E-commerce 30 January 2026 - 10 February 2026

FitLife Shares Slip With Kroger Rollout and Amazon Push in Focus
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FitLife Shares Slip With Kroger Rollout and Amazon Push in Focus

FitLife Brands dropped 3.0% to $9.91 by Monday afternoon on Nasdaq, pressured by thin trading. Traders kept an eye on the supplement stock with a June retail launch coming up and new Amazon figures expected soon. Shares last changed hands at 2:44 p.m. EDT, with 14,588 traded and market cap near $99 million. Stocks moved during a standard U.S. session, not a holiday-shortened market. Nasdaq’s posted trading is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The exchange shows the next full U.S. market holiday after Memorial Day is on June 19 for Juneteenth.
June 1, 2026
Germany just told Amazon to stop policing seller prices — and pay back €59 million
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Germany just told Amazon to stop policing seller prices — and pay back €59 million

Germany’s cartel office has blocked Amazon from imposing price caps on independent sellers in its German marketplace and demanded the U.S. company return 59 million euros, claiming it profited through this tactic. Amazon plans to appeal. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/german-cartel-office-bans-amazon-using-price-controls-2026-02-05/ This move comes as European regulators intensify their crackdown on platform rules that skew competition within online marketplaces, especially where the gatekeeper doubles as a seller.
February 5, 2026
Spotify Adds Bookshop.org to Sell Physical Books in-App as “Page Match” Syncs Print and Audio
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Spotify Adds Bookshop.org to Sell Physical Books in-App as “Page Match” Syncs Print and Audio

Spotify announced Thursday it will let users buy physical books through its app via Bookshop.org starting later this spring, available in the US and UK. Alongside this, Spotify is rolling out Page Match, a new feature that syncs a printed or e-book page to the exact spot in an audiobook. Owen Smith, Spotify’s global head of audiobooks, said, “the future of reading or listening needs to be flexible.” Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter added that “Spotify is financially supporting indie booksellers with each purchase.” This move aims to shift discovery on Spotify from merely a play button to something resembling a storefront. It also lets Spotify discuss books without coming off as trying to out-Amazon Amazon.
February 5, 2026
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