This is great news for consumers looking for bargains–deals now abound as retailers look to unload excess inventory! Consequently, retailers are reporting a steep jump in inventory levels from a year ago from a mix of items not selling and supply chain delays easing. Retailers like Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and more now face a glut of inventory as inflation-squeezed shoppers are making fewer discretionary purchases due to the rising prices of gas and groceries. That resulted in businesses ordering more merchandise…which arrived just as consumer spending started to shift to services. For the last two years, retailers could barely keep items stocked due to record consumer spending and supply chain disruptions. Other chains are getting in on the “fun” of Amazon Prime Day 2022, which is due to the bullwhip effect in action. The last few years we’ve spent about the same amount during Amazon Prime Days as we have on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It certainly makes sense for the retail behemoth to create its own money-saving holiday, as they’re already the single-biggest source of deals in November and December.
( Updated Jwith NEW DAY 2 DEALS.)įor those unfamiliar with it, Prime Day is essentially Amazon’s Christmas in July sale as the moniker above suggests, it’s the mid-year version of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Or better yet if you don’t have the same black doll find another third party who has it for the same or similar price?! Prime Day 2022 is here with great discounts on Disney toys, books, collectibles, travel accessories, and more! This post rounds up the best deals during “Black Friday in July” for your Walt Disney World vacations, plus products that will make great gifts for yourself or others. This is crazy! Even if you are letting a third party use your stores why not at least make the price point comparable? As a company, we are investing resources and developing strategies to advance equity for all within our wall and society,” it and why is the black doll more expensive? This is not my first time seeing this 🤔 /jkthwnW1GF- Omega January 10, 2021 “Walmart is a firm believer of diversity and inclusion. While the reasons could certainly be a combination of nuanced factors, Walmart assured the public that it would take extra care to right the problem. “The problem, I believe, when we look at these discrepancies in pricing is that toy manufacturers do not produce Black dolls in proportion to the number of people in the human population,” she posited. This was an unintentional error on our part and we sincerely apologize to anyone it may have offended.”ĭr Sabrina Thomas, a doll historian and docent for the North Carolina Museum of History, offered a different viewpoint, saying that the difference in prices could be due to economics rather than overt racism. “Unfortunately, we overlooked the impact these changes would have on similar items whose price did not change. We lowered the price on a select group of toys, including only one of these dolls, to help drive sales.” Another Black doll with black hair was priced at US$69.99, although its two white counterparts with blonde and brunette hair were US$30.Īccording to the Atlanta Black Star, Walmart attributed the price difference to a “systems error.” It said: “The price difference in the two items was the result of price changes made systemically. A Black Barbie was listed at US$34.44, while its Caucasian counterpart went for US$29.88.
Now we are sick of this!!! Why is the black doll soooo much more expensive than the others 🤔 /t4GUrd86nI- Khai December 14, 2021įuel was added to the fire when users on social media found other examples of price discrepancies at Walmart.
“There are seven Black babies and there are seven white babies, but one set is US$39.97 the other is US$25,” Brown told WCPO. At first, this seemed to be a pricing error, but when she looked for other similar sets, she found that the same price discrepancy occurred. However, when she saw the price of the doll set with a Black baby, she was shocked to find that it cost nearly US$15 more than the ones she saw in store. In-store, she only found sets with Caucasian babies, so she decided to place an order online instead. The incident, as reported by WCPO, was first brought to the public’s attention when Asheria Brown from Florence, Kentucky, had wanted to purchase a doll set for her eldest daughter. Walmart has issued an apology after it came under fire for pricing Black baby doll sets higher than ones with a Caucasian baby.
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