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These retailers are bucking the trend and opening stores in San Francisco despite the city's 'doom loop'

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 03:00

Tech Insider

Nordstream San Francisco — There has been an exodus of retailers in downtown San Francisco, with a Nordstrom branch being among the recent closures.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Retail, san-francisco, Retail, ikea, AI, trending-uk, Chanel

A 20-year-old 'stay-at-home daughter' says 'girl math' means her $2,900 Cartier earrings are basically free

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 23:39

Tech Insider : Economy

A Cartier store.
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economy, tiktok, Cartier, Viral, Jewelry, Singapore, Shopping

Tupperware's rise and fall: Once an American kitchen icon, the struggling company is now delaying its earnings report in the latest sign of trouble for the company

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 16:33

Tech Insider

tupperware party — Tupperware was a mainstay of kitchens in the US. Now, the company is on the verge of going out of business.
Science & Society Picture Library/SSPL/Getty Images

Retail, Markets, Features, Tupperware, Kitchenware, Retail, rise-and-fall

Amazon sellers are raiding dollar stores for products like glow sticks and Twinkies to resell online

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 16:31

Tech Insider

A man wearing a white shirt, shorts, boat shoes and a face mask browses kitchen items such as silverware and ice cream scoops as a black shopping cart sits nearby in the aisle of a Dollar Tree store. — Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores have become a favorite place for Amazon sellers to find products to resell on the website.
REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Retail, dollar-store, dollar-general, dollar-tree, retail-arbitrage, Retail, Stores

Digital screens are covering cooler doors at stores like Kroger and Walgreens, and they're driving TikTokers nuts

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 13:12

Tech Insider

19_0321_CoolerScreens15065RT_ — Retailers from Kroger to Walgreens have added screens to their coolers. But some shoppers say they're making shopping harder.
Cooler Screen

Retail, CVS, Walgreens, cooler-screens, Retail, kroger, Shopping

Walmart's CEO loves Sam's Club's TikTok-famous cashews, too

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 14:32

Tech Insider

TikTokers with Sam's Club cashews and Doug McMillion — Doug is in good company.
TikTok, AP Images

Retail, walmart, fast-food, Shopping, big-box, cashews

Walmart wants associates, not gig workers, to deliver more orders as the retailer struggles to verify the identity of its Spark drivers

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:44

Tech Insider

A Walmart employee in the beauty, makeup aisle — Walmart wants associates to deliver more of its online orders.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP

Retail, Tech Insider, walmart, Delivery, eCommerce, Retail, Stores

TikTok is pushing shopping features into nearly every part of its app

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 17:20

Engadget

Influencers have been using TikTok to land brand deals and promote products for years, but now the company is ushering in a more formal shopping experience. TikTok is launching its e-commerce product in the United States in an attempt to capitalize on the app's popularity, and turn its viewers into consumers.