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Shopify gives notice it’s laying off 10pc of workers ‘by the end of the day’

An expansion plan built on pandemic-driven growth in e-commerce has been shelved as Shopify drastically cuts back to focus on product. In an email to...

Amazon hikes Prime membership prices across Europe

From September, customers who use Amazon Prime in the UK and Ireland will pay £8.99 per month. Amazon is increasing the price of its annual...

Amazon sues 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews

One of the groups called Amazon Product Review had more than 43,000 members before it was shut down by Meta earlier this year. Amazon has...

Phishing spike detected in lead-up to Amazon Prime Day

Researchers at Check Point have detected a 37pc increase in daily Amazon-related phishing attacks as Prime Day approaches. With Amazon Prime Day around the corner,...

Amazon faces UK investigation over suspected anticompetitive practices

The CMA said Amazon may be giving preferred sellers an unfair advantage, which could result in a worse deal for UK customers. The UK’s competition...

eBay acquires NFT marketplace KnownOrigin in digital collectibles push

eBay said the deal will help it remain a leading site for digital collectibles, while Shopify has released a new service for NFT fans. eBay...

Shopping directly from TV ads could become the future of e-commerce

A new deal aims to make shopping directly from TV ‘as easy as it is on social’, with plans to build ‘deeper commercial experiences’...

Belfast sports-tech start-up Pitchbooking scores £550,000 funding

Pitchbooking aims to become the ‘Airbnb of sports facility booking’ and will use the fresh funding to grow its team and develop its services. Belfast...

Zalando has acquired a majority stake in a German media brand

The acquisition will enable the online retail giant to leverage Highsnobiety’s creative insights into the fashion world. Berlin-headquartered fashion e-commerce company Zalando is snapping up...

MEPs return from ‘mostly positive’ Silicon Valley talks on DSA and DMA

MEP Andreas Schwab said the visit highlighted the importance of restructuring the EU digital economy and that there is strong SME support for an...

Irish e-commerce company eDesk is hiring 150 new staff to support growth

Most of the 150 jobs will be based in Ireland, but the company is also expanding its presence on the east coast of the...

Swedish fintech Klarna to lay off 10pc of its workforce

Klarna’s CEO said increased inflation, a volatile stock market and the war in Ukraine have marked the beginning of a ‘tumultuous year’. Swedish fintech Klarna...

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