Long: I think if we look out 10 20 years, there's the potential that the greatest impact these companies have, at least in the US, on the greatest amount of people ends up coming long term through their healthcare services. And they are both like really serious about getting into this space, thinking the incumbents really just have this disregard for consumers. Very unwelcoming industry to newcomers, but they have a lot of money to spend.
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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