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Retail behemoth Amazon has stepped up its offering in Western Australia with a new fulfilment centre unveiled in Perth that will boost its last mile delivery capacity, putting traditional shopping under more pressure.

A development in Sydney’s western suburbs mooted as the next major Amazon facility has won approval, with supermarket giant Coles already slated to move into the estate being developed by Goodman and Brickworks.

US retail giant Amazon is looking to expand its logistics empire through a new distribution centre in Sydney’s western suburbs, with Goodman Group’s Oakdale estate tipped as its likely destination.

New York City and northern ­Virginia will be the homes for Amazon’s second and third headquarters, ending a more than year-long public contest that started with 238 candidates and ended with a surprise split of the company’s so-called HQ2.

Amazon has opened its second distribution centre, this time in Sydney, as the e-commerce giant continues to push into the Australian ­market.

Amazon Prime poses a high risk to the earnings of JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman, according to analysts at Citibank. Online retail giant Amazon launched its Prime service in Australia on Tuesday, meaning shoppers will …

US online commerce juggernaut Amazon is expanding its Australian presence, striking a deal to lease a new warehouse in western Sydney owned by Goodman Group.

Technology company Amazon has outlaid an ambitious agenda to expand in Australia over the next five to seven years, citing its long-term time horizons and its ability to re-engineer entire ­industries as a competitive advantage. 

Landlords are adding so many new eateries to shopping malls to draw customers away from online shopping platforms such as Amazon that they are creating competition for existing operators, a JLL report found. Tenant inquiry …