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Californians Hit Temu with Class Action Over Alleged ‘Spam Abuse’
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday accused the Chinese e-commerce giant of…
LiquiDonate Shares Uncomfortable Reality Check on Returns Fraud Future
One-out-of-three consumers confessed to committing at least one form of return-related racket, per the…
Temu Owner’s Facilities in Ireland and China Raided by Government Investigators
Temu owner Pinduoduo has seen two of its global facilities raided in recent days by market regulators under…
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Consumer Behavior and Policy Abuse: Forter Reveals Trends Impacting Retailers in the U.S. and U.K.
New report shows 68 percent of shoppers find flexible return policies easy to exploit, costing retailers…
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Brendan Hoffman's P180 has sued the embattled rental platform, alleging in New York State Court that "nothing…
Trump’s Tariff Crackdown Could Create Environment Rife With Customs Fraud
The temptation to engage in tariff avoidance could prove "overwhelming" for U.S. companies in the months to…
Byte-Sized AI: Startup Building AI for Robots Secures Funds, Google Cloud Teams With Euro Retailer
AI-powered logistics upgrades make forward movement; retail sees early agentic AI implementations with dutch…
Fraudulent Returns Cost Retailers $103B in 2024, New Research Shows
Total merchandise returns for the year reached $685 billion, representing 13.21 percent of total retail sales.
‘Unauthorized and Fraudulent Transactions’ at Center of Trucking Bankruptcy
A lender claims it gave trucking firm Kal Freight a $17 million advance loan it never used, and also…
Amazon Exec on Scammers: ‘For All the AI They Have, We’ve Got it, As Well’
Amazon is using artificial intelligence to prevent a variety of scam types this holiday season.
Exclusive: JD Sports Canada Uses AI as Secret Weapon Against Fraud and Policy Abuse
The sportswear retailer works with startup Yofi, which uses AI to connect datapoints that can help identify…
What Retailers Are Worried About for Holiday
There's no shortage of issues retailers fear: inflation, election uncertainty, rise of AI, rising inventory…
Fashion Label Alexis Caught Evading Trade Tariffs, Faces $7.6M Settlement
Luxury label Alexis settled a $7.6 million case for allegedly using a double-invoicing scheme to evade…
SEC Charges Former Trucking Execs Over $112 Million Ponzi Scheme
From 2021 to 2023, the defendants sold investments to public investors despite never being registered as…