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As an Australian I can confirm that Amazon launching here was a hotly anticipated disappointment. Amazon US is (was) far more popular in Australia than Amazon A
by sjwright 8y ago
As an Australian I can confirm that Amazon launching here was a hotly anticipated disappointment. Amazon US is (was) far more popular in Australia than Amazon AU is now, for many reasons including price and breadth of product.
In order to force use of the AU site they blocked sales from the US site to Australian customers, which caused endless irritation and frustration.
- robryan 8y agoTheir excuse for the block was the new GST laws but they have removed that now so the US site can be used. It seems that the relatively quiet launch and slow growth has been intentional. As long as Amazon maintains a decent level of investment here I think they will continue to grow and possibly eventually be dominant. Only recently have they ramped up advertising and started putting their listings onto Google Shopping.