Inflation is infiltrating online shopping - a podcast by Marketplace

The shopping mantra of “finding a cheaper deal online” might not ring true for much longer, as Adobe’s digital price index is showing that online prices are being raised because of the pandemic-triggered shift to e-commerce for so many consumers. The science journal Nature has a study that shows the effectiveness of seemingly small finance-based incentives to get people to do things like work out. We also look into how some independent bookstores have managed to flourish online.

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