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Amazon’s tie-up with Deliveroo could be scrapped by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) this week because the regulator is “paranoid” about repeating mistakes.

Amazon Deliveroo tie-up could be scrapped as CMA “paranoid”

December 9, 2019

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Amazon, CMA, Competition and Markets Authority, Deliveroo

Amazon’s tie-up with Deliveroo could be scrapped by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) this week because the regulator is “paranoid” about repeating mistakes. Deliveroo saw Amazon lead a $575…

CMA launches investigation into Amazon-Deliveroo tie-up

October 16, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Industry

Amazon, CMA, Competition and Markets Authority, Deliveroo

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Amazon’s attempt purchase a stake in the delivery giant Deliveroo is being investigated by competition authorities who forcibly placed the deal on hold in July. The Competition and Markets Authority…

PayPal has agreed to shell out $4 billion for Honey Science Corporation, marking the online payment giant’s largest acquisition to date.

PayPal fined £250,000 by CMA over iZettle acquisition

September 25, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Payment

CMA, Competition and Markets Authority, iZettle, Paypal

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PayPal has been fined £250,000 by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for breaching rules over its acquisition of payments company iZettle. The £1.7 billion acquisition of iZettle was…

Facebook’s fake review problem has not improved, despite the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) demanding action.

Facebook flooded with “fake review factories” according to Which?

August 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Ebay, Facebook, Which?

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Facebook’s fake review problem has not improved, despite the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) demanding action. Fake review pages, offering to write favourable reviews on ecommerce sites in exchange for…

Amazon customers are being “duped” by a torrent of fake reviews on the site which the retailer is failing to combat, according to a consumer watchdog.

Ebay and Facebook ordered to tackle fake reviews after “troubling evidence” found

June 24, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Ebay, Facebook, Which?

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Ebay and Facebook have been ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to dramatically ramp up action to tackle fake reviews. Following an eight month investigation into fake and…

As Sainsbury’s is under the microscope, is digitalising the way we shop the solution for bricks and mortar stores?

May 3, 2019

Will Broome

Features, Op-ed

Cashierless, CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Sainsbury's, Ubamarket, Will Broome

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CEO & Founder of Ubamarket – Will Broome Following the Competition & Markets Authority’s decision to block the £10bn Sainsbury’s and Asda merger, Sainsbury’s is still struggling from this move.…

Paypal’s £1.7bn takeover of iZettle given green light by CMA

April 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Dan Schulman, iZettle, Paypal

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the provisional green light to Paypal’s £1.7 billion takeover of iZettle. Last May the Swedish payments firm iZettle announced plans to go…

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Amazon Deliveroo tie-up could be scrapped as CMA “paranoid”

CMA launches investigation into Amazon-Deliveroo tie-up

PayPal fined £250,000 by CMA over iZettle acquisition

Facebook flooded with “fake review factories” according to Which?

Ebay and Facebook ordered to tackle fake reviews after “troubling evidence” found

As Sainsbury’s is under the microscope, is digitalising the way we shop the solution for bricks and mortar stores?

Paypal’s £1.7bn takeover of iZettle given green light by CMA

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