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Why ‘free’ shipping isn’t free
The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for “free.” “People like free shipping because the word free is very powerful, even if people know that it’s not really free because someone is paying for it,” Kara Buntin, owner of the Etsy […]
Read MoreFive Below shares can surge nearly 28% as store openings drive growth, Citi says
Investors looking for bargains should look at shares of Five Below, according to Citigroup. Source
Read MoreAmazon, Walmart and more: Cowen loves these stocks it says can beat surging inflation
Cowen has identified several tech and internet stocks it rates as likely to outperform, some of which are set to return “at least” 15% over the next 12 months. Source
Read MoreWalmart sues BJ’s Wholesale claiming it stole self-checkout technology
Shoppers stock up on merchandise at a Sam’s Club store on January 12, 2018 in Streamwood, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Walmart and its big-box warehouse subsidiary Sam’s Club accused rival retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club in a lawsuit filed Tuesday of stealing technology that powers a popular self-checkout option in the Sam’s Club mobile […]
Read MorePetco CEO says company’s growth is inflation-proof, as Americans splurge on pets and bigger homes
A customer exits a Petco store in Clark, New Jersey. Ron Antonelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Petco CEO Ron Coughlin on Wednesday said the specialty retailer has a key advantage in an uncertain environment: Americans spend on pets, even when their budgets tighten. At an investor day in New York City, he said the […]
Read MoreOligarch Roman Abramovich’s $50 million Colorado mansion could become a sanctions target
A Rocky Mountain mansion owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich would likely be among the first assets frozen by the U.S. government if he is sanctioned by the White House in response to the war in Ukraine, according to attorneys and real-estate executives. Among Abramovich’s many global real-estate trophies is a 14,000-square-foot modern mega-home on […]
Read MoreAmazon Flex drivers hit by surging gas prices are demanding relief after Uber, Lyft offer help
Uber and Amazon Flex drivers protest the fuel price serge and demand more money outside an Amazon warehouse in Redondo Beach, California, March 16, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters On Wednesday morning, about 50 delivery and rideshare drivers parked outside an Amazon warehouse near Los Angeles. Signs taped to their car windows showed a jogging […]
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