Regulation

On October 10, 2024, Inditex signed a renewal of a global agreement with the UNI Global union (165,000 employees in 215 countries), which introduces a new dimension relating to the retail...

As traditional barcode is reaching its limits, QR codes are proliferating on home-electrical, fashion and food products. Didier Veloso, Executive President of GS1 France, and Diana de Bernardy...

As the Biden administration has been threatening TikTok in America, the ultra-fast fashion giant Shein (GMV of US$45 billion in 2023, net margin of US$2 billion) could be subject to additional...

TikTok has until the end of January 2025 to meet an ultimatum set by the USA. Meanwhile, Frenchman Xavier Niel joined the Board of Directors of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company.

On July 11, Apple (quarterly sales at the end of July: US$85.5 billion, up 4.9% year-on-year) made a commitment to the European Commission to open up iPhone contactless payment to competing...

Announced in October 2022, the US$25 billion (including debt) mega-merger between Kroger and Albertsons was temporarily suspended on July, 25 2024. This decision comes after the publication of the...

In Italy, on June 10, the Milan court declared Manufactures Dior ‘incapable of preventing and controlling’ the exploitation of workers in sub-contracting. The Italian subsidiary was...

Six months after AliExpress was ordered by Brussels to clarify business practices, Temu (a subsidiary of PDD Holdings) is now accused of violating the DSA. On May 16, 17 European consumer...

In France, following adoption of a fast fashion law by the Parliament in mid-March, the government is under pressure to deliver. Definitions are needed for company thresholds alongside terms and...

Christel Delberghe, Managing Director of Eurocommerce, considers regulatory changes in the retail sector in 2024. These include Egalim 3 law and eco-score in fashion in France, but also at a...

From February 17, 2024, the DSA (Digital Service Act) extended authority to all e-commerce sites operating in the European Union, whatever their size. Amongst measures is an obligation to appoint...

On November 6th, the European Parliament ordered AliExpress (unique visitors per month : 12.88 million in France, according to Mediametrie) to provide information on anti-counterfeiting measures...

While the European DSA is forcing the platform to be more transparent and protect privacy, the Irish regulator has just punished TikTok for misuse of children's data.