The next big AI fight might happen in your shopping cart

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Walmart's AI shopping assistant is called Sparky.

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From Amazon warehouses to Walmart aisles, here's what retail workers earned in 2025

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Costco continues to have the highest median worker compensation in retail.

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Target grabs a much-needed win by going all in on style and value

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Target's turnaround strategy appears to be paying off.

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More than 900 stores are set to open across the US in 2026. See our list.

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Target is investing about $5 billion in new stores, ongoing remodels, technology, and supply chain.

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Target built a trend-spotting tool that's speeding up the time it takes to get new fashions to store shelves

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Target's Western-themed collection was inspired by the company's new AI trend-spotter.

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Pokémon mania is so out of control that resellers are making big money flipping Pop-Tarts and other Target collectibles

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Target's Pokémon apparel sold out fast.

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Target is ordering 150 of its remote workers to relocate to its Minneapolis HQ

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Target is calling some workers back to its Minneapolis headquarters.

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From Walmart to Lululemon, meet 10 CEOs stepping into retail's biggest jobs this year

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Best Buy current CEO Corie Barry and incoming CEO Jason Bonfig
Best Buy's current and incoming CEOs, Corie Barry and Jason Bonfig.

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I applied to 2,000 jobs before getting offers at Target and a startup. Here's how I decided which to pick.

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Dianna Dimambro applied to roughly 2,000 software engineering jobs.

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Target has a warning if you use Google's AI to shop

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Target changed its online terms and conditions to allow shopping through third-party AI agents.

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