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    It's Amazon's world, we're just living in it

    Retail in America is undergoing a revolution. As consumers turn to e-commerce to buy everything from diapers to appliances, big box stores are becoming obsolete. Macy's, JC Penney and RadioShack are cutting thousands of retail jobs across the country.

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    KCRW placeholderBy León Krauze • Jun 29, 2017 • 1 min read

    Retail in America is undergoing a revolution. As consumers turn to e-commerce to buy everything from diapers to appliances, big box stores are becoming obsolete. Macy's, JC Penney and RadioShack are cutting thousands of retail jobs across the country. That's good news for Amazon, and other online retailers, but bad news for brick-and-mortar stores and shopping malls that are slowly vanishing from America's landscape. Cashiers and salespeople outnumber the manufacturing and coal workers we hear so much about. How will traditional retailers - and the thousands who work for them - stay alive in the time of Amazon?

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      León Krauze

      national news anchor, Univision

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Director of Content, News

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      Reporter and senior producer for the New York Times Presents

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      Roosevelt Institute

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      Institute for Local Self-Reliance

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Amazon and the retail revolution
    1. 1:24New details on who the travel ban will bar
    2. 8:00It's Amazon's world, we're just living in itYou’re reading this
    3. 42:05Is unbiased news overrated?
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