Target quietly loaded its app with a bunch of AI shopping features. I took them for a spin.

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Dominick Reuter with the Target app's store mode active on an iPhone.
The Target app's store mode activates when you arrive at a Target location.

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Lazy bartending has gone mainstream as canned spirits and 'mix-it-yourself' kits disrupt bars

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A display of ready-to-drink cocktails on a grocery store shelf.
Ready-to-drink cocktails continue to surge in popularity, both in the US and worldwide.

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See Hermès new tech collection, from a $5,150 charging case for your Apple devices to a $820 cardholder

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Hermes Apple charging case
The Paddock Grand case with a Solo charger costs $4,650.

Hermès

Dunkin's $6 value meal is back. I tried it, and a full breakfast cost half the usual price.

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dunkin donuts
The meal deal is back.

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I visited an Eddie Bauer store, and it quickly became clear why the retailer is closing locations

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The exterior of an Eddie Bauer store, which is closing, in New Jersey.
The exterior of an Eddie Bauer store in New Jersey on Tuesday.

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How True Religion turned a Y2K throwback into a $500 million comeback

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True Religion CEO Michael Buckley
True Religion's Michael Buckley rejoined the company as CEO in 2019.

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Costco's CEO chows down on a $1.50 hot dog combo in the latest riff on the McDonald's burger meme

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Customers wait in line to order below signage for the Costco Kirkland Signature $1.50 hot dog and soda combo, in California.
Costco's CEO says the $1.50 hot dog combo is here to stay.

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I visited Swig, the customizable 'dirty soda' chain sweeping the US. I wouldn't go back, but I get why it's so popular.

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Woman holding Swig drinks in holder in front of Swig
While at Swig, I tried a few menu items, including drinks ordered by the cast of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."

Savannah Born

A new bill takes aim at retailers' sweetheart deals with suppliers — and would extend to apps like Uber Eats

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Business
An Uber Eats delivery worker stands in Brooklyn, New York wearing sunglasses and a black Uber Eats-branded backpack as pedestrians walk behind him on the street.
A bill Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is introducing on Thursday takes aim at backroom deals that impact the prices of groceries and food delivery.

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Labubu's wide, toothy grin is coming to the silver screen

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Kasing Lung and Paul King.
Labubu will be making its way to Hollywood.

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