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New “wartime” measures could be brought in by the government to prevent sellers profiteering from essential items in high demand during the UK’s lockdown.

Government exploring “wartime” measures to prevent profiteering on online platforms

March 26, 2020

Amazon, Boris Johnson, Ebay, government, Price Gouging, Prime Minister, profiteering, Which?

New “wartime” measures could be brought in by the government to prevent sellers profiteering from essential items in high demand during the UK’s lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke out…

Ebay is imposing “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to help tackle price gouging on its platform amid calls for online sellers to do more.

Ebay imposes “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to tackle price gougers

March 25, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, marketplace

Ebay, Emergency Listing Restrictions, Price Gouging, Which?

Ebay is imposing “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to help tackle price gouging on its platform amid calls for online sellers to do more. The online marketplace informed its sellers this week…

Two out of every three products bought on Amazon, Ebay, AliExpress and Wish failed to to pass relevant safety tests, according to Which?

66% of products bought on Amazon, Ebay, Wish and AliExpress fail safety tests

February 25, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, marketplace

AliExpress, Amazon, Ebay, Which?, Wish

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Two out of every three products bought on Amazon, Ebay, AliExpress and Wish failed to to pass relevant safety tests, according to Which? Of the 250 products the consumer watchdog…

Ocado has seen it customer feedback ratings strongly decline during the coronavirus crisis as unprecedented demand leads to delayed deliveries and product substitutions.

Ocado voted Which? best online supermarket for second year running

February 24, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Ocado, Online Grocer, Waitrose, Which?

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Ocado has been voted the top supermarket for online grocery shopping by consumer watchdog Which? for the second year running. According to a survey of over 14,000 people Ocado rated…

The UK’s shift towards a cashless economy is threatening to “leave millions behind or put our economy at risk” as our cash system nears collapse.

Digital retail payments backlash reaches UK as chancellor warned cashless society will “put our economy at risk”

February 19, 2020

Ben Stevens

Industry, News, Payment

Access to Cash, cashless, Rishi Sunak, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Which?

The UK’s shift towards a cashless economy is threatening to “leave millions behind or put our economy at risk” as our cash system nears collapse. A new report from a…

Amazon’s ‘Choice’ rating label is being manipulated by traders to boost sales of mediocre or even dangerous items according to consumer watchdog Which?

Amazon “betraying the trust millions” by allowing its ‘Amazon Choice’ badge to be gamed

February 6, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, marketplace

Amazon Choice, Badge, Which?

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Amazon’s ‘Choice’ rating label is being manipulated by traders to boost sales of mediocre or even dangerous items according to consumer watchdog Which? According to the online retail giant its…

Which? has called on retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths to withdraw a number of smart toys from sale after finding many had a troubling lack of inbuild security leaving them open to hackers.

Smart toys at top of Christmas lists vulnerable to being hacked says Which?

December 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, Security

Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, Smart Toys, Smyths, Which?

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Which? has called on retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths to withdraw a number of smart toys from sale after finding many had a troubling lack of inbuild…

Ebay, Amazon and Wish have been found to be selling “potentially deadly” electrical items putting customers at risk of severe electric shock and fire.

Wish, Ebay and Amazon selling “potentially deadly” electrical goods in second damning report this month

November 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, marketplace, News

Amazon, Ebay, Electrical Safety First, ESF, Which?, Wish

Ebay, Amazon and Wish have been found to be selling “potentially deadly” electrical items putting customers at risk of severe electric shock and fire. Electrical Safety First (ESF), a charity…

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.

“Dodgy retailers” in breach of UK consumer law allowed to top of Google Shopping search results

November 25, 2019

Ben Stevens

Advertising, Ecommerce, Industry, News

eGlobalCentral UK, Google Shopping, iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, TobyDeals, Which?

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Google is allowing “dodgy retailers” to buy their way to the top spots on Google Shopping search results, despite breaching UK consumer laws. Numerous online retailers listed prominently in Google…

Ebay and Amazon have been slammed by Which? for continually failing to remove toys declared unsafe by EU safety regulators

Amazon and Ebay blasted for selling banned toys

November 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Amazon, Ebay, Safety Gate, Toys, Watchdog, Which?

No Comments

Ebay and Amazon have been slammed by Which? for continually failing to remove toys declared unsafe by EU safety regulators. In the consumer watchdog’s latest attack on the dominant online…

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Government exploring “wartime” measures to prevent profiteering on online platforms

Ebay imposes “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to tackle price gougers

66% of products bought on Amazon, Ebay, Wish and AliExpress fail safety tests

Ocado voted Which? best online supermarket for second year running

Digital retail payments backlash reaches UK as chancellor warned cashless society will “put our economy at risk”

Amazon “betraying the trust millions” by allowing its ‘Amazon Choice’ badge to be gamed

Smart toys at top of Christmas lists vulnerable to being hacked says Which?

Wish, Ebay and Amazon selling “potentially deadly” electrical goods in second damning report this month

“Dodgy retailers” in breach of UK consumer law allowed to top of Google Shopping search results

Amazon and Ebay blasted for selling banned toys

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