Before Amazon, Sears Disrupted Retail

Posted by Richard on August 17, 2022

Back in May, Sears announced that it was closing roughly 100 stores, cutting the company’s footprint in half. Even those stores that survived the downsizing are likely living on borrowed time, and someday soon, Sears may fade into history. It’s hard to remember these days, but Sears revolutionized the retail industry and once ranked among […]

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Era Of Free Or Cheap Shipping May Be Over

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Could the days of free and low-cost shipping be coming to an end? For several years now, consumers have been able to rely on Amazon and its Prime program, which offers free and fast delivery, among other things. Other companies have also boasted free and low-cost delivery, but with rising fuel and labor costs, we […]

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Into The Metaverse: The Virtual Future

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If you follow tech news, you may have heard the term metaverse tossed around in recent months. In October 2021, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram rebranded itself as Meta. Meanwhile, other companies, big and small, have been pouring investments into the metaverse. Wondering what that means? Let’s dig in. The metaverse was first […]

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Apple Makes A Big Leap Into The Finance Industry

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Apple’s newly designed MacBook Air stole the show at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (AWDC) back in June, but the most important announcement may have been Apple’s intention to get directly involved in finance and lending with Apple Pay Later. The tech giant already runs a payment platform called Apple Pay, which allows users […]

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