When my wife and I bought our new house, we wanted to fence in the backyard, but with all of the other things we absolutely had to do, like walling …
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Halloween candy shopping is getting expensive, and the latest grocery data suggests the problem extends well beyond the candy aisle. Chocolate candy prices and product mix increased 9.5% year over …
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Joe Jordan’s first earnings call as CEO of Domino’s Pizza started on a high note. He pointed to higher orders in delivery and carryout, while the pizza chain continues to …
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For years, Amazon made it simple for customers to purchase a Fire tablet: It was inexpensive. Amazon (AMZN) was able to avoid direct comparisons with Apple’s iPad and other high-end …
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McDonald’s (MCD) operates about 13,800 restaurants across the United States, and the company just announced a plan to overhaul thousands of them. On September 23, during its Investor Day, McDonald’s …
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Fashion runs in cycles. The hard part, for shoppers and for the companies selling to them, is guessing when what’s old becomes new again. For most of the past decade, …
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For more than a year, Lululemon has been trying to recapture the magic that made people want to pay roughly $88 to $148 for leggings. Part of its problems have …
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T-Mobile thinks it can serve customers better even as it shrinks its retail store footprint. That might be true, but the wireless carrier will need to do some work to …
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T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink has taken an unexpected turn, a little over a year after the launch of a key service. In July 2025, T-Mobile introduced its direct-to-cell satellite …
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Within five miles of my South Florida home, Walmart has four Neighborhood Markets and three Supercenters. Even my close friends who live in rural Tallahassee, in a home where they …