DoorDash says its new self-driving delivery robot has a special feature: Cuteness

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Dot, DoorDash's self-driving delivery robot, with a red outer shell, four black wheels, and two LED lights on its front that look like eyes, drives along a road.
Dot, DoorDash's autonomous delivery robot.

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Starbucks is offering up to 26 weeks of severance for store managers at closing cafés

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Customers leave a Starbucks Coffee shop on September 25, 2025 in Corte Madera, California.
Starbucks is offering managers a range of severance packages based on years with the company.

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A Pop Mart exec wants Labubu and other blind box characters to have Mickey Mouse's staying power

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A woman has several Labubu figures hanging from her bag as she stands in a queue outside KaDeWe.
A Pop Mart executive said the company looked to Disney's success with Mickey Mouse.

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US retailers are racing to achieve 30-minute delivery. Here's why that's probably as fast as they will promise.

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A woman collects a grocery delivery order from her doorstep.
Retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Target are competing to see who can get orders fulfilled the quickest.

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Retailers are using police-style bodycams to deal with crime, but this company wants its latest AI-powered tech to do more

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A model wears the Axon Body Workforce Mini body camera.
Many retailers have policies against engaging with or otherwise attempting to stop shoplifters, but bodycam videos can still provide useful information in real time and after the fact.

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Here are the luxury pre-owned watches each generation — from boomers to zoomers — buys most, according to The RealReal

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Rolex Daytona on woman.
Rolex Daytona

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This is the severance package Starbucks offered to laid-off staff at the stores it's closing

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A close-up of a Starbucks coffee shop sign on September 8, 2025 in Cardiff, Wales.
Starbucks sent its laid-off staff details of what their severance package would look like.

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I don't get the whole Costco craze

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Aisles at Costco.
Aisles at Costco.

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Small grocery stores like Aldi and Grocery Outlet are gaining ground in the grocery wars

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Shoppers are seen outside of an Aldi grocery store in Coal Township, Pennsylvania on August 12, 2022.
Shoppers are seen outside of an Aldi grocery store in Coal Township, Pennsylvania on August 12, 2022.

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Costco plans to open new locations at a quicker pace as it tackles busy warehouses

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Employees push shopping carts outside a Costco Wholesale warehouse store in Hawthorne, California.
Costco CEO Ron Vachris says the company continues to see "significant opportunities for expansion, both domestically and internationally."

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