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San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 10, 2012 Shopping malls filled with national chain stores and restaurants are in many respects the antithesis of San Francisco. They’re the bane of any metropolis that strives to be unique and authentic. And those just happen to be qualities that make tourism this city’s number one industry. The logic of … Read More
Walmart’s history is the story of what has gone wrong in the American economy. Wages have stagnated. The middle class has shrunk. The ranks of the working poor have swelled. Whatever we may have saved shopping at Walmart, we’ve more than paid for it in diminished opportunities and declining income. … Read More
For years, Amazon has used its size and market power to bully publishers and keep other retailers from competing in the e-book market. And, for years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has done nothing to constrain Amazon’s abuses or bring about a more competitive marketplace. So it was quite a shock last month when the … Read More
Common Dreams, June 14, 2012 A great infographic explains how Amazon has come to have a stranglehold over e-commerce, and, given its fast growth, the likely future of retail. Lesson here: Buy local. …. Read the full story here.
The Nation, June 12, 2012 The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Stacy Mitchell has a new graphic up that provides a stunning overview of how Amazon.com’s reach has exploded since the corporation first opened its doors in 1994. Check it out below to see how a single company bullied its way to the top of the online … Read More
Concord Monitor, June 11, 2012 There are probably more profound reasons to get married or bring a baby into the world, but you’ve got to admit, this one is pretty darn cool. The Nearby Registry, an online e-commerce and gift registry service for local shops and services, is getting ready to go live in the next … Read More
This infographic tracks how Amazon bullied and swindled its way to becoming one of the most powerful retailers on the planet. On pace to be bigger than Walmart by decade’s end, Amazon already controls more than one-third of online shopping and is growing four times faster than e-commerce overall. … Read More
The Portland Press Herald, May 29, 2012 Forty Under 40 is an award by the Portland Press Herald designed to recognize talented individuals in Maine – under the age of 40 – who are making a difference. They are the emerging generation of leaders who are bound to make a memorable mark in the business community … Read More
The staggeringly rich Waltons, who own half of Walmart and have a net worth equal to the bottom one-third of Americans combined, are using their family foundation to reshape the environmental movement. Now the second largest grant-maker in the country, the Walton Family Foundation, is steering large grants to organizations that work closely with Walmart, helping to build its green image and reinforcing the power of large corporations in our economy. … Read More
