Fast fashion: Italy plans to tax Shein, Temu and AliExpress through extended producer responsibility Europe During the Start Me Up day organised on July 3, 2025 by Fevad, Laura Toledano (Zalando), Enrique Martinez (Fnac-Darty), Emmanuel Grenier (Carrefour), Emmanuel Le Roch (Procos), Henri Isaac (teacher) and Philippe Goetzmann (Philippe Goetzmann law firm) shared views on the challenges facing European e-commerce.
Serge Papin, former C.E.O. of Cooperative U, appointed Minister Delegate for Trade and SMEs Europe On October 12, during the presentation of Sébastien Lecornu’s new government, Serge Papin was appointed Minister Delegate for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. He succeeds Véronique Louwagie (LR party),…
AI-driven job cuts on the rise in tech sector Americas As leading tech companies ramp up investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and roll out transformation plans to boost its development, layoffs across the sector are increasing. But are the job cuts at firms like Amazon, Microsoft, Accenture, Intel, and Salesforce truly driven by AI? The reality appears more complex.
ChatGPT reaches a milestone: 10% of conversations are about shopping, clicks surge Europe As the use of OpenAI’s search engine becomes part of daily life for more than 40% of Internet users according to Yext, U.S. research firm Sensor Tower has analysed prompts related to shopping. At the end of June 2025, 10% of requests were already commerce-related, a share that is due to rise with Black Friday and the holiday season.
Nacera Bekhat, CNIL: “Walking through a store aisle does not mean I have consented to data processing” In 2024, complaints related to the retail sector represented 19% of all complaints received by the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL). As in-store data capture technologies multiply, powered by IoT via smart cameras or counting sensors near screens, screens, Nacera Bekhat, Head of the Digital Economy and Financial Sector at the CNIL, presents the current stakes for the retail sector.
Casino : Jean-Charles Naouri tried for corruption and stock price manipulation Europe Jean-Charles Naouri, former C.E.O. of Casino, has been on trial since October 1, 2025, for stock price manipulation, corruption and money laundering, alongside three former executives and a media publisher. The trial, scheduled to run until October 22, will determine penalties for the defendants, each facing a fine of € 500,000 and up to 10 years in prison.
After Bunnings, Kmart is criticised for use of facial recognition Asia On September 18, the Australian Information Commission once again targeted the Wesfarmers group (turnover at June 30,…
Auchan Retail’s job protection plan invalid due to lack of union consultation Europe While Auchan Retail continues to reduce retail areas by 25%, the Lille-based Administrative Court invalidated a job protection plan on September 23.…
GDPR : French data protection agency fines La Samaritaine €100,000 Europe On September 18, the French data protection agency CNIL fined La Samaritaine €100,000 for concealing cameras in storage areas in August 2023.…
EU-US customs duties: as luxury goods and beauty products, wines and spirits will be taxed at 15% Americas Exports of products manufactured in Europe to the U.S.A. are now subject to 15% customs duties. While the aeronautics sector is exempt, this is not the case for wines, spirits, cosmetics and luxury goods as four categories of products that are sensitive for the Old Continent's economy. In return, the EU committed to investing and importing huge sums into the U.S.A.
