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Rumor Mill: The Amazon Store is Coming
February 9, 2012
FROM RETAILWIRE:
A report last weekend by Good EReader said that Amazon, similar to its Quidsi division, was tinkering with the idea of opening a small store in Seattle to show off items such as its various Kindle models and a widely anticipated Android smartphone line. Do you think it makes sense for Amazon to open physical stores?
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No, no, no. Amazon has built its model around the cutting edge technologies and feedback of the Internet. Brick and mortar stores are more expensive, provide no true presence, and offer no advantage to Amazon's successful model. Amazon needs to focus on its winning Internet model!
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