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Costco Must Pay $2M Over Misleading Flushable Wipes

Retail Wire

The lawsuit, representing customers who purchased the wipes in New York between July 1, 2011, and May 31, 2017, claims that the wipes were not actually flushable and instead ended up causing significant damage to people's plumbing and septic systems.

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Inditex Appoints Founders’ Daughter as Chair, Names New CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Marta Ortega Pérez has been named Chairwoman of Inditex Group — parent company of Zara , Pull&Bear and Massimo Dutti — and Óscar García Maceiras will replace Carlos Crespo as CEO, completing a “generational handover process” at the fashion conglomerate that began in 2011. She will assume her new role as Chairwoman on April 1, 2022.

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Walgreens to Offer Free HIV and STD Testing at 550 Stores

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The retailer, which has been working with Greater Than HIV , a public information initiative of KFF , since 2011, has provided more than 82,000 free HIV tests through the in-store program, including more than 15,000 self-tests distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tom Ford opens its first Australian Beauty concept store

Inside Retail

Tom Ford opened its first store in Australia in Sydney in 2011, and it was acquired last year by beauty behemoth Estee Lauder in a US$2.8 Myrrhe Mystère’s amber woody scent features the combination of the myrrh essence and ultra-vanilla accord, which creates a modern serenity in the luxury collection.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

Retail TouchPoints

Nike has been steadily growing its own DTC channel over the past decade: in 2011, DTC generated $3 billion , representing 16% of gross sales; by 2020, those numbers soared to $12.4 Nike also ended its status as a first-party seller on Amazon in late 2019, showing that the brand is not afraid of severing ties with even the largest retailers.

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Development Victoria sells town centre site for $12.3 million

Inside Retail

Since 2011, the government property developer has been delivering homes, infrastructure and open space throughout the Riverwalk estate. Melbourne’s Riverwalk Town Centre has been acquired for $12.3 million by Oreana Group from the state government’s property arm Development Victoria.

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Thrills takes the trek from Byron Bay to Bondi

Inside Retail

Founded in 2011, the brand is known for its sustainably sourced, vintage-inspired collection. Thrills, the Byron Bay clothing brand, has opened a flagship store on Bondi Beach’s Campbell Parade, one of two new stores in Sydney within weeks.