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Amazon UK launches grocery sales
Published on 13th July 2010 by Sarah Graves Wood
Online retailer Amazon, better known for selling books and electrical goods, has started offering food and drink in the UK for the first time.
Online retailer Amazon, better known for selling books and electrical goods, has started offering food and drink in the UK for the first time.
Consumers can choose from - and give star ratings for - a range of products from sweets to salad dressings.
It may not be suitable for everyone's weekly shop, however, as some products are only sold in bulk.
Amazon UK said it would continue to work on expanding its product range.
There are more than 22,000 products available to buy in Amazon's grocery section.
This is slightly more than online supermarket Ocado, which sells Waitrose and John Lewis-branded products.
"Amazon.co.uk's aim is to be the place where customers can find and discover any product they want to buy online," said director of grocery James Leeson.
Source: BBC News