Retraction notice: Analysis of legal framework solutions to protect retail consumers

The publisher of the International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management wishes to retract the following article, Ge X (2025), “RETRACTED: Analysis of legal framework solutions to protect retail consumers”. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 53 No. 2 pp. 1-16, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-02-2023-0055It has come to the attention of the publisher that there are concerns with the handling and peer review of these articles, which were submitted to the special issue “Recent trends and advances of information application use in retail, distribution and e-commerce: Marketing and management opportunities, challenges and solutions”. This special issue has now been cancelled. As a result of these concerns, the articles' findings cannot be relied upon. As trust in the content is central to the integrity of the publication process, the Editor and Publisher have taken the decision to retract all of the articles within this special issue (listed above). The journal has not been able to confirm whether the authors were aware of this attempted manipulation of the publication process. The journal is committed to correcting the scientific record and will fully cooperate with any institutional investigations into this matter. The authors have been informed of this decision. The authors would like it to be noted that they are not in agreement with this retraction. This decision is in accordance with Emerald's publishing ethics and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The publisher of the journal sincerely apologizes to the readers and authors, who were not found to be involved in any malpractice.