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I like Walmart and I think they're in a very strong position to compete with Amazon. Hopefully acquisitions like this one indicate that they recognize the "disr
by cookiecaper 9y ago
I like Walmart and I think they're in a very strong position to compete with Amazon. Hopefully acquisitions like this one indicate that they recognize the "disruptive" nature of ecommerce on their traditional business, which necessitates a separation so that the bigger business unit does not accidentally crush the smaller business unit.
- addicted44 9y agoWMT is written off way too easily on these forums. It makes more in profits per year than AMZN probably has it's entire history. And I certainly think it's gonna be a lot harder for AMZN to replicate WMT's network of retail stores (which double up as warehouses) than it would be for WMT to replicate any of AMZN's online efforts. In addition, by being a "retailer" WMT also avoids getting into competitive fights with the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft, all major platform owners, and can instead better partner with them.