Family Dollar plans to close at least 600 locations in 2024, and other retail chains are shutting down stores for a variety of reasons.
Ordering delivery has gotten wildly expensive
The cost of delivery from Uber Eats, DoorDash, and other services is high for many diners. But the companies say demand is still strong.
A Starbucks worker of nearly 20 years says the chain has gone from 'quirky coffee shop' to 'soulless fast-food empire'
A Starbucks store worker said his experience hasn't been as good since former CEO Howard Schultz left. His store has also faced staffing shortages.
The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, from Tesla and Lucid Motors to Goldman Sachs and Shell
Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2024 after a wave of layoffs last year. Goldman Sachs, IBM, Google, and Tesla are among those shedding staff.
Costco just raised its membership fee for the first time in 7 years. Here's how much it costs now.
Costco's annual membership fee increased on September 1. The last price hike was in 2017.
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A supplement derived from cow's milk is taking over TikTok, but health experts say its benefits aren't clear
Colostrum has gained popularity on TikTok for reducing bloating and improving gut health. But there's not much evidence for those benefits.
'Titanic will literally never look the same' after researchers discovered the site of James Cameron's famous 'I'm flying' scene is breaking apart
It's the latest sign that the famous shipwreck is gradually degrading from bacteria, with experts warning it could disappear in a matter of years.
NASA's dream of a space plane could finally become reality
Radian Aerospace is building Radian One, a space plane that could carry people and satellites to space with less fuel and weight than typical rockets.
Starbucks is suffering from a mountain of mobile orders and chronic understaffing, a store employee says
Starbucks' long customer wait times at one store are due to too few employees on the job, one worker said. Mobile orders also make the job harder.
Retailers are highlighting two very different realities emerging among squeezed US shoppers
While Walmart, T.J. Maxx, and Nordstrom say middle-income shoppers are still spending, Dollar General showed that low-income consumers are in trouble.
Dollar General just showed how bad things are for budget-conscious shoppers
Dollar General's earnings show that low-income consumers are suffering — and that it can't make as much money in hard times as thought.
Billionaire Temu founder's reign as China's richest person is over just weeks after it began
Colin Huang resigned from Google in 2007 to set up several companies, including e-commerce giant Pinduoduo. Now, he's worth more than $35 billion.
Jeff Bezos' fanciest toys, from a superyacht to the newest Gulfstream jet
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has splurged on multiple private jets and luxury homes, as well as a superyacht, as the world's second-richest person.
Working for Doordash and Grubhub increasingly feels like a 9-5. And that may be bad news for the companies.
Gig delivery workers for apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats say being an independent contractor isn't as freeing as promised.
10 successful CEOs, politicians, and more who worked at McDonald's, from Kamala Harris to Jeff Bezos
Kamala Harris worked the fry station at McDonald's and also as a cashier. Other successful people worked at the burger chain early in their careers.
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Chick-fil-A just opened a wild new store design that it says handles three times as many drive-thru cars as other stores
Chick-fil-A's newest location, in McDonough, Georgia, is drive-thru only and can handle three times as many cars as the chain's normal restaurants.
Fast food has a Gen Z problem
Gen Z diners were less likely than other generations to say that fast-food restaurants were a good value, Morning Consult found.
McDonald's and Burger King's meal deals aren't changing fast food's pricey reputation
Diners' perception of fast food's good value has stayed the same despite offers like McDonald's $5 meal deal, a new survey showed.
A Walgreens employee describes routine theft at his store — and how he's not allowed to stop it
A Walgreens employee says that his manager has told him he can't question or pursue potential shoplifters despite frequent theft at his store.
Starbucks' new CEO is set to make up to $113 million — the average total pay for a barista is $49,000
Brian Niccol is set to get up to $113 million in compensation as Starbucks' CEO, most of it in stock rewards.