Kroger hosting hiring event Thursday, seeking 10K new workers

Kroger, which is already the largest grocery retailer in the United States, is hoping to hire 10,000 more workers with its hybrid hiring event taking place Thursday, June 10.

Sampling is back at Sam's Clubs nationwide

Food sampling has made its way back to Walmart-owned Sam's Clubs across the nation more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic halted the longstanding tradition.

Fischer-Price recalls baby rockers linked to 4 infant deaths

Fischer-Price is recalling two baby sleep rockers that have been tied to the deaths of four American infants since April 2019, the company announced Thursday in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

JBS cyberattack impacts Wisconsin meat buyers, grocery customers
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The JBS hack affected the company's Australian and North American servers and supermarkets and consumers around the world and here in southeast Wisconsin could soon feel the effects.

Target reopens fitting rooms at all stores after closing to customers during pandemic

Target said it began opening some of the dressing rooms at the start of Memorial Day weekend, and all were expected to reopen by June 1. The only exception is “a small number” being used for vaccine administration.

Website hijacks Milwaukee address
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Consumers across the country are speaking out to Contact 6 about a website they say conned them out of their money. The website’s listed address is in Milwaukee.

Study finds high levels of cancer-causing chemical in several sunscreen brands

Valisure, an online pharmacy that tests medications for safety found concerning levels of a cancer-causing chemical in commonly used brands of sunscreen produced in the U.S.

Diapers, toilet paper, other consumer goods to cost more starting in June

The prices of many everyday items will start to rise beginning next month as the country’s economy eases its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IKEA recalls nearly 160,000 plates, bowls, mugs due burn hazards

Nearly 160,000 pieces of dishware from Ikea are being recalled due to a possible burn risk, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warning notice.

Seeking concert ticket refunds after COVID cancellations
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They bought tickets to concerts that have been rescheduled twice, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, they’re looking for refunds that can be hard to come by.

Hand sanitizer recall expands again; testing detected methanol, FDA says

Substantial exposure to methanol can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death, the FDA said in a news release.

Home inspections down, housing market hot

Prospective home buyers are sometimes offering tens of thousands of dollars over the listing price – and are still being rejected because they want a home inspection.

Protecting yourself from sextortion
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Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality.

US housing market booms as buyers enter bidding wars amid low supply

“The housing market is hot. Very hot,” National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Television Stations. But Yun predicts that things could soon cool down.

Competitive new, used car market in Wisconsin
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The market for new and used cars is red hot in southeast Wisconsin, leaving some customers exhausted.

Trader Joe's ditches mask mandate for vaccinated customers

Trader Joe's grocery stores will no longer be requiring masks for vaccinated customers in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to the company's website.

Hand sanitizer recall: FDA says Medically Minded brand found to contain methanol

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a bulletin on Thursday warning consumers of a potentially lethal batch of hand sanitizer which was found to contain methanol.