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You’ve been trying to get around Amazon – but it’s not that easy

Many online shoppers who order from independent small retailers have no idea who ships their goods

27.05.2026 10

Salon

Yuanyuan Cui

You’ve been trying to get around Amazon – but it’s not that easy

For shoppers tying to avoid Amazon, its expansion into shipping and logistics for thousands of companies makes that choice more difficult.

25.05.2026 10

The Conversation

Yuanyuan Cui

Americans hate the economy so much, they’re buying $22 smoothies

Here's why people reach for certain things in uncertain times.

09.04.2026 10

Fortune

Yuanyuan Cui

Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy

Virtue-signaling and self-care help explain a popular new kind of splurge, even as American shoppers pull back elsewhere.

08.04.2026 10

The Conversation

Yuanyuan Cui

OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters

AI agents are poised to do your online shopping for you, with major consequences for the e-commerce industry – and your ability to make choices.

20.10.2025 10

The Conversation

Yuanyuan Cui