News

Resisting Amazon: An Interview with Author and Bookstore Owner, Danny Caine

By Miriam Ellis

There is strength in numbers on Main Street.

Where there’s strength of vision the pervasive fog that is Amazon can be pierced, offering glimpses of an America that wants to shop differently. The numbers say there was a 100%+ increase of “available near me” Google searches in 2020 and that 72% of surveyed Nextdoor members view the hoped-for end of the COVID-19 pandemic as their opportunity to increase their local shopping. Nearly 6 in 10 shoppers  say they would change their purchasing habits to protect the Earth while 83% of younger customers want an alignment of values from the companies they support.

Read more at: https://www.nearmedia.co/resisting-amazon-raven-bookstore 

Reporters Desk

Recent Posts

Letters to the Editor: Deadly Merger, Disability Rights, War of Choice, and the Call for Peace and Voting

Stop the Deadly Merger Like many Americans, I am opposed to my tax dollars continuing…

11 hours ago

The Myth Behind The J6 Insurrection Is Back — And California Is In Its Crosshairs

Voter fraud is as rare as hen’s teeth. A Brookings Institute study of vote-by-mail ballot…

2 days ago

Trick Versus Trust

  The scariest part of this post-Halloween election will come after the votes are cast…

2 days ago

Champagne, Sparkling Wine, and the Stories in the Glass

By Lynn NIshimura, Columnist   Champagne has a fascinating relationship with popular culture. One of…

2 days ago

Harbor Commission Votes to Replace Pacific Harbor Line With Union Pacific/BNSF Subsidiary

But The Story Is Far From Over Pacific Harbor Line has provided short line rail…

2 days ago

Discover 12,000 Years of Culture at San Pedro’s AKM Cultural Fair

  San Pedro is an established destination for art, and starting on November’s First Thursday…

2 days ago