Daily LInks
1. US Supreme Court rejects Kroger challenge to Grubhub trademark win. The justices turned away Kroger’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that Grubhub’s logo was not similar enough to Home Chef’s to justify granting an injunction prohibiting its use due to alleged marketplace confusion. – Read More on Reuters
2. For Diamonds, It Matters Who De Beers Hooks Up With Next. Some thrifty grooms may be buying lab-grown stones and passing them off as the real deal. Yet the trend also reflects the different spending priorities of a new generation of couples. – Read More on the WSJ
3. RETRO READ: With a Rise in Lab-Grown Diamonds, Questions of Value, Disclosure Are Hot Topics. With potential for growth in popularity of synthetic diamonds, even traditional jewelers, such as De Beers, which have been largely reluctant to be too praiseworthy of this new category of diamonds for obvious reasons, are paying attention. – Read More on TFL
4. How secretive routes supply Russia with western tech and consumer goods. German exports of cars to Kyrgyzstan are up 5,100% since the start of the Ukraine war – with other routes channeling luxury goods and computer chips. – Read More on the Guardian
5. “Anti-Woke” Shareholders Are Going After Corporate Boards. Investors backed by conservative groups are suing Target and other companies for their progressive stances. And companies are muting their focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as DEI programs come under legal and political threat. – Read More on the WSJ
6. Shein’s pre-IPO charm offensive hits roadblocks in Europe. Pushback is growing from Europe’s retail industry and lawmakers, as European manufacturers of fabric, clothes, leather goods and shoes called on policymakers to protect the 1.5 million jobs in the sector from low-cost products being “dumped” on the market. – Read More on Reuters
