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Retail Food Group settles class action filed by former franchisees

Inside Retail

In October 2021, certain franchisees and former franchisees of the Michel’s Patisserie brand commenced the class action lawsuit against RFG and two of its related entities.

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Milwaukee distributor hit with record fine for resale price maintenance

Inside Retail

The penalties are the highest imposed for resale price maintenance in Australia, according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). Techtronic admitted it had entered into 97 agreements with retailers and dealers between January 2016 and July 2021.

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International Tax Laws On E-Commerce May Change Global Trade

LS Retail

©iStock/Galeanu Mihai International tax laws on e-commerce may change the industry and global trade — perhaps not for the better, resulting in higher consumer prices. trillion in 2016, and are expected to grow to $8.1 trillion in 2016, and are expected to grow to $8.1 Retail e-commerce sales rose to $6.3

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Is now the time to go direct to consumer?

Inside Retail

Of all the habits consumers have established in the past two years, some are more likely to stick than others and the uptick in online shopping is certainly one of them. Founded in 2011, the razor brand was sold to Unilever in 2016 for $1 billion. The post Is now the time to go direct to consumer? DTC darlings.

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Banana Republic Returns to UK and Ireland via Next plc Partnership 

Retail TouchPoints

Next partnership began in September 2021 when Gap closed all 81 of its UK and Ireland stores. had shuttered its UK Banana Republic ecommerce operations after closing the brand’s eight remaining stores in the region in 2016. “We Athleta reported $340 million in net sales, an increase of 6% compared to 2021. The Gap Inc.-Next

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Torrid Appoints Retail Veteran as New CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Serving as Torrid CEO from August 2018 to April 2022, Muñoz led the retailer through the COVID-19 pandemic and a 2021 IPO. Incoming CEO Harper has previously served as CEO of the plus-size retailer, from March 2011 until July 2016. More recently, Harper was CEO of Belk from 2016 through 2021 and then served as Executive Chairperson.

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