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Ankura

Parcel Delivery Spotlight

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Historically, brick-and-mortar retailers, e-commerce businesses, and other small parcel shippers have had limited leverage in negotiating small parcel rates in a supply market that behaved as a duopoly. Current industry...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Expanding Landscape of Alcohol Delivery Services

Following consumer trends and fueled by the pandemic and related loosening of restrictions on in-state retailer alcohol delivery regulations, the marketplace for alcohol delivery services has expanded exponentially over the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FedEx Express and Elroy Air Take Off with Autonomous Drones to Ease Supply Chain Issues

FedEx Express and Elroy Air, a California-based autonomous systems and software company, are teaming up to build the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system. FedEx will test...more

K&L Gates LLP

Not-So-Free Shipping: Yeezy Brand to Pay US$950,000 Over Late Shipping Under California Consumer Protection Laws

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Supply chain disruptions, coupled with a surge in online shopping, have led to overstretched companies and impatient customers. The supply chain crisis continues to cause shipping delays across the nation as companies...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Navigating Regulatory Landmines: Consumer Protection for Alcohol Beverage Companies - September 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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Alcohol beverage companies must contend with an ever-evolving regulatory landscape, including unpacking the new environment under US President Joe Biden’s executive order on competition. How do you differentiate as a brand...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Navigating Regulatory Landmines: Consumer Protection for Alcohol Beverage Companies - August 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

As alcohol products compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace, how do you differentiate as a brand while being mindful of regulatory landmines? Join us for the second webinar in our Alcohol Quarterly Update Series on...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

From Brick & Mortar to the Web: An Overview of Federal Laws and Regulations to Consider When Operating an E-Commerce Business

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Long before COVID-19 affected retail companies had already started shifting to e-commerce platforms, marked by retail giants exclusively in the e-commerce space. ...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Reaches $9.3 Million Settlement With Fashion Nova for Violation of Mail Order Rule

On April 21, 2020, the FTC reached a proposed settlement with Fashion Nova, an American fast fashion retail company, for failing to ship merchandise in a timely manner without notifying customers and giving them an...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Bringing Your Business Online: E-Commerce Policies

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

When Fast Fashion Slows Online Orders: Lessons Learned From $9.3 Million FTC Settlement

- On April 21, 2020 the FTC announced a record settlement of $9.3 million with an online retailer in an action brought under the “Mail Order Rule.” - The Mail Order Rule, which applies to online purchases, requires...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Update On Current Issues Impacting Transportation Intermediaries

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The following is a short, to the point, summary of recent developments which impact transportation intermediaries, some of which can be implemented simply without fanfare, others which just bear careful monitoring. The...more

Hogan Lovells

EU: Cross-border parcel delivery – Council approves final text of regulation

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The Digital Single Market, as pushed forward with increasing speed by the European institutions, does not end with the click of a “purchase” icon. Goods ordered and bought online need to find their way to the purchaser, be it...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Getting Past the Last Mile: Delivery Challenges For E-Commerce Businesses

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E-commerce businesses have changed the relationship between consumers and retailers through the advent of expedited and low-cost home delivery services. Now, many consumers anticipate both free shipping with their purchase,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Digital Single Market Strategy: One Year On

In May 2015, the European Commission announced its Digital Single Market Strategy to accelerate the creation of a digital single market (DSM) across the EU. The EU’s aim is to broaden access to e-commerce, media and...more

BCLP

EU Retail News - July 2016

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BREXIT – THE NEXT STEPS - Despite the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the European Union in exactly the same way as they have done in the past –...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission Unveils New Digital Single Market Proposals

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The Commission’s proposals aim to drive cross-border e-commerce in the EU and level the regulatory field across audiovisual media services and online platforms. On 25 May 2016 the European Commission (Commission)...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Encouraging news for cross-border internet retailers (and shoppers) in the EU

The European Commission (the "Commission") has been investigating the European-wide parcel delivery industry for some time. With online retail becoming an increasingly important avenue for both consumers and retailers, the...more

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