Tag: Amazon
Price might be high for using online platforms
When Frog and Toad LLC launched in 2001, the owners of the gift shop didn’t see the need to create a website, let alone...
Amazon 4-star brick-and-mortar store coming to Providence Place
PROVIDENCE – Amazon.com Inc. has long been known for disrupting the traditional retail shopping economy through convenient, online sales and quick delivery.
But in a...
Johnston Planning Board gives $300M retail distribution center initial approval
JOHNSTON – A $300 million retail distribution facility proposed for Johnston was outlined in greater detail on Tuesday, in a hearing before the Johnston...
Retailers start holiday season earlier than ever
NEW YORK – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the...
R.I. ranks No. 9 in Amazon’s top 10 states with fastest-growing...
WARWICK – Rhode Island is No. 9 in the top 10 states with the fastest-growing small and medium-sized businesses selling online, with 40% year-over-year...
As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Robots haven't replaced warehouse workers yet, but they're here — and they need some human supervision.
Doing your job side-by-side...
Online purchases make up a larger portion of overall holiday retail...
NEW YORK (AP) – More people did their shopping online this year during one of the shortest holiday shopping seasons in years, helping to...
Think about the future
Back in 1960, when I bought a small envelope company with dreams of becoming a gazillionaire, I could not imagine a world where people...
Finding a deal
Do you regularly shop on Black Friday?
No: 66.7%
Yes: 33.3%
Where do you do most of your holiday shopping?
Online: 55.6%
Brick-and-mortar stores: 44.4%
Malls: 0%
Other: 0%
From whom do...
Citizens Bank partners with Microsoft and Amazon on consumer financing
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank announced a partnership Tuesday with two of America’s corporate giants – Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. – in which the...
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