Why the explosive growth of e-commerce could mean more jobs

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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – When the robots came to online retailer Boxed, dread came, too: The familiar fear that the machines would take over, leaving a trail of unemployed humans in their wake.“I had a lot of people asking me, `What is going to happen to us?”’ says Veronica Mena, a trainer for the e-commerce startup, recalling the anxiety that rippled through her co-workers after company executives announced plans to open an automated warehouse in nearby Union, New Jersey.Yet their fears didn’t come to pass.When the new warehouse opened this spring, […]

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