Costco says the time to raise membership prices is 'about now,' but it won't just yet: 'We'll let you know'

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Costco gas

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Another 70 Olaplex customers just joined the hair-loss lawsuit against the trendy hair care brand

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An Olaplex shampoo bottle.
Dozens of plaintiffs have joined an ongoing injury lawsuit against the popular hair care brand Olaplex.

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Kroger is the latest retailer to spend big on employee wages as the job market tightens

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Kroger will invest $770 million more in pay and benefits for its employees this year, making it the latest retailer to spend more as the retail labor market remains tight.

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Take a look inside Subway's new corporate HQ, where it has a mock restaurant to test out new menu items

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Interior photo of Subway's new HQ in Miami

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Wendy's is once again slashing plans for ghost kitchen locations — delivering a blow to struggling Reef Technology

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Ghost kitchen Reef's Wendy's food trailer
Ghost kitchen Reef prepares Wendy's fast food menu through a licensing partnership. Wendy's said it no longer plans to grow rapidly through delivery-only models.

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Walmart says it charged Beauty Box subscribers nearly $700 instead of $6.98 due to a 'coding error'

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Walmart began selling its Beauty Box products in 2014.

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KFC is getting rid of 5 menu items — but one fan favorite is finally coming back

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The KFC Double Down Sandwich.

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Meet the typical Kroger shopper, a married suburban Baby Boomer earning over $80,000

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Kroger CFO Gary Millerchip described digital grocery as "becoming less of a headwind" — indicating that investments are still outweighing profits.

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AMC to sell movie theater popcorn exclusively at Walmart in latest attempt to make up for decline in customers

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AMC Popcorn
AMC will start selling popcorn in Walmart on March 11.

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Wingstop is the latest fast food chain to use AI bots to take customer orders, joining 13 others like McDonald's and Chipotle testing the technology to save on labor

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A hiring sign offers a $500 bonus outside a McDonalds restaurant.

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