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New research: divergent regulation hampers growth of cross-border e-commerce in Europe

Launching the study in Brussels today, Dick Boer, President of the ERRT and CEO of Ahold said “To take full advantage of the opportunities of the European Digital Single Market will require a careful look at existing legislation that impacts online business. The faster any obstacles can be removed, the sooner retailers will be able to boost the Digital Single Market and bring added benefits to European consumers. We suggest an ‘e-commerce test’ for a targeted set of European legislation and for all new relevant proposals. This could help speed up the completion of the Digital Single Market and significantly help to double the share of e-commerce in retail sales by 2015.”

European retailers urge political action on child labour in Uzbek cotton production

ERRT member companies, including C&A, Carrefour, El Corte Inglés, H&M, IKEA, Marks and Spencer, today called on the Members of the European Parliament to approve a report which demands changes in Uzbek child labour practices as a prerequisite to approving a significant extension of the EU-Uzbek trade principles agreement. Helena Helmersson, Head of CSR, H&M, says: “Tomorrow’s vote is an opportunity for the EU to send an impactful message to the Uzbek government. There is an urgency to get children out of the cotton fields and back into school. We hope that the European Parliament will unite to support the action.”

Food supply chain CEOs present common principles on fair business relations to Commissioners

Today, the High Level Forum on a better functioning food supply chain, co-chaired by Commission Vice-President Tajani and Commissioners Barnier, Ciolos and Dalli, has welcomed a proposed set of principles agreed amongst a multistakeholder group, aimed to ensure fairer business relations along the food supply chain.

ERRT welcomes Corazza Bildt retail market report approved in the European Parliament today

The European Retail Round Table (ERRT) welcomed the Corazza Bildt retail market report approved in the European Parliament today.

Commenting on the ‘Report on a More Efficient and Fairer Retail Market’, Dick Boer, Ahold CEO and President, European Retail Round Table (ERRT), said: “This report is broadly balanced, addresses many of the key challenges facing the sector, identifies many of the barriers holding retail back, and makes a number of useful, practical proposals. In particular, we welcome the Parliament’s call for the Commission to prepare a comprehensive action plan for retail, in consultation with the sector.  We support and endorse this call, and commit our resources to making it happen".