Infographic: How Many Trees Has E-Commerce Saved?

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By Haley ShapleyFeb 9, 2017, 12:27 pm370 pts
In the olden days, when you needed to buy something, you often turned to the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog, which contained in its pages anything you could want. The first catalog went out in 1888, advertising watches and jewelry. It was an immediate hit and made sense for lots of reasons: the cost to send…

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