price-gouging

Zimbabwe President Threatens to Seize Licenses for Currency Manipulation, Price Gouging
Zimbabwe President Threatens to Seize Licenses for Currency Manipulation, Price Gouging
April 25, 2022  |  International

Emmerson Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe, has said banks and companies engaging in local currency manipulation and unjustifiable price increases might be at risk of losing...

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Amazon Pushes For National Price Gouging Law
Amazon Pushes For National Price Gouging Law
May 13, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon urged Congress on Wednesday (May 13) to enact legislation to prohibit price gouging during times of national emergency, Reuters reported. Brian Huseman, a vice...

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Pandemic Pricing Prompts Lawsuit Against Food Delivery Apps 
Pandemic Pricing Prompts Lawsuit Against Food Delivery Apps 
April 14, 2020  |  Delivery

Food delivery apps GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats were named in a class-action lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court that alleges price gouging during...

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Securing The New Commerce Normal
Securing The New Commerce Normal
April 13, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

For all that has changed dramatically in the last several weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, consumers are still looking for the same two core...

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Responding, Reorganizing And Resetting For COVID-19
Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Responding, Reorganizing And Resetting For COVID-19
March 27, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread in the U.S. and the measures to contain it become more drastic and more strictly enforced, consumers are...

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Why Hoarding Toilet Paper Ain’t A Charmin’ Sign of Things to Come
Why Hoarding Toilet Paper Ain’t A Charmin’ Sign of Things to Come
March 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Hoarding is never pretty, and rationing goods in response to hoarding is never pretty either. The eventual impact to manufacturers and retailers’ bottom lines? Well,...

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Watchdog In Italy Investigating Amazon, eBay Over Inflated Coronavirus-Related Prices
Watchdog In Italy Investigating Amazon, eBay Over Inflated Coronavirus-Related Prices
March 12, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The antitrust watchdog in Italy has opened an investigation into Amazon and eBay over allegations that the companies upped the prices of things like hand...

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Group Calls For Action Against Coronavirus Price Gouging
Group Calls For Action Against Coronavirus Price Gouging
March 09, 2020  |  Retail

In a March 9 letter to Attorney General William Barr, the Consumer Brands Association implored the official to take action against sellers who are taking advantage...

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Online Retailers Scramble To Fight Coronavirus Scams
Online Retailers Scramble To Fight Coronavirus Scams
March 04, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Online retailers have to be wary of scams centering around the deadly coronavirus as it now makes its way across the world. Amazon has removed...

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