The surge in online purchases is increasing parcel delivery traffic and emissions. One solution is to take advantage of the trips people are already making to get parcels to their destinations.
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Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
Don’t skimp on your eye safety.
The ‘everything store’ doesn’t offer every type of car, at least not yet. But a pilot program could still be a step toward online auto sales.
Websites with e-commerce features are increasingly affordable, and since the barrier to entry for starting a dropshipping business is low, it has become a popular method for making extra money.
New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.
While Temu employs common sales promotion tactics seen on other e-commerce platforms, it uses what is arguably the broadest range of these techniques.
The strike would have been the first for the parcel delivery giant since 1997.
Talks between the the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and company bosses have broken down. A supply chain expert explores what could happen next.
The slow disappearance of cash has advantages, but it can also exclude the most vulnerable from socio-economic activity. It’s also a privatisation that deteriorates the symbolic dimensions of money.
Here are the trends on the cusp of transforming the online world.
The rise of e-commerce means billions of packages are delivered in the US each year. That creates traffic and pollution, but urban freight researchers are finding better way to get goods to customers.
On paper, swapping gas-guzzling trucks for bikes may sound like an appealing option for greening e-commerce. However, there are sizeable obstacles to implementing this in cities.
Fashion has a notorious environmental footprint, and long-standing fast fashion marketing practices are exaggerating this further.
Customers fear the subscription model is meant to gouge them, but that’s not really the end game for sellers.
Consumers should have more control over how online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon collect and use their data, according to a new ACCC report.
The introduction of these technologies in Ghana has created an enabling platform for consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services
A levy on electronic transactions in Ghana makes sense if the government gets the architecture for it right
Black Friday, Christmas, and other ‘shopping events’ take a toll on the temporary workers hired to get purchases to consumers.
Indonesia is a large market for online marketplaces, which means many people are at risk to online shopping addiction.
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Retailing and Consumer Behaviour, University of Tasmania
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