The Inform Act takes effect today — here’s how it aims to target organized retail theft

[ad_1] Locked up merchandise, to prevent theft in Target store, Queens, New York.  Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Inform Act, a new law that aims…

Livestream shopping booms as small businesses strike gold on social media

[ad_1] Last year, Anthony Velez, CEO of Bagriculture, a small business selling pre-owned designer handbags, made up to $100,000 a month across his seven brick-and-mortar stores in New York City.…

Not just shoplifting: Here’s why companies say retail theft is such a big deal

[ad_1] For several years, the terms shrink, retail crime and organized retail theft have echoed from the mouths of politicians, police officers, trade groups and the country’s most prominent retail…

Nvidia’s top A.I. chips are selling for more than $40,000 on eBay

[ad_1] Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., announces the EGX Edge Supercomputing Platform during the company’s event at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, California,…

Secondhand resale is getting cutthroat as platforms such as Depop and Poshmark boom

[ad_1] The Depop application on a smartphone arranged on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Six months after launching his secondhand clothing shop on digital…

There’s a big Girl Scouts cookie shortage, and the group is frustrated with its main baker

[ad_1] Girl Scouts announced the new Raspberry Rally cookie in Orlando, Florida, on Aug. 16, 2022. Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images This is the way the…

Fed meeting minutes and retail earnings are in focus in the week ahead

[ad_1] The Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes will be a key focal point for investors in the week ahead, as they seek clarity on the central bank’s interest rate hiking…

Twilio to lay off about 1,500 employees, or 17% of its workforce

[ad_1] BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 01: Jeff Lawson, founder, CEO and chairman of Twilio, speaks at a press conference during the Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona,…

Ebay plans to lay off 500 employees, about 4% of its workforce

[ad_1] Ebay on Tuesday announced plans to cut 500 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, according to a filing with the SEC. Shares of eBay were up slightly in…

Why Amazon Marketplace didn’t survive in China

[ad_1] China’s e-commerce market was valued at $2 trillion in 2022, according to GlobalData, and the country also has a rapidly growing middle class, making it an attractive market for…