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38 storiesAmazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
Starbucks sued over “sugar-free” claims for protein drinks
A federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight Starbucks protein beverages sold in the U.S. contain varying amounts of sugar even though the company lists them as sugarless. The suit was filed by the class action firm Hag…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
GameStop raises used PS5 Pro price to $1,400, above new console's MSRP
GameStop is listing pre-owned PlayStation 5 Pro consoles at $1,399.99 on its website, up from $800 and above the $899 sticker price of a new console. A leaked memo to employees, which a GameStop subreddit moderator said had been vetted, tol…
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event prompts deal guides from US outlets
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event, which The Verge calls Prime Big Deal Days, drew deal coverage from tech and business outlets on October 6. CNN described it as a two-day event and the first of several savings periods running through …
Retailers Launch Competing Fall Sales as Amazon's October Prime Day Begins
Amazon's October Prime Day sale is running as rival retailers roll out their own competing fall sales. Walmart's event runs through October 11, with AirPods 4 discounted to $79 and LEGO sets up to 37% off, while Best Buy, Sony and others al…
Japan farm ministry orders Fukui seafood firm over mislabeled Echizen crab gifts
Japan's agriculture ministry issued a measures order on Oct 6 against Fukumaru Foods, a seafood processor in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, for labeling products as Echizen crab while using mizugani, a crab not counted as Echizen crab. The…
Prime Day deals cut Nothing Headphone (1) to $189 and Beats Studio Pro to $119
Tech outlets covering Prime Day sales flagged discounts on two pairs of over-ear headphones. Wired and The Verge both reported the Nothing Headphone (1) at $189 at Amazon, while IGN reported the Beats Studio Pro at $119, which it called the…
Baskin Robbins to raise prices of 46 products by average 5.9% from Oct. 12
Baskin Robbins said on Oct. 6 it will raise prices of 46 products — 16 ice creams and 30 beverages and others — by an average 5.9% starting Oct. 12. A “Single Regular” ice cream goes from 3,900 to 4,300 won and a “Quart” from 18,500 to 19,9…
Single Seoul apartment unit draws 68,663 applicants on near-1-billion-won gap
One 84㎡ unit at the 강변역 센트럴 아이파크 complex in Guui-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul drew 68,663 applications when it was offered on Oct 6, Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily reported, both citing the Korea Real Estate Board's Cheongyak Home portal. The …
Korea Consumer Agency finds carbon running shoes differ by model in tests
South Korea's Korea Consumer Agency published test results on October 6 for carbon running shoes from seven brands, finding differences in shock absorption, knee fatigue and durability. Nike and Puma models rated relatively well on shock ab…
Amazon's October Prime Big Deal Days sale draws deal coverage from tech and business outlets
Amazon's October sale event, called Prime Big Deal Days or October Prime Day, was live as of October 6, 2026, with outlets publishing lists of discounted electronics, headphones, phones, tablets and games. The Verge said the event runs thro…
Lego announces three new Batman sets for January 1, 2027 release
Lego has announced three new Batman sets due on January 1, 2027: a Batman Returns Batmobile & Duck set, an Arkham Knight Batmobile, and a Joker wall-art build based on the Detective Comics #880 cover. The Joker set, at 1,849 pieces, is the …
GS샵 and Lotte Home Shopping launch major autumn discount events
GS샵 said it will hold its largest second-half shopping event, 판타지에스, from October 11 to 25, with 7% off all products, a promotional video featuring comedian Park Myung-soo and a 30-brand lineup on its TV channel. Rival Lotte Home Shopping w…
Lotte Mart sells seven underwear items at uniform prices of 3,000 and 5,000 won
Lotte Mart said it is selling seven underwear items at uniform prices, with women's seamless bras at 5,000 won and men's drawrs at 3,000 won. The retailer said the prices have applied at all stores since Oct. 1, pitched at shoppers seeking …
Naver consumer dispute damage remedy rate at 83.6%, committee says
Naver's Users Protection and Self-Regulation Committee said 83.6% of consumer disputes filed with Naver last year received damage relief, based on an analysis of all dispute data that researchers cross-checked with external consumer counsel…
Bucheon offers half-price admission at six attractions to local university students
Bucheon, in Gyeonggi Province, began offering a 50% discount on admission to six city attractions on Oct 6 for students at four local universities. Students must show a student ID or enrollment certificate; the night attraction Bucheon Lumi…
South Korea says 157 ticket scalpers arrested under stricter anti-scalping law
Culture Minister Choi Hwi-young told a cabinet meeting that 157 ticket scalpers had been arrested since revised anti-scalping laws took effect on Aug. 28, Yonhap and Asia Economy reported. He said the public had filed 68,158 reports and tha…
Seocheon market offers up to 20,000 won back to ecology institute visitors
Seocheon County's Sustainable Local Foundation said a refund event will run on October 9–10 at the temporary special market, linked to visits to the National Institute of Ecology. Shoppers who visited the institute this month and spend at l…
Tamanoi Shuzo to release Chiikawa Kurimanju dashi-wari sake set on Nov 10
Tamanoi Shuzo will release a “Chiikawa Nihonshu to Odashi no Dashi-wari Set” designed around the Chiikawa character Kurimanju on November 10, priced at 4,400 yen including tax. Preorders opened on October 5 at the brewery’s online shop. The…