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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Amazon’s Reign: Why the online retail giant remains unmatched

Amazon’s Reign: Why the online retail giant remains unmatched

Despite rising competition and ethical concerns, Amazon continues to dominate e-commerce with innovation, convenience and an ever-growing customer base.
Olivia Hanif, Contributing Writer / March 3, 2025

Online shopping makes the world go round. If you need something, no matter where you are, you have access to billions of items at your fingertips. There are so many options to pick from online: Etsy,...

FILE-A clerk picks up items for customer orders at the Amazon Prime warehouse in New York in this Dec. 20, 2017 photo. Amazon announced it has narrowed down  the list for potential sites for a second headquarters in 20 U.S. and Canadian cities.  (Mark Lennihan | AP)

OPINION: Students need relief, too

Sofia Leal, Contributing Writer / April 25, 2021

A recent study conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that at least 55 of America’s largest corporations — including groups like FedEx, Michaels and Nike — paid zero...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, file photo, Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala. Nearly 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted on whether or not to form a union. But the process to tally all the ballots and determine an outcome will continue for a second week, according to the National Labor Relations Board, a government agency that’s conducting the election.(AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Chicago Amazon workers stages walkout

Hayley DeSilva, Staff Writer / April 25, 2021

For Amazon workers, the beginning of April marked a turning point. In response to what has been described as grueling working conditions, “Amazonians” — as they are referred to by the company ––...

What’s Fresh on Amazon Prime

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief / February 4, 2019

Generation Wealth Documentary photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield first began her in-depth look at society’s growing obsession with money. Over a decade later, the product is “Generation...

'Forever' is inventive, worthwhile watch

‘Forever’ is inventive, worthwhile watch

Samuel Rahman, Contributing Writer / October 15, 2018

After 13 years of fishing trips and mundane dinners, would you attempt to shake up your life with something new? Could you leave someone you truly love due to the monotony of your life together? Maya...

What’s fresh on Amazon Prime

What’s fresh on Amazon Prime

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief / March 12, 2018

The Big Sick This romantic comedy is based on the true love story of the film’s writers, comedian Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and his now wife Emily V. Gordon. In “The Big Sick,” the...

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