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U.S. consumers aren’t just frustrated with high prices. They’re angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and…
Martha Stewart says Kmart once paid her $65 million a year in royalties—bankrolling her empire
Long before “influencer” was a job title, Martha Stewart was getting paid like one. Kmart was signing the checks. Stewart,…
Walmart says retail giant and AI shopping assistant aren’t using personal information to set prices
Walmart is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at…
For Gen Z workers wary of college debt, Walmart offers a road to six figures without a degree
Walmart is betting that, for Gen Z, the road to a six-figure salary may run through its stores—not a college…
The return of nostalgia is bringing back Toys “R” Us as it opens 120 stores 9 years after bankruptcy
Remember when holiday shopping started with a very important research trip through the rainbow-colored doors of Toys “R” Us? To…
Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don’t feel high income anymore
A six-figure annual salary used to be a milestone for career success and financial security, but it isn’t what it…
Blackstone bet on ZO Skin Health, a brand you won’t find at Sephora. It could be worth $2 billion
Beauty brands can command eye-popping prices, whether they’re celebrity-founded and internet-famous or built around a doctor’s name. E.l.f. Beauty agreed…
There is a couch outside the fitting rooms at nearly every mall in America, and for decades it looked like…
The world’s largest health and beauty retailer says AI will make shopping ‘more human, not less’
The CEO of the world’s largest health and beauty retailer is pushing back against using AI to shrink headcount, arguing…
European Commission fines the AliExpress $629 million for not blocking counterfeit goods
The European Commission on Monday fined Chinese online marketplace AliExpress 550 million euros ($629 million) for failing to adequately crack…












