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4 x 60'
Firecrest Films for Channel 4
Amazon: the first port of call for many of us when it comes to shopping, especially during this year of panic, pandemic, and lockdown.
The coronavirus catastrophe has seen the giant online retailer cement its dominance with sales of nearly £70 billion in the third quarter of 2020. The company is making more profit than ever – over £5 billion in just three months this summer – and it has recruited an extra 400,000 staff to keep up with the coronavirus-driven demand. (That’s the equivalent of putting the entire city of Leicester on its payroll).
Sabrina and Helen will investigate how to get hidden bargains on Amazon and will expose the questionable practices and potentially problematic products consumers should be aware of when shopping on the site.
Sabrina and Helen will also show how Amazon has risen to become the retail giant we all know and (mostly) love. How did it grow from Jeff Bezos’ garage to multi-billion dollar behemoth? Which business did it defeat to get there? Sabrina and Helen will hear from former executives, tech analysts and experts who help chart the company’s relentless growth - and reveal what it has in store for us next…
The Truth About Amazon will be the ultimate guide to how Amazon came to dominate our shopping world – and what we need to know to get the best deals from the world’s most important retailer.