Germany is Amazon's second strongest market, after the United States. They will be opening up a retail store sometime in the next year. Ralf Kleber is in charge of Amazon Germany said “The fact is that we know that customers shop offline and that they like variety,” adding that he declined to give concrete details or a timetable. Ralf also mentioned that he wants to push … [Read more...] about Amazon is going to open up retail stores in Germany
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All’s Not Well at Amazon Germany
Just in time for the holidays, workers at several Amazon retail distribution centers situated throughout Germany have staged a series of one-day strikes in an effort to force the retail giant's hand in terms of labor disputes involving pay rates and working conditions within the factory-like centers. According to the German-based ver.di union, as many as 1,900 Amazon … [Read more...] about All’s Not Well at Amazon Germany
Imminent Kindle Shortage in Germany
Disgruntled workers at the warehouses at Amazon Germany are in the early stages of planning a strike. It is set to begin in the first two weeks of December to prevent people from receiving their Kindles. The intention is to strike when the holidays are in full swing and be in better position to bargain for added pay and benefits. The workers union is trying to convince … [Read more...] about Imminent Kindle Shortage in Germany
Amazon’s plans for Europeon Domination
Amazon.com, the world’s largest online book retailer, has expanded its e-book market to its first non-English speaking country, launching Amazon.de’s Kindle store to Germany on April 23rd and releasing over 650,000 Kindle titles, many in German, as well as popular newspaper and magazine subscriptions Even more newsworthy than the availability of Kindle titles to the German … [Read more...] about Amazon’s plans for Europeon Domination