Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • July 10, 2026

    Quince Seeks $1.8M After 'Exceptional' Ugg IP Trial

    "Luxury lookalike" retailer Quince has asked a California federal judge to order Deckers Outdoor Corp. to pay $1.8 million in legal fees and costs in what it called an "exceptional" case after a jury found Deckers' design patent for its Ugg Classic Ultra Mini Boot was invalid.

  • July 10, 2026

    Amazon Deal Would Let Casino App Users Pursue Developers

    Amazon.com Inc. has reached a tentative deal in a proposed class action accusing the e-commerce giant of promoting "social casino" mobile apps that constitute illegal gambling, agreeing to pay $2.5 million upfront and leverage indemnity rights that would allow the putative class to recover money from the app developers.

  • July 10, 2026

    L'Oreal's Baby Products Same As Standard Version, Suit Says

    L'Oréal uses baby imagery and pediatric dermatologist references on certain CeraVe eczema and healing ointment products to mislead customers into believing that they're specifically formulated for infants, despite containing ingredients identical to cheaper versions of the same standard products, alleges a proposed class action filed Thursday in California federal court. 

  • July 10, 2026

    Five Below Growth Strategy Sank Stock Price, Investors Say

    Five Below investors have filed a shareholder lawsuit against the company's leadership alleging their merchandising strategy caused the retailer's stock to plummet, squarely rejecting the notion that the chain's losses were due to an industrywide shoplifting problem.

  • July 10, 2026

    7th Circ. Revives BIPA Suit Over Virtual Try-On Tool

    The Seventh Circuit on Friday revived a proposed class action against an eyewear company accused of violating Illinois' biometric privacy law with its online "virtual try-on" tool, saying a lower court dismissed the case too early and more evidence is needed to see if the law's exemption for data collected for health care purposes bars the claims.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Labor
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  • Federal Trade Commission
  • State and international retail regulators
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  • 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
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  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • Data breach actions
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  • Labor and employment disputes
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  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
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  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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