Although online shopping is extremely convenient, many consumers still want to touch and test out products before they purchase them. Since 2015, Amazon, with its first brick and mortar Amazon Books store, has made its way...more
2/21/2020
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Books ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
e-Books ,
E-Commerce ,
Grocery Stores ,
Internet Retailers ,
Pop-Up Stores ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Shopping Centers ,
Whole Foods
The holidays are a hectic time for a lot of different reasons. One thing that remains constant through the chaos of work events, family gatherings, and inclement weather is the hustle and bustle of the retail world. This post...more
While increased occurrences of retail store closures and predictions about the death of the shopping mall are causing mall owners to consider downsizing or repurposing their space away from consumer-facing retail and toward...more
Is “Christmas in July” a bonus for consumers or retailers? Which retailers are coming to the front of the price slashing competition and what products are hot off the shelves? According to retail experts, Amazon raked in...more
Amazon’s highly anticipated announcement in mid-November that New York City and Northern Virginia will be the locations for its “split” second headquarters ended a lengthy contest among major American cities vying to be...more
A Changed View of Online Sales Tax for Out-of-State Retailers -
With the growing and evolving retail world, which we have discussed before, one thing had remained constant: retailers did not have to collect sales tax for...more
6/22/2018
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Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Internet Retailers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Quill ,
Reversal ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
SCOTUS ,
South Dakota v. Wayfair ,
Substantial Nexus
The proliferation of accessibility lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has not abated. It is well-documented that ADA-related litigation increased by 37% from 2015 to 2016, which is...more
2/22/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
E-Commerce ,
Internet Retailers ,
Public Accommodation ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Technology ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
We’ve previously addressed the hype that it is only a matter of time until brick and mortar retail succumbs to its online competitors. While we concluded that brick and mortal retail is not in danger of immediate extinction,...more
10/6/2016
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E-Commerce ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademarks ,
Virtual Reality
On-demand delivery services, such as Uber and its competitors Lyft and Postmates, are increasingly taking steps that have the potential to offer a counterpunch to online retailers such as Amazon and may shake up the brick and...more
6/23/2016
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Delivery Drivers ,
Internet Retailers ,
Lyft ,
On-Demand Services ,
Popular ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Sharing Economy ,
Uber
With the holidays fast approaching, and sales during November and December accounting for an estimated 30% of retailers’ annual revenue, retailers are pulling out all the stops in the ongoing fight for customer dollars, with...more