Dutch Court Orders Lidl To Cease Selling Birkenstock Lookalike Sandals
A Dutch court has ruled in favour of fashion brand Birkenstock in a copyright case involving 'lookalike' sandals sold by Lidl, and ordered the di...
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GUEST COMMENT Agentic commerce is arriving faster than the consent rules
Manuel Heilmann, CEO of compliance platform iubenda, looks at who gives consent for a shopper's data once an AI agent, not a human, is doing the shopping. The post GUEST COMMENT…
Gamma chairs barred: Vincent Sheppard wins plagiarism case
Furniture manufacturer Vincent Sheppard has obtained a court order in The Hague prohibiting Intergamma from continuing to sell its Amelie garden chairs and lounge sets in the…
New Balance takes Decathlon to court over logo: K or N?
New Balance has filed a lawsuit against the French sports retailer Decathlon. The logo on the Kiprun running shoes is said to resemble the American shoe manufacturer's iconic "N"…
Belgian relaunch continues to haunt Wibra: million-euro bill looms
The legal fallout from Wibra’s 2020 bankruptcy in Belgium continues to haunt the retailer. According to the latest annual report, a ruling by the labor court in Liège could cost…
Major US retailers face beef prices probe
The US Department of Justice has expanded its anti-trust investigation into beef prices to include eight large retailers, among them Walmart and Costco. The post Major US…
Boohoo hit with £2m fine in France over ‘fake’ discounts
Boohoo has been slapped with a £2m fine in France after the country’s consumer watchdog found the fashion retailer had misled shoppers with discounts that were not always genuine…
Sainsbury’s sticks with facial recognition despite “false shoplifter” controversy
Sainsbury’s is continuing to roll out AI facial recognition technology to track down shoplifters, undeterred by the controversy surrounding a customer who was wrongfully banned…
CMA warns fuel retailers over slow price cuts as margins remain high
Fuel retailers have been criticised by the CMA for failing to pass falling wholesale costs on to motorists quickly enough, as the competition watchdog warned that profit margins…
Shein valuation plunges from $100bn to $25bn ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Fast-fashion retailer reportedly plans to offer 8% of shares as slower growth and regulatory pressures weigh on investor appetite
Is the US is still an attractive market for bricks-and-mortar retailers?
In the face of obstacles such as record low retail space availability, tariff pressures, and high living costs, the US may seem an unlikely location for international retailers to…
Bicycle manufacturer Batavus bankrupt after years of COVID struggles
The Dutch bicycle manufacturer Accell Group, owner of brands such as Batavus, Sparta, Koga, Haibike, and Raleigh, has been declared bankrupt. On Tuesday, the Amsterdam court…