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Category: Shopping and Retail
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A Curiosity Shop in Paris Offers Unusual Gift Ideas
Deyrolle, a taxidermy gallery and scientific institution in Paris, has sold curiosities since 1831.
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An A.I. Machine That Passes the Smell Test
A roving installation uses a detailed questionnaire and artificial intelligence to help consumers concoct their own perfumes.
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As Low-Income Shoppers Tighten Belts Further, Businesses Worry
A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales.
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Glass Skin and Snail Mucin: South Korea’s Journey to Global Beauty Power
Propelled by interest in all things South Korea, Amorepacific, the cosmetics giant, is expanding its reach into the United States. But so are many of its competitors.
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Nostalgia Has Some Young People Seeking Out Vintage Workout Wear
Nostalgic for a time before social media made fitness about aesthetics as much as activity, some young people are seeking out old exercise clothes.
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Nostalgia Has Some Young People Seeking Out Vintage Workout Wear
Nostalgic for a time before social media brought exercising out of gyms and onto phone screens, some young people are seeking out vintage active wear.
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Holiday Consumer Spending Could Exceed $1 Trillion, Retailers Project
Despite shoppers’ concerns about rising costs, inflation and the government shutdown, retailers predict sales will increase as much as 4.2% over the holidays.
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France Moves to Block the Shein Website Over a Sex Doll Scandal
The crackdown, ordered by the prime minister, added to the controversy over the Chinese fast-fashion retailer as it opened its first store in Paris amid chaotic scenes.
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Starbucks to Sell 60% of Its China Business to a Private Equity Firm
Boyu Capital will pay $4 billion for a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China.
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France Threatens to Ban Shein Over Sale of ‘Childlike’ Sex Dolls
The controversy adds to a growing backlash in France against the giant Chinese online retailer as it prepares to open its first physical store on Wednesday in Paris.