Amazon is making moves to get rid of items on its site known as CRaP, which is short for “Can’t Realize a Profit.” According to a report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), items such as bottled beverages or snack foods — which tend to be priced at...
Some of the world’s largest consumer goods makers are gearing up to increase prices in an effort to contend with increasing costs of raw materials. According to a report from the Financial Times, consumer goods makers including Procter & Gamble and Unilever alerted shoppers recently...
Target is getting into the toiletry market, gearing up to roll out a brand of consumer products dubbed Smartly. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Target will launch more than seventy products that will include toilet paper, dish soap, and razors. The majority of...
Things aren’t so bubbly for PepsiCo and other drink and snack giants. Shifting consumer habits have left traditional retail with less and less to stand on, and it turns out that consumer products companies have similarly had the rug pulled out from under them. PepsiCo...
May 29, 2019
Warranty service company Upsie has raised $5 million in new funding, led by True Ventures. Techstars Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, The Syndicate Fund, M25 and angel investor Marc Belton also participated in the round. Minneapolis, MN-based Upsie will use the new funding to revamp its service, which aims to offer warranties for 70 percent less than […]
December 17, 2018
Amazon is making moves to get rid of items on its site known as CRaP, which is short for “Can’t Realize a Profit.” According to a report in The Wall...
October 28, 2018
Some of the world’s largest consumer goods makers are gearing up to increase prices in an effort to contend with increasing costs of raw materials. According to a report from...
October 07, 2018
Target is getting into the toiletry market, gearing up to roll out a brand of consumer products dubbed Smartly. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Target will launch more...
