• Kohl's doubles down on Babies R Us partnership with 56 new store locations

• Chick-fil-A accepts fewer than 1 in 500 franchise applicants — and the entry fee hasn't budged in 50 years

• Michelin-praised Yank Sing closes its San Francisco flagship after 27 years as downtown hollows out

• Neshaminy Mall, a million-square-foot Bucks County landmark since 1968, faces December demolition

• Bally's $1.7 billion Chicago casino nears early 2027 opening amid lingering debt questions

• Bill Gates warns every government on Earth is unprepared for the AI crisis ahead

• Sydney Sweeney swears by BJ's Restaurant's Pizookie — and she's been hooked since childhood

• Costco's $55 smashable Frankenstein chocolate head draws crowds — and sticker shock

• Trader Joe's reopens its busiest store to bare shelves, long lines, and frustrated shoppers

• Walmart's $30 pumpkin baking dish draws comparisons to Le Creuset's $395 version

• McDonald's, Burger King, and Starbucks retreat from self-service kiosks after customers push back

• Dancing with the Stars champion Peta Murgatroyd brings self-tanning line to Target shelves