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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

A Hackers ‘Shipageddon’ Has Set Sail: Beware of Fake Shipping Messages

As the holiday shopping season comes to end, consumers should still be aware that hackers are sending fake delivery notifications appearing to come from companies like FedEx and UPS, especially as the last few days of package...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] Selling Online: How to Avoid Flattening the Curve of an Uptick in Website Traffic - July 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

COVID-19 has increased the already dizzying amount of online sales, making the applicable marketing requirements increasingly important. These rules affect not just how companies advertise and promote products and services...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

BakerHostetler

When Your ‘Looks’ Are Late: FTC Settles With Online Fashion Retailer Over Alleged Mail Order Rule Violations

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Online retailers are well aware of how the promise of quick delivery can influence consumer purchasing decisions. Especially in times like these, when delivery times have slowed for many companies, marketers might be even...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Update on Floating Warehouses and Drone Delivery

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In the age of instant gratification, retail giants are turning to technology to fill customers’ orders as quickly as possible. The once-unimaginably-fast two-day shipping standard is starting to seem outdated and sluggish....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Amazon’s Air-Traffic Control System for Package Delivery Drones

Amazon announced this week that its development of an air-traffic control system for its package delivery drones (and other commercial drones flying in the national airspace) has taken off –pun intended. This air-traffic...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

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

Robins Kaplan LLP

Delivery Drones: Fantasy, or the Future of Online Retail?

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Amazon, Walmart, and other retail giants are piloting drone delivery programs, all vying to be the first real-life Gryzzl (hopefully with less unauthorized surveillance). Consumers are receptive to the idea ? especially if it...more

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Online Merchants Beware: There’s a New FTC Rule on Internet Purchases

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a new rule, 16 C.F.R. § 435, covering Internet purchases. It became effective December 8—just in time for holiday shopping. The new rule expanded the FTC’s previously issued rule...more

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Consumers Looking For Deliveries at the Speed of Light

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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

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