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Walmart says hackers took over some Spark drivers' accounts and had access to their Social Security numbers

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 13:15

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A silver-colored Hummer sits outside of a Walmart in New Jersey as customers walk along the side of the store. The white — Hackers reportedly got access to about 200 Walmart Spark accounts.
SIDDHARTH CAVALE/Reuters

Retail, Tech, walmart, spark, Stores, gig-work, gig-workers

Ikea is betting you'll come to its coworking space in a mall, then shop at one of its stores

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:12

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Cars sit parked outside of an Ikea store in California. The store is painted in the retailer's blue and yellow colors, and a sign that says — Ikea is buying malls and adding coworking spaces, food halls, and other attractions.
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Retail, ikea, Stores, Shopping, Retail, mall

$100,000 of goods were stolen from Home Depots across Florida in an organized self-checkout barcode switching scheme, the state's attorney general says

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 05:57

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Customers shop at a Home Depot store on November 14, 2023 in Miami, Florida. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Retail, home-depot, Retail, Crime, Self-Checkout, Stores, trending-uk

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

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 05:01

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DoorDash delivery person with bike — Gig workers made less money on apps like Instacart and Uber Eats last year, a new study shows.
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Retail, gig-work, gig-workers, instacart, DoorDash, uber-eats, Food

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

Sat, 02/10/2024 - 05:42

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A DoorDash delivery driver in New York City — A DoorDash delivery worker in New York City.
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Retail, Retail, gig-work, instacart, DoorDash, eCommerce, bots

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

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 12:26

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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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Retail, Aldi, Grocery, amazon, AmazonGo, checkout, Shopping

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

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

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

About 60 cities and towns have restricted dollar store openings since 2018, a new report says

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 11:42

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A black-and-yellow Dollar General sign hangs above a store in Maryland as seen from between yellow shopping carts in the parking lot. — Dollar General and Dollar Tree have faced opposition to new stores in several dozen communities.
ERIN SCOTT/Reuters

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

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