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In the era of Big Data and sophisticated algorithms, major retailers such as Amazon (AMZN),...
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Saturday, December 1, 2012, 11:15 AM ETIn the era of Big Data and sophisticated algorithms, major retailers such as Amazon (AMZN), Target (TGT), and Wal-Mart (WMT) keep pushing for a pricing edge. The gamesmanship includes changing prices hourly and undercutting heavily promoted deals from rivals by cents. But the biggest winner of all may be consumers. Tracking data over the holiday shopping rush shows a higher sell-through rate on items where retailers give up the most margins as mobile-empowered shoppers see through false markdowns. On watch: A potential casualty of the trend of real-time pricing could be dollar and bargain stores.
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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man shall be king.
It is trying to be a disruptive force in IT warehousing space. The competitors are fighting by lowering prices. Wine Shop is another area where success is still not obvious.
So, it is apparent, that AMZN will not be consistently successful. I would not buy this stock and possibly short it.
I think WMT and AMZN are going to be the yin and yang of the consumer retail space. WMT is already pushing into mobile commerce heavily with things such as order online and pay with cash at pickup. Once the sales tax advantage is removed, I think you may see AMZN have some sort of B&M presence (not a full retail outlet, but rather a place to pick up merchandise)