Amazon to close grocery partner storefronts
The company will shutter an unspecified number of retailer-specific storefronts on Amazon.com as it focuses on new services and simplifying its online grocery experience.
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[Analysis] Amazon controls 63% of all German e-commerce, but competition is gaining ground
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Lidl gains £650m from shoppers switching supermarkets amid cost-of-living
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