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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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California-based Shoe Palace was started in 1993 by the Mersho family. The chain currently has 167 retail locations, most of them operating under the Shoe Palace flag. Furthermore, many put and call options have also been agreed, to allow for exit opportunities at a later time for the Mersho Brothers, the announcement stated.

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Retailer Hanna Andersson, Salesforce Are First Sued Under New California Privacy Law

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In retailing it’s usually a good thing when you’re the first to do something. And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches. Except when it’s a lawsuit.

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Autonomous Retail Startup AiFi Secures $30M Total Funding

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Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. A variety of openings are expected in California and Texas by the end of 2020. AiFi is also partnering with top supermarkets in the U.S.,

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US Retailers Confront Data Privacy Shifts

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State regulators such as those in California, New York and Washington also recently passed rules just before the outbreak, with California regulators in particular still discussing potential changes to its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The potential reach and creation of such an agency is still currently being debated.

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Today In Payments: Scammers Target Used Car Buyers; California Voters Uphold Gig Worker Status

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In today’s top news, scammers are targeting used car buyers amid an uptick in digital sales, and California voters passed a proposition that upholds gig worker status. Prop 22: California Side With Uber And Lyft, Nix AB 5 Gig Worker Law. Plus, Wayfair released a blockbuster quarterly earnings report.

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How Video Games Are Helping Retailers Grow And Innovate

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Video games are helping to drive retail innovation and growth, and that includes the hot area of subscription commerce. The move is one of several that Tilly’s has been pursuing recently to draw additional foot traffic in an era when, like many youth-focused retailers, it is seeing its sales constantly shifting online.

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California Won’t Open Restaurants Right Now After All

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California Gov. Instead, he told a news conference that the state will issue new guidance for California food and dining establishments on Thursday (May 7).