https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/competition-and-markets-authority/ Ecommerce Industry News Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/competition-and-markets-authority/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/11/03/amazon-commits-it-wont-use-seller-data-to-gain-an-unfair-advantage-in-uk/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:00:25 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230052 After investigations into their businesses, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta have committed to actions to ensure fair competition on their retail platforms, according to UK regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA opened its investigation into Amazon in July Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/06/02/ebay-to-sell-classifieds-unit-and-acquire-stake-in-the-buyer/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:23:34 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18272 eBay knows what it’s like to encounter friction as a seller – though not on its own marketplace. eBay was initially thwarted in a $9.2 billion deal to sell its Classifieds unit to a company called Adevinta when UK regulators Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/03/02/ebay-forced-to-sell-some-uk-units-to-let-classifieds-deal-go-forward/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:30:25 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17788 eBay’s sale of its Classifieds Group to Adevinta hit a snag last month due to regulators in the UK. The two companies agreed this week to sell three of their UK units – Shpock, Gumtree (UK), and Motors.co.uk – in Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/02/16/uk-cites-facebook-in-ebay-classifieds-anti-competition-ruling/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:56:00 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17735 In February 2020, activist investor Starboard Value LP stepped up pressure on eBay to sell its classifieds unit. One year later, the sale of eBay Classifieds Group to Adevinta hit a snag due to regulators in the UK. eBay announced Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/02/10/uk-tells-ebay-not-to-get-ahead-of-itself-over-stubhub-sale/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:42:12 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=15444 eBay announced in November it would sell its ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo this year. In a February 7th filing (published online today), UK regulators warned eBay to stop any integration activities between the two marketplaces while it continues its Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/06/21/uk-tells-ebay-and-facebook-to-crackdown-on-sale-of-fake-reviews/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:49:44 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14023 A UK regulator said it found evidence of a “thriving marketplace for fake and misleading online reviews” and said it wants Facebook and eBay to conduct an urgent review of their sites to prevent fake and misleading online reviews from Read more]]>