A UK supermarket chain is firing its self-checkout stations and bringing back real people as cashiers

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A self-checkout station at Walmart
Retailers are revising their self-checkout strategies.

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I quit my job at a brand-new Dollar General store after facing flooding, broken freezers, and frosty bathrooms

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dollar general storefront people
Dollar General plans to open almost 1,000 stores this year.

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Creators are complaining that the TikTok Shop is turning the app into an ad-filled wasteland

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A compilation of TikTok screenshots showing creators who talked about TikTok shop ads.
A compilation of TikTok screenshots showing creators who talked about TikTok Shop ads.

TikTok/@mtizzlesillyfikfok, @autumnacord, @gracejohanna

The McRib is coming back to select McDonald's despite its 2022 farewell tour. Here's a look at the iconic sandwich's history.

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McRib
McRibGate is another McRib superfan website.

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Homesick Americans living in the UK should head to Costco for snacks

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The candy aisle at Costco in London, featuring Welch's Fruit Snacks, Red Vines, Skittles, Trolls, Mike & Ike
Costco sells come American brands not commonly available in the UK.

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A homeowner planned to throwaway a painting hanging in her kitchen — it turned out to be a 13th-century masterpiece worth $25 million

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The painting
The painting "Christ Mocked", a long-lost masterpiece by Florentine artist Cimabue is displayed in Paris.

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Starbucks faces backlash over a symbol in a Native American Heritage Month sign

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Scene from Avatar and Starbucks' Native American Heritage Month Poster
A scene from Avatar the Last Airbender and Starbucks' Native American Heritage Month poster

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Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 hourly wage and 24/7 security to protect them from the 'constant threat' of violence

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Customers exit a Waffle House restaurant as the moon sets on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama.

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An East Coast restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $11.4 million back to more than 1,300 employees over claims it paid staff below minimum wage

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Close-up of chefs hands holding a saute pan to cook food, flambeing contents. Flames rising from the pan.

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Is shoplifting getting worse? It depends on how you measure it.

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Courtroom with piles of personal care items stolen in organized retail crime
Some of the more than $200,000 in stolen retail goods seized by the San Francisco Police Department from a man who was reselling them online.

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