Retail
Online bonanza for buyers leaves traditional retailers weeping
04 Oct 2016
Brick-and-mortar stores say the ecommerce players are circumventing rules to offer deep discounts, but there is little they can do as there is no single authority to which they can complain
Private equity firms in talks to buy majority stake in Italian supermarket chain Esselunga
29 Sep 2016
Walmart may take stake in Flipkart, invest around $1 bn
28 Sep 2016
While both companies have refused to comment, reports are rife that the world’s largest retailer Walmart will take a stake in home-grown ecommerce leader Flipkart to take on global e-retail giant Amazon in the fast-growing Indian market
American Express can bar merchants from steering customers towards rivals that charge lower fees
27 Sep 2016
Amazon fined £65,000 for attempting to ship dangerous goods by air
24 Sep 2016
Amazon was convicted earlier this week on four counts trying to ship lithium ion batteries and flammable aerosols by air, in breach of air safety regulations