Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Businesses Begin Tacking On Fees in Response to Tariffs
Businesses Begin Tacking On Fees in Response to Tariffs
April 13, 2025  |  Retail

Companies across industries have begun issuing new fees in response to U.S. tariffs. And with those fees, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (April...

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Report: Five Below Suspends Shipments From China Due to Tariffs
Report: Five Below Suspends Shipments From China Due to Tariffs
April 11, 2025  |  Retail

Discount retail chain Five Below reportedly suspended cargo shipments from China due to the trade war between the country and the U.S. A shipping company...

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Faume Raises $9.1 Million to Expand Fashion Resale Platform Across Europe
Faume Raises $9.1 Million to Expand Fashion Resale Platform Across Europe
April 11, 2025  |  Investments

Faume has raised 8 million euros (about $9.1 million) to support the European expansion of its resale platform for premium and luxury fashion brands. The...

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Amazon and Walmart Overhaul Supply Chains as China Tariffs Bite
Amazon and Walmart Overhaul Supply Chains as China Tariffs Bite
April 11, 2025  |  Retail

When Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., abruptly withdrew its first-quarter operating income guidance last week, the message was unmistakable: the tariff storm is...

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: Consumers Likely to Pay Cost of Tariffs
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: Consumers Likely to Pay Cost of Tariffs
April 10, 2025  |  Amazon

Amazon’s third-party sellers are likely to try to pass the cost of tariffs on to consumers, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday (April 10). Interviewed...

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Uber Partners With Instacart to Extend Reach of ‘Sponsored Items’
Uber Partners With Instacart to Extend Reach of ‘Sponsored Items’
April 10, 2025  |  Partnerships

Uber Advertising launched a partnership with Instacart’s Carrot Ads. Via the collaboration, Uber will use Carrot Ads in the United States to extend the reach...

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Tariffs Force Chinese Sellers to Raise Prices or Leave Amazon
Tariffs Force Chinese Sellers to Raise Prices or Leave Amazon
April 10, 2025  |  eCommerce

U.S. tariffs have reportedly left Chinese companies on Amazon with a tough choice: Hike their prices, or leave the platform altogether. That’s according to a report late Wednesday (April...

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Trump’s Tariff Freeze: What Could Have Happened if They Stayed in Place?
Trump’s Tariff Freeze: What Could Have Happened if They Stayed in Place?
April 10, 2025  |  Economy

Hate to say you read it here first, but here’s a prescient quote left on the cutting room floor from PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster’s interview...

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Sam’s Club Accelerates Store Openings, Anticipates More Business in ‘Tough Times’
Sam’s Club Accelerates Store Openings, Anticipates More Business in ‘Tough Times’
April 09, 2025  |  Retail

Walmart’s warehouse club business, Sam’s Club, reportedly plans to open 15 stores per year, saying its ability to save customers money is even more relevant...

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