by Mike Duff | Nov 9, 2022 | Retail Articles
Amazon announced that it has identified and disrupted three counterfeiting operations in China thanks to local Public Security Bureaus and intel provided by the company’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit. Law enforcement seized more than 240,000 counterfeit items in the...
by Peter Giannetti | Nov 9, 2022 | Appliances, Home + Housewares, Vacuum Cleaners
iRobot, awaiting the close of its pending sale to Amazon, reported a steep drop in orders of its robotic cleaning appliances by U.S. retailers contributed to a 37% year-over-year sales decline in its third quarter. The developer and marketer of Roomba robotic vacuum...
by Peter Giannetti | Nov 4, 2022 | Cookware, Dinnerware, Featured News, Kitchen Tools & Gadgets, Kitchenware
Gibson Homewares has launched bloomhouse, an upscale brand that will encompass a full range of kitchenware and tableware showcasing what the company describes as an artisan-inspired luxury design ethos underscored by a message of healthy living and environmental...
by Mike Duff | Oct 28, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Amazon posted a third-quarter sales gain while indicating the need for cost-cutting in the North American retail business as earnings slip. Net income slipped to $2.87 billion, or 28 cents per diluted share, as compared to $3.16 billion, or 31 cents per diluted share,...
by Mike Duff | Oct 25, 2022 | Retail Articles
To provide another way to pay, Amazon announced that it would begin accepting Venmo as a new option for customers checking out orders. Venmo availability will begin with select Amazon customers immediately and expand to all customers in the United States by Black...