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Category: Shopping and Retail
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Gardens, Parks and Places to Visit in Paris on Foot
Paris is a city of gardens and a walk through it should leave plenty of time to stop and smell the flowers. This one does.
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Inside the New Yowie Hotel in Philadelphia
Shannon Maldonado quit her job in fashion design to open a home-goods store, Yowie. Now she’s opening a Yowie hotel where nearly all the décor is for sale.
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A Walk in Paris: Gardens, Greenery and Flower Shops
Paris is a city of gardens and a walk through it should leave plenty of time to stop and smell the flowers. This one does.
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How to Use A.I. as a Shopping Assistant
Doing product research, making grocery lists and booking travel can be easier with tools like ChatGPT.
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Frozen Strawberries Recalled After Hepatitis A Infections
The F.D.A. urges checking freezers for the affected products sold at Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe’s and other retailers.
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Bud Light Is No Longer America’s Top-Selling Beer After Boycott
Bud Light lost its share of retail beer sales in recent weeks following a boycott by consumers over a promotional post by a transgender influencer.
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Westfield Gives Up San Francisco Mall, Signaling More Pain Ahead
Retailers have been fleeing the city’s downtown, and some analysts say there may be more to come. It’s an issue facing various downtowns around the United States.
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U.S. Food Prices Rose 0.2% in May
Prices at grocery stores and restaurants rose 0.2 percent last month from April, an increase after prices remained flat the two months before.
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How Engagement Rings Explain What’s Happening in the Economy
A major jeweler claims the pandemic may have prevented people from meeting their future fiancés, cutting demand for engagement rings. Inflation and anxiety among shoppers haven’t helped.
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Can Old-World Horezu Pottery Survive Modern Tastes?
A style of pottery made for centuries in a small Romanian town has recently become a hot commodity.