Target and Walmart stores in the Bay Area are locking up underwear and socks to prevent shoplifting

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Products are locked behind glass as a person shops at a Target store in the Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan on September 28, 2023 in New York City.
Products are locked behind glass as a person shops at a Target store in the Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan on September 28, 2023 in New York City.

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Dollar stores are the new hot spot for beauty dupes

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The photographer holds a two-ounce jar of Watermelon Sleeping Mask, packaged in a small box, in the beauty aisle of a Dollar General store in Ohio.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree are getting attention on TikTok for their dupes of well-know beauty products.

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A McDonald's cashier who has worked for the company since before the invention of Happy Meals and McNuggets is finally retiring at 84

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An old photo showing Dot Sharp, a McDonald's worker, and a man dressed as Ronald McDonald

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Rare postage 'gem' featuring the world's first adhesive stamp to be auctioned for up to $2.5 million in New York

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The May 2, 1840, Penny Black cover

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These AI smart grills will help you avoid over-cooking that steak

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Perfecta grill

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TikTokers are trawling through stores like T.J. Maxx and charging viewers 'personal shopping' fees

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Deals and discounts in a T.J. Maxx store.

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I visited T.J. Maxx's outdoorsy sibling Sierra, the most interesting brand in the TJX family

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Business Insider reporter Dominick Reuter in front of a Sierra store.
I wasn't sure what to expect the first time I visited Sierra, but now I'm hooked.

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My supermarket removed all the self-service checkouts. It's annoyed some customers — but the staff prefer it.

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Marti Stelling Booths
Marti Stelling has worked part-time at Booths for five years.

Marti Stelling

3 seafoods that are only popular because of marketing schemes

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platter of seafood
Stock image of seafood platter, including lobster and squid.

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A $9 bottle of wine is going viral on X because its name is 'Josh'

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A selection of bottles of wine from Josh Cellars, including red, white, and roses, sits on a wooden-top table with two glasses of red wine and a corkscrew. In the background, a black-and-white photo of Josh, Joseph Carr's father, hangs on a wooden wall.
Josh Cellars's red wine has gotten attention on X, formerly Twitter.

Josh Cellars

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