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I was absolutely shocked and ELATED to see that someone is stepping up to look into these USPS Rate Hikes!  You can read about the newest rate increases on our blog post. We have been selling online since 2005 and every single year, often twice per year, USPS increases postage cost regardless of the economy.  It has always seemed interesting to me that in years there is no economic inflation, the one consistent is USPS will raise rates... at least once.  Thankfully, Cong …

Although we ship your order for free here at BigBrandWholesale.com, USPS is raising rates... AGAIN on online sellers all over the country. Here's all the details you need to know if you ship your orders using USPS:The Postal Service’s proposed rate hikes are in line with last peak season’s levels, and they “frankly seem pretty reasonable compared to what FedEx has proposed,” Gordon Glazer, a senior consultant and USPS specialist at Shipware, said on LinkedIn.But the operating environme …

Thanks to RetailDrive.com we just found out that Vince is closing Rebecca Taylor in order to focus on its core businesses.“In light of the continued challenging macro environment and after careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to exit the Rebecca Taylor business,” Vince CEO Jack Schwefel said on a call with analysts. “This decision will allow us to focus all of our resources on the growth and profitability of the Vince brand going forward.” The wind down of th …

I am a total fan of gas masks.  Not sure why exactly, perhaps it goes back to my love of Mortal Kombat characters?   Anyways, back in 2008, Diddo Velema in collaboration with Gucci and Louis Vuitton created this totally badass line of gas masks that are nothing short of INCREDIBLE! These amazing pieces never were for sale; according to Diddo, the gas masks were created purely as an art project to highlight the underlying societal climate that demands consumption, and not an …

Back in 2020 I went undercover to infiltrate the Amazon Fake Review Scam, then wrote about this "dark industry" on this blog.  If you haven't read our post yet, be sure to do so! Despite the effort I put into unraveling this scam, nothing came of it.  2 YEARS have passed with absolutely no action being taken.... until today...One of my fav newsletters, Retail Drive, just published this bombshell report!  Enjoy!In its Tuesday statement, Amazon stressed the need …