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Kroger brings back humans at Texas store after getting 'customer feedback' on self-checkout

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 10:33

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

Retail, kroger, Grocery, Shopping, Self-Checkout, checkout, Food

Amazon delivered a box of cookies by drone to someone 15 minutes and 29 seconds after they ordered

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:43

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an Amazon delivery drone on display — An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon's BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts on November 10, 2022
Joseph Prezioso/Getty

Retail, amazon, Retail, Food, drone, Shopping, Grocery

Former Dollar Tree employee shares the 7 things they never buy at the discount chain

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 07:24

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Exterior of a Dollar Tree — Dollar Tree has some excellent products for a low price — but it also has a few things I don't think are worth it.
SOPA Images/Getty Images

Retail, freelancer-le, Freelancer, dollar-tree, Shopping, evergreen-story

Instacart wants to turn grocery shopping into 'Pokémon GO' to get you to buy more using smart carts

Sat, 01/27/2024 - 05:37

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The screen of an Instacart Caper cart shows cleaning products that a customer can purchase, as well as two items already in the customer's cart. A smartphone sits in a holder to the left of the screen. — Instacart

Retail, instacart, gig-work, Technology, Shopping, Grocery, Stores

Domino's pizza is the latest American product facing backlash in Asia amid the Middle East turmoil, exec says

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 18:02

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A worker at a Domino's restaurant wears the company's blue-and-red outfit while assembling a cardboard pizza box and applying a label to it. — A Domino's franchisee says that the brand's sales are suffering in Malaysia as consumers associate American brands with Israel.
Sunday Alamba / AP Images

Retail, Retail, Consumers, Israel, Boycott, dominos, Food

Self-checkout is alienating shoppers, new research finds

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 15:36

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Customers check out at a Walmart store. — Walmart associates help customers at a self-service checkout.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Retail, Self-Checkout, Retail, Shopping, Stores, checkout

Why do boomers and Gen Xers love Temu so much? I truly want to know.

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 16:18

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Temu shopping bag — Temu is an e-commerce site with cheap delights loved by older people.
NurPhoto

Retail, Temu, eCommerce, Shopping, Boomers, gen-x

Dollar store chains would be prohibited from opening stores within one mile of each other if a proposed Chicago law passes

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 15:42

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A white, red, and yellow sign that reads — A proposed law in Chicago would limit new dollar store openings.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

Retail, dollar-stores, dollar-general, dollar-tree, Retail, Shopping, Chicago

I visited a 'bin store' that sells Amazon returns for as little as 25 cents. It made me rethink my shopping habits.

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 05:42

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Where Ya Bin in Dublin Ohio — Where Ya Bin in Dublin Ohio
Gloria Dawson / Business Insider

Retail, amazon, Returns, Shopping, Discount, discount-store, dollar-store

I shopped at Hobby Lobby and Michaels for Valentine's Day decorations, and one craft chain had so much more to offer

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 06:57

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amena posing for a selfie in a hobby lobby and amena posing for a selfie in michaels — Hobby Lobby and Michaels usually have plenty of seasonal craft, party, and decor supplies.
Amena Ahmed

Real Estate, Freelancer, freelancer-le, valentines-day, better-holidays, decorations, home-decor

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