People aren't spending like they used to and it's forcing companies like Nike and Walgreens to make drastic changes

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American consumers are getting tighter with their wallets and pickier about deals.

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A bride says the $1,000 Jimmy Choo shoes she splurged on for her wedding broke after she wore them for 5 minutes

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A bride was letdown by her experience with Jimmy Choo.

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Should you tip on restaurant takeout? Or a coffee order? Here's when it's OK to decline.

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Many Americans feel like they're tipping more money, and at more places, than they have in the past. There are some places you're still not expected to leave a tip, though.

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I shopped for work outfits at COS and Zara and preferred the more expensive store

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Business Insider's reporter compared professional clothes from Zara and COS.

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Photos of trucks full of leaking detergent and spoiled food reveal a big challenge for Family Dollar

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Dollar Tree is considering a sale of Family Dollar.

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How Glossier's perfume saved it from the millennial dustbin

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"You" perfume, Glossier's viral hit with Gen Z, has saved it from the dustbin of once-hot millennial-focused products.

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You can't kill Coach

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a vintage Coach bag morphs into a modern Coach bag.

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Throughout the early aughts, my purse of choice was a brown wristlet covered in monogram Cs.

More and more solo entrepreneurs are raking in $1 million. Here are the industries where business is booming.

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The number of one-person businesses making above a million in revenue skyrocketed after the pandemic.

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Why your local pharmacy may be closing

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Walgreens says a quarter of its US stores aren't contributing to the company's operating income.

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McDonald's trialed the McPlant in California and Texas. It failed because people don't want a meat-free burger from the Golden Arches.

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In this photo illustration, packaging for the McDonald's McPlant Beyond Meat burger is displayed with French Fries at a McDonald's restaurant on February 14, 2022 in San Rafael, California.
You won't see the McPlant on McDonald's US menus anytime soon.

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