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Webjet in legal battle over flight price misrepresentation

Inside Retail

Webjet is facing legal proceedings for allegedly misrepresenting the minimum price of airfares on its app, email marketing, and social media posts. This happened in 382 bookings between November 1, 2018 and June 25, 2024, resulting in passengers being forced to pay more or facing cancelled bookings at a potential loss.

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Samsung Australia fined $14 million over false water-resistance claims

Inside Retail

The regulator said that between March 2016 and October 2018, the company ran in-store and social media advertisements that claimed the phones could be used in pools or sea water. The regulator had first sued the company in July 2019.

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Social creatures: How Alya Skin built their brand on Instagram

Inside Retail

Since launching Alya Skin in 2018, Manny Barbas and James Hachem have leveraged the power of social media to bring their brand to the world. Here, the founders share their social media secrets and the new platforms that are proving fruitful for the brand. MB & JH: Collaborate with other small businesses.

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Meta Platforms’ Sheryl Sandberg to leave after 14 years

Inside Retail

Meta Platforms COO Sheryl Sandberg, whose close partnership with CEO Mark Zuckerberg powered the growth of the world’s biggest social network, is leaving the company after 14 years, she announced in a Facebook post.

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Everything you need to know about retail’s facial recognition fiasco

Inside Retail

While the outcome of the investigation is still uncertain – Bunnings and Kmart maintain that they acted lawfully – the consumer backlash has already begun on social media. The complaint also named The Good Guys, which has since paused its use of facial recognition in stores. .

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The next billion shoppers: Where they live and how they’re changing retail

Inside Retail

Since 2018, the number of Millennials who mostly or always shopped online has nearly tripled and their use of social media has almost doubled. Companies typically turn to billboard advertising or flyer distribution to get consumers’ attention and have not been able to market to targeted groups of consumers.

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How Retailers Can Prepare For The Fast Fashion Backlash

RetailMinded

Because shortening the time to market allows brands to capitalize on the latest buzz looks seen on TV and social media, it’s a model that drives massive sales – and massive waste as well. According to research by McKinsey, the number of B-corps had risen to nearly 200 as of April 2018, compared with just seven in 2010.

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