Ecommerce Industry News
The European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into whether Amazon uses third-party merchant data in breach of EU rules. Amazon’s dual role as marketplace and retailer puts it in an unusual position, and the Commission […]
President Trump called for a crackdown on marketplaces this week, but European regulators have been trying to go much further, with a focus on protecting sellers rather than brands. The President, who is familiar with […]
The first paragraph of a new report from the National Retail Federation and EuroCommerce is grim: “The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out changes to almost every area of customer data processing. Retailers with […]
Online sellers in Europe are now required to provide a link to a new platform offering consumers Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) services. The former director of online dispute resolution for eBay and PayPal Colin Rule […]
Did you know that purchases in Europe come with a 2-year guarantee? That’s a rule of the European Union, and now it wants to tighten up that policy even more. Europe is made up of many […]