I agree full heartedly. I worked at Amazon for three years, and I’m not going back. They treated us white collar workers very very well, but I couldn't justify working there anymore knowing the conditions of the warehouse workers and the company-wide mindset of “growth at all costs, no matter what”.
Customers, yes. But surely there's not much value being offered to those sellers by using their data to build out competing products/labels and then pricing them out the market?
I agree that comparison is relevant — to an extent. The difference with Amazon is its sheer size, reach and influence. As the article suggests, with the profits from Prime alone, they can outmanoeuvre most other companies. And I think that is why they're problematic.
I'm a fan of capitalism — but I also want to see choice and innovation in the market. A place where independents can create and grow.
I agree full heartedly. I worked at Amazon for three years, and I’m not going back. They treated us white collar workers very very well, but I couldn't justify working there anymore knowing the conditions of the warehouse workers and the company-wide mindset of “growth at all costs, no matter what”.
I'm back, wine in hand to remind you to proofread. And I'm pretty sure you can't do it yourself.
Please. I'm not even a careful reader. These two jumped out...
"Amazon is they can pick off every burgeoning new product category."
Or, how about the way you opened...
"This week I’ll be digging into the topic of whether Amazon’s private label businesses are"
No punctuation, no subject for that verb. WTAF?
Have you read/talked about Lina Khan's Antitrust Paradox paper? Very useful for understanding the position Amazon holds re:antitrust law
I’m trying to find the underlying evil here. Is it that Amazon is just really good at providing value to its customers and sellers?
Customers, yes. But surely there's not much value being offered to those sellers by using their data to build out competing products/labels and then pricing them out the market?
Yes. Though the comparison to what grocery stores have been doing for years is compelling. Is it so different?
I agree that comparison is relevant — to an extent. The difference with Amazon is its sheer size, reach and influence. As the article suggests, with the profits from Prime alone, they can outmanoeuvre most other companies. And I think that is why they're problematic.
I'm a fan of capitalism — but I also want to see choice and innovation in the market. A place where independents can create and grow.