I tried Google's new shopping feature and think it is the future of online shopping

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Google style picker
The new feature gives you clothing recommendations based on your saved preferences.

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Maybe you hate TikTok shopping posts. Most people don't care.

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TikTok has been pushing its shopping posts. A survey indicates most users don't mind them.

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You can now get Ozempic at Costco — but don't expect big savings

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Costco has started offering prescriptions for Ozempic through a partnership with a healthcare startup.

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Amazon's Just Walk Out technology relies on hundreds of workers in India watching you shop

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Amazon Fresh store Just Walk Out technology
Amazon is pulling its Just Walk Out cashierless technology from its Amazon Fresh grocery stores.

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Dollar stores are supposed to do well regardless of the economy. Turns out, that's not true.

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A woman wearing a light pink headband and a red-and-grey hoodie carries a bottle of Coca-Cola and some salad dressing while talking on a cell phone and standing in front of a Family Dollar store. To the left, a white, red, and yellow sign that reads
Dollar stores have run into trouble lately after years of doing well regardless of the economy.

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Throwback photos show what shopping at the Disney Store was like in its heyday

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People shop inside a New York City Disney Store on June 18, 1997.
People shop inside a New York City Disney Store in 1997.

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I'm a beauty reporter and these are the basic makeup products under $50 that I regularly buy

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Reporter Amanda Krause and her beauty products.
As a beauty reporter, I rarely go a day without my favorite makeup products.

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Why we don't actually know whether retail theft is a big problem

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A store employee wearing a red vest and a black long-sleeved shirt handles a jug of laundry detergent at a locked case with other jugs of Downy detergent on shelves. At the top of the photo, a keychain hangs from the lock used to secure the shelf when it's not open.
Many retailers have locked up goods in response to a supposed rise in retail theft.

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I shopped at Aldi and saw why the chain is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the US

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Business Insider reporter Alex Bitter stands outside an Aldi store in Maryland wearing a dark blue polo shirt and sunglasses.
Aldi has several stores in the Washington, DC area, including this one in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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I shopped at Family Dollar and saw why the chain is struggling and shuttering stores

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Business Insider reporter Alex Bitter wears a dark blue polo shirt and sunglasses while standing outside a Family Dollar store in Maryland on a cloudy day. A black mini-van is visible to his left, as are thin grey bars in the window of the dollar store.
Business Insider visited a Family Dollar store in Mt. Rainer, Maryland.

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