In Towns Already Hit By Factory Closings, A New Casualty: Retail Jobs

RACHEL ABRAMS and ROBERT GEBELOFF, NY Times: Technology
Sun, 06/25/2017 - 9:47am

In Towns Already Hit by Factory Closings, a New Casualty: Retail Jobs

Thousands of workers face unemployment as retailers struggle to adapt to online shopping. But even as e-commerce grows, it isn’t absorbing these workers.

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