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Black Milk founder dies suddenly

Inside Retail

Founder of Black Milk Clothing James Lillis has died after an accident during his holiday, the company confirmed on social media on Friday. Lillis founded Black Milk Clothing in 2009 in Brisbane, Queensland. Lillis succumbed to his injuries and passed away in the arms of his wife, their two daughters, and his best friend. “We

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FTC Updates Endorsement Guides: Highlights Online Reviews, Social Media Tags, and Clear Disclosures

Hunton Andrews Kurth

The new Guides were approved by a unanimous vote and make a significant number of updates to the 2009 version. The Commission reviewed the 108 comments it received and amended the final Guides based on those comments.

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Meet Gen Alpha, the kids and tweens already influencing purchase decisions

Inside Retail

At the time, the focus was on Generation Z, those born between 1995 and 2009. The dominant platforms on which these generations spend their time are visual social media sites. For Generation Alpha, their ideal platforms are social, the content visual and the format is story based. Yet, a new generation was about to begin.

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How Vestiaire Collective’s new initiative drives fashion activism

Inside Retail

Launched in Paris in 2009, Vestiaire Collective is an app for luxury pre-loved fashion with an inventory of 3 million items that include 550,000 new listings every month. The business has offices in Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and a technology hub in Berlin.

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Retailers, are you ready for it? Swift’s Eras tour a gold rush of economic karma

Inside Retail

Another business embracing the moment is Australian hardware retailer Bunnings, which has been on the social media beat, with its Frank Green cup car cupholder solution that went viral.

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FTC Publishes Proposed Rule Banning Fake Consumer Reviews

Hunton Andrews Kurth

The NPRM also follows the recent publication of the FTC’s revised Endorsement Guides , which contain a number of updates to the agency’s 2009 version, including an expanded definition of “Endorser” and a new definition for “clear and conspicuous” disclosures. The NPRM was approved by the Commission with a 3-0 vote.

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How O2O is helping Uniqlo grow in the ultra-competitive Singaporean market

Inside Retail

The brand opened its first store in 2009 in the Tampines area, and has since become a fashion mainstay among Singaporeans, with 26 stores island-wide. “We When Uniqlo entered Singapore in 2009, we built our customer base from retail stores,” she stressed. The Singapore marketplace.

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