Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Globe and the New Media: Shop 'til You Drop!

Traditional retailers try to keep shoppers offline

This holiday season, so-called brick-and-mortar retailers are working harder to get Moulton’s business once she steps through their doors. For the first time, major chains such as Best Buy and Target are matching prices with Amazon and other online sellers. Timberland and Yankee Candle are using new technology to send consumers mobile coupons on their phones when they enter stores. And Walmart is testing same-day delivery in select cities to make low-cost buying more convenient."

Friendship, politics collide through social media

Three things you don't discuss in AmeriKa: religion, politics, and everything else.