Amazon - som snart kommer till Sverige - ger sig in på allt fler områden och hotar att konkurrera ut stora delar av handeln. Genom ett smart prenumerationssystem knyter man kunder till sig och målet är alla inköp ska ske via Amazon på nätet:
Artikeln diskuterar problem som kan uppstå om Amazon får en monopolliknande ställning i handeln, men självklar kommer detta även leda till en jobbslakt utan like med tanke på Amazons fokus på automatiseringar och effektiviseringar.
This week, Amazon announced plans to bring online grocery shopping to Los Angeles with a new service called Amazon Prime Fresh. For $79, Amazon Prime already gives customers two-day shipping and access to thousands of streaming movies and TV shows. But for a $299 annual fee, Prime Fresh members can order fresh food from their couch from Amazon and expect to pick up groceries at the door in a matter of hours.Länk
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has already trained Wall Street to expect that little he does will turn a profit for years, so don't expect Prime Fresh to make much money. At least for now. This move continues Amazon's assault on retail, where even giants like WalMart and Costco have announced that online grocery delivery is a nearly impossible business. Amazon's message is: Impossible for you, maybe...
A $300 subscription to Amazon Prime Fresh doesn't just buy access; it also binds shoppers to Amazon as their overwhelming source of all Internet shopping. "It will help to make Amazon the starting point for online purchases -- more than it already was -- and give consumers even less of a reason to shop anywhere else," Morningstar equity analyst R.J. Hottovy said.
Artikeln diskuterar problem som kan uppstå om Amazon får en monopolliknande ställning i handeln, men självklar kommer detta även leda till en jobbslakt utan like med tanke på Amazons fokus på automatiseringar och effektiviseringar.
