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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      What Lina Khan’s antitrust case could mean for Amazon

      The FTC chair alleges the ecommerce giant illegally uses its monopoly power to overcharge consumers and hobble competitors. But will she prevail?

    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      TikTok Inc
      Indonesian ban on social media transactions deals TikTok major blow

      Video app can no longer facilitate ecommerce sales on its platform in what had been its largest market

      Zulkifli Hasan, Indonesia’s minister of trade, said the rules, which apply to all social networks, were to ensure fair competition
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Unhedged
      Amazon & the FTC Premium content

      Investors seem to agree with Lina Kahn

      A montage of the New York skyline and $100 bank notes
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      LexJune Yoon
      The Lex Newsletter: TikTok wants to be Amazon for Gen Z Premium content

      Social media group is branching out into ecommerce but the US is not the only country with concerns about the app

      Logo for TikTok and a smartphone screen showing the TikTok Shop app
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      WhatsApp Inc
      WhatsApp launches in-chat payments service for businesses in India

      Parent company Meta seeks to tap its messaging service’s biggest market to boost revenue

      Tourists walk past WhatsApp ads in Mumbai
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Instacart Inc
      Instacart shares close up 12% after public market debut

      Grocery delivery group’s listing on Nasdaq is latest sign of thaw in IPO activity

      The Instacart logo on a smartphone and the Instacart website on a computer screen
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      LexIPOs
      Klaviyo: marketing appetite for IPOs Premium content

      Boston-based start-up could offer a gauge of investor appetite for new stock issues

      Klaviyo has raised the price range for its IPO to $27 to $29 per share, up from $25 to $27
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      THG PLC
      THG shares plummet after group lowers annual sales forecast

      Ecommerce company reports wider interim losses in wake of high inflation and beauty division’s poor performance

      A THG product on a conveyor belt
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Instacart Inc
      Instacart’s cut-price IPO to test Wall St appetite for new tech listings

      Stock market debut values US grocery delivery company at less than a quarter of 2021 price

      Instacart employees pack bags at a Whole Foods Market store in Los Angeles, California
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Alibaba
      Former Alibaba chief Daniel Zhang steps down from cloud unit

      Leadership shake-up comes as ecommerce group starts breaking up its empire

      Daniel Zhang
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      LexGetir
      Getir: down round highlights rapid delivery sector crash Premium content

      Higher interest rates have dried up flow of venture capital as consumers return to in-store shopping

      A courier for food delivery service Getir rides a scooter along a street in Barcelona, Spain
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      ‘Drip pricing’ is a scandal

      Companies are stealthily adding extra charges to the advertised prices of goods and services

      A person checks airline ticket prices on a laptop
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Getir
      Getir valuation slashed to $2.5bn as delivery start-up raises new cash

      Istanbul-based grocery app company, which had been valued at nearly $12bn in early 2022, raises $500mn

    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Amazon.com
      Amazon threatened with legal action over sales of ‘unapproved’ drugs

      US watchdog steps up scrutiny of prohibited medicines sold through internet retailer

      Signage outside an Amazon sort centre
    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      Roofoods Ltd
      Deliveroo to return extra £250mn to shareholders

      London-based food delivery group gains confidence after losses narrow

      A Deliveroo driver waits outside a cafe
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      TikTok takes on Shopee and Tokopedia in Asean ecommerce race

      Buyers and sellers flock to shopping feature while authorities fret

      A clothing retailer in Hulu Langat on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur engages with buyers on TikTok Shop
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Amazon.com
      Amazon offers concessions over third-party sales to appease UK antitrust watchdog

      US tech giant addresses CMA concerns with proposed measures to help marketplace vendors

      Packages on an Amazon conveyer belt
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      iRobot Corp
      iRobot takes $200mn loan from Carlyle as Amazon deal price is cut

      Roomba maker seeks lifeline as proposed acquisition by ecommerce company attracts antitrust scrutiny

      iRobot’s Roomba vaccuum on a store shelf
    • Saturday, 22 July, 2023
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado and AutoStore settle three-year row over ecommerce tech

      Online grocer and its Norwegian rival had been embroiled in an intellectual property dispute

    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      THG PLC
      THG sells two lossmaking businesses as ecommerce group slims down

      Company wants to streamline and reverse lacklustre performance

      A THG warehouse in Manchester
    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
      Shein
      Chinese fast-fashion rivals Temu and Shein take ‘war’ for US to court

      Antitrust suit launched as ecommerce companies top app download charts for sales of ultra-cheap clothing

      A Temu logo seen on a mobile phone
    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Amazon becomes first US company to challenge EU digital rules

      Seattle-based group files legal action against proposed legislation designed to rein in Big Tech

      A man carries a box in an Amazon warehouse
    • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
      Boohoo.Com PLC
      Boohoo raises ‘serious concerns’ about Revolution Beauty board

      War of words between companies continues after ousted senior directors reinstalled by remaining independent director

      A person holds a smartphone with the logo of Revolution Beauty on the screen
    • Monday, 26 June, 2023
      Lex
      Ecommerce: TikTok’s high views are no match for Amazon’s logistics Premium content

      Video app wants to cash in on the boom in online shopping but faces obstacles that the US giant does not

      TikTok logo on phone
    • Sunday, 25 June, 2023
      News in-depthTikTok Inc
      TikTok turns to south-east Asia to drive growth

      Viral app’s parent ByteDance targets large Indonesian market but faces growing regulatory scrutiny around the world

      TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew at an event in Jakarta on June 15
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