Comments on: Brands turn on e-Tailers http://blog.consumerchoice.eu/uk/2010/02/02/europe-to-turn-on-e-tailers/ Just another Campaign for Consumer Choice weblog Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:10:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Online sales to bust recession | Campaign for Consumer Choice http://blog.consumerchoice.eu/uk/2010/02/02/europe-to-turn-on-e-tailers/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Online sales to bust recession | Campaign for Consumer Choice Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:55:58 +0000 http://blog.consumerchoice.eu/uk/?p=279#comment-36 [...] This sort of growth is undoubtedly going to play a major part in bringing the Western world out of recession. This is why it’s incomprehensible to the Campaign for Consumer Choice that new laws are emerging within weeks that could force online companies to limit their growth by spendi.... [...] [...] This sort of growth is undoubtedly going to play a major part in bringing the Western world out of recession. This is why it’s incomprehensible to the Campaign for Consumer Choice that new laws are emerging within weeks that could force online companies to limit their growth by spendi…. [...]

]]> By: David Brackin http://blog.consumerchoice.eu/uk/2010/02/02/europe-to-turn-on-e-tailers/comment-page-1/#comment-33 David Brackin Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:25:18 +0000 http://blog.consumerchoice.eu/uk/?p=279#comment-33 The only groups who could possibly want this are those with a vested interest in reducing competition. Whilst the exact formulation of the law is yet to be seen, it seems virtually impossible to identify and enforce this legally. Businesses aren't currently required to split out sales between online and bricks and mortar channels, and the definition is in any case blurred. If you order online and pick-up from my store, where is that counted? And what is a "pure play" online business? Amazon has a building. A really big one. So the enforcement of this is virtually impossible (I can't imagine any prosecutions!) except it will allow suppliers an excuse to restrict supply. Enforcement will be by trade restriction -- and whilst the entrepreneurs will incur some cost from that, the biggest cost will be borne by the consumers who would shop with them. The only groups who could possibly want this are those with a vested interest in reducing competition.

Whilst the exact formulation of the law is yet to be seen, it seems virtually impossible to identify and enforce this legally. Businesses aren’t currently required to split out sales between online and bricks and mortar channels, and the definition is in any case blurred. If you order online and pick-up from my store, where is that counted?

And what is a “pure play” online business? Amazon has a building. A really big one.

So the enforcement of this is virtually impossible (I can’t imagine any prosecutions!) except it will allow suppliers an excuse to restrict supply. Enforcement will be by trade restriction — and whilst the entrepreneurs will incur some cost from that, the biggest cost will be borne by the consumers who would shop with them.

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