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Australian department store Myer is teaming up with Amazon Australia to offer click-and-collect hubs inside 21 Myer locations, but one retail expert questions whether it will work.

Amazon will open a 200,000 square metre robotic fulfilment centre in western Sydney, in its latest bid to improve delivery times across Australia.

It has taken years for Amazon to get a foothold in Australian retail, but as the behemoth starts to stir, local retailers must take notice.

Amazon has opened a tiny cashier-less supermarket that looks more vending machine than grocery store in the United States.

Amazon workers have walked off the job in Europe to protest pay and conditions on one of the busiest days on the retail calendar.

Amazon has launched a local fashion offer and designers are singing its praises amid a broader shift in the local fashion market that should have legacy retailers worried.

Amazon has just voluntarily raised its employees’ minimum wage to US$15 an hour — and given the US federal minimum wage is US$7.25 it is a big shift.

Many Aussies won't have heard of Ozplaza, but it's a company with thousands of customers, more warehouse space than Amazon, and over $120 million in revenue.

Amazon Australia has hit back at allegations about harsh working conditions reportedly experienced by some of the company's local warehouse workers.

Warehouse workers at the Amazon Australia dispatch centres have reportedly slammed the retail giant's local hiring practices.

While the ‘big two’ supermarkets have been focused on the war on plastic and the threat of Aldi, Costco is quietly expanding to compete with Amazon.

Amazon Australia posted a whopping $8.9 million loss for its first year of operations, as small businesses remain sceptical of its chances of success.