(Natural News) Home-goods giant Bed Bath & Beyond announced Thursday, Jan. 5, it may need to file for bankruptcy. The domestic merchandise company released a statement saying it has “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue. “For the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company expects to report net sales of approximately $1.259 billion compared to $1.878 billion in the year-ago […]

(Natural News) As consumer products become increasingly less available due to ongoing supply chain problems, online retail behemoth Amazon has decided to launch a new invite-based ordering system to help ration high-demand, low-supply products. The company says it is starting with well-known low-inventory products such as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X gaming consoles. […]

(Natural News) Holiday shoppers are trying to work around the global supply chain delays and shortages by turning to used goods. Sellers told Insider that the secondhand economy is getting a boost from the supply chain crisis as more people are buying used goods from couches to holiday gifts. “I’ve had people specifically say ‘we just moved here and […]

(Natural News) Economists, strategists and business executives are warning that the high inflation rates will likely continue into 2022 and beyond. Consumer prices have soared in October and are up 6.2 percent from the previous year, which is higher than most economists estimated. However, the Federal Reserve insisted that it will be temporary, largely because […]

(Natural News) An Adobe Analytics study released Tuesday, Nov. 9, revealed that online shoppers saw over two billion out-of-stock messages in October as they started their holiday shopping early this year. That’s three times more than in October 2019 as the supply chain crisis threatens to ruin Christmas. Electronic products have the highest out-of-stock levels, followed by […]

(Natural News) The slowdowns caused by the ongoing global supply chain crisis are putting retailers in a crunch to keep their shelves fully stocked as shoppers rush into the stores and onto websites to secure presents for loved ones. However, shoppers are finding a record number of out-of-stock messages as they scan retail websites. Out-of-stock […]

(Natural News) Online goods have seen a rise in prices for an unprecedented 15 months as inflation hits categories such as pet products, nonprescription drugs, groceries, furniture and flower arrangements, according to reports. The growth in digital prices across the industry means that e-commerce transactions are set to account for roughly $1 of every $5 […]

(Natural News) Queensland’s top doctor is considering the possibility of making children below 12 years old wear masks as the Australian state’s biggest coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak since the first wave last year grew by 16 cases on Thursday, Aug. 5. Dr. Jeannette Young, Queensland’s chief health officer, noted that the state only requires masks from […]

(Natural News) Google and Amazon are going to be investigated by the United Kingdom’s top antitrust regulator over concerns that the two American tech giants are not doing enough to crack down on fake reviews on their websites. On Friday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the move to probe Google and Amazon. The CMA began looking […]

(Natural News) As bad a year as it’s been for a huge number of small- and medium-sized businesses around the country thanks to perpetual lockdowns and other COVID-19 restrictions, you’d think that most people who own a business would try to make it as easy as possible to serve customers.  Requiring people to take a […]