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"Amazon is the biggest competitor brick-and-mortar shops have ever seen" Is it? The sorts of brick and mortar shop Amazon is a competitor to are things like Wa
by voyou 12y ago
"Amazon is the biggest competitor brick-and-mortar shops have ever seen"
Is it? The sorts of brick and mortar shop Amazon is a competitor to are things like Walmart or Best Buy, or other shops that compete on price or range of stock. But these big stores already have payment systems in place, and obviously aren't the target for this. If your shop hasn't already been put out of business by Walmart, I don't see why it would be put of business by Amazon, either.
- ignostic 12y agoAmazon competes with small stores, too. Sure, they compete more often and usually more directly with larger stores, but looking at my purchase history shows dozens of products that I probably would have bought at smaller stores if not for Amazon. The concerning thing is that Amazon could use the data from small retailers to increase their competitiveness on products they identify as targets, so I'd say the concern is valid.
- brazzledazzle 12y agoIt's still a long way out, but Amazon wants to do drone deliveries that come within hours of your order. One of the main ways that local stores compete for my dollar with Amazon is the immediate gratification I get from being able to get a product that same day.