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Closing the Billion-Dollar Gap in Returns Waste

Retail TouchPoints

Recommerce, the sale of secondhand merchandise, is a hot topic as consumers become more enthused about recycling goods rather than contributing to enormous mountains of landfill waste. While secondhand marketplaces are steadily growing, they barely make a dent in the billions of items today’s consumers generate. Take the U.S.

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Research Reveals How Americans are Adjusting to Inflation

Independent Retailer

Overall, 36 percent of consumers have cut down on money they spend on gadgets and appliances. percent in June, according to a report from the Labor Department on August 10. Consumers are Reducing the Amount of Groceries They are Buying as a Whole. Inflation stayed flat in July after rising 1.3