The end of the store?
What the big chain bookstores did to the mom & pop shops, Amazon.com is doing to the big chain bookstores. At least Borders, which may be in its death throes. (Barnes & Noble is hanging in...
View ArticleThe internet sales tax bill
The old complaint was that big corporate retailers like Wal-Mart and Borders were putting the local mom ‘n’ pop stores out of business. But now buying on the internet is making even the big box stores...
View ArticleAlibaba and the 40 Thieves
In China, pretty much everyone buys pretty much everything from the online site Alibaba. Last week, the company came to the United States, getting listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where it...
View ArticleThe middlemen that survived the internet
The internet has damaged travel agents, taxi drivers, retailers, and other industries. But one set of middlemen have not been damaged at all: real estate agents. Though there is lots more real estate...
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