Whilst no individual has amassed a trillion-dollar fortune yet, Jeff Bezos, on the other hand, is expected to be the first individual to hit the trillion-dollar mark, as he was the first person to reach $100 billion. For CEO Today’s November edition, the team at Comparisun have analysed past and present valuations of some of […]
Amazon has come a long way since its days as Jeff Bezos’ one-man garage band, now the second most valuable company in the world and the most powerful brand on Earth. But according to Tosshan Ramgolam, Brand Advisor at Incopro, with great power comes great scrutiny. Amongst many others, Amazon’s use of facial recognition software, […]
Jumia has been dubbed the "Amazon of Africa." It's Africa's largest e-commerce operator, surpassing Amazon and China's Alibaba, and it's the first African tech start-up to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Andy Isherwood is the Managing Director, Europe Middle East, and Africa, at Amazon Web Services (AWS), responsible for leading AWS’s business and operations across the EMEA region. He leads a team of business and technical specialists working with organisations of all sizes, from start-ups through to the world’s largest enterprises, to support their move to […]
As the decline of brick and mortar retail rolls on, commercial real estate developers are left with massive abandoned properties. Who will fill that underutilized space? A series of recent acquisitions by associates of Amazon in Northeastern Ohio provides some clues.
Amazon paid $0 in federal income taxes in 2018. On top of that, the company also received a multi-million dollar tax rebate from the federal government. How does the company do it?
Jeff Bezos explained his ambitious vision for Amazon in a 1999 interview. He made clear the company’s focus was on “great customer service” and discussed his real estate strategy. Bezos said, “There’s no guarantee that Amazon.com can be a successful company. What we’re trying to do is very complicated.” He added, “Scale is important to […]
With 2018 behind us, it feels like so long ago that some of the year’s biggest stories have gone by and faded into obscurity—though some have had such a piercing impact that we still feel the rippling effect to this day. As we begin the new year, it’s time to look back over some of […]
Chinese sellers resort to a wide range of cunning techniques to manipulate product listings on Amazon and boost sales. WSJ’s Jon Emont investigates their strategies and explains how consumers can detect sham listings.
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