Scott Galloway is impressed by Amazon. “Any customer, vendor, supplier or worker who wants a near-virus-free supply chain, a criterion that has gone from zero to light speed in 90 days, will have a selection set of one.” | learn more
They’re up in many categories, down in others. Amazon deemed books non-essential, slowing orders. Meanwhile startup Bookshop.org is growing out of control. One of their main selling points seems to be that they’re not Amazon. | learn more
You may not be surprised that a lot of purchases from Amazon start with product discovery outside of Amazon. One of the big drivers of growth the past 20 years has been their vast network of ‘associates’ who drive traffic […]
Ben Thompson writes in Stratechery, reminds us that “everyone in commerce is, whether they realize it or not, in the Anti-Amazon Alliance, and that provides plenty of motivation.” | learn more
“So what does Thrasio actually do? It’s pretty simple really. It finds the “top-reviewed, bestselling” essential everyday products on Amazon, and buys the brands from the small business owners.” | learn more
“Newly unveiled secret documents reveal how Chicago officials tried to accentuate the positive—and spin the negative—in their bid to woo the e-commerce giant.” | learn more
Matt Rutledge is not thrilled with the direction Woot.com has gone since its acquisition by Amazon in 2010. He decided (as of 2013, but I just learned about it) to start retailing his way once again. | learn more
Long before Amazon and internet retail, malls were already in trouble thanks to competition from big box stores. | learn more
Without retail locations for grocery pickup, they’ve struggled to retain customers. “A Chicago tech success story is abandoning its native home as companies like Instacart and Amazon provide what it couldn’t here.” | learn more
“Walmart is betting on a future where its giant stores will quickly get groceries to your door, replace the doctor’s office and rent out computing power to passing drones and autonomous cars.” | learn more