July 15, 2025

  • Amazon Prime Day saw two-thirds of Prime members participate by making at least one purchase. According to Sales Factory data, planned purchases outstripped impulse buys during the event (via Chain Store Age).
  • U.S. inflation increased in June according to CPI figures, pushing its highest rate in four months with a 0.3% increase. On an annual basis, inflation rose to 2.7%, remaining above the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2% (via CNN Business).
  • Tesla is now selling cars in India, expanding its international reach by expanding into the market. However, Tesla vehicles are retailing at a premium versus sticker prices stateside (via CNN Business).
  • A new environmental scoring system has introduced itself to the beauty segment. EcoBeautyScore has already seen L’Oreal, Neutrogena, Nivea, and Eucerin sign on in co-operation of the initiative (via Forbes).
  • Imports to the busiest seaport in Los Angeles ticked upward by 10% year-over-year in June as retailers anticipate a surge of demand for the back-to-school and holiday seasons. The Port of Los Angeles handled 470,450 20-foot equivalent units last month (via Reuters).
  • Meijer has announced a significant sale of back-to-school items, with many products being priced at $1 or below. Additionally, the retailer is offering teachers a 15% discount on school and home office equipment through September 7 (via Chain Store Age).
  • Albertsons is raising its annual sales projections while also posting a beat of its Q1 estimates. The grocer anticipates heavy demand as the year draws to a close (via Reuters).
  • Apple is investing $500 million in U.S. rare earth mining company MP Materials. MP Materials’ Fort Worth factory is slated to develop and produce a series of neodymium magnet manufacturing lines for Apple products (via TechCrunch).
  • Panasonic has opened its second U.S. EV battery factory, located in De Soto, Texas. Tesla is Panasonic’s largest customer of the EV batteries, which are being produced domestically to avoid tariffs (via InsideEVs).
  • eBay is getting into the graded comic book game. The company debuted PSA-graded comic book sales on its eBay Live livestream selling platform on Monday, adding to its planned push into the collectibles market (via Chain Store Age).