Americans are planning to spend way more on holiday shopping this year

Tech Insider : Economy
Rockefeller Center
Americans plan to spend more and make bigger purchases this holiday season.

Joey Hadden/Insider

Costco-style free samples are popping up at Walmart and other stores as brands try to get you to buy their stuff

Tech Insider
A worker prepares bread to offer as samples to shoppers in a Costco warehouse
A worker prepares bread to offer as samples to shoppers in a Costco warehouse.

David Zalubowski/AP

The rise of Birkenstock: The shoe brand that turned an ugly hippie sandal into coveted fashion statement raised $1.48 billion in its IPO

Tech Insider
a close up of a person wearing a Birkenstock sandal on the NYSE trading floor
Traders wore Birkenstock sandals on the New York Stock Exchange floor in honor of the company's IPO.

Spencer Platt/Getty

10 Gen Z status symbols taking over American high schools

Tech Insider
Nike remains the most popular sneaker brand for teenagers, according to the most recent Piper Sandler survey.
Nike remains the most popular brand for teenagers, according to the most recent Piper Sandler survey.

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images

You can now find a Dollar General in every one of the 48 contiguous states

Tech Insider
A customer walks into a Dollar General store though the parking lot in Austin, Texas. A compact Volkswagen car sits in front of the store, with the yellow
Dollar General opened its first store in Montana, putting the retailer in all 48 contiguous states.

Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Delivery drivers who make their living on apps like Instacart, DoorDash, and Grubhub say they're being booted with little warning or recourse

Tech Insider
Photo illustration of a driver holding a deactivated phone
null

simpson33/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider

Costco stops giving Instacart shoppers gift cards as refunds, amid claims they were being misused

Tech Insider
A shopper wearing a baseball cap loads several cases of bottled water onto an orange flat-bed cart at a Costco store.
Instacart shoppers at Costco will no longer get gift cards when they return undeliverable items for a refund, Instacart said.

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

I visited one of the 9 Target stores about to close. I found sad customers, many of whom blamed theft, and throngs of students hanging out in the aisles.

Tech Insider
the exterior entrance of Target in East Harlem
The East Harlem Target slated to close is located in the East River Plaza shopping center.

Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins/Insider

Costco is selling a 157-piece Le Creuset kitchen set for $4,500

Tech Insider
A 157-piece Le Creuset set available at Costco, including pots, pans, trays, bowls, utensils
Costco is selling a 157-piece Le Creuset set for $4,500.

Costco

Walmart now lets customers set up repeat purchases by subscription – just 16 years after Amazon

Tech Insider
Pennsylvania Walmart store
Walmart now offers a subscription replenishment options for frequently bought items, such as paper towels.

Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Subscribe to Shopping