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Re: Shopify goes after Amazon with new Walmart deal

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I hope shopify understands the extremely long history of how walmart has dealt with their corporate partners in the past. Walmart typically extends a friendly hug and then slowly squeezes their corporate partners to death. They had better be ready to unravel the relationship at any sign of trouble and be working on a parallel plan to replace walmart. It seems like an unnecessary shorcut that may backfire.

Re: Shopify goes after Amazon with new Walmart deal

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Amazon is likely grateful for the “competition” amid greater scrutiny from regulators around the world.

I am not sure why people think Amazon is such a dominate force on the commerce front, especially with respects to Walarmt. It isn't even close between the two. I am more worried about the cloud technology space being down to basically two choices now.

Re: Shopify goes after Amazon with new Walmart deal

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I hope shopify understands the extremely long history of how walmart has dealt with their corporate partners in the past. Walmart typically extends a friendly hug and then slowly squeezes their corporate partners to death. They had better be ready to unravel the relationship at any sign of trouble and be working on a parallel plan to replace walmart. It seems like an unnecessary shorcut that may backfire.

Shopify* has three non-merchant-driven discovery channels now: Walmart, Facebook, and their own Shop app.

I think Shopify is in a much better bargaining position than Walmart.

Re: Shopify goes after Amazon with new Walmart deal

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post #8

I hope shopify understands the extremely long history of how walmart has dealt with their corporate partners in the past. Walmart typically extends a friendly hug and then slowly squeezes their corporate partners to death. They had better be ready to unravel the relationship at any sign of trouble and be working on a parallel plan to replace walmart. It seems like an unnecessary shorcut that may backfire.

Shopify* has three non-merchant-driven discovery channels now: Walmart, Facebook, and their own Shop app. I think Shopify is in a much better bargaining position than Walmart.

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Re: Shopify goes after Amazon with new Walmart deal

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Amazon is likely grateful for the “competition” amid greater scrutiny from regulators around the world.

I am not sure why people think Amazon is such a dominate force on the commerce front, especially with respects to Walarmt. It isn't even close between the two. I am more worried about the cloud technology space being down to basically two choices now.

Not sure where you live, but in Ontario Amazon delivery trucks outnumber all other delivery trucks combined.

Seemingly 50% of every package sitting on anyone's doorstep has the familiar Amazon branded packing tape surrounding it as well.

They're definitely dominant.

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