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Worldstock.com

From: KCPW
Length: 03:19

Online retailer Overstock.com gives back to the developing world. Read the full description.

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Default-piece-image-1 Online retailer Overstock.com does a brisk business during the holidays, but one piece of the company is less about profit and more about giving back. Julie Rose from KCPW in Salt Lake City visited the company's massive warehouse to learn about Worldstock.com. The company buys crafts from artisans - mostly women - in many developing countries. They sell the items online, then puts the profits into artist development and humanitarian projects.

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Online retailer Overstock.com does a brisk business during the holidays, but one piece of the company is less about profit and more about giving back. Julie Rose from KCPW in Salt Lake City visited the company's massive warehouse to learn about Worldstock.com. The company buys crafts from artisans - mostly women - in many developing countries. They sell the items online, then puts the profits into artist development and humanitarian projects.