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Bunnings breached privacy laws, Privacy Commissioner says

Inside Retail

From November 2018 to November 2021, Bunnings implemented a trial FRT at 63 stores in Victoria and NSW, capturing the faces of every visitor. Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology (FRT), the Privacy Commissioner determined.

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Deliveroo unveils white label delivery service with Tesco’s Whoosh as first partner

Retail Gazette

The service marks a major expansion of the delivery giant’s grocery offering, which now accounts for 16% of the companys gross transaction value (GTV), following strong double-digit growth.

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fulfilmentcrowd announces strategic expansion into Australia, strengthening global reach

Retail Focus

The site, which opened in November 2018, can store 2 million cartons, and includes a digital scanning facility. Asia Pacific has a retail market accounting for 37% of global sales ($4tn), expected to hit 40% by 2028. Kemps Creek is a 20,000 square ft fulfilment centre located at the Oakdale South Industrial Estate in Sydney, NSW.

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Behind Documents’ path to luxury fragrance leadership in China

Inside Retail

He is an accomplished designer who studied arts in France 15 years ago before taking a job with a public relations consultancy in China’s capital, Beijing, where he worked on the account of Procter & Gamble, an FMCG company with a raft of hair and skincare products. And here is where Zhaoran’s distinction is grounded.

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Japan’s luxury secondhand sector gains popularity as tourism booms

Inside Retail

billion) and accounted for 28.2 Entering the US in 2018, 2nd Street had 43 stores in the country at the end of November. Opening its first overseas outlet in China in September 2018, the company now operates 21 stores across Taiwan, Singapore, and Thailand. billion yen (US$5.4

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Monos Becomes First North American Luggage Brand to Attain B Corp Certification

365 Retail

The certification places Monos among a select group of businesses globally that meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility, accountability, and transparency. With fewer than 10,000 companies worldwide earning B Corp status, Monos establishes itself as a leader in the travel goods industry.

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Mastercard is getting rid of credit card numbers. Cards themselves may be next

Inside Retail

So-called card-not-present fraud , where an offender processes an unauthorised transaction without having the card in their physical possession, accounts for 92 per cent of all card fraud in Australia. For example, the 2022 Optus data breach exposed information from customers who had previously held accounts with the telco back in 2018.