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eBay and Amazon still Coronavirus profiteering, claims Which?
Consumer watchdog Which? is calling for urgent government action to limit the prices of essential products during the coronavirus crisis, after a new investigation found Amazon and eBay are still failing to get to grips with blatant profiteering on their websites. More than a month after the competition regulator raised the alarm, and despite a…
Coronavirus: eBay and Amazon failing to prevent profiteering, claims Which?
eBay and Amazon Marketplace are failing to crack down on a spate of coronavirus-profiteering by sellers after a Which? investigation uncovered a wide range of products for sale on marketplaces with inflated, and often ridiculous, prices. At the start of this month, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned that traders should not be exploiting…
Two-thirds of online marketplace products fail safety tests
Two-thirds of the 250 products tested from Amazon Marketplace, AliExpress, eBay and Wish fail safety tests, according to the latest research from Which? and consumer groups across Europe. The pan-European investigation found 66% of the products bought from online marketplaces including Amazon, eBay, AliExpress and Wish failed safety tests, including carbon monoxide alarms, baby toys…
World Radio Day: Pure announces StreamR Splash
Today sees the celebration of World Radio Day, taking place on the anniversary of the founding of United Nations Radio on February 13th 1946, To mark the occasion, Pure announces the launch of the StreamR Splash, the smaller sibling to the recently launched StreamR– creating a range of smart radios with DAB+ radio, Bluetooth and…
Which? claims Amazon’s Choice badge is flawed
The latest findings from consumer watchdog Which? show that Amazon’s recommendation system is inherently flawed and easily gamed by unscrupulous sellers, despite many consumers trusting Amazon's Choice badge as a mark of quality. The Amazon’s Choice endorsement is being applied to potentially poor quality products that appear to have been artificially boosted by incentivised and…
5 ways to make running your online business simpler
If you've recently set up your own business, you could be brimming with excitement right now. You're your own boss! You can set your own hours! You can work around your kids, allowing you to give them the care they need without necessarily having to spend much time out of the house. However, frustration could…
UK streaming service BritBox launches with Channel 4 deal
UK streaming service BritBox has launched, announcing that it has struck a deal with Channel 4 for All 4 and Film4 content. The BBC and ITV announced BritBox earlier this year. Now they have said Channel 4 as well as Channel 5 are on board the service which costs £5.99 a month. BritBox has signed…
Inside Amazon’s Peterborough warehouse – report
The PA news agency sent its City reporter, Henry Saker-Clark, to Amazon’s Peterborough warehouse on one of the company’s public tours. This is what he saw: Amazon has faced years of criticism for seemingly putting profits over pay, despite being run by one of the richest men in the world. So the last thing I…
Amazon accused of ‘wasting millions’ on major transparency campaign
Amazon has been accused of “wasting millions” on a major advertising campaign calling for customers to visit its warehouses. In recent weeks, the retail giant has launched a series of TV, print and online promotional pushes inviting customers to “take a look” at the company’s operations following years of negative coverage over warehouse conditions. But…
BBC launches interactive voice news for Alexa
The BBC is launching an interactive voice news service for Alexa, allowing people to skip stories or ask for more details about the items they are interested in. From Wednesday, Alexa-enabled devices can ask “Give me BBC News” and take control of their news agenda, unlike the existing radio-like flash briefing bulletin offered by the…