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Retailers are using a simple mind trick on you to make their discounts seem bigger than they are
Walmart's ex-CEO explains how retailers hide price inflation behind discounts that aren't always a …
Cork Gaines
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People online are losing it over Campbell changing the recipe for Rao's pasta sauces after a buyout
After Campbell's bought the sauce brand for $2.7 billion and sparked an outcry, Campbell CEO Mark C…
Kai Xiang Teo
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A margarine brand is going back to its old recipe after customers revolted, calling the new formula with less vegetable oil 'disgusting'
Consumer advocates are touting Smart Balance's formula change as an example of "skimpflation," subs…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Chick-fil-A fans are debating whether its fries are shrinking or the chain is cutting portions
Some customers say that Chick-fil-A's portion of fries is getting smaller. Others say they just get…
Alex Bitter
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Man arrested for stealing truck filled with $48,000 worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs
Joby Pool was arrested in England after prosecutors said he stole a truck containing 200,000 Cadbur…
Aidan Pollard
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Tough times for Indian startups as consumer demand expected to stay low: Redseer
Consumer demand is expected to stay low over the coming quarters, as inflation continues to rise, c…
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You might not find as many chocolates in that last-minute Valentine's Day gift box as you did last year blame 'slack-filling'
Consumer advocates are pushing back against partially filled boxes of chocolates, saying the packag…
Aidan Pollard
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NFL player J.J. Watt blasts Chipotle on Twitter: 'We want big burritos back'
Chipotle previously said that customers can customize food and digital orders allow for more consis…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Some brands are 'slack-filling' to cleverly disguise how much product you actually get
Making packaging bigger than it needs to be isn't necessarily illegal, but it's something consumers…
Grace Dean
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Brands are using a sneaky tactic to get you to pay more for household necessities
Packages and boxes become smaller and hold fewer products, but prices stay the same and customers a…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Chipotle limits how much customers can tip workers delivering online orders. The company says it's to avoid 'human error' and 'fraud.'
Chipotle limits the amount of money customers can tip delivery workers for online orders, saying th…
Sarah Jackson
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Food prices could spike by 14% before October, a supermarket chain owner says. It's already forcing restaurants to push up their prices.
As food prices rise, some restaurants are passing their extra costs to consumers by charging more f…
Grace Dean
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The restaurants of the future will be more expensive and full of robots. Here's why that's a good thing.
Restaurant staff will be paid more. Robots will take over fast food. Your portion size might be sma…
Ben Winck,Mary Meisenzahl
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Chipotle customers are complaining about receiving 'tiny' burritos even as the chain says it's raising prices
Chipotle is raising menu prices to make up for increased employee wages, it said.
Mary Meisenzahl
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Purchase power is a measure of what your money can buy - here's how it can impact your finances
Purchase power measures how much a unit of currency can buy. Inflation impacts purchasing power, bu…