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Convenient delivery is crucial to achieve customer loyalty, study reveals

There are many factors to make an online store successful: the look and feel of the website, the product offering, the speed with which new items are added… But there’s one element retailers definitely shouldn’t overlook: delivery. No less than 83 percent of US shoppers said they are unlikely to buy from an online store again after a poor...

Retail

Amazon testing drone delivery in the UK

London - As US online giant Amazon was denied regulatory approval for its flying drones in America, the company has decided to look elsewhere for the trial of its Amazon Prime Air delivery service, namely the UK, the Netherlands and Canada. Jeff Bezos, founder and Chief Executive Officer at Amazon confirmed that the company had being testing...

Fashion

Amazon to test delivery service by air

Amazon customers could soon see their purchases delivered by drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The world's largest online retailer confirmed it is undergoing tests to deliver goods which could reach customers within 30 minutes of placing an order, its chief executive Jeff Bezos stated. The drones, called Octocopters, could...