Delivery Hero Deutschland GmbH has been hit with Germany's highest GDPR fine ever imposed. Data protection is a serious business; and no place takes it more seriously than Germany. The General Data Protection Regulation is in place to force companies to use customer data legally and with care.
...read moreAmazon is putting third-party apps under scrutiny due to privacy violations. With Amazon sellers using apps to do business more efficiently, privacy violations are also a problem, because those very same apps can also access shoppers' personal information. Amazon relies on outside retailers from around the world, who sell millions of different products. But behind the scenes, the "everything store" has an ecosystem of developers who create apps that sellers use to power their businesses.
...read moreThe European Union is putting together sweeping legislation to force tech companies to remove content such as hate speech and other illegal material. Brussels is taking a hard stance against content that potentially damages those exposed to it. Tech giants will have to comply, or face the threat of sanctions under the comprehensive "Digital Services Act", which is set to be launched at the end of next year.
...read moreAmazon has announced that they will launch a new advertising format under the name “Sponsored Display“. The beta version will start in the USA first. The new format will be important for many retailers, so that they can make their own products on Amazon strong against the competition.
...read moreThe German supermarket chain Rewe is launching same-day delivery in 8 cities in the European country. Placing orders on rewe.de via the website or the app before 1pm will then be able to receive the orders from 5pm and later. This same-day delivery is available for 12,000 products on rewe.de, and includes fresh vegetables, dairy and meat products, frozen foods and drinks.
...read moreTwo of Europe's largest e-commerce associations, Ecommerce Europe and EMOTA are joining forces. In a merger that will come fully into effect as of 1 January 2020, the two associations will be continuing under the name Ecommerce Europe. The initial idea to merge came from EMOTA. This was revealed by EMOTA's president, Frederik Palm. Together, the associations seek "a stronger voice in Europe".
...read moreThe British government have released an assessment of possible effects that a no-deal Brexit may have on the UK, thanks to MPs who demanded it be made public. Drawn up as "Operation Yellowhammer" and marked as "Official Sensitive" on 2 August 2019, it describes possible outcomes, contingency plans and, most importantly, no-deal planning if the UK decides to leave the European Union without a deal.
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