Retail News & Headlines
May 28, 2021
Top stories in retail news and the business headlines that interest us today.
Retailers’ Diversity Pledges
CNBC — After George Floyd was killed, retailers pledges to put Black-owned brands on shelves. Here’s how it’s going
“Companies have made pledges and earmarked donations over the past year. Yet the expanding assortment of Black-owned goods on national retailers’ shelves and websites has become one of the most visible signs of change in the corporate world.”
Amazon’s Third-Party Pricing Lawsuit
“The attorney general filed a complaint alleging Amazon uses anticompetitive practices to control third-party sellers’ pricing on and off its marketplace. The complaint takes issue with Amazon’s fair pricing policy, which lets Amazon restrict or suspend a product’s sales if it finds it’s listed for a ‘significantly higher’ price on Amazon than it is on another site.”
Mattel’s Green Makeover
“Mattel is giving parents a way to keep past-their-prime Barbies, castoff Matchbox cars, and unwanted Mega construction bricks out of landfills with a toy takeback program announced today.
The program, Mattel PlayBack, promises to give unloved old toys a second life by recycling their plastic parts into new products.”
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