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☆ Target slashed this year's Pride collection after last year's backlash, leaving some LGBTQ+ insiders feeling alienated
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, May 14th, members of Target's LGBTQ+ employee resource group logged on for a much-anticipated virtual meeting to preview the 2024 Pride collection, two council members told Business Insider. Target's online Pride collection on May 28. But late last May, conservative protesters took aim at Target's Pride collection, falsely claiming the merchandise was "Satanic" and sexualized minors. However, the two Pride Council members and multiple LGBTQ+ vendors who worked on past Pride collections told BI they feel the company hasn't done enough to rebuild its relationship with its LGBTQ+ partners over the past year. AdvertisementOne of the employees involved in the Pride Council told BI that a lot of LGBTQ+ people, herself included, joined Target specifically because of its stated support for trans and queer rights.

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☆ I quit a 6-figure job to take my kitchen-table side hustle full time—it made $379,000 in sales in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Teyoshe Smith | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Teyoshe Smith often made charcuterie spreads for family gatherings before she started a side hustle to sell her elaborate creations. "Crafting elaborate charcuterie spreads from exceptional ingredients became my idea of Southern comfort," Teyoshe says. Bite by Bite & Co.'s charcuterie spreads come in all sizes, from small boards to grazing tables several feet long. Since starting her business, Teyoshe has taught hundreds of people how to craft their own boards through charcuterie workshops she runs both virtually and in person. In 2023, the company brought in about $379,000 in sales, up from about $84,000 in 2022.

Persons: Teyoshe Smith, I've, pepperoni, Teyoshe, —, We've Organizations: Facebook, Capital Locations: Southern, Richmond , Virginia, America, Atlanta , Georgia, Virginia, Georgia

☆ Why Walmart, Walgreens, CVS retail health clinic experiment is struggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

But the business experience in the retail health clinic space has largely disappointed. Walmart and the problem of volume vs. priceIn 2019, Walmart announced a bold initiative to open 4,000 in-store health clinics by 2029. "Primary health care is a low margin business," said Arielle Trzcinski, a principal analyst covering health care at research firm. "Compared to what they see in traditional retail, health care is a fundamentally different business," Trzcinski said, citing the challenges of navigating insurance companies and administrative burdens that health care brings. In-store health clinics can be profitable and viable, and retailers are experimenting with piecemeal approaches tailored to the local market.

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☆ T-Mobile is buying most of US Cellular for $4.4 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Telecoms giant T-Mobile is buying US Cellular's wireless operations for $4.4 billion. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementT-Mobile has struck a deal to buy "substantially all" of US Cellular's wireless operations for around $4.4 billion. T-Mobile will acquire US Cellular's wireless operations and around 30% of its spectrum assets. The company will also extend its leases on 600 US Cellular towers and sign long-term leases on around 2,100 more.

Persons: Ryan Reynolds, — Organizations: Mobile, Mint Mobile, Service Locations: Chicago

☆ McDonald's might never expand CosMc's. But the spinoff could still pay dividends
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly six months since McDonald's opened its first CosMc's location, the hours-long drive-thru lines have died down, but the chain is just getting started. Since opening the initial location in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, McDonald's has opened three more CosMc's restaurants, all in Texas. In another sign of the new brand's expansion, it will launch its own mobile app and loyalty program, called CosMc's Club, on Tuesday. And loyalty program members earn 10 points for every dollar they spend; once they rack up 400 points, they can redeem them for $2 rewards. CosMc's buzz dies downAt McDonald's December investor presentation, Kempczinski downplayed the short-term effect of CosMc's.

Persons: McDonald's, Chris Kempczinski, Katie Belflower, CosMc's, Mark Kalinowski, Kempczinski, we're, Frappes, Weeks, Kalinowski, Amelia Lucas Organizations: Lone Star State, CosMc's, Kalinowski Equity Research, CNBC, Intouch Locations: Chicago, Bolingbrook, Texas, McDonald's, Illinois

☆ U.S. court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Under the appeals court schedule, the creators, TikTok and ByteDance must file legal briefs by June 20 and the Justice Department by July 26, with reply briefs due by Aug. 15. TikTok and the Justice Department have sought a ruling by Dec. 6 in order to seek review from the Supreme Court if needed. The law, signed by President Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until Jan. 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban. The White House says it wants to see Chinese-based ownership ended on national security grounds, but not a ban on TikTok. The law prohibits app stores like Apple and Alphabet's Google from offering TikTok and bars internet hosting services from supporting TikTok unless ByteDance divests TikTok.

Persons: TikTok, ByteDance, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, Capitol, TikTok's, Appeals, District of Columbia, Justice Department, Apple, Google Locations: Washington ,, U.S, China, TikTok's U.S

☆ Starbucks is set to resume union negotiations as it confronts issues at its stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesWhen Starbucks and its baristas union resume contract bargaining this week, workers may have renewed momentum at their backs — courtesy of the company's own CEO. Narasimhan, in prepared remarks to Wall Street analysts, cited some of the challenges that union workers have been highlighting in their bid for better working conditions. For Workers United, the union behind the Starbucks organizing, his admission that more could be done was promising. Starbucks and the union are meeting to continue working on the framework that will inform every single-store contract moving ahead. There has been another call for change at Starbucks stores that may carry weight at the negotiating table.

Persons: Spencer Platt, Laxman Narasimhan, we're, Narasimhan, CNBC's, Kevin Johnson, baristas, Michelle Eisen, Eisen, we've, Howard Schultz, Schultz, Howard Organizations: Getty, Starbucks, Wall Street, U.S, Workers United, Staffing, CNBC Locations: New, Buffalo , New York, Buffalo

☆ T-Mobile is buying most of US Cellular for $4.4 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Persons: Ryan Reynolds, — Organizations: Mobile, Mint Mobile, Service Locations: Chicago

☆ After losing his job 15 years ago, a single dad started flipping cellphones on eBay. He turned the hustle into a six-figure monthly reselling business and plans to retire at 40.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementPivoting from reselling electronics to clothingWhile Richard was making enough reselling electronics to scrape by, "the cash flow was very tight." AdvertisementStill, he called his eBay store Technsports. "You have to put up great items with a great listing, and eBay and the customers will reward you." "I will always have an eBay store. He also plans to grow the YouTube channel he started in 2023 to help other people make money selling on eBay.

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☆ Dubai Old Town: Dubai’s ‘soul’ is about more than historic buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So in 2016, Badran set up her own tour company, Wander with Nada, to “show a different side of Dubai” to travelers. Her bespoke private tours are designed to suit the interests of each visitor, but her favorite itinerary is Dubai’s “old town,” a group of small neighborhoods around Dubai Creek where the city began and Badran spent her childhood. Badran leads me through the narrow alleys around the Dubai Old Souk, home to stores run by Indian-origin families. Stores in Old Dubai Souk. “Dubai is about opening your mind,” Badran says, “and embracing this diversity that makes it unique.”

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☆ I'm a single mom of 3 living in Anguilla. My kids are safer than in the US and there's a bigger sense of community.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Before moving to Anguilla when I was 13, I lived with my single mom in Oregon, Florida, and California. My dad is from Anguilla, so my mom always had a connection to the island. As a single mother, I'm not afraid someone will come into my house to steal or hurt my family. My kids don't experience bullyingI'm always reading about how bad bullying is in the US. AdvertisementWe don't spend money on things we don't needThere aren't a lot of stores in Anguilla.

Persons: —, Vanessa Croft, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, University of the West Locations: Anguilla, Oregon , Florida, California, We've, States, America

☆ Stanley Goldstein, Who Helped Make CVS a Pharmacy Giant, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stanley P. Goldstein, who in the early 1960s helped start a retail chain named Consumer Value Stores, which, after shortening its name to CVS — because, he said, fewer letters meant cheaper signs — grew into the largest drugstore chain in the United States, died on Tuesday at his home in Providence, R.I. The company, which is headquartered in Rhode Island, announced his death. Family members told The Providence Journal that the cause was cancer, diagnosed about a month ago. When he retired as chief executive in 1998, the company had more than 4,000 stores. Today, it has more than 9,000 outlets in the United States and its territories, and its revenues are larger than those of Exxon Mobil, Microsoft and Ford.

Persons: Stanley P, Goldstein Organizations: CVS, Providence Journal, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Ford Locations: United States, Providence, R.I, Rhode Island

☆ Amazon Fresh is the latest retailer to cut prices to win over inflation-weary shoppers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon Fresh is cutting prices on about 4,000 products through weekly sales. Walmart and Target have also cut prices as customers deal with the long-term effects of inflation. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAmazon is the latest major retailer to cut grocery prices. The retail giant will drop prices on about 4,000 items — some by up to 30% — at its Amazon Fresh chain, the company told CNN.

Persons: — Organizations: Walmart, Target, Service, CNN, Business

☆ What’s open and closed on Memorial Day 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, with many students out of school and office workers enjoying the day off. This year, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 27. Here’s what will be open and closed on Memorial Day 2024. Walmart and Target will be open on Memorial Day. Postal servicesThe United States Postal Service will not be delivering mail on Memorial Day.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Retail, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Aldi, Costco, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, United States Postal Service, UPS, FedEx Locations: New York

☆ How to meditate, with help from Dan Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Twenty years ago, Dan Harris appeared to have it all. Harris typically tries to meditate for a total of an hour every day, he said. A regular practice can also rewire brain regions associated with stress, focus, compassion and self-awareness, science has shown. “That starting over is like a bicep curl for your brain, and that’s the mechanism by which the brain changes.”A Meditation to Prove You Don’t Suck at Meditation Dan Harris guides you through a brief introductory meditation and any distractions that may come up. “Do these people seem like they’ve lost their edge?” Harris said.

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☆ Off-price retailers like TJX and Ross won't be slowing down any time soon — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mario Anzuoni | ReutersOff-price retailers like TJX Companies and Ross are still posting sales gains and taking market share from rivals, but it's not just because consumers are under pressure and hunting for value. TJX and Ross both reported fiscal first quarter earnings last week that came in better than Wall Street expected, even as both companies lapped outsize growth from the prior-year period. Ross, which runs Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts, posted an 8% jump in sales, bringing revenue to $4.86 billion, compared to estimates of $4.83 billion, according to LSEG. "That's because they're providing consistent value to the consumer – and that's branded consistent value to the consumer at a discount price," said Roach. The dynamic is a bit different at Ross, which has more exposure to the lower- and middle-income consumer than TJX does and competes more on price, said Siegel.

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☆ What 5 self-made millionaires refuse to spend money on: It's 'fun being able to buy something and choosing not to'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Make It has spoken with plenty of millionaires over the years and often asks them, "What do you refuse to spend money on?" "It's actually really fun being able to buy something and then choosing not to," he previously told CNBC Make It. Here's what he and four other self-made millionaires say they never spend money on. Fast fashionJonathan Sanchez, a self-made millionaire and founder of Parent Portfolio, maintains a low clothing budget by keeping things straightforward. That's Crush Your Money Goals founder Bernadette Joy's thinking when it comes to workout clothes.

Persons: Todd Baldwin, frugality, It's, Jonathan Sanchez, I'm, Steve Adcock, Adcock, Jim Cramer, wouldn't, Cramer, Bernadette Joy's Organizations: CNBC, Parent

☆ My family’s from the Greek island of longevity, where people often live to 100—here's 1 unexpected food we always eat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Diane Kochilas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

To me, one unexpected food is at the top of the list of traditional ingredients: honey. On Ikaria, it's considered one of the island's secret ingredients for longevity, and many Ikarians start their day with a spoonful. When I'm in the States, I shop for Greek honey either in local Greek and Middle Eastern food stores or online. I stir it into herbal, green and black teas and use it a lot in smoothies with Greek yogurt. Sometimes I mix a spoonful of Greek honey into a little sparkling water and add some mint or citrus slices for a refreshing homemade soda.

Persons: —, Honey, it's, It's, Diane Kochilas, butters, dill Locations: Greece, Dijon, Crete, marinades

☆ Here’s why we eat popcorn at the movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But the perfect (and very profitable) pairing of today wasn’t always the case: For many years, movie theaters wanted nothing to do with the snack. People watch movies in a newly reopened AMC River East theater on Aug. 20, 2020, in Chicago. Popular movies often bring collectible cups and popcorn buckets, or, in industry-speak, Collectible Concession Vehicles (CCVs). The cinema business will continue to evolve, but one thing will remain constant, said Gil of Queen’s University. “Theaters will stop playing movies before they will actually stop selling popcorn.”

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☆ The 'Oracle of Wall Street' shares a secret sign of economic strength 'hiding in plain sight': Young Americans are outspending cash-poor baby boomers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Younger Americans are finally outspending baby boomers, former Wall Street bank analyst Meredith Whitney recently noted. That's an encouraging sign for the US economy, which most economists believe is healthy, though some bearish prognosticators have serious doubts. There are several possible explanations for these findings and numerous takeaways from them, the "Oracle of Wall Street" said. However, young Americans' spending power shouldn't be discounted, as Whitney suggested that they command relatively high salaries since they attend college at higher rates. A continued economic expansion would be especially crucial for Gen Zers and millennials, who are entering the workforce or establishing their careers.

Persons: —, Meredith Whitney, That's, Whitney, Zers, relaunching, boomers, it's, Gen Zers Organizations: Service, Business, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, Target, Starbucks, BI, Walmart, American, American Express Locations: Street

☆ Burger prices are up. But your barbecue could be relatively cheap
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But even with the increases, your home-grilled burger could end up being relatively inexpensive this year thanks to steep discounts offered by retailers vying for budget-conscious customers. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesCondiment prices saw a sharper jump with ketchup rising 8.9%, hot sauce increasing 7.6% and regular barbecue sauce spiking 14.6%. But the increases don’t take into account the year’s many Memorial Day deals. Supermarket chain Kroger also has Memorial Day specials, including reduced rates for home brand sliced cheese, hamburger buns and potato chips. Chicken breast prices, for example, fell 2.5% in the year through April, according to Circana, while wings have plunged 9.2%.

Persons: Burger, Justin Sullivan, ”, Chris DuBois, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Consumers, Kroger, Aldi Locations: New York, Circana

☆ British retail sales plunge 2.3% in April, missing estimates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People walk in the rain over the London Bridge in central London on March 12, 2024. Lucy North - Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty ImagesLONDON — U.K. retail sales volumes dropped 2.3% in April as wet weather deterred shoppers, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. "Sales volumes fell across most sectors, with clothing retailers, sports equipment, games and toys stores, and furniture stores doing badly as poor weather reduced footfall," the ONS said. Sales were up 0.7% across the three months to April compared to the previous three months following a weak December and holiday season, but were down 0.8% year on year. watch nowKris Hamer, director of insight at the British Retail Consortium, pointed to bright spots in the data in cosmetics and computer sales.

Persons: Lucy North, Kris Hamer, Hamer, GfK Organizations: National Statistics, Reuters, British Retail Consortium, Bank of England's Locations: London

☆ Friday's rapid-fire: Workday, Ross Stores, Deckers, Intuit and Ether
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFriday's rapid-fire: Workday, Ross Stores, Deckers, Intuit and EtherJim Cramer runs through four stocks and a cryptocurrency that are outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: Ross Stores, Intuit, CNBC, Club

☆ How private equity rolled Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this photo illustration, a cooked lobster is displayed on a plate at a Red Lobster restaurant on May 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Under the terms of the sale, Red Lobster would also see regular rent increases of 2% a year, the release noted. "All of the people who were supplying Red Lobster, all of the people who are essentially providing services to Red Lobster, the small businesses in the communities affected by mass layoffs, they are next in line, they are experiencing the ripple effect." Sen. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, where eight hospitals operated by bankrupt Steward Health Care are, recently held hearings on private equity and health care. Private equity is emerging in all parts of our economy, Markey added, but its most profound impact is in health care.

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☆ Two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island join new national pharmacy union
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 7, 2024. Pharmacy staff at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island voted to join a new national pharmacy union on Friday, signaling growing momentum in a movement to help thousands of U.S. pharmacy workers address what they allege are unsafe working conditions. It comes a month after a CVS Omnicare pharmacy in Las Vegas — which is not customer facing — became the first location to join the union, known as The Pharmacy Guild. "These are the first brick-and-mortar classic CVS model" stores to join the union, Shane Jerominski, a community pharmacist and co-founder of The Pharmacy Guild, told CNBC. Many employees said the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbated those issues, with new duties such as vaccinations and testing stretching pharmacy staff even thinner.

Persons: —, Shane Jerominski, Jerominski Organizations: CVS Health Corp, Pharmacy, Westerly, CVS, CNBC, Walgreens, National Labor Relations, IAM Healthcare, Rite Aid Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, Rhode, Wakefield, Las Vegas, U.S

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