Soon you'll be able to return Target purchases without getting out of your car

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Target drive up station
Starting this spring, shoppers will be able to return unopened products to select stores using the Target app and the normal drive-up routine used for picking up orders.

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Amazon faces lawsuit for selling products containing donkey meat

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Four wild donkeys stand in a valley in the Mojave desert, near Rhyolite, Nevada.
Four wild donkeys stand in a valley in the Mojave desert, near Rhyolite, Nevada.

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Here's why your Target deliveries are about to get faster

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Target workers load shipments onto a truck

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Kroger knows every purchase you've ever made – and says it could make millions of dollars selling your data

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Kroger wants to grow profit using the data it collects on consumers' purchases, raising privacy concerns, The Markup reported.

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See packages delivered by boat, plane, drone, and donkey as e-commerce reaches every corner of the world

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A uniformed DHL emplyee in a yellow polo short take a package from a boat captain standing on a yellow DHL delivery barge.
A DHL manager hands a package to a courier from a boat carrying express packages in one of the canals of Amsterdam.

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The sneaky ways Instacart gets you to buy more stuff

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Instacart's website and app push some consumers to buy more groceries or sign up for a free trial that they'll be charged for later, according to a new report.

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DoorDash's Super Bowl commercial pushes its on-demand grocery business. Here are 7 key moves it is making to dominate retail delivery after conquering restaurants.

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DoorDash grocery
DoorDash is leaning into grocery delivery.

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Americans are completely addicted to free shipping. It just makes us spend more.

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Amazon packages
Smart retailers are using shoppers' obsession with free shipping to their advantage, driving more and bigger orders.

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Walmart's experiment with pickup-and-delivery stores appears to be over as the last two prepare to close

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Walmart grocery pickup
Walmart is shuttering its standalone pickup and delivery stores.

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Shopify is trying to lure sellers away from Amazon by promising seamless shipping and VIP access on container ships

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Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify
Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, has said Shopify's logistics services will "level the playing field" for independent e-commerce businesses.

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