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Online retailers now face an increasingly complex matrix of state consumer-privacy statutes that impose prescriptive requirements on data collection, monetization, and cybersecurity practices. ...more
Throughout the pandemic, retailers had to act swiftly to adapt to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. This meant making the most of the technologies available and experimenting with new technologies — both...more
In this episode, partners and Akin Gump retail initiative co-leaders Gregory Knopp and Meredith Slawe discuss the retail sector, its promises and its pitfalls. Among the topics covered: • technological innovation in retail ...more
“I sleep like a baby . . . I wake up every two hours crying.” - Jim Donald, President & CEO of Albertsons when interviewed at Shoptalk about how he deals with the pace of certain competitors. “The industry is in such a sea...more
The retail and fashion industries may be transforming at a rapid pace, but the Hogan Lovells Retail and Fashion Group will make sure you are on-trend. ...more
Brick-and-mortar retailers are on a constant quest to compete with ever-growing e-commerce outlets. Some strategies for engaging consumers are unconventional, but others seem like downright science fiction....more
Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume it is to monitor for shoplifting and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently granted a petition by Sears Holding Management requesting that the FTC reopen and modify a 2009 FTC order settling charges that Sears failed to disclose adequately the scope of...more
The FTC has approved the first-ever petition to reopen and modify a privacy-related consent order. The petition, filed by Sears Holdings Management Corporation, sought to amend the terms of Sears’ 2009 consent order (the...more
We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more
Your customers may be thinking, "What’s the harm in wearing something once and returning it?" But return fraud can have a big impact on a retailer's bottom line. The National Retail Federation estimates that return fraud will...more