3 luxury watch brands gaining ground on the pre-owned market — that aren't a Rolex

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Vacheron Constantin sign
Vacheron Constantin is one of the oldest watch makers still operating today.

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Absolut is betting on brunch, not bottle service, as drinking habits shift

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A pitcher and two glasses of Bloody Mary cocktails with olives and pickles.
Absolut Tabasco, a new spicy vodka collaboration,

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Darden Restaurants is shutting down the remaining 28 Bahama Breeze locations. Here's the full list.

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Bahama Breeze
Bahama Breeze, a Caribbean-inspired chain restaurant, will be closing the remaining 28 locations, parent company Darden Restaurants announced.

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Chipotle is targeting the top of the K-shaped economy

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The Chipotle Mexican Grill logo appears on a smartphone in front of a stock graph.

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Walmart cracks into the $1 trillion club

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Customers shop at Walmart on January 22, 2026 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Customers shop at a Walmart in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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The dueling 'free grocery' stunts from Polymarket and Kalshi in NYC

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A rendering of what Polymarket says will be a free grocery pop-up in New York.
A rendering of what Polymarket says will be a free grocery pop-up in New York.

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PepsiCo says it's cutting prices on snacks like Lay's and Doritos by up to 15%, as consumers feel 'stretched'

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Bags of nacho cheese flavored Doritos sit on a shelf at a grocery store in New York City as a discount price tag hangs in front of them.
PepsiCo plans to cut prices on some snacks.

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I've worked at Costco for 20 years. Here are 7 of the best things I'm seeing on shelves right now.

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A composite image of boxes of silicone freezer trays on display at Costco, and boxes of Hefty vacuum storage bags.
As a longtime employee, I think the Miu silicone freezer trays and Hefty Shrink-pak bags are some of the best things to get at Costco right now.

Veronica Thatcher

Amazon is ratcheting up fast delivery and raising the stakes for rivals like Walmart

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An Amazon Prime delivery van is parked outside Amazon headquarters in Seattle, Washington on January 29, 2026. US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said on January 28 it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide as the company tries to streamline amid its major push into AI.

Deactivated accounts are one of gig workers' biggest challenges. NYC just got Uber Eats to reactivate some of them.

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A bike courier wears a black Uber Eats backpack as he approaches an intersection where pedestrians are crossing the street.
Uber Eats agreed to reactivate the accounts of some delivery workers under a settlement with New York City.

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