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Amazon and the retail revolution

Hosted by León Krauze Jun. 29, 2017 National

It's Amazon's world now. What began 23 years ago as an online bookstore - a romantic experiment, it seemed at the time - has become an absolute gamechanger. Retail stores and workers now face a long list of challenges. With more than a half million retail jobs gone since 2001, the future of retail might predict the future of America's workforce as well. León Krauze guest hosts.

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Credits

Host:

León Krauze

Producers:

Sáša Woodruff, Evan George, Devan Schwartz

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