For internet users in Germany, Amazon is the most popular, and at the same time, the most unpopular online store. Even if other retailers have lower prices, Amazon is for most people the most preferred online store. But it's also the most popular choice when people are asked where they don't like to shop but do nonetheless.

Amazon is currently testing drones for its Amazon Prime Air delivery service in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, as well as in Canada. This was revealed by Amazon's CEO and founder Jeff Bezos. This is interesting news, as the current legislature in the Netherlands doesn't allow autonomous drones yet.

Amazon is at the verge of opening a network of parcel lockers across Europe, so customers can pick up their own orders. Amazon already has such lockers in the United States and the United Kingdom, but it posted several job adverts recently suggesting it wants to have a broader range of pick-up options in continental Europe.

Amazon has started selling fresh fruit and vegetables in Italy through its Prime Now service. For now, the fresh produce can only be ordered online by people living in the city of Milan and 34 municipalities in the back country, but if it happens to be a big success, more cities will probably follow.

Amazon has signed a deal with the major UK supermarket chain Morrisons to deliver fresh and frozen groceries to Amazon's customers who make use of Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry. The supply arrangement is a great deal for Amazon who wants to get fresh foods to customers as quickly as possible.

Slightly more than half of active traders on Amazon's German marketplace actually come from Germany. In absolute figures, it concerns about 27,000 German retailers. For comparison: on eBay Germany, there are about 122,000 German suppliers active. One in five retailers who sell via Amazon come from the United Kingdom and more than 9 percent comes from Asia.

Amazon has reportedly taken over a warehouse in the 18th district of Paris, which led to rumors that the American ecommerce giant will be launching Amazon Fresh in France. However, according to sources around the French tech website Journal Du Net, this warehouse is meant for Amazon launching its one-hour delivery service Amazon Prime Now in France.

Amazon has launched AmazonFresh in the United Kingdom yesterday. For months, there were serious rumors the American retailer would launch its food delivery service in the UK, but after a long period of preparing and testing AmazonFresh has finally reached the British market.

Ecommerce software provider ePages launched Pay with Amazon for its UK and German based online shop owners. This integration allows the merchants' customers to check out with payment and shipping information stored in their Amazon account, while remaining within an ePages-powered shop throughout the checkout process.

Amazon was voted as the best online retailer in Germany. Perfumery Douglas and shoe retailer Deichmann ranked second and third respectively. There are no pure online retailers to be found in the top ten, which is filled with the online stores of large retail chains.

A robotic arm from the Delft University of Technology has won a bot competition organized by Amazon. The Dutch machine beat two teams from Japan and five from the US, countries better known for their robotics search.

Amazon is actively considering introducing its self-service parcel delivery service Amazon Locker in Germany. The first cities for a field trial have already been picked out. The American ecommerce company wants to test its lockers in Munich and Berlin.

Amazon has announced it will open a new and bigger Spanish headquarters. This 12,000 square meters building will be located in Madrid's upcoming business district of Méndez Álvaro. It will host Amazon's current 400 corporate employees as well as provide capacity for over 1,000 employees.

After launching a section for handmade products in the US last year, Amazon is now rolling out its Handmade portal in all five Amazon European marketplaces (Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it and Amazon.es). Soon customers can buy and sell handmade products online, similar to websites as Etsy and German marketplace DaWanda.

Amazon has cooperated with oil giant Shell to test its parcel delivery service Amazon Locker. The online merchant has put Amazon Lockers at ten different petrol stations in Munich. It is a test, so if all things go well, more Amazon Lockers at Shell stations across the country can be expected.