Wal-Mart's Guidance: Up, And Get Used To It [View article]
Add to this the fact that NY State is now forcing Amazon to collect tax on all purchases from New Yorkers. This will add pressure to Amazon's prices (and/or margins) and will be an advantage for the brick and mortars such as Wal Mart and Target. THe retail councils are talking about pushing this tax collection to every state as "e-fairness". This appears to be the beginning of a gamechanger in the field of e-commerce.
Wal-Mart's Guidance: Up, And Get Used To It [View article]