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Chains like Sweetgreen and Chipotle are finally realizing they need to look beyond the ‘slop bowl’

Wraps and protein are emerging as the next fast-food bandwagons.

By Phil WahbaFebruary 27, 2026
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Burger King tests OpenAI-powered headsets that will track the friendliness of drive-through workers
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
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Meet your new robot fry cooks: Inside the $28 billion race to disrupt White Castle and Jack in the Box
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 26, 2026
Customers in the electronics section at Walmart on Black Friday in Columbus, Ohio, US, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Americans are planning to spend more this holiday season than last year, according to credit reporting firm TransUnion. Photographer: Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg via Getty Images
McKinsey studied 61 growth companies that outperformed their peers through COVID, inflation, and labor shocks. Here’s what they all had in common
By Geoff ColvinFebruary 26, 2026
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Home Depot CEO says with the housing market stalemate, ‘our customers are telling us that they’re not investing’
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 25, 2026
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AISorry, mom. The shopping bots suggested a bathrobe for Christmas
By Spencer Soper, Matt Day and BloombergNovember 27, 2025
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RetailHere’s when Black Friday starts at all the major U.S. retail stores
By The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025
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SuccessHow Macy’s, a department store chain founded when Abraham Lincoln was alive, created America’s biggest parade of the year
By Dave SmithNovember 27, 2025
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RetailHere’s what’s open and closed on Thanksgiving 2025
By Matt Ott and The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025
EconomyK-shaped economy and ‘collective holding of breath’ about the AI bubble both appear in Fed’s temperature check
By Eva RoytburgNovember 27, 2025
RetailThe year of the Labubu revealed the ‘new consumption’ trend among China’s Gen Z—and now it’s spreading overseas
By Nicholas GordonNovember 27, 2025
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EconomyThe labor market feels so awful right now because companies are doing everything bar announcing mass layoffs, says the Fed
By Eleanor PringleNovember 27, 2025
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RetailHere’s what’s open—and closed—on Thanksgiving 2025
By Matt Ott and The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025
Real EstateBlack Friday deals aren’t just for holiday shopping. Homebuyers are getting record-high discounts as desperate sellers offer multiple price cuts
By Jason MaNovember 27, 2025
RetailBig Tech wants AI to help with your holiday shopping. The tech has flashes of magic, but it won’t replace Santa—yet
By Sharon GoldmanNovember 27, 2025
RetailDespite some green shoots, the new CEO of Kohl’s faces a tough slog to win back its AWOL shoppers
By Phil WahbaNovember 27, 2025
LawCampbell’s fires exec after leaked recording berating ‘poor’ customers and ‘bioengineered meat’ prompts outrage and investigation
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 26, 2025
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AIAI slop recipes are taking over the internet — and Thanksgiving dinner
By Davey Alba, Carmen Arroyo and BloombergNovember 26, 2025
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Economy‘It wasn’t worth the $10 tariff for a $27 purchase’: American shoppers find maybe they just won’t buy that small thing from Canada or England this year
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025
Cara Sylvester is the executive vice president and chief guest experience officer for Target Corporation
CommentaryAt Target, we believe retail’s next great disruptor is emotion. Look no further than this year’s winter wonderland
By Cara SylvesterNovember 26, 2025
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EconomyU.S. consumers dial back in sign of anxiety heading Into holidays
By Molly Smith, Julia Fanzeres and BloombergNovember 25, 2025
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Economy‘Just enough to spend, not enough to splurge’: The low-hire labor market bites for Gen Z and lower-income Americans, JPMorgan finds
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 25, 2025
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EconomyRetail sales creep up 0.2% in September from August as delayed report shows economy crawling forward
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
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Retail‘There’s only so much you can absorb from the tariffs, because they’re just very high’: Levi’s CEO states the plain truth
By Nick LichtenbergNovember 24, 2025
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By Matt Sedensky and The Associated PressNovember 23, 2025
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By Indrani SenNovember 23, 2025
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RetailYour Christmas tree may be pricier this year—but there are ways to get a deal
By Phil WahbaNovember 22, 2025
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RetailHome Depot blames its recent sales slump on a major funk in the housing market: ‘Our customers are homeowners’
By Dave SmithNovember 20, 2025
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CommentaryReports of the retail store’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
By Jill StandishNovember 20, 2025
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RetailWalmart wins the economic anxiety trade as cash-strapped Americans’ hunt for deals delivers another blowout quarter
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressNovember 20, 2025
RetailPanera’s CEO unveiled a comeback plan—and it includes better ingredients like lettuce: ‘No one likes iceberg’
By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewNovember 19, 2025
RetailTarget’s CEO is betting billions that Gen Zers will get off their phones and fuel a comeback
By Ashley LutzNovember 19, 2025
Dunkin' Donuts is receiving customer backlash for the leak of an alleged drink pour and ice policy.
RetailDunkin’ customers outraged after anonymous Facebook user leaks display showing tariff shrinkflation costing you less coffee in your cup
By Nino PaoliNovember 19, 2025
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By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
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