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The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices, measured by the producer price index, rose 6.3% in September compared with a year earlier, accelerating from August's 5.6% annual increase. The report attributed the surge largely to a sharp rise in fuel costs, exceeding economists' expectations.
An Entrepreneur contributor article lays out a framework for retailers selecting wholesale products, urging them to start by defining their target customer before researching demand through search trends, competitor stocking and seasonality checks. It also recommends calculating profit margins, vetting suppliers, testing products at small scale, and considering inventory and storage needs before committing to bulk purchases.
Hackers are exploiting an unauthenticated file-upload vulnerability (CVE-2026-27540) in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin for WordPress, versions 2.0.3.1 and earlier, to install PHP webshells. Wordfence says its firewall has blocked over 100,000 attack attempts, with spikes in June, July and August, and the shells allow attackers to gather site information and upload further malicious files.
Costco Next, a platform that gave Costco members access to discounted products from vetted third-party suppliers, has stopped working for many customers over the past several days. Users report being unable to access the marketplace, and Costco has not issued a public explanation for the disruption or shutdown.