Amazon, NY attorney general call off COVID-19 litigation
In a filing, Attorney General Letitia James agreed not to seek review of a May state court decision that had found federal law preempted her claims that…
Amazon workers in Germany to strike for better pay
Germany is Amazon’s biggest market after the United States, and Verdi, a leading services sector union, has been organising strikes on and off at Amazon sites in…
Frasers Group agrees to go fur-free
It’s the owner of Flannels, House of Fraser, Sports Direct and more, as well as holding big stakes in Mulberry and Hugo Boss. It has “immediately informed…
Budget 2021- Help for retail but no online sales tax
For a start, the furlough scheme is being extended until the end of September, although businesses will contribute 10% of wages for employees on furlough in August…
Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push
Government officials in the United States, India, Ireland, Singapore, Australia and at least several other countries have threatened regulation or launched probes concerning Google’s user privacy practices,…
Fashion retailers can have good Christmas, but must look beyond Black Friday – report
Affiliate marketing specialist CJ Affiliate said that while the summer season was tough this year, with both in-store and online retailers forced to slash prices early, “the…
G7 global tax plan may hit corporate titans unevenly
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading nations on Saturday agreed on proposals aimed at ensuring that companies pay tax in each country in which they…
Italy’s Prada Group partners with Adobe to reimagine retail experience
Prada Group will be able to combine vast amounts of existing data, creating unified customer profiles, and delivering personalised experiences across any channel in real time, the…
Italy to ramp up spending on coronavirus as death toll soars to 827
It was the highest daily increase in absolute terms registered anywhere in the world since the virus emerged in China at the end of last year. Confirmed…
John Lewis sales plunge as late Black Friday skews comparisons
And the news from the John Lewis department stores chain was even worse with a 43.3% plunge. But hold on… was the performance really that bad? Well,…