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Walmart Fined by New York Attorney General Over the Sale of Realistic Toy Guns

Retail Wire

Walmart allegedly broke New York law when some third-party sellers shipped realistic toy guns to addresses within the state. Investigators with the AGs office were able to purchase and ship nine realistic toy guns to New York addresses through Walmart.com. The worlds largest retailer will pay a $16,000 fine to settle the case.

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Reports: Chinese Ecommerce Player Pinduoduo Launches U.S. Site

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The site offers items across categories including apparel, jewelry, pet supplies and home and garden, many at bargain prices. Temu’s site shows average shipping times to most of the U.S. Founded in 2015 , Pinduoduo has focused on lower-income customers and the agricultural sector.

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Australia’s Top 50 People in E-Commerce for 2025 revealed

Inside Retail

Guy Nappa co-founder and COO at Oz Hair & Beauty tops the rankings of Inside Retails 2025 Top 50 People in E-Commerce, presented by Australia Post. Nappa first started working at Oz Hair & Beauty as a warehouse packer during school holidays and officially joined the business as a partner in 2015.

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After a $5.5B Valuation, Vuori Exec Reveals What’s Next in International Expansion

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At a time when renowned athleisure brands like Lululemon are struggling , Vuori is continuing to ride its rocket ship to growth. athleisure market as a whole is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 7% through 2028. To exceed 100 stores by the end of 2026.

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More Orders from Amazon will Soon be Arriving in their Own Packaging — Here’s Why

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So it’s a bit surprising that Amazon would be willing — is even pushing — to get rid of that “brand moment” at the point of delivery. Over the last few years, Amazon’s brand recognition has become very nearly absolute while, at the same time, the importance of third-party sellers to its business has increased. and Canada.

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Dollar General, Dollar Tree Come Under Activist Investor Fire for Workforce Issues

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Domini Impact Investments has called for an independent audit into worker safety and well-being at Dollar General, while United Church Funds is seeking the creation of a wages and inequality report on Dollar Tree. Dollar General has faced more than $15 million in fines from the U.S. Additionally, while the retailer’s workforce is 67.8%

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TikTok Continues Amazon-like Push into Commerce with Fulfillment Services in the UK

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Just like its Amazon counterpart, Fulfilled by Amazon or FBA, FBT will offer UK merchants picking, packing and shipping services for products sold on TikTok. Merchants that sign up for FBT will send in a volume of their stock to be stored at a TikTok-run warehouse. cubic liters per shipment. 1, 2023, multiple sources report.