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Shein faces $100 million lawsuit by artist over 'stolen' design

In June 2022, Jacksonville-based freelance artist Maggie Stephenson filed a lawsuit against popular online retailer Shein for a staggering $100 million, accusing the company of stealing her designs. 

Metaverse Retail Strategy, Buy A Storefront NFT

The Metaverse Commerce Network™(MCN) has today opened up a whitelist for 1,000 Storefront NFTs in the first decentralized eCommerce platform in the Metaverse.

Inside Nordstrom's Invite Only Drop Ship Program

Nordstrom is a leading fashion retailer offering compelling clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women and kids.

QVC Survey Reveals 65% of Adults Said Size Inclusivity In Swimwear Is Important

As customers gear up for a summer marked by swim and travel, QVC’s recent expansion in the swim apparel category, with nationally known and trusted brands such as Lands’ End and Jantzen, along with direct-to-consumer brands such as Summersalt, features video presentations of size-inclusive models wearing dozens of swimwear styles, cuts and fabrics, to help support a more informed purchasing decision for the consumer.

ASOS Taps Into Secondhand Market With Thrift+ Partnership

ASOS, a leading online fashion retailer, has recently ventured into the secondhand market by partnering with Thrift+, a circular fashion platform.

Missguided Collapses Owing Millions, Suppliers Blame Reckless Owner

Missguided collapsed on Monday owing millions to suppliers, laying off 87 staff employees and the Founder & CEO, Nitin Passi stepping down.

Luxury Institute: Top 5 Retail Technology Trends In 2022 and Beyond

With so much conflicting information on customer technology innovation being fed to premium and luxury brand executives, it is no wonder many are confused.

Poshmark and Affirm Expand Partnership For Retail Payments

Poshmark was one of the first companies to pilot Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout, which provides shoppers with more flexibility and choice at checkout.

Etsy sellers are boycotting platform over transaction fee hike

Thousands of e-commerce sellers on Etsy went on strike in response to the platform’s decision to increase transaction fees from 5% to 6.5%.

IPSY’s beauty subscription service taps into celebrity curators

IPSY announces newest collaboration, Glam Bag X Madelaine Petsch. Petsch will join a list of previous, highly-coveted Glam Bag X collaborations including Huda Kattan, Khloe Kardashian, and most recently, Addison Rae.

Strike Launches Shopify Integration Enabling Bitcoin Payments for Merchants

Strike, the world’s leading digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, today announced its integration with Shopify, unlocking the ability for eligible U.S.

Shiseido Launch a New Beauty Innovation, AI Makeup Advisor

The launch of an AI Makeup Advisor experience in collaboration with Revieve® and ongoing partner Shiseido, the key global prestige brand of the Shiseido Group to serve consumers in the EMEA region.

FARFETCH and Neiman Marcus Group Announce Partnership

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG), the largest omnichannel luxury retailer in the U.S. and the parent of brands including Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, today announced a global strategic partnership and investment by FARFETCH into NMG.

Bonsai Raises $21 Million to Scale Embedded Commerce for Publishers and Retailers

North America’s leading embedded commerce solution, has raised a $21 million CAD Series A led by Toronto-based Framework Venture Partners.

Ecommerce stores must stop relying on Facebook Ads

An Ecommerce Digital Marketing Agency Partner, Google Partner, and Shopify Partner just completed a 8-month study analyzing over 125 eCommerce retailers across fashion, beauty and other industries, research clearly shows eCommerce retailers relying on Facebook advertising will risk facing financial ruin if they do not diversify their digital marketing strategy.

BigCommerce Releases Multi-Storefront to Unify Multiple Brands

BigCommerce, a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced the release of Multi-Storefront, a new feature that helps enterprise merchants to create and manage multiple storefronts within a single BigCommerce store, driving growth while reducing operational costs and complexities when managing multiple storefront experiences.

Bold Commerce Reports Nearly 50% of Shoppers Who Go from Cart to Checkout Still Don’t Purchase

Bold Commerce, the ecommerce technology company that powers checkout and subscription experiences for the world’s leading retailers and emerging DTC brands, today released The Checkout Benchmark.

Woman posing in Sorel sneakers

SOREL Footwear, a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear based in Portland, Oregon, has partnered with Zappos.com to offer a selection of accessible footwear.

Swap.com Partners with Miros for AI-Product Searching

A leading online consignment and thrift shop, Swap.com has partnered with fashion retail platform FIND.Fashion to revolutionize the shopping experience for its customers.