Americans are 'doom saving'

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A cohort of increasingly cautious consumers is growing

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Target might limit you to just 10 items at self-checkout registers

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Target is testing a 10-item limit on self-checkout at some stores.

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I visited Target locations in New York City and the Midwest. The 2 stores felt like totally different chains.

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Target in the Midwest (left) and New York City.

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Get ready for a blowout Black Friday

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Retailers are warning that demand is slowing heading into the holiday season. That means they'll need to lure shoppers with big discounts.

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It's time for retailers to stop blaming theft for so many of their problems

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Losses from customers stealing products at retailers were only slightly higher than those from theft by employees in 2022, according to data from the National Retail Federation.

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Walmart and Target signal more cracks in consumer spending

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Whether things get better or worse for households in the coming months, as long as people are still shopping, a lot of them will likely be shopping at Walmart.

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Shoppers like having items behind locked glass says Target, even as hundreds complain online

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A view down an aisle of locked-up beauty products inside Target.

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Target CEO signals a halt to revenge spending and delays in impulse buys

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Target plans to offer more of what people want to buy, at prices they can afford to buy more of.

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Best Buy Plans to Rid Itself of All DVDs

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Mark another notch in the slow demise of physical media. On Friday, massive electronics store chain Best Buy confirmed that it will stop selling all DVDs and Blu-Rays starting in the new year.

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Target says it's closing 9 locations over crime, but New York City crime stats surrounding its East Harlem store tell another story

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Target said it would close this location on 117th Street in New York, along with eight other US stores.

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