Saudi: MoC blocks 7 e-stores for e-commerce violation
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) announced that it has blocked 7 e-stores owned by a Saudi company due to its violation over the e-commerce system and its executive regulations.
The ministry said that the stores had violated the e-commerce system by misleading the consumers and not complying with their contractual rights. The ministry revealed that the monitored stores are e-stores that market clothing products for women’s and children’s supplies, as well as furniture and electronic devices.
The monitored stores had several other violations, which are:
1 – The failure of notifying the consumers of the difficulties in delivering and executing their orders.
2 – The store did not implement the request to cancel purchases after exceeding the agreed period.
3 – Stores refused to refund some shoppers.
The violating stores have been referred to the Committee to Consider Violations of the E-Commerce System.