Google has once again sought to overturn a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billlion) fine imposed by the European Union in 2017 after it found the company had violated antitrust rules by using its dominant position in the search engine market to illegally promote its comparison shopping service. Google originally appealed the fine the ruling in the...
Category: Shopping
Post
Post
Chick-fil-A plans UK expansion after previously facing backlash from LGBTQ rights activists
Chick-fil-A announced last week its plans to launch in the United Kingdom in 2025, marking the company’s first permanent expansion outside of North America. The company also outlined plans earlier this year to open restaurants in Europe and Asia by 2026 and five international locations by 2030, according to a news release. Their plan is...
Post
Can Germanys Retail Producers Find Relief | FTI Consulting
Smaller firms that specialise in fast-moving consumer goods are facing unprecedented challenges following COVID-19 and the consumer crisis. What are their options for survival? The business environment in the European Union continues to be destabilised by the economic headwinds of high energy prices, inflation and geopolitical conflicts. In May, the business news grew more unsettling...
Post
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/BO4INJHP2FMLDAHI2RAQ5EKISY.jpg "Russian court freezes 80.7 mln euros in VTB Europe securities")
Russian court freezes 80.7 mln euros in VTB Europe securities
The logo of VTB bank is seen on the bank’s headquarters in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A Russian court has...
Post
The Mission to Create Europe’s Battery Hub, Whatever the Cost – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — Next to fields of corn and sunflowers near the city of Debrecen in eastern Hungary, workers in hard hats pour concrete into the foundations of what will be Europe’s biggest factory making batteries for electric vehicles. The airport-sized project by China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is the jewel in the crown of...
Post
The essential guide to Switzerland
Fast facts Capitals: No official capital exists, but Bern operates as the de facto. Lausanne serves as the country’s judicial center.Time zone: Central European Time (GMT+1), Central European Summer Time (GMT+2 Daylight Savings)Airports: Switzerland’s largest airport, Zurich Airport (ZRH), is serviced by major airlines. Geneva Airport (GVA), accessible from Switzerland and France, has flights to European destinations...
Post
Latin America ecommerce growth outpaces other regions’ CAGRs
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic heightened consumers’ trust and use of ecommerce for shopping. In Latin America, the pandemic actually helped jumpstart retailers’ and consumers’ ecommerce use in their day-to-day business or shopping behaviors. That ecommerce adoption lifted up Latin America to have the strongest five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in 2022 compared with the...
Post
Eighty-Eight Percent of Gen Z Believe AI Will Improve Online Shopping, According to New Study
New Survey Data from Rokt Reveals Top Five Ways Gen Z Believes AI Will Improve Ecommerce NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Eighty-eight percent of Gen Zers globally think AI can improve online shopping, according to a new consumer research study by leading ecommerce technology company Rokt and Harris Poll. The study, designed to understand...
Post
Harry Kane to haunt Man Utd, Jurgen Klopp to win missing trophy, and more as Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League return
European football returns this week with the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League group stages getting under way on Tuesday. Here, the Sky Sports football writers reflect on the big talking points as British clubs start their campaigns… Champions League Champions League: Matchday 1 fixtures for British sides… AC Milan vs Newcastle (kick-off...
Post
Europe Needs Small, Cheap Electric Cars To Thwart China
Modern electric small city micro car charging parking at fast charger ev station with a plug in … [+] cable. Electrified battery vehicle transportation. Isolated flat vector illustration on white background getty The European auto industry is making the wrong kind of electric cars and unless it makes a quick U-turn, oblivion beckons. If Europe...
Post
Teams to compete live in Europe’s major robotics competition at Milton Keynes shopping centre this week
The European Robotics League and partners centre:mk and Milton Keynes Council have come together to commission the Milton Keynes Smart City Robotics Competition. Taking place in centre:mk from Monday 18 – Friday 22 September, the international competition will see teams from universities, colleges, companies and laboratories across Europe compete to inspire the next generation. The...
Post
Walmart right-sizes delivery packs with automated solution from KNAPP and Packsize
Walmart has adopted technologies from KNAPP and Packsize to right-size cartons at its distribution facilities – a move thought to have lowered the retailer’s cardboard waste and more than halved its use of filler material. Using KNAPP’s automation technology and Packsize’s right-sized packaging technology, the companies have created a fully automated solution expected to minimise...