The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As the holiday shopping season approaches, a string of “smash-and-grab” robberies have hit luxury retailers in California and Illinois, leaving authorities shocked by the brazen nature of the thefts that have involved sometimes dozens of people at a time, reports Reuters.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

French retail conglomerate Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York, seeking recognition of a French insolvency proceeding designed to slash more than €1.5 billion ($1.6 million) from its debt sheet.

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MARCH 2, 2023

courts may turn out decisive to solve major Brazilian retailer Americanas’ seeking of U.S. bankruptcy recognition, with potentially relevant impacts for the development of Chapter 15 litigation in the U.S., says Bruno Meyerhof Salama at UC Berkeley Law School.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

An Illinois appellate panel has found a biometric class action against one of the largest T-Mobile retailers in the country should not be sent to arbitration, saying the company was barred from enforcing the arbitration clause of its employment agreement based on its actions in a prior case it settled.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 31, 2023

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced legislation Monday to combat the funding of organized crime through retail theft. Convictions for organized retail crime serve as a predicate offense for a racketeering charge. According to the Governor, the estimated economic impact of stolen sales in New Mexico is at $819.8

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Legislation backed by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam passed on Thursday making make it a Class 3 felony for individuals to conspire or act together to steal retail merchandise for resale valued over $5,000 during a 90-day period. The bill aims to tackle what is called ‘organized retail theft.’

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JURIST

JUNE 6, 2022

The environmental advocacy group Last Beach Cleanup Monday issued a public statement regarding two lawsuits it filed Friday against California-based retailers Gelson’s Markets and Stater Bros. ” If the two companies are selling reusable plastic bags that are not also recyclable, then they are in violation of California law.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The subsequent economic growth enriched an ever-expanding middle class , and the country’s retail industry has quickly adapted to supply a growing appetite for consumption. Indeed, at the start of this year, The Economist suggested that retailers everywhere should look to China, and some are already doing so. Lifestyle commerce.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Zimmerman Reed LLP and thousands of its clients are unlawfully conspiring to "weaponize" a California wiretapping law in bringing a crush of arbitration claims against L'Occitane over its website user tracking practices, the cosmetics and home goods retailer alleged in urging a California federal court to put an end to this "shakedown."

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Law 360

JULY 15, 2022

Despite the low number of retail bankruptcy filings over the last year, record high inflation, heightened inventory levels and a potential recession have begun to trigger an uptick in distress across the retail sector, which could lead to a rise in bankruptcies, say George Angelich and Brett Goodman at ArentFox Schiff.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 22, 2021

“Cannabis retailer Harborside appeals 280E tax ruling, but will it prove fruitful?” ” John Schroyer of Marijuana Business Daily had this report back in June 2020. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this decision answering that question in the negative.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 16, 2021

While e-commerce sales enabled retailers to operate during the throes of pandemic lockdowns beginning last year, since strict shelter-in-place rules have increasingly lifted, retailers have been exploring ways to get customers back in stores, whether it be via inherently Instagrammable pop-ups shops and in-store exhibitions à la Tiffany & Co.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A China-based retailer has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Seventh Circuit decision affirming NBA Properties' win in trademark infringement litigation over counterfeit products related to the National Basketball Association, arguing the lower court's ruling allows jurisdiction to be manipulated.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Investing in contactless technologies is now a lot easier than before, and there are plenty of ways to consider them for your retail business.

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Gravel2Gavel

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Early pandemic fears that brick-and-mortar retail would not live to see the next decade look to be largely unfounded. billion alone for in-person retail. Retail vacancies are the lowest they’ve been in at least 15 years, and current rent averages are up 16% than the rental rates of five years ago. Rishwain, Jr. and Cait Horner.

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The Fashion Law

JANUARY 14, 2022

The post From StockX to Moda Operandi, Retailers are Eyeing the Metaverse appeared first on The Fashion Law. StockX currently maintains trademark registrations in Class 9 and 35 for the same general uses – albeit, without any mention of virtual goods or NFTs.).

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The Fashion Law

JULY 5, 2021

Yet another familiar fashion retailer is about to disappear from the British high street. company – which also owns the Banana Republic, Athleta, and Old Navy brands, had been the world’s largest fashion retailer. The once-mighty Gap is the latest brand to pull down the shutters. Generation gap.

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Law 360

JUNE 29, 2023

A New Jersey crib retailer Thursday was named the winning bidder for Bed Bath & Beyond's Buy Buy Baby brand, but the bankrupt retail chain said it was extending the auction for the baby business as a whole for another week in hopes of getting a higher going concern offer.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

The general counsel for Massachusetts cannabis company Trade Roots will become a vice president of the company as it prepares to launch a retail store in Wareham, Massachusetts, the company has announced.

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Mondaq

APRIL 7, 2022

"Retail apocalypse" was the phrase coined to describe the anticipated demise of the brick-and-mortar retail store in the face of the unparalleled convenience of online shopping and other electronic commerce.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 10, 2021

billion is a warning shot for fashion retailers. For years, traditional retailers and “fast fashion” companies have moved too slowly on the sustainability front. Retailers must act fast. Some retailers encourage consumers to return unwanted clothing to the store – in return for a voucher to purchase new fashion.

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Mondaq

MAY 5, 2022

The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2022 (the "Act") was signed into law on 11 April 2022. The Act extends the scope of firms which are required to.

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Law 360

JANUARY 2, 2023

Attorneys with their eyes on the retail industry should expect to see plenty of noteworthy litigation in 2023, including Starbucks' ongoing battle with unionizing workers, massive opioid settlements from pharmacies, continued antitrust battles over Google and Apple app stores and what could be a long road ahead for Albertsons' planned merger with Kroger. (..)

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LegalReader

JUNE 7, 2021

Digitization is transforming every area of the retail industry, from researching merchandise to the point of sale.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

You will buy more than one retail shelving unit. Hence, the service provider must offer you affordable pricing on the products.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Unlike virtually all DEA/DOJ civil settlements that we are aware of, the government recently announced a settlement not with a DEA registrant but with non-registered retail inventory service providers. Then something novel comes along. While no registrant is a party to the settlement, as the U.S. 29, 2022), at [link].

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Law 360

JUNE 15, 2023

With corporate bankruptcies at their highest levels since 2010, familiar large retailers, like Rite Aid, may need to take the inevitable plunge, with a few patterns in metrics and behaviors tipping off potential insolvency issues, says Talin Keshishian at BG Law.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 21, 2021

Citing data from EMarketer, CNBC states that behind Amazon, Walmart – which lost its “top apparel retailer” title to Amazon this spring and is slated to also give up its position as the largest U.S. Retailer from Walmart in 2022, Continues Quest to Dominate in India appeared first on The Fashion Law.

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Law 360

MARCH 16, 2022

Online retailer CafePress will pay $500,000 and improve its cybersecurity program to end a U.S. Federal Trade Commission probe into its failure to disclose a breach that exposed Social Security numbers, the consumer protection watchdog has said.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Amazon, more courts are holding online retailers liable for products sold on their websites by third parties, signaling a new trend that is likely to continue to pick up speed, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson. In the two years since the Third Circuit’s ruling in Oberdorf v.

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Law 360

APRIL 26, 2021

Nike Retail Services has agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle workers' claims that it didn't pay them for time spent waiting for end-of-shift security checks, according to a Friday settlement filing in California federal court.

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Law 360

AUGUST 6, 2021

India's highest court on Friday dealt a win to Amazon.com in a dispute that pitted two of the world's wealthiest men against each other, enforcing an emergency arbitral award that put on hold a deal involving one of India's largest brick and mortar retailers.

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Gravel2Gavel

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This week’s round-up dives into NFT fractionalization and its potential benefit to increase accessibility in real estate investing, lobbying efforts surrounding Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding, experimental retail spaces, and more. Continue Reading ›.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Private licensed cannabis retail stores in B.C. will soon be allowed to sell cannabis-related clothing, books and other items. This is welcome news for the legal cannabis sector.

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Law 360

JANUARY 3, 2022

A slew of cases is poised to keep the retail industry busy in 2022, including high-stakes appeals stemming from antitrust litigation over Apple and Google's app stores, disputes with landlords over rent during the peak of COVID-19 closures and fallout from data breaches.

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Law 360

MAY 25, 2022

and more than $6 billion in financial penalties, the beleaguered asset manager on Tuesday was hit with a proposed securities class action in California federal court claiming it defrauded retail investors. Following the bombshell guilty plea last week by Allianz Global Investors U.S.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 25, 2022

Have you ever wondered how to leverage data to enhance the customer experience? Check out this infographic for how to go about doing it. Infographic created by Fiserv.

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