Theft has become such a nightmare for Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores that they're going to lock up some items and simply stop selling others

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Customers shop at a Dollar Tree store on March 04, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.
Retailers have warned of a jump in organized retail crime.

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A Hooters restaurant in North Carolina has been accused of racial discrimination in a lawsuit, which said managers made jokes about Black workers' hairstyles and appearances

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A branch of Hooters.

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It's easier than ever to get a tiny home. Home Depot, Amazon, and Costco are selling kits, and some will cost you under $50,000.

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Home Depot, Amazon, and Costco are among the retailers selling do-it-yourself kits that allow people to build tiny homes similar to this one.

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Delta will give you as many miles as you'd earn on a flight from NY to Florida just for going to Starbucks twice

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A TikTok appears to show a Dollar Tree customer working the register herself when she can't find an employee

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Customers shop at a Dollar Tree store in the Austin neighborhood on August 02, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
A recent TikTok video appears to show a customer working the checkout stand at a store in Tennesse.

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Get ready to buy Shein clothes in Forever 21 stores

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Shein is leaning into third-party sellers to expand its product offerings and now is partnering with Forever 21.

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The rise of Subway: the triumphant and turbulent last decades of the world's largest fast-food chain

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Subway's sales have been on the decline in recent years.

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The rise of 'superfakes': How high-quality designer knockoffs became indistinguishable from the real thing.

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A "superfake" designer handbag can look so close to the real thing that even expert authenticators have difficulty telling them apart.

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Subway is being sold to a massive private-equity firm, finally moving the sandwich chain away from family ownership after nearly 60 years

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Subway is being bought by private-equity company Roark Capital.

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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores will be given 48 hours to fix issues like blocked fire exits and towering stacks of boxes – or they'll be fined $100,000 a day

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Customers shop at a Dollar Tree store in the Austin neighborhood on August 02, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
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