This week the quarterly reports hit the news and Wall Street – Amazon is now worth more than Walmart. Surprising or inevitable? Find out what Ronn Torossian has to say about this matter on his latest presentation.
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The blog comment criticizes the Federal Trade Commission for focusing its settlement on Reebok for advertisements claiming its shoes toned muscles, arguing this does not constitute a true white-collar crime. The comment suggests the FTC should instead focus on companies with misleading slogans about services like insurance that cause financial harm. It notes consumers received tangible shoes of good quality and did not suffer financial losses, so the settlement is not understandable and the FTC could have chosen a better target.
Amazon started as an online bookseller in 1995 and has since expanded to sell a wide range of products across seven countries through 21 fulfillment centers totaling over 9 million square feet. Through innovations like recommendations based on purchase history and user reviews, Amazon provides a personalized shopping experience for customers. It also employs a multi-level ecommerce strategy, allowing third-parties to sell products on its platform and share affiliate commissions, cementing its role as a global online marketplace.
Group members: Ngo Thi Xuan Uyen, Tran Hong Dao, Le Hoang Phuong Anh, Vo Tung Thien An, Nguyen Phan Dang, Huynh Thanh Nguyen.
Walmart was founded in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas and is now a multinational retail corporation with over 11,000 stores in 28 countries. Its operations are organized into three divisions: Walmart U.S, Sam’s Club, and Walmart International. Walmart's mission is to provide quality products and services at low prices to customers while being a market leader. Its culture and values include customer service, respect, integrity, and excellence.
The document discusses and compares the e-commerce business models of Amazon and Walmart. It describes how both companies use Porter's value chain and competitive forces models to gain competitive advantages. Specifically:
- Amazon focuses on convenience, a large product selection, personalized recommendations, and building trust/loyalty with customers. Walmart emphasizes efficient logistics and strong supplier relationships to maintain low prices.
- While Walmart's model revolutionized supply chain management, Amazon's model may be stronger as e-commerce is its core business and it offers richer shopping features and content.
- The document analyzes factors like cost management, growth strategies, and technology investments that have contributed to the success of both companies, but the user
The document discusses various e-commerce trends from 2013 to 2014. It covers topics like:
- Increased e-commerce sales and venture capital investment from 2013 to 2014
- The growth of mobile commerce and same-day delivery
- Emerging payment methods like Bitcoin and the decline of NFC
- The rise of content marketing and new business models using content
- The connection between online and offline retail through technologies like beacons
- The growth of e-commerce in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China
The document discusses online grocery shopping. It provides 3 key advantages: 1) It saves time by avoiding trips to the store, lines, and unloading groceries. 2) It reduces overspending from impulse purchases. 3) It can help those with disabilities or time constraints. The document also outlines trends in online shopping like delivery and pickup options growing in popularity. Big spenders are more likely to buy online.
Amazon Web Services SWOT & Competitor AnalysisBessie Chu
The document provides an analysis of Amazon Web Services' (AWS) position in the cloud computing market, including a SWOT analysis of AWS and competitor analyses of Rackspace, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Azure. It finds that AWS has a large infrastructure and client base but risks from outages and complexity. Competitors like Rackspace focus on customization but lack AWS's scale, while Google and Microsoft's cloud offerings are still in early stages.
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The blog comment criticizes the Federal Trade Commission for focusing its settlement on Reebok for advertisements claiming its shoes toned muscles, arguing this does not constitute a true white-collar crime. The comment suggests the FTC should instead focus on companies with misleading slogans about services like insurance that cause financial harm. It notes consumers received tangible shoes of good quality and did not suffer financial losses, so the settlement is not understandable and the FTC could have chosen a better target.
Amazon started as an online bookseller in 1995 and has since expanded to sell a wide range of products across seven countries through 21 fulfillment centers totaling over 9 million square feet. Through innovations like recommendations based on purchase history and user reviews, Amazon provides a personalized shopping experience for customers. It also employs a multi-level ecommerce strategy, allowing third-parties to sell products on its platform and share affiliate commissions, cementing its role as a global online marketplace.
Group members: Ngo Thi Xuan Uyen, Tran Hong Dao, Le Hoang Phuong Anh, Vo Tung Thien An, Nguyen Phan Dang, Huynh Thanh Nguyen.
Walmart was founded in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas and is now a multinational retail corporation with over 11,000 stores in 28 countries. Its operations are organized into three divisions: Walmart U.S, Sam’s Club, and Walmart International. Walmart's mission is to provide quality products and services at low prices to customers while being a market leader. Its culture and values include customer service, respect, integrity, and excellence.
The document discusses and compares the e-commerce business models of Amazon and Walmart. It describes how both companies use Porter's value chain and competitive forces models to gain competitive advantages. Specifically:
- Amazon focuses on convenience, a large product selection, personalized recommendations, and building trust/loyalty with customers. Walmart emphasizes efficient logistics and strong supplier relationships to maintain low prices.
- While Walmart's model revolutionized supply chain management, Amazon's model may be stronger as e-commerce is its core business and it offers richer shopping features and content.
- The document analyzes factors like cost management, growth strategies, and technology investments that have contributed to the success of both companies, but the user
The document discusses various e-commerce trends from 2013 to 2014. It covers topics like:
- Increased e-commerce sales and venture capital investment from 2013 to 2014
- The growth of mobile commerce and same-day delivery
- Emerging payment methods like Bitcoin and the decline of NFC
- The rise of content marketing and new business models using content
- The connection between online and offline retail through technologies like beacons
- The growth of e-commerce in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China
The document discusses online grocery shopping. It provides 3 key advantages: 1) It saves time by avoiding trips to the store, lines, and unloading groceries. 2) It reduces overspending from impulse purchases. 3) It can help those with disabilities or time constraints. The document also outlines trends in online shopping like delivery and pickup options growing in popularity. Big spenders are more likely to buy online.
Amazon Web Services SWOT & Competitor AnalysisBessie Chu
The document provides an analysis of Amazon Web Services' (AWS) position in the cloud computing market, including a SWOT analysis of AWS and competitor analyses of Rackspace, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Azure. It finds that AWS has a large infrastructure and client base but risks from outages and complexity. Competitors like Rackspace focus on customization but lack AWS's scale, while Google and Microsoft's cloud offerings are still in early stages.
The document summarizes and compares the management strategies and business models of Amazon and Walmart that have contributed to their success in e-commerce. It analyzes both companies' use of Michael Porter's value chain model and competitive forces model. Key factors for Amazon included convenience, selection, service, technology innovation, and low costs. For Walmart, factors were aggressive technology use, supplier partnerships, data analytics, workforce culture, and everyday low prices.
E-Commerce Models and Web 2.0 in Supply ChainArgha Ray
The document provides an analysis of the operations models of Amazon and Walmart. It discusses the evolution of Amazon from an online bookstore to expanding into multiple product categories and countries. It describes Amazon's business models as a seller, intermediary, and ecommerce service provider. It also outlines Amazon's inventory network and strategies used in different countries. For Walmart, it discusses the company's supply chain network components and traditional vs internet retail supply chain structures. It then analyzes key aspects of both companies' operations models including sourcing and procurement, production, planning and distribution, logistics, inventory management, and fulfillment and customer service. [END SUMMARY]
MIS is a system that provides information to help manage organizations efficiently. The objectives of MIS are to improve decision making and provide accurate, up-to-date information on performance. Common MIS applications include ERP, SCM, CRM, and KMS. Walmart pioneered the hub-and-spoke distribution model in the 1970s and has continuously invested in technology like EDI, RFID, and computer systems to optimize inventory management and reduce costs through its supply chain.
The Titans: Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart: Game Changing Strategies: Time For ...Tompkins International
Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International, continues to shape and grow the supply chain industry through innovative ideas, insight, and intelligence.
Throughout The Titans video, Jim Tompkins explains the importance of the Titans’ supply chain logistics and why a business must respond to Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart by creating a competitive supply chain strategy. To gain profitability, businesses must become crossborder ready, customer centric, and omnichannel capable.
To learn more about Jim Tompkins’ thought leadership please visit us at www.tompkinsinc.com.
Cision Study: Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker RealityCision
The document provides an analysis of news and social media coverage and discussion of the independent workforce from July 2015 through June 2016. Some key findings include:
1) Coverage in mainstream media was generally positive and focused on growth statistics, while social media discussion was more negative and focused on challenges like taxes, insurance, and income stability.
2) Different audiences within the independent workforce, like parents, retirees, recent graduates and small business owners, had varying concerns - parents discussed flexibility but also loneliness, while retirees focused on ensuring sufficient income and managing taxes/insurance.
3) Recent graduates and small business owners were more likely than others to discuss difficulties earning enough and look for advice from others on topics important
Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and opened his first store in Arkansas. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Walmart expanded across the US, growing to hundreds of stores and becoming the largest retailer. Walton believed Walmart's success came from replacing inventory with information - collecting sales data to efficiently replenish stores.
The document provides an overview of Walmart's history, operations, strategies for international expansion, and lessons learned. It discusses Walmart's vision, mission, and goals, as well as its business model, value chain, and key competitive advantages. Regarding internationalization, the document examines Walmart's reasons for expanding abroad, entry decisions, examples of success in Mexico and Canada, and failures in Germany and India. Overall, the document analyzes Walmart's path to becoming a global retailer and identifies factors for successful international transfer of core competencies.
Amazon is a leading online retailer that has expanded from books to various products. It has revolutionized online shopping through convenience and selection. Amazon aims to be earth's most customer-centric company according to its mission statement. It has grown significantly, with revenues increasing from $24.5 billion in 2009 to $74.45 billion in 2013. However, profits have lagged behind revenues, showing a need for Amazon to improve profit margins. Amazon faces competition but has strengthened its position through partnerships and acquisitions.
- About the company
- Mission and Vision Statements
- Amazon's Competitive Advantage
- External Environment that affects the business
- Global and environmental trends
(prepared by NQCI students)
Jeff Bezos has transformed Amazon from an online bookstore to the largest retailer in the world, with over 20 million products for sale. By obsessively focusing on customers and their needs above all else, as evidenced by Amazon's use of "The Empty Chair" concept, Bezos has created unprecedented growth and stock performance at Amazon. Through constant experimentation and a culture driven by metrics and data, Amazon strives to anticipate customer wants before purchases are made and improve the customer experience through features like expanded delivery windows.
This document discusses a potential campaign by Amazon to improve its public image and attract new customers. It provides background on Amazon's history, starting as an online bookstore and expanding into other markets. A SWOT analysis is presented, identifying Amazon's strengths like loyal customers and rapid growth, weaknesses like perceptions of being too large, opportunities like new job creation, and threats like competition from Walmart. The document also describes some of Amazon's key goods and services, such as Amazon Prime, Kindle e-readers, and their new Amazon Go grocery stores.
Amazon has experienced unprecedented growth and high expectations from investors. While it has the potential to continue growing rapidly in revenue and profits, becoming more profitable than any other American company, its success may attract increased scrutiny from regulators. As Amazon expands into more industries and provides infrastructure for commerce, it could be seen as a utility and face calls for greater regulation. Shareholders are right to believe in Amazon's potential, but its growth may eventually bring it into conflict with government authorities concerned about its growing power.
Amazon has experienced unprecedented growth and high expectations from investors that have driven its share price up significantly. However, if Amazon achieves the expected growth, it will likely face increased scrutiny and potential regulation from antitrust authorities as its power and influence expands into more industries. While Amazon's long term focus on growth over profits has fueled its success so far, living up to investors' expectations may position it as a threat to competition and bring it into conflict with government regulators in the future.
1) eBay and Amazon had contrasting visions in their early years. Amazon sought to replicate an online catalog model by selling products directly to consumers, while eBay recognized the unique ability of the internet to enable direct transactions between individuals through an auction platform.
2) Where Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos envisioned a large dominant retailer, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar envisioned facilitating a marketplace to directly connect many individual buyers and sellers.
3) While Amazon adopted a traditional retailer model, eBay created a unique peer-to-peer marketplace without a direct offline analog, allowing individuals to both buy and sell directly to one another.
This document provides an overview of Amazon's business model and operations. It discusses how Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and launched it online in 1995 originally as an online bookstore. It details Amazon's expansion into other product categories and international markets over time. The document also outlines Amazon's acquisitions, merchant partnerships, locations of facilities, and provides a brief SWOT analysis.
The document discusses 10 of the best e-commerce websites and provides brief descriptions of each:
1. Amazon.com - A third of online shoppers shop on Amazon, making it the anchor store for online shopping.
2. Dell - Dell pioneered direct computer sales online and sells $30 million per day on its site through customization and a help feature.
3. eBay - eBay has 5.6 million registered users attracted to its constant inventory of 250,000 new daily listings and early focus on buyer/seller ratings and transaction insurance.
4. On Sale - Part outlet and auction, On Sale treats "buyers" as "winners" giving shopping a competitive air appealing to
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Articles and their sources for persuasive speech
1.The EMPIRE of Everything. (cover story)
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Authors:
MITCHELL, STACY
Source:
Nation. 3/12/2018, Vol. 306 Issue 7, p22-33. 7p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs.
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*MONOPOLY capitalism
*ANTITRUST law
Company/Entity:
AMAZON.COM Inc. DUNS Number: 884745530 Ticker: AMZN
AMAZON Web Services Inc.
People:
BEZOS, Jeffrey, 1964-
Abstract:
The article offers information on the e-commerce company Amazon and its alleged monopoly on several markets in the U.S. Topics discussed include the company's chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos, the cloud computing services provided by Amazon Web Services, and the need for improved antitrust laws in order to prevent a Amazon's monopoly on the market.
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4389
ISSN:
0027-8378
Accession Number:
128001748
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The EMPIRE of Everything
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Amazon is a radically new kind of monopoly that aims to do far more than dominate the market—it aims to become the market.
Chris lampen-crowell started to feel the undertow four years ago. Gazelle Sports, the running-shoe and apparel business he founded in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1985, had grown steadily for decades, adding locations in Grand Rapids and Detroit and swelling to some 170 employees. But then, in 2014, sales took a downward turn. From the outside, at least, it was hard to see why. Gazelle Sports was as beloved as ever by local runners. People continued to flock to its free clinics and community runs. And scores of enthusiastic reviews on Google and Yelp, along with an industry ranking as one of the best running-shoe retailers in the country, gave Gazelle Sports and its e-commerce website plenty of prominence in online searches.
The problem wasn’t so much that customers had made a conscious decision to buy their running gear elsewhere, Lampen-Crowell says. Rather, a number were doing more of their overall shopping on Amazon—and as the online giant became a pervasive, almost unconscious habit in their lives, they had started dropping into their Amazon shopping carts some of the items they used to buy from Gazelle Sports. Lampen-Crowell’s initial response was to double down on marketing his company’s own website. But while that helped, there were many potential customers who still had little chance of landing on it. That was because, by 2014, nearly 40 percent of people looking to buy something online were skipping search engines like Google altogether and instead starting their product searches directly on Amazon.
By the fall of 2016, the share of online shoppers bypassing search engines and heading straight to Amazon had grown to 55 percent. With sales flagging and staff reductions under way, Lampen-Crowell made what seemed like a necessary decision: Gazelle Sports would join Amazon Marketplace, becoming.
- Amazon began as an online bookstore in 1995 and has since expanded to become one of the largest online retailers, selling a wide variety of products.
- Amazon focuses intensely on the customer experience, aiming to offer low prices, convenience, and a large selection of items.
- Amazon's success is largely attributed to its relentless focus on customers and its culture of using customer data and metrics to constantly improve customer experience.
Case study on amazon.com's supply chain management practices | MBAtiousaneesh p
The case study provides an overview of Amazon.com's inventory management. Jeffrey Preston Bezos the founder of Amazon.com launched the company when he realized that Internet provided immense scope for online trading. Although the site was originally launched as an online bookstore it eventually offered several other products to keep abreast of the competition. The case study takes a look at the different products and features offered on the site. The case also discusses Amazon's value propositions and its criteria for choosing strategic partners.
Amazon started in 1994 as an online book retailer operating out of founder Jeff Bezos' garage. It has since expanded to sell a wide variety of products as the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has a hierarchical organizational structure led by Bezos with over 300 million customers globally. In addition to online retail, Amazon offers various cloud computing and digital media services. It faces intense competition from other online and offline retailers.
Shopping in America - Between Bentonville and Bezos - The EconomistOliver Grave
Walmart has long dominated the American retail landscape, but it now faces disruption from online shopping, particularly from Amazon. Amazon's online sales have grown much faster than overall e-commerce growth in recent years, while Walmart's market share has declined slightly. Walmart is fighting back by investing billions to grow its online business and improve the efficiency of its stores and operations, but replicating Amazon's fast delivery capabilities will be challenging for Walmart and other retailers. Smaller retailers face an even bleaker prognosis unless they can offer better service, convenience, or an experience that is difficult to mimic online.
Amazon is the largest online retail store founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. It started as an online bookstore operated out of Jeff Bezos' garage, but has expanded to sell virtually any product. The site has become popular due to heavy user input - customers can review products, publish content, and sell items directly on the Amazon marketplace. While praised for its wide selection and customer reviews, some criticize Amazon's cluttered homepage and difficult to find customer support pages.
The document summarizes and compares the management strategies and business models of Amazon and Walmart that have contributed to their success in e-commerce. It analyzes both companies' use of Michael Porter's value chain model and competitive forces model. Key factors for Amazon included convenience, selection, service, technology innovation, and low costs. For Walmart, factors were aggressive technology use, supplier partnerships, data analytics, workforce culture, and everyday low prices.
E-Commerce Models and Web 2.0 in Supply ChainArgha Ray
The document provides an analysis of the operations models of Amazon and Walmart. It discusses the evolution of Amazon from an online bookstore to expanding into multiple product categories and countries. It describes Amazon's business models as a seller, intermediary, and ecommerce service provider. It also outlines Amazon's inventory network and strategies used in different countries. For Walmart, it discusses the company's supply chain network components and traditional vs internet retail supply chain structures. It then analyzes key aspects of both companies' operations models including sourcing and procurement, production, planning and distribution, logistics, inventory management, and fulfillment and customer service. [END SUMMARY]
MIS is a system that provides information to help manage organizations efficiently. The objectives of MIS are to improve decision making and provide accurate, up-to-date information on performance. Common MIS applications include ERP, SCM, CRM, and KMS. Walmart pioneered the hub-and-spoke distribution model in the 1970s and has continuously invested in technology like EDI, RFID, and computer systems to optimize inventory management and reduce costs through its supply chain.
The Titans: Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart: Game Changing Strategies: Time For ...Tompkins International
Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International, continues to shape and grow the supply chain industry through innovative ideas, insight, and intelligence.
Throughout The Titans video, Jim Tompkins explains the importance of the Titans’ supply chain logistics and why a business must respond to Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart by creating a competitive supply chain strategy. To gain profitability, businesses must become crossborder ready, customer centric, and omnichannel capable.
To learn more about Jim Tompkins’ thought leadership please visit us at www.tompkinsinc.com.
Cision Study: Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker RealityCision
The document provides an analysis of news and social media coverage and discussion of the independent workforce from July 2015 through June 2016. Some key findings include:
1) Coverage in mainstream media was generally positive and focused on growth statistics, while social media discussion was more negative and focused on challenges like taxes, insurance, and income stability.
2) Different audiences within the independent workforce, like parents, retirees, recent graduates and small business owners, had varying concerns - parents discussed flexibility but also loneliness, while retirees focused on ensuring sufficient income and managing taxes/insurance.
3) Recent graduates and small business owners were more likely than others to discuss difficulties earning enough and look for advice from others on topics important
Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and opened his first store in Arkansas. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Walmart expanded across the US, growing to hundreds of stores and becoming the largest retailer. Walton believed Walmart's success came from replacing inventory with information - collecting sales data to efficiently replenish stores.
The document provides an overview of Walmart's history, operations, strategies for international expansion, and lessons learned. It discusses Walmart's vision, mission, and goals, as well as its business model, value chain, and key competitive advantages. Regarding internationalization, the document examines Walmart's reasons for expanding abroad, entry decisions, examples of success in Mexico and Canada, and failures in Germany and India. Overall, the document analyzes Walmart's path to becoming a global retailer and identifies factors for successful international transfer of core competencies.
Amazon is a leading online retailer that has expanded from books to various products. It has revolutionized online shopping through convenience and selection. Amazon aims to be earth's most customer-centric company according to its mission statement. It has grown significantly, with revenues increasing from $24.5 billion in 2009 to $74.45 billion in 2013. However, profits have lagged behind revenues, showing a need for Amazon to improve profit margins. Amazon faces competition but has strengthened its position through partnerships and acquisitions.
- About the company
- Mission and Vision Statements
- Amazon's Competitive Advantage
- External Environment that affects the business
- Global and environmental trends
(prepared by NQCI students)
Jeff Bezos has transformed Amazon from an online bookstore to the largest retailer in the world, with over 20 million products for sale. By obsessively focusing on customers and their needs above all else, as evidenced by Amazon's use of "The Empty Chair" concept, Bezos has created unprecedented growth and stock performance at Amazon. Through constant experimentation and a culture driven by metrics and data, Amazon strives to anticipate customer wants before purchases are made and improve the customer experience through features like expanded delivery windows.
This document discusses a potential campaign by Amazon to improve its public image and attract new customers. It provides background on Amazon's history, starting as an online bookstore and expanding into other markets. A SWOT analysis is presented, identifying Amazon's strengths like loyal customers and rapid growth, weaknesses like perceptions of being too large, opportunities like new job creation, and threats like competition from Walmart. The document also describes some of Amazon's key goods and services, such as Amazon Prime, Kindle e-readers, and their new Amazon Go grocery stores.
Amazon has experienced unprecedented growth and high expectations from investors. While it has the potential to continue growing rapidly in revenue and profits, becoming more profitable than any other American company, its success may attract increased scrutiny from regulators. As Amazon expands into more industries and provides infrastructure for commerce, it could be seen as a utility and face calls for greater regulation. Shareholders are right to believe in Amazon's potential, but its growth may eventually bring it into conflict with government authorities concerned about its growing power.
Amazon has experienced unprecedented growth and high expectations from investors that have driven its share price up significantly. However, if Amazon achieves the expected growth, it will likely face increased scrutiny and potential regulation from antitrust authorities as its power and influence expands into more industries. While Amazon's long term focus on growth over profits has fueled its success so far, living up to investors' expectations may position it as a threat to competition and bring it into conflict with government regulators in the future.
1) eBay and Amazon had contrasting visions in their early years. Amazon sought to replicate an online catalog model by selling products directly to consumers, while eBay recognized the unique ability of the internet to enable direct transactions between individuals through an auction platform.
2) Where Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos envisioned a large dominant retailer, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar envisioned facilitating a marketplace to directly connect many individual buyers and sellers.
3) While Amazon adopted a traditional retailer model, eBay created a unique peer-to-peer marketplace without a direct offline analog, allowing individuals to both buy and sell directly to one another.
This document provides an overview of Amazon's business model and operations. It discusses how Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and launched it online in 1995 originally as an online bookstore. It details Amazon's expansion into other product categories and international markets over time. The document also outlines Amazon's acquisitions, merchant partnerships, locations of facilities, and provides a brief SWOT analysis.
The document discusses 10 of the best e-commerce websites and provides brief descriptions of each:
1. Amazon.com - A third of online shoppers shop on Amazon, making it the anchor store for online shopping.
2. Dell - Dell pioneered direct computer sales online and sells $30 million per day on its site through customization and a help feature.
3. eBay - eBay has 5.6 million registered users attracted to its constant inventory of 250,000 new daily listings and early focus on buyer/seller ratings and transaction insurance.
4. On Sale - Part outlet and auction, On Sale treats "buyers" as "winners" giving shopping a competitive air appealing to
Shlesh Paudel
SPCH-1315
Articles and their sources for persuasive speech
1.The EMPIRE of Everything. (cover story)
Images
Go to all 9 images >>
Authors:
MITCHELL, STACY
Source:
Nation. 3/12/2018, Vol. 306 Issue 7, p22-33. 7p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs.
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*MONOPOLY capitalism
*ANTITRUST law
Company/Entity:
AMAZON.COM Inc. DUNS Number: 884745530 Ticker: AMZN
AMAZON Web Services Inc.
People:
BEZOS, Jeffrey, 1964-
Abstract:
The article offers information on the e-commerce company Amazon and its alleged monopoly on several markets in the U.S. Topics discussed include the company's chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos, the cloud computing services provided by Amazon Web Services, and the need for improved antitrust laws in order to prevent a Amazon's monopoly on the market.
Full Text Word Count:
4389
ISSN:
0027-8378
Accession Number:
128001748
Images:
· Show all 9 images
·
·
The EMPIRE of Everything
Full Text
Top of Form
Section:
Features
Amazon is a radically new kind of monopoly that aims to do far more than dominate the market—it aims to become the market.
Chris lampen-crowell started to feel the undertow four years ago. Gazelle Sports, the running-shoe and apparel business he founded in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1985, had grown steadily for decades, adding locations in Grand Rapids and Detroit and swelling to some 170 employees. But then, in 2014, sales took a downward turn. From the outside, at least, it was hard to see why. Gazelle Sports was as beloved as ever by local runners. People continued to flock to its free clinics and community runs. And scores of enthusiastic reviews on Google and Yelp, along with an industry ranking as one of the best running-shoe retailers in the country, gave Gazelle Sports and its e-commerce website plenty of prominence in online searches.
The problem wasn’t so much that customers had made a conscious decision to buy their running gear elsewhere, Lampen-Crowell says. Rather, a number were doing more of their overall shopping on Amazon—and as the online giant became a pervasive, almost unconscious habit in their lives, they had started dropping into their Amazon shopping carts some of the items they used to buy from Gazelle Sports. Lampen-Crowell’s initial response was to double down on marketing his company’s own website. But while that helped, there were many potential customers who still had little chance of landing on it. That was because, by 2014, nearly 40 percent of people looking to buy something online were skipping search engines like Google altogether and instead starting their product searches directly on Amazon.
By the fall of 2016, the share of online shoppers bypassing search engines and heading straight to Amazon had grown to 55 percent. With sales flagging and staff reductions under way, Lampen-Crowell made what seemed like a necessary decision: Gazelle Sports would join Amazon Marketplace, becoming.
- Amazon began as an online bookstore in 1995 and has since expanded to become one of the largest online retailers, selling a wide variety of products.
- Amazon focuses intensely on the customer experience, aiming to offer low prices, convenience, and a large selection of items.
- Amazon's success is largely attributed to its relentless focus on customers and its culture of using customer data and metrics to constantly improve customer experience.
Case study on amazon.com's supply chain management practices | MBAtiousaneesh p
The case study provides an overview of Amazon.com's inventory management. Jeffrey Preston Bezos the founder of Amazon.com launched the company when he realized that Internet provided immense scope for online trading. Although the site was originally launched as an online bookstore it eventually offered several other products to keep abreast of the competition. The case study takes a look at the different products and features offered on the site. The case also discusses Amazon's value propositions and its criteria for choosing strategic partners.
Amazon started in 1994 as an online book retailer operating out of founder Jeff Bezos' garage. It has since expanded to sell a wide variety of products as the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has a hierarchical organizational structure led by Bezos with over 300 million customers globally. In addition to online retail, Amazon offers various cloud computing and digital media services. It faces intense competition from other online and offline retailers.
Shopping in America - Between Bentonville and Bezos - The EconomistOliver Grave
Walmart has long dominated the American retail landscape, but it now faces disruption from online shopping, particularly from Amazon. Amazon's online sales have grown much faster than overall e-commerce growth in recent years, while Walmart's market share has declined slightly. Walmart is fighting back by investing billions to grow its online business and improve the efficiency of its stores and operations, but replicating Amazon's fast delivery capabilities will be challenging for Walmart and other retailers. Smaller retailers face an even bleaker prognosis unless they can offer better service, convenience, or an experience that is difficult to mimic online.
Amazon is the largest online retail store founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. It started as an online bookstore operated out of Jeff Bezos' garage, but has expanded to sell virtually any product. The site has become popular due to heavy user input - customers can review products, publish content, and sell items directly on the Amazon marketplace. While praised for its wide selection and customer reviews, some criticize Amazon's cluttered homepage and difficult to find customer support pages.
Amazon is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos and launched online in 1995. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and is the largest online retailer in the United States, nearly three times larger than the second largest online retailer. Amazon started as an online bookstore but has since diversified into selling DVDs, CDs, MP3s, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food and toys across separate websites in multiple countries.
Amazon started as an online bookstore in 1994 and has since expanded into many other product categories. While this growth strategy fueled increasing revenues, it also led to huge losses as Amazon prioritized growth over short-term profits. Now, Amazon must convince shareholders that it can achieve long-term profitability through strategies like strengthening customer relationships, expanding product offerings, improving operations, and growing internationally while balancing investments and partnerships.
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The document provides advice on how to make your work meaningful and impactful. It suggests focusing on solving problems, as there are issues everywhere that can be addressed profitably. It also recommends concentrating your efforts on thoroughly solving one issue before moving to another task, citing the focused approaches of entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Richard Branson. Additionally, it advises turning personal challenges into marketable solutions, as there are likely many others facing similar problems that would value solutions. While no single method guarantees success, following these tips will get one farther toward making a meaningful impact than trying to change the world without clear direction.
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Ronn Torossian of 5WPR reports: fellow TV personalities and presences Keith Olbermann and David Letterman step up to show support for the recently dethroned and discredited news anchor Brian Williams.
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Ronn Torossian: Amazon Passed Walmart, but Has the Megaweb Surpassed These Stores?
1. Amazon just passed Walmart, but has the
web surpassed the brick and mortar store?
2. Did Amazon Prime Day signal a sea change in retail? Some called it a flop,
some questioned if Amazon was crazy and they predicted a bad outcome.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is crazy like a fox, and explains what seemed like farce at
the time is turning into the stuff of PR legend. This week the quarterly
reports hit the news and Wall Street – Amazon is now worth more than
Walmart. Let that sink in.
Everything was up in their reports, and up went its stock – by more than 10%
of the total value of the company. Amazon is now worth about $250 billion,
and Walmart is at $230 billion. Amazon Prime Day was partly a celebration of
their 20 years in business, but it was also the tossing down of a gauntlet.
Amazon saying: “We are even bigger than Black Friday.”
3. Jeff Bezos has guided the company with his long-term vision since the
beginning. Sometimes Amazon didn’t make a profit, but Bezos continued
with his expansion plans. Growing the company every year and in the
process, adding more and more items to the sales roster. To get this all in
perspective, Amazon Prime members pay $99 per year for membership. In
return a huge number of the items Amazon sells are shipped to members
using 2-day shipping at the cost of $0 to the customer.
All of that free shipping costs Amazon more than $4 billion annually – that’s
more than 5% of Amazon’s total sales. Customers love that, but many of its
shareholders have pushed Bezos to change that deal because of costs. Bezos
continues his long-term endgame, keeping customers returning often
knowing the long-term return is worth the short term sacrifice.
4. Ten or fifteen years ago when Amazon was a fledgling operation, consumers
were still spending more of their money in traditional brick and mortar
stores. Many people were very distrustful about giving their information to
online shopping sites. But over those years, the tides have shifted and
people are doing more of the shopping online.
Amazon has prepared for this. Bezos has honed his efforts with the belief this
would be the outcome and it is paying off big time. They have already
watched brick and mortar bookstores like Borders close their doors because
of an inability to compete with Amazon. But Amazon stopped being just a
bookstore some time ago. Walmart may now be in their crosshairs. Walmart
is falling behind in their online efforts, and without some big changes, they
may not recover.
5. Bezos is now worth about $43 billion as an individual. Moving him up
the chain to become the 7th richest person on the planet. Don’t ever
underestimate the value of a good sale – even if it seemed to be as
much spoof as sale when it happened. Time and time again Bezos has
proven his ability to bring the public to his table and that’s the secret to
his and Amazon’s success.
6. 5WPR CEO and Founder of the Ronn Torossian Foundation, Ronn
Torossian was born August 25th, 1974 in Brooklyn, NY.