{"id":39372,"date":"2013-10-25T21:35:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T03:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/25\/amazon-and-the-long-game.html"},"modified":"2013-10-25T22:03:05","modified_gmt":"2013-10-26T04:03:05","slug":"amazon-and-the-long-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/25\/amazon-and-the-long-game.html","title":{"rendered":"Amazon and the Long Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
Amazon is one of the biggest US retailers in the world — but not one of the top US-sales-alone retailers. \u00a0But by expanding their presence in a sustainable \/ supportive way abroad, they're laying a long-term investment that seems likely to me to pay off big time.<\/div>\n

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The Real Reason It Doesn’t Matter That Amazon Is Losing Money | Wired Business | Wired.com<\/a>
\n Of all the largest U.S. retailers, only Amazon can claim to be a truly global company.\n <\/p>\n

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Amazon is one of the biggest US retailers in the world — but not one of the top US-sales-alone retailers. \u00a0But by expanding their presence in a sustainable \/ supportive way abroad, they're laying a long-term investment that seems likely to me to pay off big time. 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