Amazon had ambition that they could be the everything retailer. They've done incredibly well in the space. And then to me, it felt like the whole food's deal felt like a bit of a white flag that the space is really hard. I'll say how many years later are we now, five or six years after that deal.
Mary Long caught up with Jason Del Rey, author of “Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets.”
- How Amazon often beat Walmart’s low-price guarantee. - The incentives that slowed down Walmart’s e-commerce rollout. - Why WalMart was hesitant about creating a loyalty program. - Amazon and Walmart’s push into healthcare.
Companies discussed: AMZN, WMT
Host: Mary Long Guest: Jason Del Rey Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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