Amazon Fresh stores are installing self-checkout after years of trying to get customers to use Just Walk Out tech

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Some Amazon Fresh stores will soon feature self-checkout stands, a move the company made after years of trying to get customers to use its Just Walk Out technology.

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More Starbucks customers are ordering food with their drinks than ever before

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Instacart just slashed pay for delivery drivers — from a minimum of $7 per order to $4. Now they're more reliant on your tips.

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Instacart cut the minimum base pay that its gig-worker delivery drivers are paid, and many say the lower pay is making it harder to earn money on the app.

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KFC Canada admitted that its soggy fries 'suck,' and held a mock funeral for them

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I tried canned kava, a beverage marketed as an alcohol alternative with a calming effect. It relaxed me, but I couldn't get past the sugary taste.

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Kava has gained popularity over the last several years as an alternative to alcohol. Insider tried some kava drinks from DTC brands to see if they're worth it.

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A manager at a Pennsylvania Wendy's invented a fake employee and pocketed wages of $20,000, police say

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The woman worked at a Wendy's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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McDonald's customers are ordering less and switching to value menu items to save money

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McDonald's french fries.

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Your snacks are getting more expensive. Blame these big food companies, not inflation.

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A Kitkat chocolate bar is pictured in the supermarket of Nestle headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy
Nestlé, maker of KitKat bars, is one of the food companies that continued raising prices and booked higher profit even as food inflation slowed down in early 2023.

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Amazon Fresh is laying off hundreds of store workers

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Amazon Fresh is eliminating hundreds of jobs at its grocery stores, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

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Daily Harvest threw a superhero-themed party for employees as it was dodging questions about sick customers

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Daily Harvest CEO Rachel Drori reportedly dressed up in a Green Lantern-inspired costume at a company retreat as customers claimed that the startup's food made them sick.

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