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New York's Sweeping Algorithmic Pricing Reforms - What Retailers Need to Know

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On May 9, 2025, New York signed into law the Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act – a first-of-its-kind law mandating businesses to disclose the use of algorithmic pricing based on personal data. ...more

ArentFox Schiff

From Cart to Court: New York Demands Algorithmic Price Transparency

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A typical tactic employed by retailers is to reduce the price of an item that has remained in a consumer’s shopping cart. This practice may now become illegal if those retailers fail to state, “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN...more

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What’s in Your Wallet: National Retail Federation Files Suit Against New York Algorithmic Pricing Law

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What is algorithmic pricing? The Canadian Competition Bureau broadly defines it as “the process of using automated algorithms to set or recommend prices for products of services, often in real time, based on a set of data...more

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California Courts Split on Whether To Dismiss Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Claims for Online Purchases

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Ten years ago, a California Court of Appeal determined that the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (also the Act), an act that prohibits retailers from requiring consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII) as a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Washington Supreme Court Expands Scope of Anti-Spam Law

Two years ago, we posted about a proposed class action lawsuit that accused Old Navy of spamming consumers with emails that included false or misleading information about the duration of sales. For example, the complaint...more

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Coal in the Stocking for Retail Employers: The California Privacy Rights Act

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As the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) replaces its predecessor, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), on January 1, 2023, retailers face a significant amount of compliance preparation—and right at peak season. The...more

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