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Amazon’s Fast Track to Pentagon Deal Derailed by Trump, Rivals

26 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

26 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

The US President has announced plans to look into the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, potentially to be awarded Amazon.

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Amazon’s Fast Track to Pentagon Deal Derailed by Trump, Rivals

The US President has announced plans to look into the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, potentially to be awarded Amazon.

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India Reviews E-Commerce Policy Draft After Criticism

14 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

14 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

The draft underscored India’s intent to examine every aspect of e-commerce regulation from data localisation to antitrust rules, tightening restrictions on global giants like Amazon and Google.

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India Reviews E-Commerce Policy Draft After Criticism

The draft underscored India’s intent to examine every aspect of e-commerce regulation from data localisation to antitrust rules, tightening restrictions on global giants like Amazon and Google.

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Do Influencers Need Regulating?

29 May 2018 • By John Ortved

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Do Influencers Need Regulating?

The land of sponsored posts and freebies is still very much the Wild West without a clear sheriff, but social media companies may ultimately have the biggest interest in keeping things clean.

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What Should French Fashion Do With Its Unsold Clothing?

18 May 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

18 May 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

A circular economy incentive to prohibit brands from discarding unsold clothing means luxury and high street retailers need to rethink their practices.

What Should French Fashion Do With Its Unsold Clothing?

A circular economy incentive to prohibit brands from discarding unsold clothing means luxury and high street retailers need to rethink their practices.

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Amazon Settles Tax Row with France, Value Undisclosed

5 February 2018 • By Reuters

5 February 2018 • By Reuters

Amazon said it had settled a long-running dispute with French tax authorities, who have been seeking nearly $249 million from the online retail giant.

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Amazon Settles Tax Row with France, Value Undisclosed

Amazon said it had settled a long-running dispute with French tax authorities, who have been seeking nearly $249 million from the online retail giant.

Top EU Court to Rule Whether Luxury Brands Can Deny Shoppers Right to Buy Online

4 December 2017 • By Reuters

4 December 2017 • By Reuters

The ruling could set a precedent for whether luxury products makers can prevent their products being sold by retailers on online platforms across Europe, a market worth billions of euros.

Top EU Court to Rule Whether Luxury Brands Can Deny Shoppers Right to Buy Online

The ruling could set a precedent for whether luxury products makers can prevent their products being sold by retailers on online platforms across Europe, a market worth billions of euros.

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European Union to Launch Competition Probes in E-Commerce

10 May 2017 • By Reuters

10 May 2017 • By Reuters

Further investigations in the e-commerce sector would be launched by the European Commission after it discovered business practices that restrict competition.

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European Union to Launch Competition Probes in E-Commerce

Further investigations in the e-commerce sector would be launched by the European Commission after it discovered business practices that restrict competition.

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Amidst Backlash, Ivanka Trump Clothing Is Secretly Relabelled as Adrienne Vittadini

24 April 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

24 April 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

BoF has learned that G-III, the company that licenses Ivanka Trump ready-to-wear, has relabelled inventory without the knowledge of the brand and sold it to discount chain Stein Mart.

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Amidst Backlash, Ivanka Trump Clothing Is Secretly Relabelled as Adrienne Vittadini

BoF has learned that G-III, the company that licenses Ivanka Trump ready-to-wear, has relabelled inventory without the knowledge of the brand and sold it to discount chain Stein Mart.

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France Meets Muslim Leaders, Experts After Burkini Row

29 August 2016 • By Associated Press

29 August 2016 • By Associated Press

France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders Monday to discuss a French-style Islam that honours the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns.

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France Meets Muslim Leaders, Experts After Burkini Row

France's interior minister convened Muslim leaders Monday to discuss a French-style Islam that honours the nation's secular values, a task given new urgency after deep divisions surfaced over burkini bans in 30 French beach towns.

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Aeropostale Accuses Sycamore Partners of 'Loan to Own' Scheme

23 July 2016 • By Reuters

23 July 2016 • By Reuters

Bankrupt U.S. teen retailer Aeropostale filed a motion against its lender, private equity firm Sycamore Partners, in bankruptcy court late on Friday, accusing it of plotting a "loan to own” scheme to push the chain into bankruptcy.

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Aeropostale Accuses Sycamore Partners of 'Loan to Own' Scheme

Bankrupt U.S. teen retailer Aeropostale filed a motion against its lender, private equity firm Sycamore Partners, in bankruptcy court late on Friday, accusing it of plotting a "loan to own” scheme to push the chain into bankruptcy.