#Amazon gets uk antitrust scrutiny on full#

Marketplace, follows the European Commission’s examination of similar concerns for the world’s largest retailer. The investigation, which will consider whether Amazon is offering preferential treatment to its own third-party sellers on the Amazon U.K. and whether it is abusing that position and distorting competition by giving an unfair advantage to its own retail business or sellers that use its services,” it announced in a Wednesday (July 6) press release. The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Amazon “has a dominant position in the U.K. Reliance will use a mix of exclusive brand stores, multi-brand store expressions and digital commerce platforms to introduce Gap’s offerings to Indian shoppers, the company said, noting the goal is to leverage Gap’s position as a leading casual lifestyle brand.Īmazon Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over Sales Practices The partnership makes Reliance the official retailer for Gap across all channels in India. Indian retail giant Reliance Retail Limited is bringing American fashion brand Gap to India through a long-term franchise agreement, according to a Wednesday (July 6) press release. Gap Coming to India Through Reliance Retail Partnership lawmakers and regulators worried about data privacy issues - and even national security. TikTok’s headwinds are a bit more complicated than other players as parent ByteDance is partly owned by the Chinese government and has thus been under heavy scrutiny among U.S.

Instagram launched live stream shopping in 2020, and Amazon Live and YouTube also joined in on the action.

This is happening at a time when livestream shopping is emerging as the next, best frontier for social selling, as popular influencers curate items and outfits for their followings. operation suffers from lackluster sales, a stream of creator complaints, hostile workplace allegations and more. News hit on Tuesday (July 5) that China-based short-form video platform TikTok is dropping its expansion of livestream shopping in Europe and the U.S. TikTok Troubles Put Focus on Livestream Shopping’s Environmental, Data Impact

10, the retailer pointed out that customers could immediately begin to access in-store and online sales of curated seasonal items if they wanted to start early.Īt the same time, the retailer also pointed out that its Deal Days event, which overlays Amazon Prime Day and runs from July 11 to 13, is also fast approaching and would serve as its “biggest sales event of the summer.” The Minneapolis-based operator of 2,000 stores, an eCommerce website and the delivery service Shipt said this year’s event would be longer and also incorporate more ways to save - including new outreach efforts to teachers and college students.Īlthough Target’s back-to-school sale is slated to officially run from July 17 through Sept. Target, one of the nation’s largest retail chains, is already pushing back-to-school sales just as legions of vacationing school children everywhere have only started getting into the swing of summer. Plus, a Reliance Retail partnership is bringing Gap stores to India, and Carvana, Wayfair, Etsy and Chewy rebounds show eCommerce is down but certainly shouldn’t be counted out.ĭon’t Tell the Kids, but Target Has Already Kicked off Back-to-School Sales

#Amazon gets uk antitrust scrutiny on full#

Today in retail, retailers look to diversify their suppliers as a recession looms on the economic horizon, while Target kicks off its back-to-school shopping season as summer hits full stride.