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A survey of 108 online retailers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland finds that 60.6% now cover return shipping costs in full, up from 49.2% a...
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At NRF's 2026 Retail's Big Show Europe in Paris, retail leaders from across the continent described artificial intelligence as having moved from experimentation into daily...
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The Eurosystem has opened a call for expression of interest inviting e-commerce and mobile commerce merchants operating in the euro area to take part in...
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The 2026 European E-commerce Report found that total European B2C e-commerce turnover grew 7% in 2025, reaching €911 billion across 38 European countries, with real...
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The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE) under the Digital Services Act, after the service confirmed it reaches...
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Five years after the EU's VAT e-commerce package entered into force, Member States have collected more than €125 billion in VAT revenue through the EU's...
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Seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased 0.6% in the euro area and 0.4% in the EU in July 2026 compared with June, though volumes remained...
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The ECB's July 2026 Consumer Expectations Survey shows euro area households expect spending growth to hold steady at 3.6% over the next 12 months, even...
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The European Commission's flash estimate shows consumer confidence in the EU remained broadly stable in August 2026, edging up slightly in the euro area, though...
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From 2 August 2026, new transparency requirements under the AI Act apply to businesses using certain AI systems, including obligations to disclose when users are...
