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Welcome to Amazon Town
The Wall Street Journal’s Stu Woo reports on how Amazon ramps up for the Christmas selling season in a much-read write-up for the paper with a focus on the thoughts of holiday season workers like 75-year old Ray Williams and his wife Sarann. Is this what retirement will look like in the US going forward?
Below is the associated video.
Source: Welcome to Amazon Town – WSJ
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