Mackenzie Carro's The History Of Shopping In America

What is your favorite store to shop at? Target? Walmart? The non-fiction article, “The History of Shopping in America'' by Mackenzie Carro is about the history of the Sears Catalog and how it developed with the economy. The non-fiction article “The Rise of Amazon '' by Makenzie Carro is about how Amazon was created, and how it turned into such a world wide known business. There are many ways shopping has changed, two important ones are transportation and chain stores. Transportation is one way because when transportation changed shopping changed. Chain stores have also changed shopping because everyone either uses them all the time or has shopped there once. Overall, two ways shopping has changed is through transportation and chain, and cooperative

Americans use transportation in everyday life to make things easier. New kinds of transportation made daily life easier, and stores had to fix their ways to follow transportation. One example of this is in the article “The History of Shopping in America '' on page 22 when Carro writes “ In the late 19th century, America’s postal system was becoming faster and more reliable. Railroads were connecting America like never before. It was now possible to deliver goods to parts of the country that were once practically unreachable.” This shows that since the railroads were improving, and becoming easier to get mail through. So, why not come up with an easier way for farm families to get the things they need? Another example of this is in the article “The Rise of Amazon'' on page 24 the author states “And with the internet came an amazing new way to shop. All you had to do was click on what you wanted and enter your credit card information and address. In about a week, your purchase will arrive at your front door.” This shows that with computers, new technology and new transportation Amazon was able to happen. Overall, transportation was an effective change in

Examples of big corporations are businesses such as Amazon, Macy’s, and many more. These stores have all but brick and mortar stores like ToysRus, Bamberger's, The Bon Marché, Bullock's, Burdines Carter, Hawley Hale Store, and Sears Catalog. All of these brick and mortar stores have gone out of business because of the copperations. This is where the harm will outweigh the benefits, because it puts people out of jobs, which increases homelessness, and poverty. One example of this is in the “The Amazing History of Shopping” on page 23 when Carro states “Sears knew its business needed to adapt. So in 1925, the company opened a brick-and-mortar store in Chicago. It was called the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Retail Store, and it was built inside the massive warehouse where Sears processed its catalog orders.” This shows that Sears was a brick-and- mortar store that only went out of business a few years ago; this is still happening today. Another example of this is in the article “The Rise of Amazon” on page 25 when Carro states “Today, many brick-and-mortar businesses are having trouble surviving in the world of online shopping. Over the past decade, many companies have struggled to stay afloat—or have gone out of business entirely. Neighborhood shops are disappearing.” This is another example that brick-and-mortar stores are still going out of business today. Overall, another reason shopping has changed is big