Andy Seo's Blog

Stretching from New York to Seoul, fashion is a quintessential part for many people. People are constantly seeking for the newest trends and fashion tips from all types of sources. However, recently, retail traffic has been on a significant decline causing huge retail companies to move towards a growing e-commerce market. Since 2010, mobile commerce and e-commerce has been on a rise from 2% to 20%.  From personal experience, while working at Nordstrom, customers would visit several times before making a large purchase on an item. Oftentimes, after the first…read more

Ford Motor Company, an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan has recalled 1.3 million trucks after the doors on the 2015-2017 F150 and 2017 Super Duty due to a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable in the affected vehicles, that may result in a door not opening or closing. Ford produced $6.4 million vehicles in and earning $7.4 billion in 2015. The recall will cost an estimated $267 million just to install water shields to side door latches. Recalling products for a company is a…read more

With all the negativity that we can find spread all over the internet these days, there are things that make it seem not so bad. With all the negative events that occur in society, crowdfunding is a way that society is able to tackle these things. Crowdfunding is changing the way that the world can give back. Sites like, Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and, Indiegogo are just several of many that are responsible for the change in our world. Now one may struggle with choosing between these sites, but luckily for us,…read more

As more and more people are being exposed to material everyday due to social media and other platforms, it is inevitable that they boast the luxurious life to average people in society. For instance, luxury brands that we see people crazing over about because of pop-culture has us wanting items we don’t need. Some people feel the need to aspire to be like the people we see online but simply can’t afford it. The real question isn’t why the brands price their items so high, but instead it should be…read more

 September 13th, 2017 — Business Ethics When we look around the lecture hall, we see laptops and lots of them. Majority of them being, Apple, which now has a logo more recognizable than the cross. They have been fooling many of us every year at Apple’s conference where a new and improved iPhone is presented. Unfortunately, due to the wants our generation seeks, we are absorbed by the latest iPhone with the newest technology. To us, we are captivated and consumed by the marketing done by Apple which essentially makes…read more

Welcome to UBC Blogs. This is my first blog post on UBC Blogs. Come alongside my journey throughout university to get an insight into my thoughts and life.