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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Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart, poses for a photo on a gray background.
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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A woman reaches for a bag at a Coach store.
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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Amazon delivery worker out of a job after he's accused of trying to steal a customer's puppy

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An Amazon delivery driver in Georgia reportedly tried to steal a customer's dog.

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Gen X and boomers love Temu. I asked them why.

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Tiny pots and pans from Temu, all around $1-2 each

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I spent 3 days in the American Dream mall, the continent's 2nd largest. Malls are coming back — take a look inside this one.

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Jenny Powers is sitting on a Santa couch in the middle of the mall with six shopping bags.
Jenny Powers said she ended up doing more shopping than planned when she visited the parks at American Dream mall.

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I'm a gig worker who argued for Seattle's new minimum pay laws. Now, I'm fighting for my Instacart job.

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A woman wears sunglasses and a face mask while loading plastic bags full of groceries into the trunk of a car.
Instacart cut the minimum base pay that its gig-worker delivery drivers are paid, and many say the lower pay is making it harder to earn money on the app.

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