#TBT: Through the amazingly similar prefabricated houses that they both have sold, we can see why Amazon has been called the new Sears, Roebuck.…
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Standard Oil When We Look Forward to Amazon
#TBT: Today’s Throwback Thursday looks back to why Standard Oil was divided into 34 companies by the Supreme Court in 1911 and then forward to Amazon.…
What You Can See in a Christmas Tree
Deciding between artificial and real Christmas tree purchases, we can contemplate convenience, tradition, health, and even our cats.…
The New Meaning of Fast Delivery
From the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, our expectations for fast letter and package delivery have changed considerably.…
Two Amazon Stories (and More)
Sweden had unusually low Amazon numbers in the 2017 PwC global retail survey. In Sweden just 13% of all product searches start with Amazon. For the U.S. that number is 45%. Wondering about the differe…
There’s No Such Thing As Free Shipping
Just like there’s no such thing as a free lunch, for consumers, retailers and shippers, there’s no such thing as free shipping.…
What Happens When the Price Isn’t Right
Maybe 20% of all online prices change daily. Some even change every few minutes. When the Wall Street Journal compared Amazon, Sears and Best Buy, they saw intraday prices bounce between a low of $744…
A 13 Minute Delivery
With “click to plop” in just 13 minutes, last week’s totally automated Amazon drone delivery to a real customer can create huge cost savings.…
Amazon’s New Way to Think About Prices
Knowing that Amazon’s list prices will soon disappear from most of their ads, we can ask Nobel laureate Danial Kahneman how they affected us.…
Restroom Access and Power
Formally or informally, through laws or architecture, limiting restroom access to women, transgender people and men creates externalities and powerlessness.…