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☆ Second-hand shopping a $1-bln-plus business for Amazon in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Customers visit the Second Chance Store, a new shop selling returned and refurbished products from Amazon's Second Chance programmes in-person in central London, Britain November 28, 2023. Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Consumer demand for refurbished and pre-owned goods in Britain and across Europe has created a billion pound ($1.3 billion) business for Amazon (AMZN.O), its UK boss said. "Customers are telling us that they’re shopping second hand items to save money in the ongoing cost of living crisis and because they want to shop more sustainably," Boumphrey told reporters. He was speaking at the launch of Amazon UK's "Second Chance Store" - a Christmas pop-up shop in London selling returned and refurbished items. Amazon has invested 56 billion pounds in Britain since 2010, including 12 billion in 2022 alone, Boumphrey said.

Persons: John Nguyen, Handout, John Boumphrey, Boumphrey, James Davey, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Acquire, Amazon, Reuters, Digital Markets, Competition, Consumers, European Union, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Europe

☆ Amazon hikes pay in the UK, plans to hire 15,000 seasonal workers ahead of the holidays
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon is planning to hike pay for its operations workers in the U.K. and add 15,000 new staff ahead of the holidays, as the e-commerce giant prepares itself for a wave of demand ahead of Christmas. The pay increase extends to part-time, temporary and seasonal roles, as well as full-time positions, and will come into effect from Oct. 15. Meanwhile, more than 15,000 additional seasonal workers will be hired at Amazon sites across the U.K., the company said. Amazon also says this means that minimum starting pay in its U.K. operations will have increased by 20% in two years, or 50% since 2018. "Amazon has spent millions fighting their own workers over union rights and fair pay," Rachel Fagan, a GMB organizer, said in a statement Monday.

Persons: Amazon, John Boumphrey, Rachel Fagan Organizations: Amazon, GMB Union Locations: Amazon's U.K

☆ Amazon UK adds e-cargo bikes, walkers in decarbonisation drive
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: An Amazon delivery person pulls a cart full of packages in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) - Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it uses to deliver packages across the country. Amazon is targeting net-zero carbon by 2040 and said that the extra e-cargo bikes, a four-wheeled vehicle with handlebars and a container on the back, and the walkers would carry 2 million deliveries a year. In 2021, Amazon delivered more than 45 million packages using its electric fleet. As well as the electric bikes, it already has 1,000 electric delivery vans and five fully electric heavy goods vehicles in its fleet.

☆ Amazon оказался в центре крупного скандала
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В ходе интервью представитель британского подразделения Amazon Джон Бумфри (John Boumphrey) заявил, что товаров уничтожается «чрезвычайно мало». Бывший сотрудник Amazon утверждает, что имеется еженедельный план на уничтожение порядка 130 000 единиц всевозможных товаров, половина из которых новые, а вторая половина — возвращены покупателями. Подход к утилизации у компании не избирательный — в утиль попадают фены, пылесосы, ноутбуки и планшеты, на следующий день — 20 000 упакованных медицинских масок. Оказалось, что за одну неделю 124 000 товаров уничтожили и только 28 000 — отправили нуждающимся. Amazon не только продаёт собственные товары, но и является площадкой для множества продавцов, у которых есть возможность хранить свои изделия на складах компании.

Persons: John Boumphrey, Boris Johnson, Джон Бумфри ( ), Борис Джонсон ( ) Organizations: ITV Locations: Данфермлин, Великобритания

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