Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • March 18, 2026

    Meta Smart Glasses Pose Mass Surveillance Risk, Sens. Warn

    Three U.S. senators Wednesday warned in a letter to Meta that the tech giant's plans to integrate facial recognition technology into its smart glasses risk "normalizing mass surveillance" at a time the federal government is using similar tech to "intimidate protesters and chill speech."

  • March 18, 2026

    LA Driver Used $2M COVID Loan For Crypto, DOJ Says

    A Los Angeles man who allegedly took $2 million from federal COVID-19-related relief programs and used the money to fund cryptocurrency trading now faces money laundering, wire fraud and bank fraud charges, according to a Department of Justice announcement issued Wednesday.

  • March 18, 2026

    Judge Tosses Sanctions Review For HK Electronics Co.

    A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Department of State's Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation lacked authority to deny a Hong Kong electronics company's bid for removal from its sanctions blacklist, sending the company's removal petition back for review by the proper official.

  • March 18, 2026

    Bath & Body Works Suits Consolidated, But No Lead Attys Yet

    An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday consolidated two shareholder derivative actions alleging Bath & Body Works Inc.'s current and former top brass downplayed certain growth strategy flops, but he stopped short of handing out lead counsel roles, finding it premature to do so.

  • March 18, 2026

    ITC Orders $5M In Penalties For Illegal Chocolate Milk Imports

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has levied $5.3 million in penalties on four grocers that were found to have violated a ban on importing a chocolate malt drink mix.

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  • Credit card transaction rules
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  • Minimum wage and tip requirements
  • Sales tax issues
  • Retail and e-commerce lobbying
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  • ENFORCEMENT
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  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
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  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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