merchant

Like many midtier merchants, the rise of e-commerce has shifted dollars away from stores.

The two merchant vessels were returning from the Mediterranean and the group headed back to the Baltic Sea, watched by HMS Hurworth.

For enterprising men, money from war, industry or trade was a passport through social frontiers—the tradesman, merchant or lucky naval captain could become a landed gentleman, as happens in Austen’s novels.

In its glamorous early years, it drew celebrities, models, merchants, generals, royalty and journalists.

The company has emphasized cost efficiencies, sought to improve product development through artificial intelligence and deployed co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey in a more hands-on role within the Square merchant business.