EU Set to Open “in-Depth” Review of JD.com Bid for Ceconomy
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The planned acquisition of the German retailer Ceconomy – the parent company of MediaMarkt – by the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is causing concern in Europe. ‘China will be able to use our data to train its AI models to compete with us.’
EU set to open “in-depth” review of JD.com bid for Ceconomy
The European Commission is expected to launch an “in-depth” investigation into JD.com’s proposed takeover of Ceconomy.The post EU set to open “in-depth” review of JD.com bid for Ceconomy appeared first on Retail Insight Network.
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com plans to acquire Ceconomy, the parent company of MediaMarkt and Saturn. However, EU Commissioner Teresa Ribera apparently has concerns and intends to investigate the multi-billion-euro deal for potential unfair subsidies. This would be unprecedented.
“EU launches in-depth investigation into JD.com’s acquisition of Ceconomy” - RetailDetail EU
The EU is set to launch an in-depth investigation into foreign subsidies related to the takeover bid by the Chinese e-commerce group JD.com for the German electronics retailer Ceconomy, owner of MediaMarkt.
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