Amazon wins court fight against $303 mln EU tax order
The Amazon ruling is a setback for European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who has aggressively used the bloc’s state aid
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Reliance Retail 2nd fastest growing retailer in world
The top 10 has seven US retailers and one from the UK (Tesco PLC at 10th position). Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s
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Bezos says Amazon needs to do better for employees in last investor letter as CEO
Amazon, the second-largest private employer in America, hasbeen criticized by some of its 800,000 employees for havingharsh working conditions (Subscribe
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Amazon asks Indian court to not resume antitrust probe
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) order of investigation into Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart in January 2020 followed a complaint
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New small business coalition targets Amazon on antitrust
The move comes amid a growing backlash against large technology firms which have dominated key economic sectors and seen their
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Apple launches its contactless payment service in South Africa
The use of digital finance and payments systems has surged in South Africa and elsewhere as the coronavirus crisis has
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‘Start-ups to see upswing by mid-2021’
While the pandemic’s impact on the start-up segment was “debilitating” with about 15% temporarily shutting shop, Wadhwani Foundation — a
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Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang
The cotton row has spilled over into the entertainment world, with Chinese celebrities dropping several foreign retail labels, including six
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Draft e-commerce policy moots conformity assessment procedures for online platforms
These procedures are related to testing, verification and certification of goods and services, among others Conformity assessment procedures will be
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Draft e-com policy moots safeguards against data misuse
The government plans to lay down principles for usage of data for the development of any industry, where such norms
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