Rich Brome wanted to buy a tank top on the Internet — something simple and loose to work out in near his Brooklyn neighborhood. It seemed like an easy enough purchase and the kind of thing you don't need to try on in a store or waste too much time researching.
Sixty dollars and 2½ weeks later, Brome was the confused owner of a pair of shirts he said felt as sturdy as paper party favors. They seemed equally unlikely to survive a spin cycle. He'd bought them through a Facebook ad.
Shopping for Decorative Boxes - The New York Times
The best decorative boxes are both storage containers and functional art: They corral little things like jewelry and office supplies, but they're also interesting on their own.
"Instead of using a plastic container, you can get something like an inlaid wood box, which just upgrades the experience exponentially," said Alyssa Kapito , an interior designer in New York. "They replace commonplace storage with something that's more beautiful."
Amazon Black Friday 2021: Deals available for early holiday shopping
Amazon said there are deals and "deep discounts" across all categories, including fashion, home, beauty, toys, electronics and its own devices. New deals will be added daily.
On select days throughout October and November, Amazon said brands such as Apple, KitchenAid, Hasbro, Sony, Bose and Shark will "offer limited-time offers with deeper deals on their selection of most-loved products to give Amazon customers even more ways to save."
How to Use Klarna App for Holiday Gift Shopping
If shopping is a sport, the fall months leading up to the holidays should be considered training camp ahead of the season’s biggest game. And like any other sporting endeavor, the best way to prep involves conditioning, strategizing, and practicing smart plays.
My friends and family don’t expect over-the-top, indulgent gifts for the holidays. But as we’ve all gotten older, giving gifts on the pricier side have started to make more sense.
"Holiday Shopping Season in Peril" says Supply Chain Expert, as Backup of Container Ships
Syracuse University Professor of Supply Chain Management Pat Penfield offers thoughts and insight on the consumer impact of shipping delays.
"Yesterday the US set a record for having 65 container ships waiting to be unloaded at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which is causing more strain and stress for the US supply chain.
Supply Chain Woes Mean You Should Start Your Holiday Shopping Now | PCMag
The global supply chain is a mess. Online scalpers are rampant, and demand for the newest electronics remains sky high.
Sorry, but this year’s holiday shopping season is poised to disappoint—even if you start early. You can see this now if you try to buy a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X , or a PC graphics card.
Amazon buys big Milpitas campus as tech titan widens shopping spree
MILPITAS — Amazon has widened its shopping spree for Bay Area properties with the purchase of a big office and research campus in Milpitas that could provide fresh expansion space for the tech titan.
The e-commerce behemoth bought a 29-acre site with several office and research buildings near the corner of South Milpitas Boulevard and Gibraltar Drive, according to documents filed on Oct. 1 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.
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Your online shopping broke the world's supply chain - CNET
So many people went to the internet and shopped, filling an online cart with the distractions and pleasures they wanted. It was fast, satisfying, socially distanced and far too easy — and it was multiplied millions of times.
"The biggest issue has been the unprecedented demand that we've seen from people sitting at home and not being able to travel or go to the movies, to basically saying, 'OK, I'll spend my money on buying things,'" says Andrew Hwang, the manager of business development with the Port of Oakland .
Holiday shopping on Amazon or elsewhere? Better start now
You haven’t stocked up on mini candy bars or dragged the fake tombstones out of your garage yet, but it’s time to start shopping for holiday gifts.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted everything from education to cubicle culture, continues to wreak havoc on supply chains. And the anticipated disruption to the 2021 gift-buying season will make Tickle Me Elmogate seem like, um, child’s play.
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