About 60 cities and towns have restricted dollar store openings since 2018, a new report says

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A black-and-yellow Dollar General sign hangs above a store in Maryland as seen from between yellow shopping carts in the parking lot.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree have faced opposition to new stores in several dozen communities.

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A $9 bottle of wine is going viral on X because its name is 'Josh'

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A selection of bottles of wine from Josh Cellars, including red, white, and roses, sits on a wooden-top table with two glasses of red wine and a corkscrew. In the background, a black-and-white photo of Josh, Joseph Carr's father, hangs on a wooden wall.
Josh Cellars's red wine has gotten attention on X, formerly Twitter.

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Walmart wants to use AI to restock your fridge automatically

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Walmart is rolling out an AI-aided replenishment tool for InHome deliveries.

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Smart shopping carts with customized ads are the future of grocery shopping, according to Instacart

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A customer pushes a Caper smart shopping cart filled with groceries. A screen, displaying an ad for Annie's mac and cheese, is seen just above the handle, and there's a payment terminal on the left side of the cart.
Instacart is launching ads on its Caper smart shopping carts.

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A grocery chain just pulled the ultimate power move over Pepsi

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Pepsi bottles are displayed for sale in a Rite-Aid in Los Angeles
PepsiCo products will be absent from the shelves of grocery chain Carrefour's stores in France, according to a report.

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Why you'll see a lot fewer options on the shelves while shopping in 2024

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Walmart spent years growing Spark, its own gig-economy delivery service. But Walmart Spark workers say challenges became clear in 2023.

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A man delivers a Walmart bag of groceries to a woman at her front door.
Spark, Walmart's gig-worker powered delivery service, faced scrutiny from workers in 2023.

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7 Amazon retail stumbles, from grocery delivery to clothing stores

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A close up of a woman touching a screen in a fitting room
Until November, Amazon Style had two store locations in the US.

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Don't wait to buy your eggs — more price hikes could be coming

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Customers shop for eggs at a H-E-B grocery store in Austin.

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More than a third of consumers are so sick of inflation they're willing to risk a recession to get lower prices

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Inflation has slowed substantially in recent months, but price increases are now baked into the cost of everything from food to furniture.

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