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Mattress Firm Puts IPO on Ice, Citing Market Volatility

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After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO. following a years-long turnaround effort that included the closure of 950 locations. Today, Mattress Firm operates 2,300 stores across the U.S.

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Amazon Launches Global Anti-Counterfeiting Team

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In November 2016, Amazon filed its first-ever lawsuits against alleged counterfeiters. Amazon also has collaborated with brands and law enforcement to hold counterfeiters accountable through financial penalties, civil litigation and criminal prosecution. The company works with the National Intellectual Property Right Center in the U.S.,

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Serious Counterfeiting Requires a Serious, Intelligence-Led Response

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In 2019, GhostData found that 56,000 Instagram accounts were associated with the counterfeit of luxury brands, representing a 171% increase since 2016. These accounts generated 64 million posts to promote imitation products, up more than 300% from 2016. This is the start of the evidence that can be used for litigation.

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Mattress Firm Files for IPO 6 Years After Going Private

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After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO. Today, the retailer operates 2,353 locations and said in its filing that “we are nearly twice the size of our next largest competitor (based on U.S. In its fiscal year ended Sept.

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PacSun Taps Virtual Influencer for BTS, Holiday Campaigns

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Self-described on her Instagram account as a “19-year-old Robot living in LA,” Miquela (who was previously known as Lil Miquela but has since ditched the Lil) is one of the first known virtual influencers — a computer-generated human, essentially a digital character — that takes on all the tasks and tools of actual homo sapiens influencers.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

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In grocery ecommerce alone, online revenues are expected to account for more than 13% of total category sales by 2026. Since 2016, he has become a multiple-published author, including the titles Tactical SEO and Data-Driven Marketing Content.

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Meet the power couple behind Stax and Secondleft

Inside Retail

After three years of continuous pop-up store activations, Australian athleisure brand Stax last year opened its 12th permanent retail location and flagship store at Sydney CBDs Westfield Sydney mall. When Matilda first met Don in 2016, I had absolutely no interest in Stax, she told Inside Retail.

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