Summer is coming, which means swim season is here. When swimmers and sunbathers go to purchase this year’s gear, they …
Microplastics in the Pool: The Unique Environmental Harms of Swimwear and Efforts to Address Them
15 Monday Jul 2019
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Amazon’s Private-Label Freebies and Consumer Reviews: Effective Promotions or Anticompetitive Influences?
08 Tuesday Jan 2019
Back when Amazon served primarily as a mediator between brands selling their products and consumers, it established a self-run service …
Moving into Production: Netflix Establishes a Physical Location to Produce New Content
21 Friday Dec 2018
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In its ongoing attempts to expand its content, the online streaming service Netflix has become a property owner. It has …
Controlling Theft with Dummy Packages: Amazon’s Effort to Catch Unethical Delivery Drivers
26 Friday Oct 2018
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If you ship more than 5 billion packages annually, you’re going to lose a few of them. But Amazon is …
Fitting Robots into Smaller Spaces Brings New Click-and-Collect Opportunities for Grocers of All Sizes
24 Monday Sep 2018
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Large grocery store chains have been exploring the potential cost savings that could result from robotic inventory management and fulfillment …
Trading Luxury Goods Like Stocks Brings Greater Access and Lower Prices for Consumers
12 Wednesday Sep 2018
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StockX is shaking up the luxury goods market by innovating a new way to bring limited-edition, high-demand products—namely, exclusive sneakers—to …
Can Farmers and Processors Keep Milking Profits Out of a Market in Which Grocery Retailers Process Milk?
05 Tuesday Dec 2017
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Milk is mostly a commodity product: a convenience item, purchased frequently and consumed regularly, sold at low margins. Even though …
Putting Plated on the Shelf: The Acquisition of a Meal-Kit Service by Albertsons
27 Friday Oct 2017
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Meal kits have become a prominent consumption channel, offering consumers the convenience of prepackaged portions and recipes, often delivered to …
The Ethylene Market Gives a Clear Example of Supply and Demand in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
10 Tuesday Oct 2017
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The effects of Hurricane Harvey are unprecedented, and that description applies to markets as well. For example, the devastating storm …
Automation Spreading to Yet Another Link in the Supply Chain: Driverless Trucking
02 Monday Oct 2017
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Robots already are doing much of the work in supply chains, from picking orders in warehouses to stocking items on …
