Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme

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Delivery drivers are often the ones to bear the brunt of customer complaints about missing or damaged shipments.

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Amazon used an algorithm to secretly prompt rival sites to raise prices, FTC alleges in antitrust lawsuit

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An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City. Amazon holds the annual two-day event, where it offers shopping deals to Prime customers, in the middle of the summer. Amazon Prime Day has brought an estimated 10 billion dollars to the company in each of the last 3 years, as customers look to take advantage of discounts and quick shipping.

How a TikTok Shop seller became a pickle influencer

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TikTok Shop seller Jessica Slone recently hosted a pickle taste test during a livestream.
TikTok Shop merchant Jessica Slone typically sells clothing and accessories, but recently hosted a live pickle taste test.

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Costco shoppers are continuing to cut back on big-ticket items, even as inflation falls, as Americans put off buying jewelry, laptops, and furniture

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A customer shops at a Costco store on August 31, 2023 in Novato, California.
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Get ready to buy Shein clothes in Forever 21 stores

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Shein is leaning into third-party sellers to expand its product offerings and now is partnering with Forever 21.

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Walmart vs Target: When it comes to groceries it's not really a competition

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Walmart sells more groceries than any other retailer in America.

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Target will now let you add Starbucks to your curbside delivery order, but there's a catch — you have to buy something from Target

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Starbucks ordering is currently available at all Target locations in 14 states and select locations in 10 more. The remaining US stores are set to come online by October.

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See inside Drake's collab with Shopify, a messy virtual mansion stocked with exclusive merch curated and designed by the rap star

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The Embassy is Drake's custom-built $100 million mansion in Toronto.

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There's a disconnect between consumer and business priorities. Here's how to solve it.

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Amazon may prioritize items in search results depending on how close it is to you and how quickly it can be delivered

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Amazon doubled its warehouse footprint during the pandemic, allowing it to shift to a regional shipping model to cut costs, an executive told the Wall Street Journal.

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