March 18, 2013
Israel: Supermarket squeeze on food suppliers may head to antitrust...
New, stricter trade terms from Israeli supermarkets are reportedly forcing some suppliers to antitrust authorities who claim the terms are excessive. Suppliers are forced to make agreements to pay stocking...
March 11, 2013
Japan: US DOJ wracks up millions in airfreight settlements
More than 18.9 million in fines was the resulting settlement between the Department of Justice and two Japanese airfreight companies as the two became the latest to plead guilty to...
February 18, 2013
Germany: Two acquisitions expand engineering and services empire around Europe
Engineering and services group Bilfinger is looking to expand its empire outside of Germany with two acquisitions resulting in what it calls the “largest provider of construction logistics.” Bilginer acquired...
February 11, 2013
Regional Competition Center for Latin America presents: Competition Challenges in...
Regional Competition Center for Latin America presents: Competition Challenges in the Supermarket Sector – by Emek Basker (University of Missouri) and Michael Noel* (Noel Economic Research) *Emek Basker is...
January 17, 2013
eCommerce In Good Health In European Markets
Recent research conducted by GfK Market Research Institute, for Ecommerce Europe, in 11 European countries (Europe11) shows that e-commerce has grown extremely fast over the past six years, especially in...
January 17, 2013
NRF Recap, Day Three: Key Takeaways
Welcome to Day Three of PYMNTS.com’s NRF Recap: a comprehensive look at all the most important announcements and coolest stories from the NRF’s Retails’ BIG Show in New York City....
January 11, 2013
EU: TNT, UPS just wont quit despite Commission’s doubt
A statement by TNT Express, a Dutch logistics company, said that its proposed merger with the United Parcel Service Inc. is still the goal as the two parties try to...
January 07, 2013
UK: Combined Lafarge/Anglo American construction services expected to generate $92.5M
The Competition Commission has approved for Anglo American and Lafarge to merge their construction services into a joint ventured called Lafarge Tarmac, according to reports. Trading of the resulting body...
January 07, 2013
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?
Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or eCommerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...
