Costco, Starbucks, and other retailers are using a tried-and-true strategy to win over thrifty Americans

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Starbucks said it was able to grow its Rewards ranks this year by opening up mobile app perks like Mobile Order-Pay that were previously limited to members only.

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Get ready for nasty layoffs and say goodbye to the 4-day workweek

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Investors have been spooked by a weaker-than-expected jobs report in the US.

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Amazon sounds pretty worried about the economy for the rest of the year. And it's a bad sign for the rest of us.

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Big companies are concerned about consumers, and maybe we should be too.

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Americans aren't spending like they used to, and it's forcing a reckoning for companies from Starbucks to Whirlpool

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Slowing consumer spending is showing up in earnings reports from McDonald's to Mondelez.

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Starbucks just reinvented the way it runs its cafés

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Starbucks could give a much-needed jolt to the EV market

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Mercedes-Benz is bringing its 400 kW electric vehicle charging stations to 100 Starbucks locations across Interstate 5, a much-traveled US highway.

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5 iced drinks everyone should order at Starbucks, according to a former barista

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I worked at Starbucks for almost a year.

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I ate at the world's biggest Starbucks. The meal was tasty, and the setting was super cool, but it wasn't worth the $43 I spent.

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I got a meal from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago.

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I got laid off from Google in my 50s and juggled 3 jobs at Trader Joe's, Lyft, and Starbucks. It was a humbling experience.

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Lois Kim juggled three part-time jobs last year.

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Take a look inside the world's biggest Starbucks — which is spread over 4 floors, has a roof terrace, and sells pizza, luxury coffees, and hot-honey cocktails

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The biggest Starbucks store is in Chicago.

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