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Retail in general is thin-margin. That is why you see Amazon try out all sorts of things from cloud to videos, because their core is so thin margin, that any no
by sremani 9y ago
Retail in general is thin-margin. That is why you see Amazon try out all sorts of things from cloud to videos, because their core is so thin margin, that any non-core looks more like an opportunity rather than spreading out resources, say in contrast to a Google or Facebook, who have solid cores high margins.
- aylmao 9y agoAWS has pretty good margins afaik. They have the money to make huge acquisitions and invest in planes, drones, etc. They have the money to treat their employees decently.
- jonknee 9y agoAnd I doubt the AWS staff is peeing in bottles to make their numbers.
- dv_dt 9y agoBut their pricing hasn't been best-possible for a while now. I've been more and more frequently finding better prices through other venues.
- sol_remmy 9y agoThat's because big box retailers are shipping at a loss: i ordered something from Home Depot that was $10 and got free shipping, 3-4 days too. For the same cost as the in-store item. No way is that profitable for them They're all okay losing money in the short temp to capture online consumers
- dv_dt 9y agoAre small sellers on ebay selling at a loss too?