JD.com And Ceconomy Mega Deal Delayed By Austrian Regulators

Austria could derail the acquisition by JD.com of Europe's biggest electricals retailer. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe contest for Ceconomy, Europe’s largest consumer electricals retailer, was always about more than scale and it is now at risk of becoming a referendum on whether Europe is still open to the next phase of global retail integration, or quietly redrawing its boundaries.And Austria’s interventio ...