority contracts worth £630m since 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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