3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (799+ words) A lip-licking alligator, a smiling moose and a hat-wearing bear are among the many cartoon animals to have found themselves in the crosshairs of Buc-ee’s, the popular Texas convenience store chain that has a penchant for protecting its buck-toothed beaver....

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (800+ words) A lip-licking alligator, a smiling moose and a hat-wearing bear are among the many cartoon animals to have found themselves in the crosshairs of Buc-ee’s, the popular Texas convenience store chain that has a penchant for protecting its buck-toothed beaver....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (803+ words) For the illustrator Eugenia Mello, whose action-oriented artwork in boisterous colors has decorated Citi Bike docking stations, UPS boxes and Poland Spring’s aluminum bottle series, preparation isn’t reserved for major commissions. It’s an everyday practice. “Sometimes you get opportunities and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (798+ words) Walmart posted the slowest sales in years in its home market of the United States as consumers worried about their finances tightened their wallets. Comparable sales at Walmart’s U.S. stores rose 2.6 percent in its most recent quarter, the retailer reported…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (702+ words) Signs of inflation weariness are starting to appear at some of the nation’s most important retail giants, raising doubts about how long consumers can keep up strong spending. On Thursday, Walmart, one of the nation’s largest retailers, reported its weakest…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (417+ words) Walmart shoppers are getting lower prices as the retail giant invests its $2.9 billion tariff refund. The company said Thursday it was fulfilling the promise made in May, when it first disclosed the estimated refund amount, to direct the bulk of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (414+ words) The sight of Amazon’s delivery drones buzzing over their homes could soon be the norm for a growing chunk of Americans. Amazon said Prime Air is expanding its drone delivery service to almost 500 US cities and towns by the end…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (452+ words) Target’s bid to win back shoppers is gaining momentum as it tackles one of the most important shopping seasons of the year: back-to-school. The Bullseye retailer said Wednesday that the early response to the annual stock-up on school and college…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (741+ words) Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: OpenAI details two week training pause, more security controls following Hugging Face hack. Anthropic on course for $65 billion in annual revenue. OpenAI debuts ChatGPT for teens. Can AI models figure…...