# shopping and retail (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover shopping and retail. Page: Feed: --- ## [How SSENSE, a Canadian Retailer, Is Grappling With Trump’s Tariffs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/business/ssense-canada-tariffs-trump.html) _2026-08-27 · Peter Eavis · NYT \> Business_ Ssense’s comeback efforts include moving a core part of its business to the United States so American customers can avoid hefty tariffs. ## [“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/meta-jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation.html) _2026-08-27 · Emma Goldberg · NYT \> Style_ In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree. ## [Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/technology/prediction-markets-states-kalshi-polymarket-lawsuits.html) _2026-08-27 · David Yaffe-Bellany and Sharon LaFraniere · NYT \> Business_ A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general. ## [California Lawmakers Pass Plug-In Solar Bill](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/business/energy-environment/california-legislature-plugin-solar.html) _2026-08-27 · Ivan Penn · NYT \> Business_ Legislatures in nearly a dozen states have voted to legalize use of the technology, which can help homeowners reduce their rising electricity costs. ## [Screwworm Flies Steer Clear of Agriculture Dept. Traps](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/business/screwworm-flies-traps-agriculture-dept.html) _2026-08-27 · Kevin Draper · NYT \> Business_ No wild flies caught could mean the outbreak is contained. It could also mean, as scientists have said, that current trapping methods are outdated. ## [F.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-approval.html) _2026-08-27 · Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson · NYT \> Business_ In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy. ## [How Dollywood Captured the Essence of Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dollywood-dolly-parton.html) _2026-08-27 · Melena Ryzik · NYT \> Business_ Her idea to create a “fantasy city” that celebrated her home region turned into a billion-dollar attraction that maintained its authentic feel. ## [Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/dolly-parton-philanthropy-books-covid-vaccine.html) _2026-08-27 · David Gelles · NYT \> Business_ The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more. ## [Tim Curry Pioneered Fashion With His ‘Rocky Horror’ Performance](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/tim-curry-fashion-pioneer.html) _2026-08-27 · Guy Trebay · NYT \> Style_ His performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the cross-dressing mad scientist of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” was ahead of its time. ## [Inside the Iceland Eclipse Festival: $1,000-a-Week Yurts and Endless Optimism](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/iceland-eclipse-festival.html) _2026-08-27 · Callie Holtermann and Lexi Parra · NYT \> Style_ At a festival on a disc golf course, on a peninsula in Iceland, waiting for the sky to descend into darkness. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Qu6YgIIQEKzh) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Tim Curry and Dolly Parton Are Remembered by the Muppets](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/dolly-parton-miss-piggy-muppets.html) _2026-08-27 · Jesse McKinley · NYT \> Style_ Perhaps more than many other entertainers who appeared alongside the Muppets, Parton seemed to have a natural ease with her inanimate sidekicks. ## [The Weather Influencers Who Focus on Vibes and Clothes Instead of Radar](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/weather-influencers-tiktok-kyle-cooke.html) _2026-08-27 · Alisha Haridasani Gupta · NYT \> Style_ A new crop of social media creators offer their followers a “vibes check” or helpful reminders to not get their hair blown out because rain is in the forecast. ## [Did Meta’s Big Settlement Actually Help It?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/business/dealbook/meta-settlement-teens.html) _2026-08-27 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Sri Muppidi and Ian Mount · NYT \> Business_ The tech giant’s landmark deal with states over teen use of social media may cost the company less than expected. It may hurt rivals more. ## [Dinner and a Movie? In Denver, a First Date Might Include Bouldering](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/denver-dating-hiking.html) _2026-08-27 · Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ For some, dating in Denver is an endurance sport. ## [5 New Hotels for Your Late Summer Getaway](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/travel/summer-new-hotels.html) _2026-08-27 · Stephanie Rosenbloom · NYT \> Business_ From Cape Cod to Croatia, here’s where to enjoy the end of the summer. ## [A General Store Almost as Old as America](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/style/general-store-massachusetts-davolls-shattuck-slate.html) _2026-08-27 · Steven Kurutz · NYT \> Style_ Ben Shattuck, the proprietor of Davoll’s in coastal Massachusetts, yearns for a retail world before chain stores and online shopping. ## [After Meta Settlement, Teens Divided on New Instagram and Facebook Restrictions](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/teens-meta-instagram-facebook-restrictions.html) _2026-08-26 · Callie Holtermann and Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ Young people said the platforms could be a space for gathering, but also a waste of time. ## [Dolly Parton, Friend of Miss Piggy, Is Remembered by the Muppets](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/dolly-parton-miss-piggy-muppets.html) _2026-08-26 · Jesse McKinley · NYT \> Style_ Perhaps more than many other entertainers who appeared alongside the Muppets, Parton seemed to have a natural ease with her inanimate sidekicks. ## [Dolly Parton Outsmarted Every Dumb-Blonde Joke](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/dolly-parton-jokes-humor-image.html) _2026-08-26 · Amanda Hess · NYT \> Style_ Nothing a critic or comic said about Parton — and they said plenty — compared with what she said about herself. She stepped on their punchlines and took away their power. ## [Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Believed Him for Over a Year’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-i-believed-him-for-over-a-year.html) _2026-08-26 · NYT \> Style_ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sI8FtRzMNMwR) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged and Bodacious Style](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/dolly-parton-sense-of-style.html) _2026-08-26 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Style_ A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations. ## [Worker Dies After Accident With Plane at Montreal Airport](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/montreal-airport-accident-worker-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Johnny Diaz · NYT \> Business_ The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the episode involved an Airbus A350 operated by French Bee, a French low-cost airline. ## [Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html) _2026-08-26 · Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan · NYT \> Business_ The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children. ## [Dolly Parton Was a Trailblazer in Business, Too](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/dolly-parton-businesses.html) _2026-08-26 · Kim Bhasin · NYT \> Business_ Her vision to launch businesses to bring fans closer while protecting her intellectual property was ahead of her time. ## [PCE Index Shows Inflation Remained Elevated in July Amid High Energy Costs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/economy/inflation-pce.html) _2026-08-26 · Ben Casselman · NYT \> Business_ The Personal Consumption Expenditure index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation tracker, held steady in July. ## [I’m Already Dreading My In-Laws’ Comments on My Pregnancy. Help!](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/style/in-laws-pregnancy-commentary.html) _2026-08-26 · Philip Galanes · NYT \> Style_ A reader worries that her father-in-law’s mansplaining and her mother-in-law’s anxiety will crank into overdrive once she’s carrying their grandchild. ## [Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/middleeast/iran-us-sanctions-oil-gold.html) _2026-08-26 · Zane Irwin · NYT \> Business_ The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters. ## [Bessent Faces Credibility Test in Quest to Tame Markets](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/scott-bessent-economy-markets.html) _2026-08-26 · Alan Rappeport · NYT \> Business_ The Treasury secretary is confronting the limits of his ability to reshape the economy ahead of midterm elections. ## [Wall St. Scrutinizes Nvidia’s Deal Machine](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/dealbook/nvidia-earnings-ai-investments.html) _2026-08-26 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · NYT \> Business_ Investors are awaiting the chipmaker’s latest quarterly earnings — and are anxious about its huge portfolio of artificial intelligence investments. ## [Diesel Price Nears Record High, Helping Oil Companies and Hurting Consumers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/energy-environment/diesel-prices-iran-war-oil.html) _2026-08-26 · Aruni Soni · NYT \> Business_ The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BKiyEEpIpmx5) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-jackson.html) _2026-08-26 · Colby Smith · NYT \> Business_ Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge and inflation risks resurfacing. ## [Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/saudi-oil-houthis-iran.html) _2026-08-26 · Lisa Friedman · NYT \> Business_ Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal. ## [Dethroned Beauty Queen Fights Accusations of Bigotry](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/miss-north-carolina-brittany-boltinhouse-lawsuit.html) _2026-08-25 · Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ Brittany Boltinhouse’s title as Miss North Carolina USA was rescinded after past social media posts surfaced. She is suing pageant organizers and Miss USA for defamation. ## [A Shoe That Looks Great on Everyone](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/approach-shoes-climbing-style.html) _2026-08-25 · Jacob Gallagher · NYT \> Style_ Plus: Erling Haaland’s new look, and a surprising hire at Skims. ## [Dethroned Miss North Carolina Sues Miss USA for Defamation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/miss-north-carolina-brittany-boltinhouse-lawsuit.html) _2026-08-25 · Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ Brittany Boltinhouse’s title was rescinded after past social media posts surfaced. She is accusing pageant organizers of damaging her reputation. ## [Angie Nixon and the Power of Pink](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/angie-nixon-florida-pink.html) _2026-08-25 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Style_ The electoral playbook has a strategic new shade. ## [Street Style Look of the Week: A T-Vintage Shirt That’s a Badge of Honor’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/street-style-look-vintage-t-shirt.html) _2026-08-25 · Simbarashe Cha · NYT \> Style_ While in Copenhagen for the runway shows, an art curator took a commemorative T-shirt from her mother out for a whirl. ## [The Generation of Gardeners Combining Wildflower Seeds and Social Consciousness](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/wildflower-seeds-social-justice.html) _2026-08-25 · Alexander Nazaryan · NYT \> Style_ A new generation of green thumbs are creating beautifully designed seed packets to encourage the growth of lush gardens — and social consciousness. ## [A.M. Gittlitz Roots for the Mets (and a Better World)](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/style/gittlitz-new-york-mets-metropolitans-book.html) _2026-08-24 · Jim Windolf · NYT \> Style_ Through another lost season, A.M. Gittlitz, the author of a new history of New York’s underdog baseball team, is trying to hold on to hope. ## [Karley Sciortino’s Story of an Erotic Discovery Becomes a Film](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/style/karley-sciortino-i-want-your-sex.html) _2026-08-24 · Alessandra Schade · NYT \> Style_ Karley Sciortino’s story of an erotic discovery became the basis for a film starring Olivia Wilde — updated with a Gen Z twist. ## [Eon Huntley, the Democratic Socialist Running for Office While Working at Bergdorf](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/style/eon-huntley-dsa-bergdorf-goodman.html) _2026-08-24 · Sandra E. Garcia · NYT \> Style_ For Eon Huntley, who won his primary in New York in June, good clothes and populist policies go together. ## [Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/europe/poland-estonia-cryptocurrency.html) _2026-08-23 · Andrew Higgins · NYT \> Business_ The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals. ## [Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Think A.I. Is Good for Music](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/jimmy-iovine-dr-dre-beats-usc.html) _2026-08-23 · Jordyn Holman · NYT \> Business_ The hit-making duo turned tech moguls also have thoughts about why corporate America isn’t collaborative enough. ## [How Big Tech Captured American Schools](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/schools-big-tech-google-microsoft.html) _2026-08-23 · Natasha Singer · NYT \> Business_ Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain. ## [The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/powerus-counter-drone-iran-war.html) _2026-08-23 · Farah Stockman and Ismaeel Naar · NYT \> Business_ For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business. ## [A Sensory-Friendly Boutique for Neurodivergent Brides](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/style/sensory-friendly-neurodivergent-bridal-boutique.html) _2026-08-23 · Alix Strauss · NYT \> Style_ Inspired by her son, who was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. and autism, Beth Clark transformed her 6,500-square-foot bridal salon into a calming, sensory-friendly space for neurodivergent brides. ## [Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/economy/greer-us-canada-trade-deal.html) _2026-08-22 · Ana Swanson · NYT \> Business_ In an interview, Jamieson Greer, President’s Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of what the United States offered to Canada before talks crumbled. ## [Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/dealbook/harvard-ai-faculty.html) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Kessler · NYT \> Business_ To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors. ## [Paramount and California to Hold Preliminary Talks on Warner Bros. Deal](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/paramount-california-warner-bros.html) _2026-08-22 · Lauren Hirsch, Benjamin Mullin and Laurel Rosenhall · NYT \> Business_ The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. ## [U.S. Economy Could Feel the Sting From Trade War With Canada](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/economy-trade-war-us-canada.html) _2026-08-22 · Tony Romm · NYT \> Business_ A tit-for-tat trade fight between the two allies could create new headaches for consumers and businesses already stung by high prices.