Why download this podcast when you could drive to your local market and pick up a copy? Oh, right, podcasts don't work that way. But physical goods sure do, and America is getting back into the swing of buying things in person! Does this spell doom for online retailers like Amazon? Will we once again see the existence of mom-and-pop stores on Main Streets across the country?
We answer these questions and more as we look at the 1998 rom-com You've Got Mail, complete with its Upper West Side aesthetic, will-they/won't-they Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan love story, and one very very good golden retriever. So take a moment to think about something other than war (although please donate to relief causes) and remember a time when the world was so simple you only ever emailed one person.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/technology/physical-stores-ecommerce.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/technology/whole-foods-amazon-automation.html
https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf
https://morningconsult.com/return-to-shopping/