Problem: Amazon started as an e-commerce book site and has now added music, toys, electronics, software and clothes to is list of product offerings. You are welcome to review the following articles from Proquest.
Marcial, Gene (Oct 29, 2007) The Unplumbed Depths of Amazon. Business Week. New York: . p. 112
Doherty, Kathy (Oct 2007) The New Kid In Town. Food Logistics. New York: . p. 6
Stone, Brad. (Oct 24, 2007) .Amazon Says Profit Jumped In Quarter, New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: p. C.3
Please turn in a paper of one to two pages (page counting does not include cover and reference list) discussing the following questions,
Q1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of selling books and goods over the internet?
Q2. Amazon offered Prime membership and same-day delivery. Will this destroy local retail buisness?
Q3. What do traditional stores have to gain from setting up an e-commerce side to complement their retail stores?
Expectations:
1. Answer questions with clarity.
2. Show depth and breadth in your paper to enhance the quality of your paper.
3. Try your best to search in our library to find some papers/articles to support your argument and show them in the reference list.