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A closed shop on the high street is indicative of Amazon UK's impact on brick-and-mortar retailers.
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Blog: Amazon versus brick-and-mortar booksellers: who’s better for the economy?

November 14, 2017

News of Amazon’s seasonal hiring of 20,000 temporary workers, reported in various UK news outlets this autumn, is generally heralded as good news for job seekers. The company is expanding. Surely good news all around? […]

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