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Record Holiday Sales Trigger Record $100B Returns
Retail // December 30, 2019

Gift returns have become a holiday tradition in the U.S., with consumers anticipated to send back a record $100 billion worth of unwanted goods bought this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, The Financial Times reported. Last year returns from purchases made during the same period...

Amazon US One-Day Shipping Reach Now At 72 Pct Of Households
Amazon Delivery // May 06, 2019

A new report has revealed that Amazon can offer same-day and next-day delivery to 72 percent of the U.S. population, including almost all of the households (95 percent or more) in 16 of the wealthiest and most populated states and Washington, D.C. Late last month Amazon...

US, China Near Completion Of Trade Deal
Economy // March 03, 2019

With both countries potentially lifting tariffs, the U.S. and China are reportedly nearing a trade deal. A formal agreement could come around the end of March, although hurdles do remain in such a potential arrangement, The Wall Street Journal reported. The U.S. is reportedly pondering...

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Record Holiday Sales Trigger Record $100B Returns

December 30, 2019
Gift returns have become a holiday tradition in the U.S., with consumers anticipated to send back a record $100 billion worth of unwanted goods bought this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, The Financial Times reported. Last year returns from purchases made during the same period hit $6 billion. Online purchases are almost three times more […]

Amazon US One-Day Shipping Reach Now At 72 Pct Of Households

May 06, 2019
A new report has revealed that Amazon can offer same-day and next-day delivery to 72 percent of the U.S. population, including almost all of the households (95 percent or more) in...

US, China Near Completion Of Trade Deal

March 03, 2019
With both countries potentially lifting tariffs, the U.S. and China are reportedly nearing a trade deal. A formal agreement could come around the end of March, although hurdles do remain...