a rival to Amazon, for £37m, effectively doubling its internet business. Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale announced his retirement at the end of the year. The substantial restructuring of GUS continued over

Amazon (€430m)  Telefonica O2 (€194m) Lidl (€393m)  Edeka (€188m) L'Oreal (€363m)  Reckitt Benckiser (€187m) Deutsche Telekom (€260m)  McDonald's (€185m) Volkswagen (€

particularly Amazon. Ceconomy has responded by slashing costs, especially on staffing, and introducing regular promotional discounting offers. Combined sales for the year to 2018 were €21.4bn. Germany

The remaining 3% will continue to be owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, another prior investor in the business. Founder and editor Henry Blodget remains at the helm. Adbrands Weekly Update 24th Sep

the Chinese equivalent to eBay or Amazon, linking individual sellers and buyers, while counterpart Tmall.com is a shopfront for more established brands and outlets, and 1688.com is a wholesale marketplace

However, competition is growing, not just from Amazon, but from fast expanding luxury specialists Farfetch - where Net-a-Porter's former founder Natalie Massenet is now co-chairman - and MatchesFashion.

such as Walmart and more recently from online giant Amazon. After 2008, though, the group made a strong recovery under new owner NRDC Private Equity, whose principal Richard Baker became governor & CEO.

many sourced from the Amazon rainforest, and all without testing on animals. It claims 33% share of the local cosmetics market, and 11% of the wider toiletries sector. Key brands include Chronos skincare,

Government of Victoria A$81m  Amazon A$51m Suncorp A$75m  Industry Super Funds A$46m Source: Nielsen Australia's "Best Brands" in 2017 Telstra  Coles Commonwealth Bank  Westpac ANZ

Adbrands Social Media 5th Jun 2018: Amazon recently landed in Australia for the first time, sending chills through all traditional local retailers. Only three weeks ago it appointed TBWA to its local