Re:E-Commerce as a Jobs Engine? One Economist’s Unorthodox View
by deepnet on Sunday July 23, 2017 @12:29AM
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Neither have I read the referenced paper[1] yet, but in contrast to department stores shedding jobs e-commerce I offer these observations.
E-commerce has enabled many small 'boutique' or 'mom-and-pop' style shops to survive in locations without sufficient footfall.
The combination of small business bricks and mortar engendering trust with e-commerce supplementing footfall and enabling the tourist dollar to be spent after the holiday has helped many small town artisan and craft stores.
E-commerce has enabled many small 'boutique' or 'mom-and-pop' style shops to survive in locations without sufficient footfall.
The combination of small business bricks and mortar engendering trust with e-commerce supplementing footfall and enabling the tourist dollar to be spent after the holiday has helped many small town artisan and craft stores.
[1] 1st Q 2017 ecommerce US census report https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.p...