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Brick and mortar retailers finally got their way in 2012 when Amazon started collecting sales tax in states where it had no physical presence. This removed the
by sowbug 9y ago
Brick and mortar retailers finally got their way in 2012 when Amazon started collecting sales tax in states where it had no physical presence.
This removed the reason for Amazon to avoid that very same physical presence in so many states. Now we have local Amazon warehouses with one-day and same-day delivery, Amazon delivery lockers in convenience stores, Amazon-operated delivery vehicles, and soon Amazon grocery stores.
Is this the level playing field[1] that B&M retailers had in mind?
1. http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/09/13/mercury-news-editorial-amazon-others-finally-will-pay-california-sales-tax/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/09/13/mercury-news-editorial...
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- whipoodle 9y agoMaybe so but I don't see that as an argument against having Amazon collect the sales tax.
- bayonetz 9y agoI think they are just pointing out an irony and that Amazon is having the last laugh.
- velobro 9y agoAmazon's last laugh will be when the average consumer gets used to their innovative "checkout-less shopping experience" and forces the smaller B+M retailers to license the technology or risk going out of business.
- whipoodle 9y agoYes, just making it clear that it's a good idea to collect the sales tax regardless.