by Mike Duff | Sep 18, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amazon has launched fulfillment services for sellers on the Walmart marketplace, Shopify and Shein as it continues to build Fulfillment by Amazon capabilities and the various logistics resources the company provides. In a blog post, Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon vice...
by Mike Duff | Aug 12, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose in July with core goods, including general merchandise items, surpassing the overall CPI number as new market research indicated people across the United States are beginning to feel the impact of tariffs. A survey commissioned by...
by Mike Duff | Apr 23, 2025 | Retail Articles
In similar notifications to their customers, Shein and Temu outlined what tariffs would mean for their pricing. In particular, the end of the de minimis tariff exemption for goods valued at or under $800 is disrupting the business model that the two companies share:...
by Mike Duff | Feb 11, 2025 | Retail Articles
The Trump administration has put its February 1 executive order squashing the China tariff exemption for ‘de minimis’ goods on hold until the Secretary of Commerce can put systems in place to process and collect the tariff revenue, according to a White...
by Mike Duff | Jan 31, 2025 | Retail Articles
Temu and Shein have launched efforts to reassure consumers about their quality assurance programs after shoppers and retail followers have expressed concerns about the safety and quality of products offered on the China-based discount e-commerce platforms. Temu has...