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There are lots of reasons to look back at 2009 from an economic point of view and cringe. Unemployment was up, consumer confidence was down and many Americans found themselves devising new ways simply to get by.  Despite all of that though, e-commerce overcame a recession that dragged down the rest of the retail industry [...]

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We’re only a few weeks into 2010, but the retail industry’s flag waver in Washington is forecasting that the industry will see a healthy dose of growth this year, an optimistic outlook given that many economic measurements continue to grow at a snail’s pace, at best. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is predicting a 2.5 [...]

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The absence of state sales taxes has always been one of the clearest benefits to online shopping and a huge reason for the steady growth of internet purchases year after year. While this system is widely loved by consumers, it is equally loathed by traditional brick and mortar retailers who feel it is unfair to [...]

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