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Huge UPS Strike Could Wreck U.S. Economy and Benefit Amazon
If UPS workers strike on August 1, the consequences could be devastating for the company and the U.S. economy at large. Learn why Amazon could actually benefit.
What Explains the Ups and Downs of Resource Nationalism?
Countries are seeking greater national control over their natural resources these days. While this pursuit is consistent with long-term trends, the medium-term outlook is more cyclical.
Banned From Amazon: The Shoppers Who Make Too Many Returns
Amazon cultivated an image as a customer-friendly company in part by making it easy for shoppers to send back items they don’t want. Then it started banning customers who return too many items.
Can Brands Survive in the Age of Amazon?
For many consumer brands today, it’s a life-or-death struggle to stay relevant. Never mind loved.
This is how millennials are fueling the rental economy
From furniture to clothes, renting is an easy way for consumers to get almost anything - but at what cost to traditional retailers?
We must grow state’s clean energy economy
A sustainable future is what Arizonans deserve. We must recommit ourselves to protecting our bel...
How to Improve Customer Convenience in the New Economy
Time and money have always been directly correlated, and for the last several years, consumers have been short on both. Even though we’ve made quite a comeback from the...
The Economy of Hate: How Online Retailers Profit Off of Right-Wing Extremists
Far-right groups are selling merchandise that celebrates fascism, peddles conspiracy theories, and calls for violence. 'But because white supremacism is so accepted in the United States, they just treat it as normal and acceptable to retail.'
Renewable Energy Has Many Benefits For People, The Economy, & The Environment
Renewable energy has historically been seen as an alternative to burning fossil fuels like coal and petroleum products for consumable energy. However, we have come to learn that far more than the core reasons for pursuing renewable energy, there are plenty of other benefits of clean, renewable energy. It has become increasingly clear that renewable energy is just better than fossil fuels — for people and the environment
Why Do Amazon Buyers Lie and Steal more than Others? The Spa Guy
The Spa Guy asks the question Why Do Amazon Buyers Return Parts, Lie and Steal exponetially more than other website buyers?? Don't forget to subscribe..
In Huge Strategy Shift, Amazon Set To Purge Many Small Suppliers
"This is the kind of change that will scare the living daylights out of brands selling on Amazon..."
Amazon is building a huge wind farm to power its cloud
Amazon Web Services is building a huge wind farm to power its cloud
What's the deal with the green new deal
It's true, transitioning from an economy based on dinosaur juice to one based on renewable sources of energy will be expensive. But there are a few things that are more expensive.
Online Shopping Secrets Amazon and Other Retailers Don’t Want You To Know
Use these hacks to save every time you shop online.
Secret Deals: How to shop Amazon and save
With so much online spending happening, how can you save money on this site?
How to Shop Amazon's Secret Departments
How Wholesale Distributors Stand Out from the Shadow of Amazon
These days, it’s safe to say that Amazon’s true impact on the way the modern world conducts business is beyond measurement. This is because Amazon’s disruptive business model has created...
Amazon and 100-percent renewable energy: Will it really happen?
Amazon is the latest household name in tech to make a big clean energy promise. The next step: Following through.
How to Sell on Amazon Using Shopify
The new Shopify integration with Amazon makes it easier than ever to list your products on the world’s largest marketplace and get next-level brand visibility.While your online store showcases your brand and offers the most control over customer experience, expanding the ways you sell with Shopify allows you to do even more. For the right businesses, selling on Amazon can increase sales by reaching new shoppers who are not already familiar with your company. Today I'm going to take you throug...
How bricks-and-mortar stores are looking more and more like physical websites
Online giants such as Amazon and eBay have been gleaning information about their customers’ merchandise buying habits for years — and now bricks and mortar retailers are taking a page from their pl…
Consumer Reports: Pros and cons of retail memberships
Amazon Prime. People say it so often, it’s become a verb: “Just Prime it and you’ll have it in two days!” Now, more and more retailers are offering membership plans, betting that you’ll pay a fee for the privilege of shopping with them. In exchange, they offer perks like free shipping, discounts, and even interior design consultations. But before you join, Consumer Reports says, be sure to...
