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Romania’s Grocery Retail Grows, but Real Consumer Demand Weakens
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (373+ words) According to Ziarul Financiar, the largest retailers opened about 410 new stores last year. For the first time, the number of hypermarkets, supermarkets, discount stores, cash-and-carry stores, and neighborhood stores exceeded 5,000. The total volume of investments, including the construction of new…...
H&M Group is launching a new brand in the Romanian market
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (284+ words) According to Ziarul Financiar, the first Arket store may open at the Promenada shopping center in Bucharest. However, neither the H&M Group nor the complex’s owner, NEPI Rockcastle, has confirmed this information yet. If these plans come to fruition,…...
Lacoste Wins Temporary EU Ban on Selected Shein Products
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (252+ words) According to the Boursorama website, citing AFP, a Paris court of general jurisdiction has issued preliminary injunctions pending the hearing on the merits of the case. The restrictions apply to clothing, jewelry, and fashion accessories listed on the Shein platform....
VAT on postal services will complicate e-commerce
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (240+ words) logos-pres.md VAT on postal services will complicate e-commerce According to the draft budget and tax policy for 2027, the VAT exemption will apply only to universal postal services provided by national operators. The authors propose that other postal and courier…...
China Expands Its E-Commerce Law
1+ week, 1+ day ago (369+ words) The draft amendments were published by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in collaboration with relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. The document will be open for public comment until August 4. According…...
Amazon Could Be the First Company in the World to Earn $1 Trillion in a Year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (227+ words) In his view, the company is no longer just the largest online retailer; it has become one of the key infrastructure platforms of the global economy. Amazon’s growth today is driven by several areas at once—the Amazon Web Services…...
Amazon Earned More Than $26 Billion from Americans' Savings
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) According to Adobe Analytics, online spending from June 23 to 26 rose by 9.3% compared to last year. The most popular categories were electronics, home appliances, children’s products, personal care items, and home goods. Experts attribute the sales growth not only to large-scale…...
Chinese E-commerce Is Losing Steam: Growth of Low-Cost Giants Is Under Threat
3+ week, 4+ day ago (202+ words) The segment, which has grown in recent years thanks to aggressive price dumping and direct air shipments from China, is increasingly facing constraints related to logistics and fuel costs. It is becoming increasingly difficult to pass these costs on to…...
The government is promoting e-commerce
3+ week, 4+ day ago (261+ words) logos-pres.md The government is promoting e-commerce What Will Be Done - Removal of administrative barriers to e-commerce and postal exports: red tape associated with VAT refunds in e-commerce will be eliminated by recognizing the CN23 declaration and electronically confirmed transport documents....
The government is making things easier for the IT and e-commerce sectors
3+ week, 4+ day ago (239+ words) This initiative aims to modernize the economic infrastructure and bring national legislation into line with European Union standards. The main goal of the project is to reduce companies’ compliance costs and to stimulate investment in the digital sector and e-commerce....