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I shop Amazon these days because I know no one else will be selling cheaper, because everyone else is looking to make a profit. Great for the consumer but I'm n
by Osmium 14y ago
I shop Amazon these days because I know no one else will be selling cheaper, because everyone else is looking to make a profit. Great for the consumer but I'm not sure what it'll mean for the retail industry as a whole when, in a decade's time, there's no one else left.
- hyperbovine 14y agoFewer malls? Oh, the horror...
- pnathan 14y agoIt's not the malls that pose meaningful problems: it's the niche stores that help bind a community together.
- hyperbovine 14y agoI'm sure those exist... it's just that that statement means nothing to me, or to most other people who live in a large city (i.e., the majority of Americans).
- mildavw 14y agoSo Amazon will take out Wal-Mart? Not without a fight! I know a couple of developers who recently signed on with Wal-Mart. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-29/why-wal-mart-is-worried-about-amazon http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-29/why-wal-mart...
- phaus 14y agoWal-Mart has the money, but similar to the way that myspace, RIM, and others have treated their respective markets, Wal-Mart has been treating e-commerce like it's a fucking joke for far too long. I'm not entirely convinced that they realize how serious things are right now.
- mildavw 14y agoI'm surprised too. It's baffling that none of the big boxes are competitive online yet.