According to the ICSC, holiday shoppers are planning to spend more than $700 on gifts this year — the most since 2018.

Efforts by retailers and e-commerce brands to implement environmentally friendly home-delivery initiatives are frequently butting up against consumers’ financial constraints. 

How does a business get the word out about its good deeds, without succumbing to the practice of empty corporate “virtue-signaling”?

The Merchant Payments Coalition estimates that swipe fees have increased by 50% since the pandemic, and hit a record $172 billion in 2023.

According to the lawsuit, when customers complained about slower delivery times, Amazon intentionally misled them to believe it was a coincidence.

Thanksgiving spending is expected to rise by 1.8% year-over-year, followed by a projected 2.8% bump for Black Friday, and then a 3% increase in Christmas sales.

It's currently unclear whether the attack impacted Blue Yonder clients in the U.S., including Albertsons, Kroger, Proctor & Gamble and Anheuser-Busch. 

Amazon says that the MK30 drones can fly twice as far as its previous models, are 50% quieter, and can fly in rainy conditions.

If the agency finds that the system poses enough of a safety risk, it could potentially order a full recall of all vehicles that use the software.

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