Tag: Amazon
US: Study finds increasing dominance of “superstar firms”
A new paper by economist John Van Reenen, presented Friday at the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, argues that new technologies...
US: Walmart launches eBook service
Walmart announced Wednesday, August 22, the launch of its new eBook service dubbed Walmart eBooks by Rakuten Kobo, which provides customers with access to...
Italy: Amazon hit with fine over postal services
Amazon has been hit with a fine from AGCOM, Italy’s communications regulator, for providing postal services without getting approval from the government.
According to a...
When is a business a platform? – Podcast
Posted by Competition Lore
When is a business a platform? - Podcast
By Professor Dick Schmalensee
Professor Caron Beaton-Wells, of the University of Melbourne School of Law, speaks...
US: Amazon lobbies to keep USPS prices low
Amazon, along with other retail and logistics companies, announced the creation of a new group that will lobby to keep the US Postal Service’s...
EU engaged in antitrust gerrymandering against Google
Posted by The Hill
EU engaged in antitrust gerrymandering against Google
By Nicolas Petit
With its US$5 billion fine against Google, the European Commission (EC) just applied to...
US: Senator drops new policy proposals for regulating tech
The team at Facebook is not having a great week, as it seems all of its recent data scandal chickens have come home to...
US: Amazon stock drops after Trump’s angry antitrust threats
On Monday, July 23, US President Trump sent a barrage of tweets; two of the messages were focused on Amazon and the Washington Post—both...
Jumping the gun under the merger control regime in India
Posted by Lexology
Jumping the gun under the merger control regime in India
By Ajay Goel and Subodh Prasad Deo (Saikrishna & Associates)
Merger control regime in India...
India: Reliance Industries to take on Walmart and Amazon
The race to be the dominating force in India eCommerce has another massive player entering the field: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited announced...
