Some say 'deshopping' or returning already-worn clothes should be illegal. Others argue it's an invaluable marketing tool — so who's right?

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Despite environmental impacts, retailers could see deshopping and bracketing as minor issues — if these retailers manage returns well.

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Here's what the Costco 'star of death' means for your favorite warehouse items

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A shopper peruses the frozen food offerings in a cases at a Costco warehouse in Colorado.

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I went to Five Below for the first time and it was immediately clear why Gen Z loves it

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Five Below mimics the low prices of a dollar store, but the range of products is much wider than at Dollar General and Dollar Tree.

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Apple's 10.2-inch iPad drops back to $250, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

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This week's best tech deals include a couple of all-time lows on older but still worthwhile Apple gadgets, with the

Apple's 9th-gen iPad returns to a record low of $250

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Amazon Prime Day was a great time to pick up Apple products, but if you didn't happen to catch the sale, you're in luck: Amazon just dropped the

Lidl closes 11 stores as it struggles in the US. See the full list.

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A Lidl store opens in southeast Washington DC in September 2022.
A Lidl store opens in southeast Washington DC in September 2022.

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Some San Francisco Safeway stores added gates barring shoppers from leaving unless they scan a receipt. It's an anti-theft measure that has spread across the UK.

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A customer shops for meat at a Safeway store on April 12, 2023 in San Rafael, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in March slowed to its lowest rate in nearly two years with prices rising 5 percent, down from 6 percent in February. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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A Dollar General developer sued a Michigan town after it said 'no' to one of the chain's stores

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A Dollar General developer sued Nottawa Township after it denied a rezoning request that would have paved the way for a dollar store in the town.

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Lexar's SD cards and storage gear are up to 52 percent off right now

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Amazon's Prime Day sale on Lexar storage is still going on, with

Dollar General has paid a fraction of the $21 million it owes in fines for hazardous working conditions

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Dollar General has paid less than one-fifth of the fines that the federal government says it owes as a result of safety violations at its stores.

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