The European Commission has recently drafted legislation allowing suppliers (brand owners) to require that distributors have a retail storefront before they can sell online.  "A \'brick-and-mortar\' provision would hold back e-commerce growth in Europe over the next decade just when it is at a \'teenage stage\'," said Tod Cohen, eBay\'s vice president of government relations.  Read more.

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