Running an online retail business in rural AmericaBy Kai Ryssdal and Maria HollenhorstMarch 11, 2019Audrey Austin/CheekysJessi Roberts knows how it's done.POSTED IN: rural America e-retail boutiques idaho ListenreadDownloadDownload
Electric scooter injuries are on the rise, Consumer Reports saysBy Jack StewartFebruary 20, 2019MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe numbers reveal a spike in gnarly fractures and traumatic brain injuries for both scooter riders and pedestrians hit by scooters.POSTED IN: Scooters e-scooters Transportation bird Lime ListenreadDownloadDownload
Walmart reports a great holiday quarterBy Erika BerasFebruary 19, 2019ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesBooming e-commerce, robust toy sales, and grocery pick-up and delivery powered the retailer to one of its strongest quarters in years.POSTED IN: business Walmart Amazon big box stores Retail e-commerce ListenreadDownloadDownload
CES 2019: A preview of the inevitable robot wars, and maybe a Bread Bot, tooBy Molly WoodJanuary 08, 2019David Becker/Getty ImagesTwo days of the trade show have (technically) passed and there's alot to talk about.POSTED IN: Tech CES Las Vegas CES 2019 CTA consumer technology association CTA CES spectra electric scooters lg promobot astrocast hypervsn tesla Tesla Model 3 read
Book printers are reporting a surprising end-of-year crunchBy Leila GoldsteinJanuary 01, 2019iStock/Getty ImagesFor the first time in a decade the industry is seeing more demand than it can supply.POSTED IN: book industry American manufacturing e-readers e-books holiday ListenreadDownloadDownload
Returns are a holiday headache for retailers By Marielle SegarraDecember 28, 2018POSTED IN: Christmas shopping e-retail online shopping ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why is the Motor City encouraging e-scooters?By Eli NewmanDecember 28, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Transportation e-scooters Ford mobility ListenreadDownloadDownload
Marlboro manufacturer makes a big bet that the future is vapingBy Justin HoDecember 20, 2018POSTED IN: business altria juul tobacco e-cigarettes vaping nicotine ListenreadDownloadDownload
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed retailBy Tommy AndresDecember 20, 2018iStock / Getty ImagesA decade later, everything is still on sale.POSTED IN: Economy business Great Recession divideddecade Retail e-commerce dollar stores sales department stores brick-and-mortar stores read
