Amazon Prime’s list of positives just got even bigger. The $99-a-year service now includes free same-day delivery to certain parts of the US. Both Google and eBay have taken stabs at this kind of delivery, but attempts have fallen short. Can Amazon finally make same-day pay?

Amazon is notoriously resourceful – and experimental – when it comes to satisfying our appetite for instant gratification. Alongside drones that can now fly around delivering our parcels, the e-commerce giant is also embracing a more old-fashioned mode of transport – the subway.

It's been 21 years since Amazon launched, revolutionising the way people shop online. But with a business model that uses subscription fees and dynamic pricing to prioritise low prices over high-speed shipping, is online shopping club Jet set to overthrow the e-commerce giant?

Ease and efficiency have long been prominent strands in IKEA’s brand DNA. The furniture retailer has built a global empire – valued by Forbes at just under $12 billion – off the back of making the task of house furnishing as painless as possible. But things could always be easier, right?