Legal
September 6, 2017 at 9:55 am
A new piece of legislation working its way through Congress could alter the way commercial companies sell everyday products and services to the U.S. military and federal agencies. The bill, passed by the House of Representatives earlier this year, would allow the Pentagon and other government agencies to buy directly from online marketplaces like Amazon.com,…
September 5, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Amazon.com has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit by a couple who claims defective eclipse glasses purchased through the online retailer damaged their eyes. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in South Carolina on Tuesday evening, Corey Payne and his fiancée, Kayla Harris, said they purchased a three-pack of eclipse glasses on Amazon in early…
August 31, 2017 at 10:16 am
Estee Lauder is being sued by federal regulators for discriminating against men. Bloomberg reports the cosmetic company’s parental leave policy allows new fathers to take two weeks of paid leave for “child bonding,” while new mothers get six weeks, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “It's wonderful when…
August 30, 2017 at 9:37 am
Simon Property Group, the largest shopping mall operator in the U.S., is suing Starbucks Corp. over the coffee giant’s decision to close 78 Teavana stores within its malls. The lawsuit states that Starbucks is breaching its leases by closing the Teavana stores and “shirking its contractual obligations at the expense of Simon’s shopping centers and the…
August 18, 2017 at 10:23 am
Welcome to this episode of Retail Right Now. Today, Total Retail reviews Amazon's tax amnesty program for its FBA sellers, Amazon Instant Pickup, and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's resignation from President Trump's advisory jobs panel.
August 17, 2017 at 11:17 am
Amazon.com sellers owing an estimated $2 billion in uncollected sales taxes are being offered a chance to waive those charges. CNBC reports 13 states have come together to announce a new sales tax amnesty program for online merchants who sell on Amazon and other online sites. Starting August 17, sellers with potential tax liability can…
August 16, 2017 at 10:19 am
A federal judge has ordered Costco to pay Tiffany & Co. $19.4 million in damages for the warehouse club’s illegal sale of counterfeit engagement diamond rings bearing the “Tiffany” name. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain said Tiffany deserves $11.1 million, plus interest, representing triple the lost profit from Costco's trademark infringement, plus the $8.25…
August 9, 2017 at 9:54 am
Gucci has filed a lawsuit against Forever 21 for allegedly knocking off its trademark stripe webbing designs. The complaint was made in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California on Tuesday. The contents of the filing include a motion to dismiss Forever 21’s earlier complaint against a threat of trademark litigation from Gucci and…
August 8, 2017 at 10:33 am
A growing number of states are sending out notices to online and catalog companies based outside their jurisdiction requiring such companies to now comply with this or that new law or regulation (key word here: “outside”). Chances are, your company has received one or more of these notices even though you have no physical presence…
August 7, 2017 at 10:57 am
While we may be in the midst of summer, the back-to-school (BTS) shopping season has already started. And for Generation Z, it’s happening in-store. Despite this emerging group of consumers growing up with phones in hand, Generation Z kids are still looking for the personal in-store experience of loading notebooks and No. 2 pencils into…
