[ad_1] CNN — Just in time for the holidays, artist collective MSCHF is releasing its newest playful art piece: a giant, 930-calorie, $19.99 fruit loop. MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based group of artists, is no stranger to headlines documenting their provocative, irreverent releases. Most recently, they operated an ATM at Art Basel …
Read More »Amazon stock falls nearly 20% on light holiday quarter sales forecast
[ad_1] CNN Business — Amazon (AMZN) stock fell some 14% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company forecast its holiday quarter sales would be lighter than analysts had expected. The e-commerce giant said it expects revenue for the final three months of the year to be between $140 billion to …
Read More »Walmart, Target and Best Buy will be closed on Thanksgiving
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — Walmart and other large chains will again close their stores on Thanksgiving, continuing a practice many companies first started in 2020 in response to the pandemic. “It’s a thing of the past. We’ll again be closed on Thanksgiving,” Walmart (WMT)US CEO John Furner said …
Read More »How to be a smart holiday shopper
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — It’s only October, but holiday shopping promotions are here with retailers bringing out the Christmas trees, turning on the holiday music and dangling sales from now until January. This month alone, there’s Target’s (TGT) “Deal Days,” Walmart’s (WMT) “Rollbacks and More,” Best Buy’s (BBY) …
Read More »REI dumps Black Friday — permanently
[ad_1] New York CNNBusiness — REI has quit Black Friday, forever. For the past seven years, the retailer has closed its doors on the day after Thanksgiving to give its employees a day off. The Seattle-based seller of outdoor clothing and gear said Tuesday that starting this year, every part …
Read More »Why stores start selling Christmas stuff in September
[ad_1] New York CNN Business — You may not be anywhere close to ready for the holidays — but retail chains certainly are. Christmas trees are already on sales floors at Costco and Lowe’s, Walmart’s year-end holiday sales start October 1 and Target (TGT) is offering its “earliest access ever” …
Read More »Amazon’s $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter
[ad_1] CNN — Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a collection of product updates that tie together its vast suite of services and help ensure it remains at the center of peoples’ lives and homes. Nearly a year after Amazon (AMZN) was met with criticism over its controversial vision for the future …
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