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Huawei is getting a 90-day respite from the U.S. export ban. This allows the $11 billion export portion of the business American companies do with Huawei, the Chinese electronics giant – at least for now. At the beginning of the week, the United States Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security announced an extension of the Temporary General License for Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates. That means they can continue to buy goods they need from American companies.

Zalando and Adidas have decided to become business partners to run a pilot programme in Paris with multi-channels. Shopping online at the french Adidas website can enjoy same or next day delivery – all thanks to Zalando, who will be delivering the orders for Adidas. Zalando wants to offer brand partners simple, extra ways to connect on the Zalando platform.

The success of B2C e-commerce is no secret. Billions in revenues are made every year, but what about B2B e-commerce? In a recent survey, more than 3/4 of European manufacturers were found to be selling online. Many that don't are speeding up their plans to launch a B2B e-commerce site. The majority of those surveyed have some form of online selling platform.

Alibaba is on the up and up. Another successful business quarter has been chalked up, seeing the Chinese e-commerce giant's profits almost double. The net profits were up to $2.1 billion for the quarter finishing 30 June 2019. Year-on-year, that's a whopping 96% growth.

The sheer number of results when searching on Amazon can be absolutely overwhelming, with a search often hitting on thousands of items. The "Amazon's Choice" tag often steers us towards items that help to separate the chaff from the wheat. These items often see triple the sales. Now lawmakers and journalists are sounding the alarm about Amazon's Choice, concerned that the tags might be misleading customers.

Buying online is all about the consumer journey. There is a new best practice guide for the European business community in the form of a document to help inform customers better when they shop online. The aim is to assist companies to find good ways to present their information to consumers including standard terms and conditions.

Deliveroo is pulling out of Germany. Consumers in the middle-European country don't make orders as often as consumers in the UK or the Middle East. Even though Deliveroo is backed by the deep pockets of Amazon.com Inc., this abrupt stop to their delivery service from Germany comes after 4 years of trying. Deliveroo is the latest in an ever increasingly cut-throat industry.