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UK shoppers buying from the EU will now be charged five times as much as they were before Brexit in credit card “interchange fees”.

Mastercard to “hike up” fees fivefold for UK shoppers buying from EU

January 25, 2021

UK shoppers buying from the EU will now be charged five times as much as they were before Brexit in credit card “interchange fees”. Mastercard announced today that from October…

Online shoppers in the UK are being forced to pay more than £100 in post-Brexit import duties for items they’ve purchased from the EU.

UK shoppers are being hit with post-Brexit import bills of over £100

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January 21, 2021

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Online shoppers in the UK are being forced to pay more than £100 in post-Brexit import duties for items they’ve purchased from the EU. According to The Guardian, international delivery…

Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”.

Ocado says it expects suppliers to mitigate Brexit price rises in “provocative” letter

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December 18, 2020

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Ocado has told its suppliers they should have “mitigating measures” in place to deal with upcoming price increases due to Brexit. According to The Grocer, Ocado has sent a “provocative”…

Midweek Catchup: Amazon faces billions in anti-competition fines, John Lewis goes digital

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November 11, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: John Lewis embrace ‘festive season like no other’ with over 100 virtual experiences Amazon faces billions in fines after EU files competition charges…

Amazon is building a new 1.75 million sq ft distribution centre in Nottinghamshire creating more than 1000 jobs.

Amazon UK sellers could lose “huge number of sales” to EU as inventory transfers will stop after Brexit

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July 17, 2020

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Amazon will no longer transfer UK sellers’ goods to the EU after Brexit in a move set to have major implications for merchants both sides of the border. Amazon informed…

Amazon, Ebay and other online marketplaces are over four times more likely to see shoppers make a purchase than retailers’ websites and apps.

Ebay, Amazon should be liable for faulty goods sold on their platforms EU demands

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May 6, 2020

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Ebay and Amazon should be liable for any faulty or dangerous goods sold through their marketplaces the EU’s largest consumer group has demanded. The European Consumer Organisation, or Beuc, said…

Facebook’s online marketplace is coming under investigation by the EU’s competition probe over concerns it is promoting its own marketplace over others to its users.

Facebook Marketplace under investigation by EU probe

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April 8, 2020

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Facebook’s online marketplace is coming under investigation by the EU’s competition probe over concerns it is promoting its own marketplace over others to its users. Facebook Marketplace, launched in 2016,…

Google is making it free for UK retailers to list their products on the ‘Shopping’ tab amid a range of new initiatives designed to help retailers accelerate recovery.

Google fight EU over €2.4bn fine for “abusing its dominance” in shopping search results

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February 12, 2020

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Google is set to launch an appeal against a €2.4 billion (£2 billion) fine after it was accused of abusing its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service. The…

Google Shopping investigated by the Justice Department over antitrust concerns

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December 16, 2019

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Google’s shopping comparison platform is being investigated by the US Justice Department over concerns its practices could squash rival companies. The Justice Department is understood to have held numerous meetings…

Avocados treated with a high-tech edible coating which doubles their shelf life and does away with the need for plastic wrapping will go on sale across Europe this week.

Avocados with high-tech edible coating doubling shelf life go on sale in EU

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December 10, 2019

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Avocados treated with a high-tech edible coating which doubles their shelf life and does away with the need for plastic wrapping will go on sale across Europe this week. Apeel…

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Mastercard to “hike up” fees fivefold for UK shoppers buying from EU

UK shoppers are being hit with post-Brexit import bills of over £100

Ocado says it expects suppliers to mitigate Brexit price rises in “provocative” letter

Midweek Catchup: Amazon faces billions in anti-competition fines, John Lewis goes digital

Amazon UK sellers could lose “huge number of sales” to EU as inventory transfers will stop after Brexit

Ebay, Amazon should be liable for faulty goods sold on their platforms EU demands

Facebook Marketplace under investigation by EU probe

Google fight EU over €2.4bn fine for “abusing its dominance” in shopping search results

Google Shopping investigated by the Justice Department over antitrust concerns

Avocados with high-tech edible coating doubling shelf life go on sale in EU

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