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US consumers appear to be dining more at home than going out; doing more shopping at price-competitive superstores, wholesale clubs, and "dollar" stores; and spending more time at the gym, spa, and cosmetics counter than they did the summer before the pandemic.

These warehouses equip professionals with kitchen tools and food, but they're also open to the public.

Emily Heintz opened the original location in Charleston. S.C., to help customers assess the options for nonalcoholic wine and more.

Like record players and VHS tapes, landline phones are being embraced by nostalgic fans as an antidote to an increasingly digital way of life.

The sale is to Keene, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers which supplies more than 7,500 independent grocers and has distribution centers in Dallas and Houston.

Their demise was long predicted and pandemic closings were a heavy blow, but many local shops are thriving again.

The Adventure Quencher Travel Tumbler, a social-media-famous water bottle, conquered feeds everywhere, one pale millennial shade at a time.

Sheet pans, mixing bowls and more recommendations from Lesley Stockton of Wirecutter.

For 20 years, natural wine has been dismissed as a fad or a fraud. Yet more people make it, more drink it and good bottles are easier to find.

Since Bloomingdale's introduced the Big Brown Bag 50 years ago, it has become a totem of the store — as well as a mug, an umbrella and, now, a pickleball paddle.

As well as a major mall, the area contains cafes and yoga studios. It's a gateway from central Sydney, Australia, to eastern suburbs and several popular beaches.

Neon and metallic designs have become so popular among skiers and nonskiers seeking "the vibe" that they've become hard to find.

Classism and other assumptions mean that whenever I have an unidentified item in the bagging area, the assistant will wave it through, writes Zoe Williams

Jonas Andersen, the former beverage director for Agern and the Great Northern Food Hall, hopped the Metro-North to open a store in Croton Falls, N.Y.

National Retail Federation's chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said the latest Covid wave is unlikely to prompt an economic slowdown or a shutdown of businesses.

Shoppers are going online to pay dearly for discontinued items, from the perfect lip pencil to Tab.

We cover a surprising form of Gen Z burnout.

Tadashi Yanai, the founder of Fast Retailing, had faced backlash for his decision to stay in Russia.

The retailer's second-quarter profit fell 90 percent from the year before, far below what Wall Street analysts were expecting.