One could argue Amazon's success is based largely on the unfair sales tax advantage it had over brick-and-mortar retailers. Brick-and-mortar retailers were compelled to pay sales tax under the penalty of law, while Amazon had a built in 6-9% since it didn't have to collect sales tax.
I'm not saying that's the only reason Amazon is successful, but it absolutely played a role. My early shopping with Amazon was always of two varieties - to purchase things I couldn't find elsewhere or to save money on more expensive purchases. Only relatively recently has Amazon become the most convenient way to shop.
Their success is clearly based on actuating efficient communication within the company (AWS) and getting packages to the door ASAP without charging extra.
Their recent success, sure. Amazon was around a long time when it wasn’t the convenience and cloud computing king. It was with their retail growth and the investment dollars that brought they used to build what they’ve got.
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One could argue Amazon's success is based largely on the unfair sales tax advantage it had over brick-and-mortar retailers. Brick-and-mortar retailers were compelled to pay sales tax under the penalty of law, while Amazon had a built in 6-9% since it didn't have to collect sales tax.
I'm not saying that's the only reason Amazon is successful, but it absolutely played a role. My early shopping with Amazon was always of two varieties - to purchase things I couldn't find elsewhere or to save money on more expensive purchases. Only relatively recently has Amazon become the most convenient way to shop.
Their success is clearly based on actuating efficient communication within the company (AWS) and getting packages to the door ASAP without charging extra.
Their recent success, sure. Amazon was around a long time when it wasn’t the convenience and cloud computing king. It was with their retail growth and the investment dollars that brought they used to build what they’ve got.