Alina Selyukh
Stories
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Broadband firms must publish all the fees and specifics of their internet plans
Broadband companies are now required to publish details about internet plans in the form of "nutrition labels" as part of a bid to improve transparency for consumers.
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National
No more 'just walk out' at Amazon grocery stores. The new bet is smart shopping carts
The retailer banked big on the cashier-less tech. It's now out at Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. But Amazon's grocery ambitions are only shapeshifting.
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It's not your imagination — chocolate has been getting more expensive
Cocoa prices are on the rise because of changing climate patterns and extreme weather.
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World
Pricier Easter bunnies and eggs. Half-dipped Kit Kats. What's up with chocolate?
The price of cocoa is on a wild historic ride: It topped the all-time record before Valentine's Day and almost doubled since then, in time for Easter. The culprit is the weather.
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Some big retailers reverse course and scale back their use of self-checkout
Dollar General and other retailers plan to remove self-checkout from some stores citing frustrations with the technology and thefts.
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National
Retailers howled about theft last year. Why not now?
Mentions of retail theft seem to be fading, their fever pitch cooling. What's changed? And how bad was the problem in the first place?
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National
The State of 'Shrinkflation': Why Biden called out skimpy bags of potato chips
The term is relatively new, but companies have long hidden price hikes in plain sight by changing package sizing. Now the debate is getting political.
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National
CVS and Walgreens to start dispensing the abortion pill in states where it's legal
CVS will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Walgreens will start in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.
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National
Why Macy's is closing 150 department stores
The new CEO is culling "underproductive" locations, while opening more upscale Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury stores. Here's what's happening with the chain.
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National
FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger
The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.