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Amazon’s Plan To Enter UK Car Market Causes Problems For Britain’s Auto Sites

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online auto sales market after a current test run in Italy has unnerved shareholders of Britain’s biggest auto dealer websites. According to Bloomberg Markets , the news that Amazon might be selling vehicles in the U.K. Tech companies from Apple, Inc. While Auto Trader’s market position in the U.K. to Alphabet, Inc.

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Samsung Snags Auto Parts Supplier Harman For $8B

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Harman’s entry into the market — 63 years ago — was as an audio pioneer, though in recent years that has expanded under Dinesh Paliwal into a broader-based supplier relationship. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and is currently working off an order backlog of $24 billion. The firm has signed deals with General Motors Co.

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Retail Pulse: H-E-B Rolls Out New App; Jimmy John’s Launches Loyalty Program

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Chief Marketing Officer John Shea said in an emailed press release, “At Jimmy John’s, we have amazing customers, and we’re committed to rewarding them for their loyalty.” The offering features tech that allows members to make purchases via Google Pay or Apple Pay. Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for Walmart U.S.,

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