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Nike sues Skechers, New Balance, alleging patent infringements

Inside Retail

Nike has filed lawsuits against Skechers and New Balance, alleging that some of the rival brands’ sneakers violated its patent rights. The lawsuits target New Balance’s Fresh Foam, FuelCell and other shoe models, as well as Skechers’ Ultra Flex and Glide Step among other models.

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New Balance follows Nike, Puma in phasing out kangaroo skins 

Inside Retail

Athletic giant New Balance has altered its sourcing policies, aiming to phase out its use of kangaroo skins and halt sales of kangaroo-based shoes by next December. The Center for a Humane Economy has also pressed other brands, including Japan-based Mizuno, to discontinue the use of kangaroo hides in their products.

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BMG brings Juicy Couture Kids, New Balance Kids, more big brands Down Under

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billion brand US Polo Assn, followed by childrenswear lines in the BMG portfolio, including New Balance Kids and Juicy Couture Kids. Coming to Australia The Australian launch and establishment of a local office will serve as a launchpad for other international markets across the Asia Pacific region. .” First up is the US$2.4

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Can Wesfarmers’ OnePass succeed where other membership programs failed?

Inside Retail

Earlier this year, Western Australia-based Wesfarmers announced the relaunch of its OnePass paid membership program, which offers free home delivery and other benefits across almost all of its retail businesses. The other advantage Wesfarmers has is that it is basing its offer on some of the best in the world, according to Cherrier.

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Deploying High-Performance Headless Commerce Frontends

Watch now to learn how to structure your headless commerce experience to optimize for frontend performance, including what to measure, how to measure it, and the challenges of how to balance performance against other priorities from experts at Vercel and Orium.

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Retail’s returns challenge: How to balance customer demands and overheads

Inside Retail

Growing consumer expectations of free delivery and free returns are placing pressure on retailers who on one hand recognise customer demand, but on the other are trying to reduce their operating costs. Others might order two or three sizes of the same item and return the ones that don’t fit. “It’s

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Robots in retail: Balancing automation with the human touch

Inside Retail

On the other hand, if workers feel sidelined by machines that are overstepping into areas requiring human judgement, it can foster a sense of displacement and fuel disconnection to their purpose for work. This is a key competitive advantage over other retailers right now.

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