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Financial Post I Online retailers turn back to bricks and mortar to boost sales

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

All retailers are aware of the potential revenue-eroding threat to their businesses from online giants such as Amazon thanks to “showrooming” — the consumer act of sizing up merchandise in a street-front store before going home to buy it for the … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal I Office Depot to Buy OfficeMax

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Office Depot Inc. ODP -13.15% said Wednesday it agreed to buy OfficeMax Inc.OMX -4.08% in an all-stock deal that values the rival office-supplies retailer at roughly $1.19 billion, although the news came after an early misfire, with the deal being announced prematurely. The companies called the transaction a … Continue reading →

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Denver Business Journal | Colorado’s ‘Amazon tax’ struck down

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

A federal court has struck down Colorado’s so-called “Amazon tax” that tried to apply state use taxes to the online affiliate sales of out-of-state companies. Colorado legislators created the tax in 2010. A trade group, the Direct Marketing Association, based … Continue reading →

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