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Have you ever considered the number of legal challenges that come with running a business in the digital era? Forbes predicts that the global e-commerce will surpass $6 trillion in 2024, meaning that there is no shortage of...more
In the middle of the 20th century, there was a massive expansion of the retail credit market. Everything from boats to sewing machines to kitchen appliances were bought and sold through increasingly complex credit...more
Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries. Cybersecurity/Privacy - It’s a New Year and a Good Time for a Cybersecurity Checkup - 2023 was another...more
It is scary to think of cyber warfare and how it may affect us. But the reality is there, and we should be prepared. I was chatting with a colleague this morning who asked for the top two things to do to prepare for a massive...more
Throughout the pandemic, retailers had to act swiftly to adapt to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines. This meant making the most of the technologies available and experimenting with new technologies — both...more
According to Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space, more than half of US consumers will shop online between Thanksgiving Thursday and Cyber Monday....more
CYBERSECURITY - Cyber Exposures Rise During Pandemic - Although it is logical that cyber-attacks have risen during the pandemic, and there is anecdotal evidence that it is occurring, including our own experience, an...more
It was announced today that the Hamburg data protection authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of a whopping €35,258,707.95 on the fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz Online Shop A.B. & Co. KG, which is based in Hamburg....more
Consumer companies around the world are incorporating sustainability, business integrity, and brand purpose into their business operations. This can include procuring ethically sourced products, ensuring fair pay, or...more
Over the past nine months in Hong Kong, luxury retailers have encountered a challenging market. Hong Kong has traditionally been a popular destination for Mainland Chinese seeking to purchase luxury goods, but recent...more
Welcome to our latest edition of Retail Rap. From influencer marketing to launching a startup and ensuring digital advertising complies with the latest regulations, retail issues are making news—and presenting legal...more
As many expected, the US economy slowed in Q4 2018, growing at a 2.6% annual rate in the final three months of last year. That figure was better than some forecasters thought, but it still marks a “significant slowdown” from...more
The holiday season is the most wonderful – and the busiest – time of year for retailers. With the holiday season now in full swing, here are 5 things your business needs to consider...more
As retailers head into the holiday shopping season, the ghosts of privacy breaches past may come to mind just as easily as the 12 days of Christmas carol! From Target to Michael’s to Neiman Marcus, retailers remember these...more
In stark contrast to the rapid development of e-commerce in China, it has taken nearly five years and no less than four drafts for China to finalise its first e-Commerce Law. The new law will enter into force on 1 January...more
If you have ever made an online purchase, chances are that you have received at least one email in the last month notifying you that a company’s privacy policy has changed. These emails are part of efforts to comply with the...more
On 7 November 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC“) published the second draft of the E-commerce Law, “Draft“). The goal of the Draft is to regulate China’s burgeoning e-commerce sector, and...more
Last week, Target announced that it reached a settlement of $18.5 million with attorney generals in 47 states and the District of Columbia over the massive security breach it suffered in 2013....more
We hear daily about another payment card breach at a retail store, restaurant chain or hotel line. The response to a payment card breach differs from company to company. I get a lot of questions about payment card breaches...more
The 2013 hack that caused one of the largest breaches in U.S. retail history continues to be a headache for Target Corp. Following the breach just before the holidays in 2013, Target was hit with consumer class action suits,...more
With the 2016 holiday shopping season in full swing, the risk of litigation heightens for retailers. We created our own version of a “holiday list” to identify the top-10 risk areas where retailers may be vulnerable to claims...more
Cybersecurity should always be at the top of any retailer’s priority list—and even more so as the holiday shopping season gets underway. To that end, the Federal Trade Commission’s newly-released Data Breach Response...more
Whether resulting from a planned cyberattack or mere carelessness, data breaches are on the rise. In 2015, 781 data breaches were reported across the United States, with the average breach costing $3.8 million. In 2016, the...more
Since our first update on Mobile Location Analytics (MLA) for retailers, the International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications ("the Group") has released a working paper raising additional considerations...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to obtain information about the process by which businesses audit their compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and the role of such...more