Tag: Amazon
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Amazon to Open in Nigeria April 2023
Amazon, a global e-commerce technology company, plans to expand to African countries such as South Africa and Nigeria in 2023, according to Business Insider report. According to leaked documents, Belgium, Chile, and Colombia are among the five markets that the major e-commerce corporation plans to enter next year. EarthNewsNG gathered that a specific timeframe for…
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Apple, Amazon sales up amidst rising prices
Amazon and Apple posted better than expected sales, reassuring investors that the tech giants will be able to weather slowdowns in global economies. Amazon forecast in a trading update that higher fees for its Prime membership would boost its bottom line, while Apple said demand for its all important iPhone remained strong. Both firms said…
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Amazon sues more than 10,000 Facebook Group Administrators
Amazon said it filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against more than 10,000 Facebook group administrators for allegedly orchestrating fake reviews on Amazon in exchange for money or free products. Amazon said in a statement that it has reported more than 10,000 fake review groups to Meta, Facebook’s parent company, and Meta has already taken down…
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Amazon Restricts L.G.B.T.Q. Products in United Arab Emirates
Online retail giant Amazon has restricted search results related to LGBT people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sales of items including flags and books were blocked in the country, where homosexuality is criminalized. The firm took the step after reportedly coming under pressure from authorities in the Gulf state.…
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Web Ranking Platform, Alexa to be Shut Down May 2022
Amazon says it will be retiring Alexa.com, its web ranking service, in May 2022. Alexa.com is best known for Alexa Rank, a website that ranks the world’s most popular websites by monitoring traffic as web users navigate around. The service also offers paid subscriptions for those who want detailed search engine optimisation (SEO) analytics and…
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Amazon To Open African Headquarters In South Africa
Amazon, an American multinational technology which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence, has announced that it will be opening its African headquarters in South Africa with a real estate investment of over $279 million (R4 billion). The 15-hectare parcel of land is located at a new development in River Club, a…