Ulta Beauty CEO says Gen Alpha prefers to shop IRL

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Young shoppers
Gen Alpha shoppers are seeking IRL experiences.

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I worked at Spirit Halloween for 3 years. Here are 9 mistakes I saw customers make when shopping for costumes and decor.

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On the left, a scary Halloween animatronic woman, and on the right, prosthetics from Spirit Halloween.
After working at Spirit Halloween for three years, I've identified common mistakes customers make.

Stephanie Pitera Statile

Tech companies dominate the top 10 brands of 2025, a new study says

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Google ceo Sundar Pichai
Tech companies continued to dominate the top 10 list.

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Howard Schultz said he's Worried — 'with a big W' — about AI

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Howard Schultz.
Howard Schultz said he was worried about the lack of regulation in AI.

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A K-beauty turf war is brewing in the US

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A woman shops at an Olive Young store in Seoul, South Korea, April 28, 2025.
There's a territorial war for K-Beauty brewing in the US.

Kim Hong-Ji/REUTERS

UPS customers say they're being charged the wrong tariff rates and can't get answers from the shipping service

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A UPS worker handles boxes at the back of a brown UPS truck on a street.
UPS is sending some customers bills that use the wrong tariff rates.

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OpenAI's new deal with Walmart shows how AI is going to shake up the shopping experience

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A Walmart store in Oceanside, California
Walmart partners with OpenAI to enable consumers to shop directly within ChatGPT.

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Could Apple and Labubus be a match made in heaven?

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Tim Cook and Labubu
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited a Labubu exhibition while in China to promote the iPhone Air.

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Nike CEO Elliott Hill's first year: Wall Street grades his comeback plan a B.

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Nike CEO Elliott Hill
Elliott Hill rejoined Nike as the CEO in October 2024.

Nike

UPS told me my package was being disposed of. I emailed the CEO to save it.

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A UPS plane approaches an airport with its landing gear down and flaps extended.
UPS has told some customers that the packages they shipped from abroad into the US are being destroyed.

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