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A pioneer of ethical consumerism, wedded to a corporate giant with a questionable record? The lessons of a decade ago should be ringing alarm bells.
Amazon suddenly became a major player in the supermarket wars.
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Amazon paid a premium to snap up the upscale grocery chain, so we asked an economist to help us better understand the deal and what it means.
Amazon is a low-margin retailer sitting on other higher-margin businesses.
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Australian retailers aren’t efficient enough to compete with Amazon on price, and that’s before we factor in Amazon’s other businesses.
A pharmacist prepares to grind up a potion from unidentified pills the old-fashioned way.
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Amazon currently sells pretty much everything, including the kitchen sink, but medications are very different from books and fidget spinners.
Aussie retailers need to catchup to new, speedier rivals.
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Research shows consumers value speed when it comes to shopping. Australian retailers need to react or they will lose.
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It’s crucial to know the relationship between biodiversity and carbon storage to assess whether carbon-focused conservation will also protect the most biodiverse forests.
A prototype Amazon delivery drone.
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Amazon.com and others are eager to fill the skies with drones delivering packages at all hours. Convenient, yes, but it could transform – and not in a good way – our ability to make informed choices.
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Films funded and streamed by Netflix and Amazon are playing an important role in this year’s festival.
The new GST laws will force Ebay and other online marketplaces to pay GST on goods sold by overseas sellers.
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The governments move to include low-value online bought goods in the GST doesn’t treat overseas and local sellers in the same way.
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We spend most of our waking hours at work, but are we really ourselves when we step through the door?
What will happen when Amazon comes down under?
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After a lot of hype, it looks like Amazon will finally come to Australian shores. But it won’t be the end of Aussie retail.
Online tools are changing the way psychology research is conducted.
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Tools like Amazon’s Mechanical Turk allow psychology researchers to recruit test subjects from around the world. But the system can also be exploited.
Voice interfaces are becoming increasingly popular.
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‘Intelligent’ voice interfaces like Alexa and Siri are much hyped, but they have limitations, not all of which can be solved with better technology.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and some very fast cars for The Grand Tour.
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The new motoring series will be used to help launch another video on demand service in Australia. But will consumers find away to access the show and avoid paying another fee?
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We’re used to debating the region’s environment. But far-western Brazil has lots of urban problems too.
Giant otters were prized for their dense fur.
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Land animals were able to find refuge in the depths of the forest. But aquatic species weren’t so lucky.
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Over the next few years, drones are going to take to the skies en masse – and cities will need to accommodate them.
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Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant device is coming to the UK and bringing smart homes with it.
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With the economy in its worst slump for decades, environmental protection may be on the chopping block.
Something’s not right.
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Social media feedback has made businesses think twice about what makes a good customer.