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Behind the Scenes: Communities Around ‘Last-Mile Warehouses’ Struggle With Online Shopping Boom’s Pollution
A number of facilities have popped up around NYC to help accommodate the online shopping surge. Many environmental justice communities pay the toll of their pollution.
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Marks & Spencer suspends online shopping after cyber attack
The high street giant admitted on Tuesday that it was responding to an ‘incident’ after customers began reporting problems over the busy Easter bank holiday weekend.
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Some customers now say online shopping is just boring: survey
A new study by Criteo found that more than three in four consumers find e-commerce is “functional” but not fun anymore.
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Marks & Spencer suspends online shopping after cyber attack that crippled contactless payments
The high street giant admitted on Tuesday that it was responding to an ‘incident’ after customers began reporting problems over the busy Easter bank holiday weekend.
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Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates teams up with Sophia Kianni to launch free AI-powered online shopping app Phia
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni have launched Phia, an AI-powered app designed to streamline online fashion shopping. Phia compares prices across numerous retail and secondhand sites, alerting users to fair pricing and alternatives. With backing from figures like Kris Jenner, the app aims to disrupt e-commerce by promoting affordability and sustainability through its extensive database…
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Receipts: Like everyone else these days, the city of Houston is hooked on online shopping
Houston City Council in January approved another $8.2 million in spending via the Amazon Business Prime account through mid-2027.
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Shining a light on the online shopping after-sales experience
Generally speaking, when I go shopping for gin, the nice young shop assistant takes my money, gives me my gin, wishes me a pleasant evening and that is the end of the purchasing experience. This is about as much interaction as a retail exchange needs, frankly.
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Online shopping: More people buying print than e-books
When shopping online in 2024, print remained the preferred format for readers, with 14.7% of EU residents purchasing printed books, magazines or newspapers online in the 3 months before the survey – more than double the 6.8% who downloaded e-books or audiobooks. The highest shares of residents buying printed books, magazines or newspapers online were reported in…
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Adobe: use of AI and Gen AI in online shopping grows as UK spending hits £8.8 billion in March — Retail Technology Innovation Hub
New data from Adobe, powered by Adobe Analytics, reveals UK online spending reached £8.8 billion in March, a 3.5% increase on the £8.5 billion splashed out in March 2024 and bringing total online spending for the year-to-date to £26.2 billion (+2.75% YoY).
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‘Trump 2028’ hats and T-shirts for sale on US president’s online store
Donald Trump, who has seen his approval rating sink, has not ruled out serving a third term – though most spectators consider that highly unlikely