04-19-2006, 09:50 AM
Quote:Online retailer Amazon has begun serving up soup, breakfast cereals and other basic foods on its US menu.
Amazon is now offering 2,000 basic packaged foods as part of its drive to become the number one destination for online consumers...
The focus on bulk sales of non-perishable items allows the firm to take on big US names like Wal-Mart and Costco...
Quote:Analysts have suggested that Amazon may be losing market share to traditional retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, as well as auction sites like eBay and even search internet site Google...
full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4918968.stm