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Minimum Advertised Price Policies: What Manufacturers Need to Know

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Manufacturers often want to provide some direction over how resellers advertise and distribute their products, both to avoid conflicting incentives among resellers that could undermine the broader business strategy and to...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Platforms in the Crosshairs: What the FTC’s ‘Made in USA’ Warning Letters Mean for E-Commerce

The FTC just fired a “Made in USA” warning shot across the bow of e-commerce—this time aimed directly at the platforms themselves. In July 2025, the agency issued letters to Amazon and Walmart, citing concerns about...more

Morgan Lewis

Proposed New York Law Seeks Stricter Electronic Marketplace Liability - Retail Did You Know?

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Bill S6437, a bill making its way through the New York State Senate, would purport to place electronic marketplace providers on the same footing as retailers for purposes of New York’s strict liability law. While the law...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The FTC is Turning the Lights On: Dark Patterns Aren't in the Shadows Anymore

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The continued growth and dominance of e-commerce has ushered in a new frontier for businesses. In response to the progressive evolution from brick-and-mortar marketplaces to the current e-commerce dominant landscape,...more

Hogan Lovells

France - E-merchants, don’t forget to update your T&Cs of sale!

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A new French Decree on the legal guarantee of conformity of goods, digital content and digital services was published on June 30th, 2022. A new French Decree no. 2022-946 on the legal guarantee of conformity of goods, digital...more

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France - E-commerçants, n’oubliez pas de mettre à jour vos CGV !

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Un nouveau décret relatif à la garantie légale de conformité pour les biens, les contenus numériques et les services numériques a été publié le 30 juin 2022...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Protecting Your Online Brand on Amazon

In today’s ever-expanding e-commerce environment, online brand protection and enforcement has become a necessary undertaking of paramount importance for brand owners in efforts to combat the illicit trade of counterfeit and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Are Online Marketplaces Liable for Product Defects? California Says Yes

As companies increasingly open and support online marketplaces for third parties to sell goods and products, the question has arisen as to what happens when one of those products is defective. Who is liable for any harm the...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Price Gouging Takedowns – The Online Platforms Have a Say

Over the past month, state enforcers have declared a war on price gouging, but some of the most effective enforcers have not been the states. Online platforms and other large retailers have taken extraordinary steps to...more

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NAAG Polices COVID-19 Price Gouging, Demands Fair Pricing Policies and Actions

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is actively monitoring consumer product prices and working to eliminate price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 33 attorneys general signed on to letters...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

The Future of Online Shopping Is Social

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Social media has a well-established position in the retail industry. Brands and retailers have mastered digital and social media tools to engage their target market throughout the customer journey, from awareness, engagement,...more

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Sustainable Fashion – A G&S Panel Discussion

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On January 13, 2020, Goulston & Storrs PC hosted a panel discussion featuring leaders in the fashion industry’s movement towards more sustainable practices.  The panel was organized by Jen Furey, a member of Goulston & Storrs...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

"Retail Rap" – Analysis of Business and Legal Trends in the Industry: November 2019

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Welcome to our latest edition of Retail Rap. From influencer marketing to launching a startup and ensuring digital advertising complies with the latest regulations, retail issues are making news—and presenting legal...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #65 – Beware Online Shoppers of Keylogging Malware

There are reports of a java keylogger that is able to copy and forward credit card details from online checkout forms that are used on shopping websites. It has reportedly affected several dozen online shopping websites that...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The “Unstore”: The Future of Brick and Mortar Retail?

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The upcoming holiday weekend brings with it Black Friday and Cyber Monday, dates that have become shorthand for the different ways people shop. While e-commerce and physical retailers’ sales are still not comparable, many...more

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Black Friday: May You Finally Shop in Peace

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Black Friday has traditionally been the day that retailers and consumers gleefully mark on their calendars. Since its inception in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Black Friday has been considered the blast-off point for the...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

India Relaxes Rules on Foreign Direct Investment in E-Commerce

In Press Note No. 3 released on 29 March 2016 the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) announced that foreign direct investment (“FDI”) of up to 100% would be...more

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