Business
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What Is DuckDuckGo and Is It Really As Good As Google?
Are you tired of Googling something and having ads pop up for that exact item for months afterward? It’s caused by most search engines keeping track of your online activity — zeroing in on shopping habits so they can promote…
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Costco Agrees to Cut Supply-Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Costco has taken a step toward curbing its greenhouse gas emissions, with the retailer committing to new emission reduction targets in 2023. The wholesaler’s decision comes after 70% of Costco shareholders voted in January to back a green investment firm’s…
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20 Famous Brands That Made Remarkable Comebacks
The pandemic meant bankruptcies and going-out-of-business bonanzas for plenty of companies. But even the worst doom-and-gloom scenarios haven’t always spelled the end for some of the nation’s best-known companies. Here are some of the most recognizable comeback kids — including iconic…
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Is Costco Ditching a Popular Credit Card Benefit?
It looks like Costco and Citi may be ending the extended warranty benefit of the Citi Costco Visa credit card, according to some savvy card holders on Reddit’s r/Costco and r/CreditCards forums who have posted alerts they received about the…
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Aldi Looks To Add Online Grocery Ordering and Delivery to Its Website
Aldi has relied on Instacart for years to pick up and deliver groceries to customers, but the chain is now developing its own online ordering system. The grocery giant is collaborating with German e-commerce company Spryker to develop online grocery…
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The Best and Worst States In America To Work In Right Now
The last few years have been a challenge for those in the workforce. The pandemic, inflation, and the passing of state laws which affect women’s rights — all of these factors and others directly affect workers. Oxfam released its annual…
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Target is Tripling Its Number of Apple Shop-in-Shops
Early Black Friday sales aren’t the only perk provided by Target: The retailer is tripling the number of Apple shop-in-shops ahead of the holiday season to a total of 150…
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Top Ways to Make the Most of a Costco Business Membership
Small business owners know they need to keep an eye on expenses and cut costs wherever possible — joining Costco can help. The warehouse club has two levels of membership…
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23 Ways Companies Trick You Into Spending More Money
Discover 23 sneaky retail tricks— from psychology to hidden fees — that companies use to make you spend more without noticing.
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The US is Down to a 25-Day Supply of Diesel Fuel
Prices at the pump are slowly declining unless you’re in the market for diesel fuel. If you’ve been holding out hope that those prices will follow suit, you might have…
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Sam’s Club Deploys New Inventory Workers: Multitasking Robots
Sam’s Club has deployed of an army of 600 multitalented inventory robots at its stores nationwide, adding to the growing list of companies that are turning to automation for jobs…
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Costco’s Highest-Rated Stores Across the U.S., According to Shoppers
Costco consistently leads in customer satisfaction, competing with top retailers like Amazon and Apple. But what if we take a more granular look at Costcos across the country? That’s precisely…
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Walmart Employees and Superfans Share Their Controversial Opinions
Superfans and employees on Reddit’s Walmart-focused forum recently shared their most controversial opinions about the superstore, discussing the retailer’s work culture, products, and management. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that…
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The McRib and Other Infamous Market-Manipulating Tricks
There are plenty of ways to get ahead in business, but few as effective as manipulating the market to create artificial demand. Though all companies want consumers to pay as…
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CVS Drops Tampon Prices and Fights ‘Pink Tax’
CVS has lowered the prices on its store-branded menstrual products nationwide and in some states has begun paying sales taxes levied on period products, known as the “pink tax” or…
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Kroger and Albertsons To Combine in Grocery Mega Merger
Two of the nation’s largest grocery chains are planning to merge. Kroger said it plans to buy Albertsons, and if the deal goes through, it would create the second-largest grocer…
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These Brand Names Are So Popular, They Became Everyday Words
Every company aspires to be a household name, but some iconic brands have become synonymous with an entire category of products. It might seem like a great problem to have,…
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Brand Mashups You Never Saw Coming
Big companies know that one of their most valuable assets is their brands. So it follows that the only thing better than leveraging the power of one big name is…
