Coins, Commerce, and Carts: the History of Shopping
Retail has come a long way from the days of trading bits of precious metals for chickens and grain. In this episode, the boys discuss how technology has propelled retail shopping forward over the past century-plus.
The printing press, physical mail delivery, cable television, the internet, and now search terms and product viewing stats have all worked to transform how consumers discover, assess, and consume products over the years: Sears, Service Merchandise, K-Mart, QVC, The Home Shopping Network, Amazon, Etsy, Ebay, Aliexpress, Shein, and Temu have all provided novel experiences in their time.
Even more interesting, before many of these services found dominance there was a diverse landscape of options; very few people, if any, ultimately knew who the winners would be.
Service Merchandise - Wikiwand
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Nonsense with cj little & Jeff Parker
Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting). New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday mornings (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial intelligence.https://nonsense.productionsTwitter: @nnsnspdcstInstagram: @nnsnspdcstGmail: [email protected]
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