February 14, 2019
Alibaba Bids For Metro Brick-And-Mortar Stores In China
One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce these days — and that includes global, multi-pronged, behemoth eCommerce operators — is a firm in the physical world, the brick-and-mortar stores and chains...
February 14, 2019
FAO Schwarz Planning New Locations, Product Collections
Toy brand FAO Schwarz is continuing its resurgence with the announcement of several new locations and a few different licensing agreements to move beyond toys, according to reports. The brand...
February 14, 2019
EU: EC approves revamped copyright rules
European Union negotiators agreed Wednesday on codified language in a new set of sweeping copyright-reform rules, including a provision that would mandate YouTube and other internet platforms block copyrighted material...
February 14, 2019
Austria: Regulator launches probe into Amazon
Austria’s competition authority has initiated an investigation against Amazon on suspicion that it had violated Austrian and European antitrust law, it said on Thursday. The regulator said it would examine...
February 14, 2019
FSB: Tech Giants Will Shake Up Financial Industry
The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global finance regulator, warned that the proliferation of eCommerce giants like Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Apple in the financial sector is expected to continue...
February 14, 2019
‘Amazon Moments’ Lets Devs Gift Users With Tangible Rewards
Amazon has launched a service called Moments, to let developers create actions for customers and give them rewards for completing them, according to reports. The actions vary: They could include...
February 14, 2019
Amazon Faces An Inquiry In Austria Over Its Dual Roles
Amazon is under fire in Austria, with the Austrian Federal Competition Authority reviewing the firm’s dual role as a leading retailer and a platform for small merchants. According to a...
February 14, 2019
Cashless Amazon Go Stores Are Coming To The UK
Amazon is bringing its cashless store concept, Amazon Go, to the U.K., and has secured retail space in London to do so, according to reports. The move would be the...
February 14, 2019
Amazon Officially Pulls NY HQ2 Plan
After days of swirling reports that Amazon might be rethinking plans to build one-half of its second headquarters in New York’s Long Island City, the final choice has been made....
