Quince’s $50 Cashmere, Supply Chain Savvy Beat E-Commerce Curse (1)

Scrutinize a receipt from any recent purchase, and it might be hard to avoid feeling you got swindled. Since early 2020, the consumer price index has risen so quickly that what you could buy for a buck back then will cost you $1.26 now. In some categories, including groceries, electricity and car insurance, the price increases have been even steeper. Retailers such as Walmart Inc. and Dollar Tree Inc. are seeing more affluent customers raid their aisles in search of cheaper products. You might feel like you know where the extra money is going—tariffs, that cocoa shortage ...