Here's the list of Amazon Go stores closing next month as the company evaluates its brick-and-mortar retail strategy

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Amazon is closing eight of its cashierless convenience stores several years after launching the format, which uses the company's Just Walk Out technology.

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Kroger is the latest retailer to spend big on employee wages as the job market tightens

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Kroger will invest $770 million more in pay and benefits for its employees this year, making it the latest retailer to spend more as the retail labor market remains tight.

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Monster Beverage is making booze that tastes just like its energy drinks, and you can already buy it in these 6 states

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Monster's Beast Unleashed beverages contain alcohol and use some of the same flavors as the brand's energy drinks.

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Nepo babies like Myles O'Neal and Ella Bleu Travolta do a plant-based take on their parents' "Got Milk?" ads

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Myles O'Neal holds a glass of Silk Nextmilk in an ad for the brand that mimics the "Got Milk?" campaign.

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FDA says sugary cereal and white bread no longer 'healthy'

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Sugary cereals could lose their "healthy" designation under a proposed change in Food and Drug Administration guidelines.

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You can call almond milk 'milk,' but there's a catch, the FDA says

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Almond milk and other plant-based alternatives can be labeled "milk," the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

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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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Why a 70-year-old flour brand is suddenly surging in popularity among Gen Z

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Maseca makes corn flour, a key ingredient in tortillas, empanadas, and other dishes.

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Breakfast giant Post is making a bet on cereal designed to put you to sleep

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Sweet Dreams, Post's latest new cereal, is designed to help you sleep at night.

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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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