Global property advisor CBRE’s tenth edition of ‘How Global is the Business of Retail?’ report states that Middle East’s online …
What to expect from Amazon Web Services this year
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels took the stage at the company’s AWS Summit on Wednesday to announce a series of new features for Amazon Web Services.
Amazon begins search for office, logistics space in Dubai
Amazon is understood to have started a search for its first office in Dubai, following its recent acquisition of Souq.com.
Bezos to sell $1B Amazon stock a year to fund space project
Amazon.com Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said he plans to sell $1 billion a year in Amazon.com Inc. stock to fund Blue Origin, the company fueling his project of sending people into space.
Amazon delays opening of cashier-less shop, Amazon Go
Amazon is delaying the opening of its cashier-less ‘Amazon Go’ shop because of technical issues, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Amazon Connect brings contact centres to the cloud
Amazon has released Connect, a contact centre as a service offering hosted in the Amazon Web Services cloud.
Amazon agrees deal to acquire Souq.com
Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Souq.com after a series of protracted negotiations. Subject to conditions, the acquisition is …
Emaar Malls bids for Souq.com in Amazon challenge
Emaar Malls has made a bid for online retailer Souq.com, seeking to challenge an existing offer from Amazon.com Inc., according to …
Apple and Amazon take fight from smart homes to hotels
Amazon.com’s battle with Apple over digital assistants is moving to a new venue: hotel rooms, where Alexa and Siri are both vying to be the voice-controlled platform of choice for travelers.
Amazon’s Souq.com acquisition reportedly back on
Amazon is reportedly ready to rekindle its interest in investing in regional online retailer Souq.com, according to The National.
Amazon Web Services outage hits websites and apps
Multiple web users who rely on the cloud service have experienced widespread technical disruptions due to an unknown issue.
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon offer fairer deal on cloud storage
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon have agreed to give cloud storage subscribers fairer contracts after intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Bloomberg: Amazon walks away from Souq.com deal
Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com following disagreements over price, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon Web Services announces MENA office
The world’s largest cloud computing provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has finally announced plans to open an office in Dubai.
Amazon wants you to grab and go
Amazon is opening up a brick-and-mortar store in Seattle that allows customers to check in with their Amazon account and make purchases without having to stand in line.
Amazon to change retail by eliminating check-out lines
Amazon employees are testing a new brick-and-mortar store, called Amazon Go, in Seattle that lets customers using an app bypass the checkout line.
Amazon in talks to buy Souq.com
Amazon.com Inc is said to be in discussions with Souq.com over a $1 billion purchase of the Dubai-based online retailer.
Amazon said to be pursuing Souq.com in $1bn deal
Amazon.com Inc is said to be in discussions with Souq.com over a $1 billion purchase of the Dubai-based online retailer.
Amazon further powers cloud service data centres
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced it will build and operate a 100-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Ohio that will power its current and future cloud service data centres.
Amazon offers network file storage in the cloud
Amazon Web Services continues to chip away at the enterprise storage market, with plans for a new service designed to be a nimbler alternative to network attached storage (NAS) appliances.