A new antitrust case cuts to the core of Amazon’s identity
“I created Amazon 26 years ago with a long-term mission to become a company based on customers on Earth “, Jeff Bezos he declared Last summer in front of the anti-domestic competition committee. “Not all businesses take the customer’s perspective first, but we do, and that’s our biggest strength.”
Bezos ’obsession with customer satisfaction is at the heart of Amazon’s self-mythology. All the moves that the company makes, in this regard, are designed with one goal in mind: to make the customer happy. If Amazon has become the king of economic trade, it’s not because of unfair practices or sharp elbows; it’s because customers love it so much.
An antitrust lawsuit filed against Amazon by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine this week promises to test the evidence and allegations that have…
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered his support last month for Biden s corporate tax plan.
But Amazon and other large companies have avoided paying their share in taxes for years.
The Biden administration must close corporate tax loopholes or companies like Amazon will keep skirting the bill.
Jason Boyce is the author of The Amazon Jungle and founder of Amazon managed services agency, Avenue7Media. Previously, Boyce was an 18-year Top 200 Amazon seller.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Last month, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered his support for hiking the corporate tax rate as a way to pay for President Joe Biden s infrastructure plan.
Optimal Prime: Amazon’s big quarter reveals its post-pandemic potential
April 30, 2021 at 9:46 am
Amazon Prime trailers are an increasingly common sight on Interstate 5, reflecting the company’s rapid growth. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop)
Year-over-year quarterly growth of 44% would be significant for any company, but when the underlying numbers are this big, it starts to qualify as astonishing.
Amazon’s first-quarter sales of $108.5 billion compared with $75.5 billion a year earlier, setting a new record for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant and providing a glimpse of its strong position as the world emerges from the pandemic.
The company is easing its spending on COVID-19 initiatives, but consumers’ online purchasing habits appear to have changed permanently.