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Nike Launches .SWOOSH Web3 Platform for Virtual Product Creators

Nike has beta launched .SWOOSH, a digital community and platform where athletes, creators, collectors and consumers can learn about and collect creations…

Google Agrees to Pay Record $391.5 Million, Adjust Data Collection Policies in 40-State Privacy Settlement

Google has agreed to a $391.5 million privacy settlement, the largest in U.S. history, with 40 state attorneys general regarding allegations that…

Walmart Settles Opioid Claims for $3.1 Billion

Walmart has agreed to a $3.1 billion settlement framework to resolve substantially all lawsuits (current and potential) by state, local and tribal…

New Shopping App TRYO Aims to Make AR Try-On More Accessible to Consumers and Brands

3D and AR design studio QReal is moving deeper into direct commerce with the launch of the new multi-brand, multi-category shopping app…

NYT: Amazon Could Lay Off as Many as 10,000 Employees in Corporate and Tech Jobs

Amazon reportedly plans to lay off as many as 10,000 employees in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week,…

Amazon Debuts Next-Generation Drone Design and Fulfillment Robot

Last week at the inaugural Delivering the Future event, Amazon welcomed the outside world to its new robotics manufacturing facility, BOS27, in…

H&M, Kering, Stella McCartney Join Support for Forest-Friendly Supply Chains

Major retail industry players including H&M, luxury brand holding company Kering and Zara parent company Inditex have agreed to purchase 550,000 metric…

Sally Beauty to Close 350 Stores By Year End

Sally Beauty Holdings will close 350 stores, many within the U.S., during December 2022 as the retailer continues efforts to improve its…

NJBIZ: American Dream Reaches Deal with Lenders for 4-Year Extension on Loan Repayment

American Dream owner Triple Five Group has reportedly reached a deal with lenders to get a four-year extension for repaying its $1.7…

Semafor Report: TikTok Quietly Launches In-Platform Shopping in the U.S.

TikTok has reportedly launched its much-discussed ecommerce platform, TikTok Shop, in the U.S., according to Semafor, allowing U.S. TikTok users to make…

WSJ: Amazon Mulls Closing Unprofitable Businesses, Stores in Cost-Cutting Measure

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is reportedly spearheading a cost-cutting review of retail giant to pare down businesses that haven’t been profitable, people…

Fatboy Furniture Debuts Snap AR Lens as First Step in Wider AR Push

Bean bag and furniture retailer Fatboy has launched a new AR SnapChat Lens as part of a larger push to introduce augmented-reality…

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Nike Launches .SWOOSH Web3 Platform for Virtual Product Creators

Google Agrees to Pay Record $391.5 Million, Adjust Data Collection Policies in 40-State Privacy Settlement

Walmart Settles Opioid Claims for $3.1 Billion

New Shopping App TRYO Aims to Make AR Try-On More Accessible to Consumers and Brands

NYT: Amazon Could Lay Off as Many as 10,000 Employees in Corporate and Tech Jobs

Amazon Debuts Next-Generation Drone Design and Fulfillment Robot

H&M, Kering, Stella McCartney Join Support for Forest-Friendly Supply Chains

Sally Beauty to Close 350 Stores By Year End

NJBIZ: American Dream Reaches Deal with Lenders for 4-Year Extension on Loan Repayment

WSJ: Amazon Mulls Closing Unprofitable Businesses, Stores in Cost-Cutting Measure

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