Land's End takes guarantee dispute to EU

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Land's End Inc has filed a complaint with the European Commission over the refusal of German courts to allow it to advertise its unconditional guarantee in Germany. A German appellate court has ruled that the cataloger can offer its guarantee but not to advertise it since doing so violates a 1932 German law. In the complaint filed with the commission, Land's End argued that the German law is in conflict with the European Union's (EU) recent e-commerce directive and that the EU law should prevail.

Legal issues & crime

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Merger to consolidate german mail-order market

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The proposed merger between Karstadt AG, Germany's leading department store chain, and Schickedanz Group's mail-order business would create a more forbidable challeger to Otto Versand, the number 1 German mail-order house and the world's largest. Schicekdanz's Quelle and Karstadt's Neckermann, Germany's second- and third-leading mail-order houses, respectively, had combined sales of just below DM15 billion ($8.3 billion) in 1998. The two mail-order brands will retain their identity.

Acquisitions & mergers, Department Stores, Karstadt A.

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Bertelsmann online aims to be Europe's top media shop

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BertelsmannOnline (BOL) CEO Klaus Eierhoff said the multimedia division of Bertelsmann aims to become Europe's leading media product merchant. BOL's ambition will be abetted by its parent company's position as the world's biggest English-language trade publisher, said Eierhoff. He also expressed confidence that Amazon.com's efforts to gain a foothold in Europe will not harm BOL, but instead benefit the entire market.

Strategy & planning

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