04-22-2008, 09:37 AM
Amazon Strategies has a 2-part article on Amazon.com's presentation at CA Catalyst:
part 1: http://www.amazonstrategies.com/amazon-s...st-part-i/
part 2: http://www.amazonstrategies.com/internat...t-part-ii/
part 1: http://www.amazonstrategies.com/amazon-s...st-part-i/
part 2: http://www.amazonstrategies.com/internat...t-part-ii/
Quote:In response to an attendee question Sebastian made it clear that Amazon has no intention to jump back into the auction business: We have history here, but we have no plans to do auctions at this point. We believe that the Amazon customer is looking for low price and a very fast & easy shopping experience. Auctions are more fun & interactive, and were not looking to provide that experience. And nobody gasped at that giving up this space to focus exclusively on the fixed-price, convenience shopper fits into the do what you do best category and was the right decision.
Quote:Amazon offers five products to online retailers: Amazon Selling (its bread + butter), Amazon WebStore, Fulfillment By Amazon, Amazon Product Ads and Amazon Enterprise. No mention of Drop Ship By Amazon or Corporate Buying which hints on better hide these in the closet. I am not sure where ClickRiver fits in maybe it will be rolled into the Product Ads group / platform?