Zalando to appeal EU court ruling rejecting its challenge against EU tech rules

Zalando ZAL will appeal an EU court ruling dismissing its challenge against landmark EU tech rules, Europe's biggest online retail company said on Wednesday.

The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, had earlier on Wednesday sided with the European Commission which had labelled Zalando as a very large online platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act subject to tough requirements.

"Our highly curated business model does not present a 'systemic risk' of disseminating harmful or illegal content from third parties, as presumed for VLOPs," Zalando said in a statement.

"We will appeal the judgement," it added.