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E-commerce has added 178,000 jobs since 2002 while department stores have lost 448,000 in the same period according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. I have

E-commerce has added 178,000 jobs since 2002 while department stores have lost 448,000 in the same period according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. I haven't read the paper the article is reference but it appears to be very liberal with how the author wants to define Ecomm jobs. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/06/business/ecommerce-retail-jobs.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/06/business/ecom... The job parity isn't the same, I don't honestly believe the rhetoric of "other jobs will be created over time in new sectors." You can do so much more with less and it's only going to get worse for rural and suburban communities because it appears Ecomm is mostly growing in large metro areas.

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deepnet 9y ago
Neither have I read the referenced paper[1] yet, but in contrast to department stores shedding jobs e-commerce I offer these observations. E-commerce has enabled many small 'boutique' or 'mom-and-pop' style shops to survive in locations without sufficient footfall. The combination of small business bricks and mortar engendering trust with e-commerce supplementing footfall and enabling the tourist dollar to be spent after the holiday has helped many small town artisan and craft stores. [1] 1st Q 2017 ecommerce US census report https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.p...
MachinShinn- 9y ago
>The job parity isn't the same, I don't honestly believe the rhetoric of "other jobs will be created over time in new sectors." You can do so much more with less and it's only going to get worse for rural and suburban communities because it appears Ecomm is mostly growing in large metro areas. History shows other jobs are always created as we create better tools. If you think ecommerce or any other new trend is going to be different, the onus is on you to provide evidence.

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deepnet 9y ago

Neither have I read the referenced paper[1] yet, but in contrast to department stores shedding jobs e-commerce I offer these observations. E-commerce has enabled many small 'boutique' or 'mom-and-pop' style shops to survive in locations without sufficient footfall. The combination of small business bricks and mortar engendering trust with e-commerce supplementing footfall and enabling the tourist dollar to be spent after the holiday has helped many small town artisan and craft stores. [1] 1st Q 2017 ecommerce US census report https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.p...

MachinShinn- 9y ago

>The job parity isn't the same, I don't honestly believe the rhetoric of "other jobs will be created over time in new sectors." You can do so much more with less and it's only going to get worse for rural and suburban communities because it appears Ecomm is mostly growing in large metro areas. History shows other jobs are always created as we create better tools. If you think ecommerce or any other new trend is going to be different, the onus is on you to provide evidence.