Since the major Asian platforms have entered the European market selling directly to consumers, many small local businesses, both brick-and-mortar and online, have struggled. That's just how the market is, and everyone is free to choose where they shop.

"School supplies," "maintenance of the educational project," or "general services." These are concepts familiar to many families because they appear on the fee receipts they pay at their children's school. However, the ambiguity of these terms can lead families to assume expenses of an educational institution that, by law, they should not have to bear, or at least should not be obligated to do so. This is the warning issued in a September resolution by the Ombudsman for Grievances, which ARA has been able to consult. The document is a response to a specific case concerning a change in fees at several semi-private schools, but the institution also notes that, in its work, it has detected that "some public and semi-private schools include expenses [...] that should not be the responsibility of families or should not be considered mandatory contributions."