Microsoft Unleashes Agentic AI To Automate Every Corner Of Retail

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) launches agentic AI tools to automate retail tasks and help merchants boost efficiency and relevance ...

The New Race In Retail Is To Build AI That Can Actually Think

As retail AI spreads beyond pilots, leaders are learning that better forecasts are not enough. Trust and judgment define what ...
Chicago Tribune

In his national address, President Trump claimed he’s bringing prices down. Here’s what the data shows.

After nearly two months without new consumer price data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest report Thursday, providing a glimpse at energy costs, food prices and other everyday ...
USA Today

Good news. Milk, butter and cheese prices are down. Here's why.

Oversupply and weakening consumer demand have been causing milk, butter and cheese prices on the wholesale market and at the grocery store to fall slightly. The lower prices on the dairy staples are ...
Business Insider

Shares of the Roomba maker are up 72% in 4 days, and retail investors think it's a new short-squeeze

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NBC News

Turkey prices hold steady for Thanksgiving shoppers despite surge in bird flu

Grocery stores are eating turkey costs this Thanksgiving. A surge in bird flu cases has spiked wholesale turkey prices for groceries and retailers, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows.
CNN

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

• A flurry of economic data released Tuesday after a blackout during the government shutdown paints a confusing picture of the US economy. • September wholesale inflation rose by 0.3%, keeping the ...
PBS

U.S. retail sales rose modestly in September, as consumers pulled back spending after months of splurging

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants increased modestly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging over the summer. Sales rose 0.2% in September ...
Ars Technica

GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

It’s not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC. Graphics card prices in the 2020s have undulated continuously as the industry has dealt with pandemic and AI-related shortages, but it’s actually ...
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Core wholesale prices rose less than expected in September; retail sales gain

CNBC's Rick Santelli joins 'Squawk Box' to break down the latest economic data to cross the tape. ‘We are looking at a massive crisis’ Exclusive: Watch a Coast Guard helicopter sniper disable a ...
Fast Company

Ross and T.J. Maxx are winning the retail wars as shoppers flock to off-price stores to battle higher costs

The following sentence might cause anxiety. As Thanksgiving looms near, it’s time to begin holiday shopping. The current level of inflation makes that even more stressful. How can you show your love ...
Oregonian

Climbing prices are shifting who shops at Dollar Tree

Long gone are the days when items sold at the dollar store cost, well, a dollar. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Dollar Tree — which ...