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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Labor
- National Labor Relations Board
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Federal Trade Commission
- State and international retail regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Credit card transaction rules
- Franchise regulation
- Minimum wage and tip requirements
- Sales tax issues
- Retail and e-commerce lobbying
- International retail legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Import bans and trade restrictions that affect retailers
- Counterfeiting and piracy investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Breach of contract suits
- Data breach actions
- Patent and trademark suits
- Labor and employment disputes
- Mass torts
- Product liability and personal injury suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Shareholder suits
- Patent and trademark suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Franchise and management agreements
- Retail project finance and real estate deals, including mall developments
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of retail and e-commerce practices
Readership
- Retail and e-commerce lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the retail and e-commerce industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals