Japan’s Fair Trade Commission dropped a request for the delay of Rakuten Inc’s plan for free shipping, following the e-commerce company’s decision to scale back the offer.
The JFTC, which oversees business practices in Japan, last month asked a Tokyo court to hold up the launch scheduled for March 18, saying the plans could unfairly disadvantage some of the sellers on Rakuten’s platform. The company responded on Friday by limiting the introduction to stores that have completed necessary preparations.
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