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AmazonBasics: Bezos and Co. starts private-label consumer electronics line

• prat 17y ago
  Amazon has ready competition (Newegg) waiting for it in this area. But of-course newegg should be worried right now.
  • madh 17y ago
    Newegg certainly and Monoprice (monoprice.com) as well.
    • hernan43 17y ago
      When they can offer pricing and quality that competes with Monoprice, I'll be waiting there with my credit card. :-)
• snewe 17y ago
  Link to sources: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=1267157011 http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=1267157011 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1333482&highlight= http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=iro...
• nobody_nowhere 17y ago
  Amazon also has also created a number of "private label" brands for furniture, tools and other items, such as Pizon, Strathwood, and Denali. http://www.amazonstrategies.com/2009/06/holy-private-labels-batman-pinzon-is-not-alone.html http://www.amazonstrategies.com/2009/06/holy-private-labels-... According to that article, these 4 brands offer about 1200 items. Smart move -- like Kirkland at Costco. Keeps them highly price-competitive.
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• nopal 17y ago
  Geek Squad 6' USB A/B cable: $36.99 AmazonBasics 6' USB A/B cable: $6.77 Glad to see someone big undercutting Best Buy's outrageous prices.
  • aurora72 17y ago
    As someone who resides not in United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, China or England, I must say that Geek Squad seems sort of an unnecessary and forced invention. It's no surprise that their prices are so high as they have various costly conventions and vehicles, "Geekmobile" being an example.