Amazing! Amazon may win the billion-dollar lawsuit

The Russian government website announced on March 4 that Russian Prime Minister Mishustin signed an order on the 2nd to temporarily ban the export of a variety of medical supplies including masks, goggles, disinfectants, antiviral drugs, disposable protective clothing, bandages, gauze, shoe covers, etc. The order will take effect from the date of publication and will be valid until June 1st .

It is reported that starting from March 9, 2020, Shopee will charge warehouse operation fees for banned orders, and the implementation time will be based on the warehouse interception time.

If the warehouse verifies that an order contains prohibited items of Category A or Category B , then each order of the corresponding goods will be penalized 3 points and 1 point respectively. At the same time, each order found to contain prohibited items by the warehouse will also be required to pay a warehouse operation fee of US$ 1 to US$ 2 .

In addition, if Shopee suffers losses due to customs fines, administrative confiscations, etc. due to prohibited items, the seller will be responsible for all losses suffered by the platform. In addition to paying additional taxes and customs fines, the seller will also be punished by having the store funds frozen for 30 days.

If the seller engages in money laundering, fraud or other serious violations of rules and laws, Shopee has the right to freeze the seller's account for 90 days and deduct the amount of the problematic order in accordance with regulations.

After Amazon asked the court to suspend Microsoft's $10 billion cloud service contract with the US Department of Defense, a US judge said that Amazon may successfully overturn the US Department of Defense's decision to award the contract to Microsoft.

Federal Judge Patricia Campbell - Smith released her opinion on Friday. She said Amazon could succeed because it argued that the Defense Department improperly evaluated Microsoft's price proposal. Amazon could also show that Microsoft's proposal was not as technically feasible as the Pentagon had assessed.

In fact, on February 13 , Campbell - Smith also issued a preliminary injunction, requiring the US government not to continue to enforce the contract until the court issues further orders.

Amazon and Microsoft did not respond to requests for comment Saturday, but Microsoft said the opinion cited a "separate technical finding" and that it did not find any other government errors in the "complex and thorough process that led to the award of the contract to Microsoft."

Amazon announced on the 6th that it has launched a multi-channel delivery ( MCF ) order tracking website Swiship .

Multi-Channel Fulfillment sellers and their customers can now use the new tracking website to get real-time updates on the location of their package deliveries.

Sellers and customers can access Swiship at any time to get the latest information by entering the tracking number provided when the order was shipped. The website provides tracking information for all MCF orders, regardless of the carrier.

For customers, the shipping notification emails are linked to the tracking site. To ensure that customers receive these notifications, you need to provide their email address when creating a fulfillment order. For sellers, once the order is shipped, the tracking number in the Shipment section of the Order Details page is linked to the tracking site.

It is understood that recently, Amazon also stated that it will reduce multi-channel delivery costs. Starting from April 1, 2020, Amazon will reduce the rates of 2- day expedited shipping. The specific reduction depends on the size level, and the maximum reduction can be up to 30% . At the same time, the rates of standard shipping will also be reduced, and Amazon will also introduce new size levels for standard and expedited shipping.

Flipkart faces further antitrust investigation in India after an appeals court asked the competition regulator to investigate whether it abuses its dominant position in e-commerce, Reuters reported.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) said in an order issued on the 5th that " the CCI is directed to direct its director general to investigate the matter directly." However, it is unclear when the CCI will start the investigation.

In 2018, the Competition Commission of India ( CCI ) said that Flipkart and Amazon's Indian subsidiary had not violated antitrust regulations, following which the All India Online Suppliers Association appealed to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ( NCLAT ).

Flipkart and Amazon's Indian unit have also faced growing criticism from brick-and-mortar retailers that Flipkart provides funding for deep discounts and discriminates against smaller merchants, charges both companies deny.