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The club's CEO said non-alcoholic drink sales hit record numbers in January, even as overall food and beverage spend softened in the fourth quarter.

"One tube had split open and the coins were jostling around loose inside of the box when they arrived," one reviewer wrote. "Some were scratched up."

AlShaya Group, which operates Starbucks in the Middle East, plans lay offs due to consumer boycotts linked to the Gaza war, Reuters reported.

Aldi, the German discount grocery chain, is growing rapidly in the US and now has more than 2,300 stores, with about 12,000 stores globally.

The boss of the beauty retailer linked the company's growth to the "lipstick effect" in an interview with The FT.

The Chinese ecommerce platform was the top advertiser by revenue for Meta in 2023, per The Wall Street Journal.

Oscar Mayer will start selling vegan hot dogs, developed with a Jeff Bezos-backed startup. But like lots of plant-based meats, they'll cost more.

Boneless wings aren't actually wings at all. Instead, they're made from breaded chicken breast, which is more abundant and thus cheaper than wings.

Despite China's food delivery business doubling in the last three years to $208B, the gig workers fueling the industry face poor working conditions.

Panera Bread is slashing some menu items like flatbreads to make room for new sandwiches and salads.

"Well, you never know what you can find when thrifting and yesterday proved that to be true," the Abbotsford Police Department said on Tuesday.

Lowe's typical customer is a white woman who earns about $60,000 a year, shops nine times per year, and spends $90 per transaction.

Wendy's says it's implementing Uber-like surge pricing in 2025, sparking outrage from consumers. But this might just be a marketing flop.

After buying and selling Hermès bags for a decade, Alexis Clarbour knows how to tell a real bag from a fake purse. Authenticity is crucial.

An Ohio woman was charged $1K for a Subway sandwich, leaving her struggling to get a refund or afford groceries for her family, according to ABC 6.

Framers drive up the cost by leaning into customers' emotions about protecting their precious art and their insecurities about their own design savvy.

A Walmart employee describes how she got fired after trying to stop shoplifters and says it reveals a problem with how retailers fight theft.

The beverage, whose name translates into "Abundant Year Savory Latte," is pictured with a slice of skewered pork perched on top of a mug.

Some Walmart Spark drivers' accounts are being used by other people, compromising their identity and leading to lost income from deliveries, they say.

Retailers used free shipping and free returns to get consumers hooked on e-commerce. Now, they're starting to charge for returns and shipping.

Closing underperforming stores and shutting at least 79 small-format locations are good preparation for Walmart's big expansion plans.

When 21-year-old Keida Dervishi started an Etsy shop for her embroidery designs, she didn't plan on launching a multiple 7-figure business.