#consumergoods — Public Fediverse posts

How the AI boom is making phone prices soar
By Teresa Tan, Ashley Kyd, and Brianna Morris-Grant

The price of phones, laptops and game consoles are rising thanks to a global shortage of their most important part.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/how-the-ai-boom-launched-a-memory-shortage/106893046

#Technology #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #ConsumerGoods #Manufacturing #AI #TeresaTan #AshleyKyd #BriannaMorrisGrant

https://www.fogolf.com/1370453/ads-of-the-week-golf-club-takeovers-dog-marathons-and-beckham-under-pressure/ Ads of the Week: Golf club takeovers, dog marathons and Beckham under pressure ##digitalmarketing #AdsOfTheWeek #Brand #ConsumerGoods #Creative #CreativeWork #Golf #GolfNews #Marketing

E-scooter injuries plummet following council ban, study finds
By Mya Kordic

There has been a significant reduction in emergency department presentations following the City of Perth's ban on hiring e-scooters, according to a new study.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/escooter-injuries-drop-following-city-of-perth-ban/107023742

#Transport #EmergencyCare #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ConsumerGoods #StateandTerritoryParliament #MyaKordic

ACCC launches inquiry into claims of food labelling after Four Corners investigation
By Samantha Dick

Australia's consumer watchdog has launched an inquiry into allegations of misleading consumer conduct after a major Four Corners investigation examining food fraud.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/accc-launches-inquiry-into-food-labelling-after-four-corners/107010678

#ConsumerProtection #ConsumerGoods #FoodSafety #Supermarkets #SamanthaDick

Adidas reaches record Q2 sales but World Cup spending weighs on profit

#Adidas reported record Q2 net sales of EUR 6.7 billion, with operating profit up 5% to EUR 574 million after heavy World Cup marketing.

#EU #Germany #ConsumerGoods #Sportswear #Retail #Results

https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/press-releases/adidas-grows-top-line-14percent-and-achieves-record-sales-in-q2

AB InBev reports Q2 revenue growth as beer volumes recover

AB InBev said Q2 2026 revenue rose 5.6%, beer volumes grew 1.1%, and underlying EPS rose 23.4%.

#EU #Belgium #ConsumerGoods #Beer #Results #Exports

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260729033132/en/AB-InBev-Reports-Second-Quarter-2026-Results

'Selling false hope': How mums are getting lured into a shampoo business
By Melanie Vujkovic and Michael Atkin

Sellers for this multi-level marketing company promise sisterhood, success and a more flexible life. But former insiders say the reality for most, is far from what’s being sold on social media.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/monat-mlm-network-marketing-women-mums/106870398

#ConsumerProtection #ConsumerGoods #AdvertisingandMarketingIndustry #Beauty #Women #OnlineSafety #Influencers #MelanieVujkovic #MichaelAtkin

Car maker admits selling wrong year vehicles to 1,200 people
By Michael Atkin

More than 1,200 customers who bought electric and hybrid cars from Chinese maker BYD will be offered a full refund after the company admitted to selling them vehicles from the wrong year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/byd-offers-full-refunds-after-customers-given-wrong-car/106891590

#ConsumerGoods #ConsumerProtection #MichaelAtkin

Walmart implements price reductions across thousands of products

📰 Original title: Walmart Lowers Prices on Thousands of Items, Including Beef and Coca-Cola

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

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#business #walmart #pricecuts #consumergoods

Which European countries are the cheapest and most expensive?

From Iceland to North Macedonia, consumer prices vary dramatically across Europe.

New Eurostat data shows where everyday goods and services cost the most — and why prices alone do not tell the full story.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260625-which-european-countries-are-the-cheapest-and-most-expensive?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#CostOfLiving #ConsumerGoods #Prices #Europe #EU

Rising exports lower US goods trade deficit in April

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit in goods contracted more than expected…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #Artificialintelligence #Business #capitalgoods #CensusBureau #CommerceDepartment #ConsumerGoods #HighFrequencyEconomics #iran #motorvehicles #PetroleumExports #TradeDeficit #U.S.SupremeCourt
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/673708/

adidas has unveiled its first fully 3D-printed soccer cleats, developed through the company R.A.P. (Radical Athlete Perception) project. The cleats were designed using performance data from players Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ademola Lookman, who will receive custom-made pairs. This is adidas second product from the project, after a basketball shoe already worn in an official game. The cleats remain in concept phase with no release date. https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3d-printed-soccer-cleats-adidas-04052026/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #ConsumerGoods

Unilever to hike prices as Iran war drives up costs

Unilever said it would raise prices to offset higher costs from the Iran war, while reporting first-quarter underlying sales growth ahead of forecasts. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #MarketNews #Unilever #EarningsUpdate #ConsumerGoods #PriceIncreases #InflationPressures #GlobalMarkets #BusinessNews #CorporateResults #CostPressures #WorldEconomy Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the…

https://fllics.com/en/video/unilever-to-hike-prices-as-iran-war-drives-up-costs/

Immersion in a hot toxic soup

From humans, wildlife and invertebrates: Simultaneous exposure of toxins and climate harms likely to cause reduced fertility

An " ‘alarming’ effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposures."

"The chemicals are ubiquitous in consumer goods, so humans are often regularly exposed."

“There is enough evidence in both areas to act to reduce our impact on the planet...The solution to the systemic problems would involve reining in climate change and reducing the use of toxic chemicals." >>

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/26/toxic-exposure-climate-crisis-study
#biodiversity #immersion #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #toxins #plastic #ForeverChemicals #pollution #WesternCountries #harm #ToxicChemicals #Pfas #organochlorines #pyrethroids #Phthalates #ConsumerGoods #ClimateHarms #habitability #HealthHazards

Garden Netting Market Analysis and Growth Outlook to 2035 – News and Statistics https://www.allforgardening.com/1669873/garden-netting-market-analysis-and-growth-outlook-to-2035-news-and-statistics/ #BirdNetting #ConsumerGoods #garden #GardenNettingMarket #gardening #GardeningSupplies #MarketForecast #OutdoorLiving #PestControlNetting

Iran war is making the world a little less sweet as oil soars at the worst possible time for sugar

Sugar and gasoline don’t have a lot in common, unless you’re in a sugarcane mill in Brazil, in…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #Brazil #CA #Canada #Commodityprices #ConsumerGoods #Foodanddrink #Irán #Markets #Sugar #Tariffs #war
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/552556/

🥬 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬
#risingprices #prices #consumergoods #gasprice #eggs #eggprices #oil #oilprices #CPI #inflation #tariffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D-4wvf-MOw&list=PLVz16niX2rGe3-uBlgX5ZNiH4PNaa3kwa&index=1&pp=iAQBsAgC

Gulf states’ food security is at immediate risk but wider shortages could push up consumer prices globally

Before the crisis began, por…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #ArabianSea #consumergoods #containerships #containers #Gulfcountries #Internationaltrade #JebelAli #oilprices #Perishablegoods #refrigeratedcontainers #straitofHormuz #Ureaprices
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2540264/gulf-states-food-security-is-at-immediate-risk-but-wider-shortages-could-push-up-consumer-prices-globally/

How many more Americans would live below the poverty line if the US government were to ban all imports of consumer goods?
#protectionism #importsubstitution #mercantilism #autarky #tradebarriers #tradewars #poverty #povertyline #americans #affordabilitycrisis #inflation #tradepolicy #usa #donaldtrump #tariffs #consumergoods #economics #imports

Tariffs, Prices, Jobs, and the Future

The US and China are about to launch the next front in their trade war - The U.S.-China #TradeWar has lurched from fragile truce to bare-knuckle brawl. It is about to intensify further when the two countries hike fees on each others’ commercial ships Tuesday — a move that, on the U.S. side, could end up raising consumer costs and driving down imports from Asia. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/13/us-china-trade-war-tariffs-00604356 #Trade #TrumpTariffs #Tariffs #Finance #Economy #markets #ConsumerGoods #RepublicansOwnThis #USPol

I recently read a piece discussing the pressing issue of supply shortages and how they’re causing certain products to become scarce.
https://beestrot.com/news/this-week-in-food-19-from-may-5th-to-may-11th-2025/#Imminent_Product_Disappearances_Due_to_Supply_Shortages
#supplychain #consumergoods #foodprices #food #beestrot #electronics #beestrot

#India shines for global #consumergoods giants despite urban demand slowdown and global market turmoil.
Senior executives from #Unilever, #ProcterGamble, #PernodRicard, #Reckitt, #PepsiCo, #Heineken and #LOréal have highlighted India's significant contribution to growth among emerging markets during the recent quarter