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July 10, 2015 at 1:56 pm
Skechers USA Inc. said it filed a lawsuit alleging that a footwear style sold by rival Steven Madden Ltd. infringes patents for the company's walking-shoe line and other products. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Skechers is seeking an injunction against the Setta line of footwear sold under the Steven by Steve Madden line. Skechers also is seeking…
July 10, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Coty Inc, the U.S. maker of Calvin Klein and Chloe perfume, will buy Procter & Gamble's perfume, hair care and makeup businesses for $12.5 billion in the biggest cosmetics merger in recent history. Coty would become the No. 1 perfume maker ahead of L'Oreal and No. 3 makeup provider behind its French rival and Estee…
July 10, 2015 at 1:43 pm
Target has opened a new retail space at the base of its Metreon City Target near San Francisco’s Moscone Center, and if you’re a fan of the smart home, clear acrylic furniture or grand retail experiments, then this is the place to be. The Minneapolis retailer is calling this Target’s Open House, and it's the…
July 9, 2015 at 2:45 pm
CVS pharmacies is pulling out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce amid reports that the lobbying group worked on behalf of tobacco companies to stamp down global anti-smoking laws. The New York Times reported last week that the chamber and its foreign affiliates have zeroed in on efforts by governments around the world to curb…
July 9, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has named Stefano Pessina CEO, making permanent a role the executive has filled since the largest drugstore chains in the United States and Great Britain combined to create one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical purchasers. The 73-year-old Pessina was chairman of European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots before engineering the…
July 9, 2015 at 2:19 pm
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. has settled a lawsuit alleging that the company used oversized packaging to make its Olay beauty products seem larger than they are. The civil complaint, which was filed by district attorneys in Riverside, Yolo, Fresno and Shasta counties in California, said the Cincinnati-based company violated California's slack fill…
July 9, 2015 at 2:08 pm
Contestants will use Sally Beauty Supply hair and nail products to create high-fashion looks in the upcoming season of television show "Project Runway." Lifetime’s Emmy-nominated show has partnered with Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. as the official hair and nail sponsor for its 14th season. During each episode, contestants will use exclusive Sally brands like ION,…
July 9, 2015 at 2:05 pm
Newegg.com hopes to go to the head of the class in back-to-school IT sales. In pursuit of that goal, the top tech-oriented e-tailer has jump-started the back-to-school season by launching a student-only online store and offering an introductory $20 discount off its white-glove “Newegg Premier” affinity program. Newegg described the effort as its “most comprehensive…
July 8, 2015 at 3:41 pm
Sephora maximizes its mobile commerce possibilities with more relevant and personal content in a recent update to its iPhone application, which introduces a beauty match search feature into its Beauty Board. The beauty retailer’s latest app refresh launches new features such as an in-store scanner and a new search capability in its Beauty Board to…
July 8, 2015 at 3:17 pm
Barnes & Noble relaunched its website in late June, but with one important thing missing: its marketplace. Third-party sellers have been kept in the dark, unable to log in to their selling accounts for over a week. Barnes & Noble Spokesperson Mary Ellen Keating provided EcommerceBytes with the following statement on Tuesday evening: "We recently…
