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Retailers are highlighting two very different realities emerging among squeezed US shoppers

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 10:42

Tech Insider : Economy

dollar general store — A shopper at a dollar store in Brooklyn.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Retail, dollar-stores, Retail, economy, Shopping

Dollar General just showed how bad things are for budget-conscious shoppers

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 13:15

Tech Insider : Economy

A customer shops at a Dollar General store. — A customer shops at a Dollar General store on March 17, 2022 in Vallejo, California.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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

I've been on more than 20 cruises. Here are the 9 things I never buy on board.

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:07

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

cruise ship docked in port — I rarely ever buy a drink package, regardless of which cruise line I'm sailing with.
Shutterstock

Travel, Features, Freelancer, evergreen-story, Cruise, Cruises, Travel

The rise and fall of Allbirds: How the buzzy sneaker company went from IPO darling to trading below $1

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 13:04

A neon Allbirds sign on the side of a grey building. — Allbirds announced weak earnings in August.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Retail, Tech, Features, News, Sneakers, Nike, Allbirds

I took my kids shopping for school supplies at Walmart and Target. I found way better clearance deals at the latter.

Mon, 08/26/2024 - 15:14

Author Terri Peters smiling at a Walmart — I went back-to-school shopping at Target and Walmart.
Terri Peters

Retail, back-to-school, back-to-school-shopping, review, freelancer-le, school, Target

Working for Doordash and Grubhub increasingly feels like a 9-5. And that may be bad news for the companies.

Sat, 08/24/2024 - 06:18

Tech Insider : Economy

A DoorDash driver in car — Gig delivery workers are independent contractors, but some say their work looks more like that of employees at times.
DoorDash

economy, DoorDash, instacart, uber-eats, gig-work, gig-economy, Delivery

The baseline price tag for looking cool for school is $1,000 for 9 hot items

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 01:00

Gen Z TikTok-approved back-to-school items include the Airpods Max, the Adidas Gazelle sneakers, and the Owala FreeSip water bottle. — Gen Z TikTok-approved back-to-school items include the Airpods Max, the Adidas Gazelle sneakers, and the Owala FreeSip water bottle.
Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images, Amazon

Retail, back-to-school, Shopping

A Walgreens employee describes routine theft at his store — and how he's not allowed to stop it

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 07:07

Walgreens at night — A Walgreens employee said his store is doing little to combat theft, including by repeat offenders.
Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Retail, Walgreens, Stores, Theft, Retail, Shopping

See inside the luxury shopping village that's like Disneyland if you're looking to pick up Dior and Gucci at a discount

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 06:00

Bicester Village — Bicester Village is a designer outlet shopping center, located in rural England.
Alexandra Bacon

Retail, Retail, Discount, Shopping, LVMH, bernard-arnault

After trying on shirts at Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap, I found the most expensive items weren't worth the splurge

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 09:49

Ted wearing three different black polos. On the left, a polo from Old Navy. In the middle, a polo from Banana Republic with four buttons going down the top. On the right, a polo from Gap with two buttons going down the top. — I tried on similar shirts at Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap.
Ted Berg

Retail, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Retail, Shopping, mens-fashion, Gap

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