A trustmark helps to reassure a consumer when it comes to ordering from a web shop. They are an important factor regarding the trustworthiness of an e-commerce shop. However, fake marks are achieving the same results. A German student carried out an online survey during her thesis at the Hochschule Fresenius. She carried out an online survey among 1,007 Germans to ask them
Italy targets Amazon Italia over abuse of market position
The competition authority in Italy announced that they will start an investigation. It is regarding Amazon Italia’s dominance abuse in the e-commerce logistics industry. The company is now facing a globally increasing regulatory examination. According to the watchdog, they will investigate five of Amazon group’s companies. They are Amazon EU, Amazon Italia Services, Amazon
Apple Music tops Spotify in US paid subscribers
Apple Music has bested Spotify in the amount of paid US subscribers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Apple Music counted an estimated 28 million paid subscriptions in February 2019. Spotify, on the other hand, has just over 26 million subscribers. The growth of Apple is also faster than that of predecessor Spotify. Apple is adding US subscribers at a monthly growth rate
H&M to limit free shipping because of sustainability
H&M, a clothing retailer with shops present in over 70 countries globally, decided that free shipping is unsustainable for profitability. In sixteen of the countries that the retailer operates in, H&M has introduced a loyalty membership. However, they have now started introducing a minimum order amount for their members if they want free shipping. The H&M
310 million dollar investment in plant-based meat replacements
Over the past couple of weeks, millions of dollars have been dedicated to meat substitutes that are plant-based. Tofurky has accepted its first private investment ever as well. The largest plant-based manufacturing facility of North America is to be constructed by Greenleaf Foods, producer under Field Roast and Lightlife brands. Last week, the company announced in a press