The secret status symbols hiding in plain site

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Status symbols have gotten quieter but no less expensive. Here's a guide to the quiet luxury items that are trending this year.

Gig worker pay on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash fell up to 15% last year

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Gig workers made less money on apps like Instacart and Uber Eats last year, a new study shows.

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Hackers are targeting Walmart Spark drivers' accounts and using them to shop for the delivery service, drivers say

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A customer wearing a warm hat, a scarf, and other winter clothing pushes a cart through the aisles of a Walmart store in Chicago. In the middle of the aisle sit pallets of laundry detergent and cleaning supplies, and a sign that reads
Some Walmart Spark drivers say their other people appear to be using their accounts.

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I visited Aéropostale as an adult. Not much has changed since I was a teen, but I'm not sure that's a good thing.

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Chloe smiling in front of a display of shelves of Aeropostale graphic T-shirts. Above the shelves are mannequins wearing jeans.
When I was in middle school, I loved shopping at Aéropostale.

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Target launches a new dollar-store-style budget brand

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Products from Target's Dealworthy range, including paper plates, paper towels, baby shampoo, charging cables, toothbrushes, dental floss, boxers, and cotton balls
Target says that the Dealworthy brand will include nearly 400 items.

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Instacart's CEO says that warehouses full of robots won't replace its gig workers anytime soon

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Instacart CEO Fidji Simo spoke during the company's second-ever earnings call on Tuesday.

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I work at Coach. Here are my 5 best tips for buying designer bags.

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It can be hard to find the best bag for your lifestyle.

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Bots are some DoorDash and Walmart Spark delivery gig workers' dirty secret

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A DoorDash delivery worker in New York City.

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Aldi is the latest grocery store to use a rival version of Amazon's Just Walk Out tech

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Shoppers are seen outside of an Aldi grocery store in Coal Township, Pennsylvania on August 12, 2022.
Aldi has reportedly added a rival to Amazon's Just Walk Out to one of its stores near Chicago.

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Walmart offered to pay Spark drivers as little as 52 cents per order after a 'temporary' app issue

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Walmart Spark drivers say pay has declined from highs early in the pandemic.

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