Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • December 08, 2025

    7-Eleven To Pay $4.5M Penalty Over Fla. Gas Station Buy

    7-Eleven Inc. and its Japanese parent company will pay a historic $4.5 million penalty to settle the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the convenience store giant bought a Florida gas station without first informing the FTC, in violation of a 2018 agreement, the agency announced Monday.

  • December 08, 2025

    Insurer Denies Coverage To Retailers For Kratom Death Suit

    An insurance company is arguing it has no obligation to defend two Washington retail smoke shops facing a lawsuit by a father who claims they sold kratom products that killed his son, telling a federal court that their policies do not cover injuries caused by the sale of products expected to cause injury.

  • December 08, 2025

    Epic Drops App Store Trade Libel Claims Against Google

    Video game and software developer Epic Games Inc. is dropping its trade libel case accusing Google LLC of making claims about its apps and store on Android devices, following a settlement between the tech giants.

  • December 08, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Express Mobile's Patents Or $40M Win

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board rightfully invalidated claims of three Express Mobile web-design patents, and a Delaware federal judge properly found Shopify didn't infringe additional, related patents, the Federal Circuit held Monday.

  • December 08, 2025

    Amazon, UL Say Chinese Cos. Lied About E-Bike Safety Tests

    Amazon and product safety organization UL are accusing a number of Chinese firms of falsely promoting their electric scooters and e-bikes as certified by UL despite never actually having their products tested by the 131-year-old safety group.

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