Germany's competition authority said Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into online retail giant Amazon over potential "anti-competitive practices", using a new law giving regulators more power to rein in big tech companies.
A German court ruled Thursday that Amazon must list the country or place of origin of fruit and vegetables it sells online,
throwing out an appeal by the e-commerce giant.
Employees of the online retailer Amazon have downed their tools at several locations across Germany in a protest against precarious wages, but the online shopping giant insists that the strike won’t impact Christmas deliveries.
Hundreds of workers walked out at
Amazon sites across Germany Monday to press for a binding pay and conditions
agreement and highlight coronavirus risks, but the company has so far brushed
off their demands.
A new workspace for US tech giant Amazon is expected to bring thousands of jobs to Berlin's Friedrichshain neighbourhood. But does that come with a cost?
A museum slammed US e-commerce giant Amazon for selling Christmas ornaments with images of the Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, calling them inappropriate.
More than 2,000 Amazon workers in Germany walked off the job as the US online retailer kicked off its "Black
Friday" sales bonanza, escalating a long-simmering battle for better pay and working conditions.
Germany said on Saturday it would suspend Brazilian aid aimed at helping protect the Amazon forest in light of data that
showed deforestation had surged since President Jair Bolsonaro took office.
Germany’s Verdi trade union is using Amazon’s “Prime Days” - mass online sales on Monday and Tuesday - to put pressure on the company in the long-running collective bargaining dispute at its logistics centres.
German car giant Volkswagen announced
Wednesday a long-term partnership with US technology firm Amazon to develop an online platform connecting its factories and increase productivity.
The German home entertainment market surpassed €9 billion in 2018, according to new figures, further indicating that subscription based video services like Netflix and Amazon Prime continue to gain popularity in the Bundesrepublik.
Amazon employees have downed their tools and gone on strike in two locations in Germany in a bid for improved working conditions, sparking fears that Christmas orders might not arrive in time.
Verdi, the union that represents workers in Amazon delivery centres, has announced a strike for the Christmas period. December is Amazon’s busiest period of the year, but the company has assured the public that their packages will be delivered on time and ready for Christmas.
German regulators on Thursday opened a probe into whether e-commerce giant Amazon was abusing its dominant position to obstruct competition from rival sellers on its online platform.
The US online retail giant Amazon wants to prevent German employees from going on strike on the factory premises - and has therefore taken them to the Federal Labour Court in Erfurt. A verdict is expected later Tuesday.
Angela Merkel’s government is hoping to stem the loss of millions of euros worth of VAT revenue with new, tighter regulations on online platforms such as eBay and Amazon Marketplace.
Hundreds of Amazon employers protested on Tuesday against working conditions in Berlin, where the megagroup's founder Jeff Bezos was due to receive a prize.
The streaming service Amazon Prime Video unveiled that its newest German series will be available in your Amazon account by the end of this year, the company announced on Tuesday.
Online retail giant Amazon launched its virtual supermarket, AmazonFresh, in Germany on Thursday, which could mean trouble ahead for its stiff competition.
Online retail giant Amazon said on Monday that it would bring thousands of new jobs to Germany by the end of the year as part of its European expansion.
The on-demand music streaming service officially launched its services in Germany on Monday, hoping to make a dent in the competition against Spotify and Apple.
