Four weeks of anti-government protests that have hit French brick-and-mortar retailers are also taking their toll on online peers during the crucial Christmas shopping season, said France's e-commerce federation, Fevad.
Sainsbury's and Asda, the two British supermarkets that want to combine their businesses, have asked for a delay in the competition inquiry into their proposed 7.3-billion pound deal.
EU regulators looked into Apple's mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant but they could review it again if they receive formal complaints, Europe's antitrust chief said on Monday.
Retail footfall took another turn for the worse in the UK last month with the latest comprehensive tracking figures by Springboard showing a 3.2% decline year-on-year.
Hearst Netherlands named Vincent Siegelaar as its new commercial director. In his new role, Siegelaar will be responsible for the commercial activities of all multimedia brands, including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
Two former directors of Tesco were acquitted on Thursday of fraud and false accounting at Britain's biggest retailer in 2014.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said France will tax digital giants at a national level from 2019 if European Union states cannot reach an agreement on a tax on digital revenues for the bloc.
Steinhoff International Holdings , now expects to publish its group audited financial statements for 2017 and 2018 by mid-April 2019, as an investigation by auditors PwC has been delayed, the retailer said on Thursday.
New Yorkers by a wide margin approve of plans for Amazon to build a massive new campus in the city, although they are divided over terms of a multibillion-dollar incentive package used to lure the online retailer.
Walmart's store associates can now place item orders for customers from Walmart.com via app, allowing consumers to order and pay for online items, including those sold out or unavailable on shelves, in store.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon have NAFTA terminated, raising fears that trade flows across North America could be disrupted if Congress fails to agree on the new deal before NAFTA expires.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with the Belgian government to launch an e-commerce trade hub, which will include investments in logistics infrastructure.
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that Paypal Holdings Inc's $2.2 billion takeover of Swedish financial technology startup iZettle would be referred for an in-depth review.
British businesses expect their output to drop sharply if Britain leaves the European Union next year with no deal and no transition, a Bank of England survey showed on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday held out the possibility of an extension of the 90-day trade truce with China but made clear he would revert to tariffs if the two sides could not resolve their differences.
