Walmart sees a bonkers improvement when it automates a warehouse

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Walmart trucks sit parked in front of a Walmart store in Richmond, California
An automated distribution center delivers twice the throughput with half the staff, Walmart's CFO said.

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Sorry Grimace, McDonald's doesn't care about your birthday this year

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A closeup of Grimace, a McDonald's character.
McDonald's made a huge deal out of Grimace's birthday in 2023. This year, he didn't even get a cake.

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We finally have some evidence that California's new $20 fast food wage is hurting business

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A worker helps a customer at a Burger King restaurant on May 08, 2024 in San Rafael, California.

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Gen Zers are obsessed with Aritzia's $148 Effortless Pant. Uniqlo's 'work uniforms' are Asia's budget answer to it — at a fraction of the price.

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People stand outside a UNIQLO shop in Beijing.

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Amazon Fresh is trying to remind customers it's not just a fancy returns point

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People lining up outside an Amazon Fresh store in Pasadena, CA
Some Amazon Fresh patrons are using the stores to return things they bought on Amazon.com.

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I tried on similar tops at Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy. I'm done assuming big names with the highest prices have the best products.

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Chloe wearing three different tank tops. On the left, a black square-neck tank from Gap. In the middle, a cream high-neck tank from Banana Republic. On the left, a black square-neck tank from Old Navy.
I tried on similar tops at Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy.

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A Chick-fil-A in Louisiana is doing a $35 'summer camp' where kids see what it's like to work at the restaurant

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Chick-fil-A app rewards program
A handful of Chick-fil-A restaurants host one-day summer camps for kids to learn about how the chicken chain works.

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Starbucks is copying the fast-food value playbook with its new $5 and $6 breakfast combos

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The year's biggest stock market rebound is a legendarily obnoxious clothing brand

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Upward trending arrow emerging from an Abercrombie & Fitch shopping bag filled with clothes
Once-struggling retailer Abercrombie is booming, and its stock is even beating out Wall Street darling Nvidia

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I'm a Costco forklift driver. My job is essential to the warehouse's success.

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A forklift driver unloads a truck at the Costco Distribution Center in Monroe Township, New Jersey
Much of Costco's operations revolve around forklifts.

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