Sunday, February 23, 2025

Commerce

The pain of discontinued items, and the thrill of finding them online

We’ve all been there. A favorite item is suddenly unavailable for purchase. Couldn’t the manufacturer have given you advance warning? Whether owing...

North Carolina Amazon workers vote against unionizing

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina voted against unionizing in election results announced today. According to Carolina Amazonians United...

Shopify took down Kanyes swastika T-shirt shop, but another antisemitic storefront still operates

Shopify took down Kanye West’s online store after the musician sold T-shirts with the swastika symbol. West, who also goes by Ye,...

Saudis BRKZ closes $17M Series A for its construction tech platform

Construction procurement is highly fragmented, manual, and opaque, forcing contractors to juggle multiple suppliers, endure lengthy negotiations, and deal with delayed payments. In...

Shein app returns to India through Reliance deal

Chinese fleet-kind retailer Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with Reliance Retail, virtually five years after it used to be banned...

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