Lets start with some Retail Therapy and if youre a shop owner you probably need it. A new report says top destination shopping streets can still thrive in select parts of new york and london. But this is a far cry from the rest of the Retail Sector which can feel like its fighting for survival. According to a recent prediction, amazon is expected to control nearly 50 of the us e Commerce Market by the end of the year. It also became the Worlds Largest retailer this year, surpassing walmart. In the us, 2019 has been dubbed the retail apocalypse some 8,600 stores will have closed by the end of this year. Its a pattern thats being repeated elsewhere. |n the uk, 1,234 high Street Stores shut in the first half of this year. But shops are starting to move away from just selling things they are begining to offer an experience instead. From things like pop up shops, where customers can try out products, to technology firms, like samsung and apple, who are offering a Customer Service like the g
Whether it is cars, clothes, smartphones or the raw material to make them, the vast majority of the stuff we buy is sent around the world by ship, and the greenhouses gases that produces are being targeted at a un meeting here in london this week. In fact, 90 of global trade involves stuff being moved around by sea. But the industry wasnt included in the paris climate agreement, which the us is pulling out of. However, it is signifcant because it creates about 3 of the global Greenhouse Gas emissions that are causing climate change, and that is why governments want to reduce them. One answer is to slow ships down. It means it would take goods longer to get from factories to shop floors, but one study estimates a 20 speed cut could reduce emissions by 24 . Other Solutions Include cleaner fuels and more efficient ships, as the uns International Maritime organisations seeks to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions by at least 50 by 2050 compared to 2008. Richard meade, editor of lloyds listjoins m
The inside story. Welcome to inside story. Im ray suarez. Just today a federal Appeals Court upheld a Lower Court Decision to block porto ricos municipalities from declaring bankruptcy. Theres probably too many for a population of over 3. 5 million. 78 municipalities some as small as 10 and 15,000. They are traditional units of government. Many older than the u. S. Their inability to get out from under crushing debt may slow down a resizing of the government rather than bringing the day closer. Robert ray visited the island as the fiscal crisis tightened, and time and options are getting shorter. Reporter its the new fiscal year in porto rico, sales tax jumping to curb the crisis the reality i is more than 70 billion in debt looms. Robert ray, Al Jazeera America an emergency meeting between mayors and the governor looking for solutions and Common Ground on the biggest challenge the commonwealth faced. You guys are mayors you have a finger on the pulse, probably tighter than the governm
This is going to be scare the hell out of you. The long journey up and down, one very steep mountainside. Plus, a dude takes on a cold water challenge like a champ. And she wants to make a statement, but instead she makes a splash. One of the most beautiful things about being in alaska is the closeness to nature. But sometimes nature also has some very sad stories to tell. This video was posted on youtube by robert ward. As you see up ahead, you see a moose calf. What we learn about the calf is its just been born. Unfortunately when the camera pans over you hear robert saying in the background it looks look its mom did not survive the birth. His mama is right over here in the trees. The calf now trying to fend for itself. How is that going to happen . It needs milk. Robert also says the calf has maybe a day or two to survive without its mom. You can hear the anguish in roberts voice because apparently you arent able to help wildlife. He cant get involved because apparently they could g
And she wants to make a statement, but instead she makes a splash. One of the most beautiful things about being in alaska is the closeness to nature. But sometimes nature also has some very sad stories to tell. This video was posted on youtube by robert ward. As you see up ahead, you see a moose calf. What we learn about the calf is its just been born. Unfortunately when the camera pans over you hear robert saying in the background it looks look its mom did not survive the birth. His mama is right over here in the trees. The calf now trying to fend for itself. How is that going to happen . It needs milk. Robert also says the calf has maybe a day or two to survive without its mom. You can hear the anguish in roberts voice because apparently you arent able to help wildlife. He cant get involved because apparently they could get fined. This is some of the hardest parts of living out here. Were not supposed to do anything. Really, what can one guy do, even the baby moose is so big, you can