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Back to school hauls follows TikTok’s underconsumption core trend
Customer shopping for school supplies with employee restocking shelves, Target store, Queens, New York.Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesJust when it seemed more Americans were inspired by the ideas of…
Why pharmacy chains like Walgreens and CVS are shuttering locations
In its fiscal third-quarter earnings report to investors in late June, pharmacy chain Walgreens announced plans to close a "significant" number of its 8,600 U.S. stores.CEO Tim Wentworth said only 75% of the chain's locations were making…
How to cut down your wedding guest list to save money
Victor Dyomin | Moment | Getty ImagesMany wedding costs, such as meals, invitations and favors, are based on your headcount.The average cost of a wedding ceremony and reception in 2023 was $35,000, according to The Knot 2023 Real…
Paige Bueckers to sign NIL deal with Unrivaled, get equity state
Paige Bueckers, #5 of the UConn Huskies, shoots the ball in the second half during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 5,…
Kohl’s brings Babies R Us back to drum up more sales
Kohl's plans to have 200 Babies R Us shops in its stores by the end of September. The retailer will sell a wide variety of baby gear, including strollers, car seats and cribs.Courtesy: Kohl'sWOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Kohl's is thinking small…
D.C. attorney general sues StubHub, alleging deceptive pricing
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued the online ticket exchange platform StubHub on Wednesday, alleging deceptive and unfair pricing.The lawsuit claims StubHub uses deceptive advertising of low ticket prices to lure…
Starbucks (SBUX) Q3 2024 earnings
Starbucks glass art on a store in Tokyo.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesStarbucks on Tuesday reported quarterly revenue that missed analysts' expectations as both its U.S. and international cafes faced weaker demand.Shares of the…
Best Buy unveils plans to grow sales, cash in on AI
Microsoft PCs on display at a Best Buy store in Secaucus, N.J. Melissa Repko | CNBCBest Buy on Tuesday announced new plans to try to reverse a two-year sales slump and cash in on a much-awaited replacement cycle of pandemic-era purchases…
What Google decision to keep cookies means for the internet
Google announced in a surprise move that it would reverse its years-long plan to phase out third-party cookies.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoogle on Monday announced a bold move that has some big implications for advertisers…
Retailers shift their thinking on costly last-mile delivery
Parcels are seen in a street nearby UPS and FedEx trucks in a street of the Manhattan borough in New York City on December 4, 2023. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty ImagesConsumer need for speed in package delivery, which has reached its…