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I visited Target and Best Buy on Black Friday — and I couldn't believe how...
Black Friday isn't as crazy of a shopping day as it once was.Black Friday's decline is in large part due to the rise of online shopping and heavy discounting year-round.When we visited Best Buy and...
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Dunkin' execs reveal why they want customers to 'order through a robot' in...
Dunkin' Donuts is rebranding as just Dunkin' and bringing some big changes to its stores in the process. Dunkin' is testing new technology in its Innovation Lab and emphasizing mobile ordering to make...
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People travel thousands of miles to sell Christmas trees on the streets of...
Christmas tree vendors always pop up around New York City after Thanksgiving.The Gilmartins are an Alaskan family who spend the holidays selling evergreens in Manhattan, and have for 21 years.They...
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We compared Dunkin's first store to its brand-new 'store of the future' — and...
Dunkin' Donuts, which is now just Dunkin', revealed its plans for the "store of the future" in early September, starting with a name change that rolled out to about 50 stores earlier this year.The name...
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Two photographers captured photos of complete strangers they met on...
Photographers Neil Kremer and Cory Johnson turned to Craigslist to recruit complete strangers as photo subjects in their series "Craigslist Encounters."The ad simply asked for "interesting people to...
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Starbucks just opened the first of its upscale, stand-alone Princi bakeries...
Starbucks just opened its first stand-alone Princi bakery in New York City.The bakery, located in New York's Theater District, is the third Princi Bakery to open in the United States. Starbucks is an...
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We visited Family Dollar, the store that analysts say is becoming Dollar...
Dollar Tree acquired Family Dollar in 2015.Analysts say Family Dollar has been a drag on Dollar Tree's earnings. In its most recent quarterly results, reported on Thursday, same-store sales at Dollar...
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We shopped at TJ Maxx and Burlington to see which was a better discount...
TJ Maxx and Burlington are both thriving.The variety of products, low prices, and increased demand for off-price products is part of the reason why. TJ Maxx's parent company, TJX Companies, reported on...
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Staggering photos show what it's like to live in the northernmost town in the...
The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen, which is located in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and has 2,100 citizens.It is around three hours by plane from Oslo and 650 miles from the North...
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Here's what a typical work day is like for a Halal Guys cart vendor, who...
The Halal Guys' food carts are open almost 24 hours a day, rain or shine, and there seems to never be a shortage of customers. The chicken-and-rice chain has been growing throughout New York City and...
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Photos show how much holiday shopping has changed in America over the years
Black Friday has come and gone, and now the holiday-shopping season is in full swing. Black Friday as a singular shopping day is becoming less important thanks to online shopping and frequent...
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We shopped at Kohl's and Burlington to see which was a better store, and...
Kohl's and Burlington are both thriving.The variety of products, low prices, and increased demand for off-price products could all be reasons for that.Kohl's reported in mid-November that comparable...
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Kohl's is being hailed as a winner of the retail apocalypse while other...
Kohl's is being hailed as a winner of the retail apocalypse as other department stores like Sears struggle.Comparable sales were up 2.5% at Kohl's in the third quarter.Part of why it's doing so well is...
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TJ Maxx has thrived while other retailers struggle in an evolving shopping...
TJ Maxx, like many other off-price retailers, is thriving.Parent company TJX Companiesreported on November 20 that comparable sales were up 9% at TJ Maxx and Marshalls in the most recent fiscal...
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We shopped at Dollar General and Five Below to see which rapidly growing...
Dollar stores are having a moment. Dollar-store sales in the United States grew from $30.4 billion in 2010 to $45.3 billion in 2015.Dollar General currently has about 15,000 locations, with plans to...
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Inside Hong Kong's lawless 'walled city' — the most crowded place on Earth...
Slightly north of Hong Kong Island there once stood one of the most densely populated places on earth.From the 1950s until 1994, over 33,000 people lived and worked in Kowloon Walled City, a massive...
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65 magical photos that show what getting married at Disney parks is really like
We recently talked to 11 couples who got married at Disney World, Disneyland, or another one of Disney's many resorts around the world.Most of the couples we spoke to described the wedding planning...
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New data says Peloton now has more customers than rival SoulCycle. We tested...
Peloton has revolutionized home fitness with its high-tech indoor bike, which enables users to stream live classes from home. The company launched in 2012 and is now valued at about $4...
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Here's how TJ Maxx keeps its prices so low (TJX)
TJ Maxx is thriving in today's retail climate. One reason for that is its low prices.TJ Maxx's parent company, TJX Companies, reported on November 20 that comparable sales were up 9% at TJ Maxx and...
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27 stunning photos of the neighborhood that puts on the best Christmas-light...
The neighborhood of Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York, puts on a Christmas light display every year.It has become a tourist attraction, with guided tours and buses. The suburban Brooklyn neighborhood...
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