Amazon is taking on the humble corner shop by selling food like cornflakes and tins of soup along with books and DVDs. The online retail giant is only offering the service in the US at the moment, but it can't be long before this trend reaches the UK

Amazon is selling the food in bulk-buy format, and is undercutting traditional online foodstores as it bids to become the net's dominant one-stop shop.

It's offering free shipping on food orders of over $25, but says it can take up to five weeks for a delivery.