Workers returning to offices could mean more trouble for Instacart and other grocery delivery services

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A man wearing a face mask and sunglasses backwards on his head looks at a receipt while standing in front of a shopping cart at a Giant grocery store in Washington DC in 2020.
Grocery delivery companies like Instacart are increasingly catering to upper-income workers who can do their jobs from home, a survey from Morning Consult shows.

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Cheerwine, Vernors Ginger Ale and 10 other regional soda brands with cult followings

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A bottle of Moxie soda.

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Walmart is cheaper than Dollar General for groceries

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Boxed bankruptcy could be blamed on Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, but its problems extend far beyond the bank run

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Boxed CEO and co-founder Chieh Huang started the company a decade ago. Now, it's filing for bankruptcy and shutting down its retail operations.

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The inside story of hot startup Deel's grow-at-all-costs culture

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$100K apparently isn't that much, pals. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm definitely feeling a financial strain in San Diego.

A new study found that if you make $100,000 in NYC, it only "feels like" $36,000. Meanwhile, the same study found that San Diegans need to make even more than New Yorkers to live comfortably. Imagine moving to New York to save some money. Wild.

A New York grocery store is using biometrics including eye scanners and voice prints to identify repeat shoplifters. Some shoppers say that's creepy — even if it deters theft.

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A delivery worker wearing a face mask rides by a Fairway supermarket in Kips Bay in March 2021. The grocer's yellow sign and dark green awnings are visible.
New York City grocer Fairway is using facial recognition technology at a Manhattan store in a move to catch shoplifters.

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Kellogg is giving its Pringles and Cheez-It business a new name with classical Latin twist. It's the latest company name to incorporate the 'dead' language.

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Pringles chips are among the snacks that will be managed by Kellanova, one of the companies being formed by the breakup of Kellogg.

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Eggs are so expensive that Dollar Tree has just given up stocking them

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This Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, photo shows a woman leaving a Dollar Tree store in Urbandale, Iowa.
Dollar Tree said Tuesday that it will halt egg sales until later this year as avian flu keeps egg prices near historic highs.

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Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey, who is worth $75 million, says that business is 'judged and attacked' by society. 'We are the real value creators in the world.'

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Former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said last week that businesspeople like him are "judged and attacked" in society.

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TikToker shows people how to live off Dollar Tree groceries that cost $35 a week as Americans flock to dollar stores for cheaper food

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Rebecca Chobat set up the TikTok account Dollar Tree Dinners to show people how to cook with groceries sold at the discount chain.

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