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Amazon warehouse workers in the UK have complained that the company has become a “living hell to work for” as they face a surge in demand.

Amazon warehouse workers strike as staff COVID-19 cases rise

March 19, 2020

Amazon, CFDT, France, Strike, Warehouse, workers

Amazon has confirmed the first COVID-19 infection in its US delivery network as its warehouse staff in France strike amid fears of contagion. The retailer’s delivery station in Queens, New…

Apple is considering delaying the release of its next iPhone by months due to the coronavirus pandemic as smartphone sales dive 14 per cent.

French regulator hands Apple £1bn fine for anti-competitive behaviour

March 17, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Apps / Mobile, Companies, Industry

Apple, fined, France, French Competition Authority, Ingram Micro, iPhone, phone, Retail, Tech Data, Watchdog

The French Competition Authority on Monday announced it will fine Apple EUR 1.1 billion (GBP 1 billion) over restrictions it placed in contracts with wholesalers. In the biggest antitrust fine…

Amazon’s expansion into India has hit another obstacle as the country’s antitrust body digs deeper into a major acquisition.

Amazon’s French and Indian sites should be added to “Notorious Markets” list according to trade body

October 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, Industry, News

AAFA, Amazon, American Apparel & Footwear Association, France, India, Notorious Markets

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Amazon’s French and Indian operations should be added to the list of “Notorious Markets” where counterfeit goods flourish, according to an influential trade group. The American Apparel & Footwear Association…

Amazon has officially launched the first ever Amazon Small Business Awards to its sellers, opening up nominations and offering a prize package for the winners.

Amazon has “no choice” but to raise seller fees 3% in tax retaliation

August 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Amazon, digital tax, Donald Trump, France, Google, Microsoft

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Amazon is raising seller fees in France in direct response to a recently imposed digital tax, escalating its standoff with the French government. French retailers selling on Amazon marketplace will…

France passes controversial new “digital services” tax on tech companies

July 16, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, News

Airbnb, Apple, corporations, digital, digital tax, France, Microsoft, services, Tax

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The French Senate has passed a new tax that will see large tech companies required to pay tax on their total annual revenue generated by providing services to French users.…

Ikea has invested in returns management start-up Optoro amid plans to “become a circular business by 2030”.

Ikea launches new app to prepare it for “a new shopping era”

July 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News

Android, France, Ikea, iOS, Netherlands

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Ikea has launched a new ecommerce mobile app as it aims to be “ready at an accelerated pace for a new shopping era, in which improved digital shopping options, more…

France

Amazon warehouse workers strike as staff COVID-19 cases rise

French regulator hands Apple £1bn fine for anti-competitive behaviour

Amazon’s French and Indian sites should be added to “Notorious Markets” list according to trade body

Amazon has “no choice” but to raise seller fees 3% in tax retaliation

France passes controversial new “digital services” tax on tech companies

Ikea launches new app to prepare it for “a new shopping era”

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