Slow Motion Starvation Amazon has for the past twenty years implemented a strategy to starve every other business in America to death in slow motion. Sounds overly dramatic. I think not. Amazon Starves Businesses to Death – One Product At… Read More ›
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2019 Top 12 OnlineTrends
2019 Online Trends 50% of the world’s population has access to the internet E-commerce sales are up 12.4% over the prior year E-commerce is 15% of US retail sales Mobile advertising now accounts for 33% – Google and Facebook still… Read More ›
What’s killing local businesses?
Local businesses are being killed off. Storefronts are empty. More and more main street looks like desolation row. Malls have become decaying relics. Each local business that closes its doors decreases local shoppers desire to shop on main street. People… Read More ›
The Rigged Retail Playing Field
Take a look at the chart of America’s monopolies and it is not difficult to understand the the issues facing local businesses – the playing field is rigged. Emily Stewart writes, “From cellphone providers to beer to cat food, consumers… Read More ›
Local Business Versus Amazon and the Tech Giants 