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by amptorn 3276 days ago
In what universe is Amazon not Walmart's enemy?
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Win on price; innovation; technology;people;

Imo Amazon is smarter and more nimble and if Wal-Mart starts this stuff it may backfire

Look - if iy wasn't for Amazon people would not expect to get anything on line, and thus walmarts revenue in online would not be as much. (The pie is huge because of Prime)

I've always saw Amazon and Walmart almost as large cats with overlapping ranges. Like they've seen signs the other is around, but haven't actually had any run-ins or direct confrontations.
Cats are extremely territorial. If there is overlap, it is perceived as trespass and confrontation is inevitable. Which is what we are seeing.