{"id":14556,"date":"2012-07-26T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content26.com\/?p=14556"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:19:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:19:50","slug":"amazons-weak-spots-yes-it-has-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/blog\/amazons-weak-spots-yes-it-has-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon&#8217;s Weak Spots (Yes, It Has Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/amazon-under-the-magnifying-glass.jpg\"><\/a>Forrester Research<\/strong> has released an in-depth look at how retailers can compete and coexist with <strong>Amazon<\/strong>. For many retailers, Amazon is seen as both a friend and a foe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For many businesses, Amazon is simultaneously a sales channel, a potential service provider, and a competitive threat,&#8221; Forrester&#8217;s Brian Walker notes in a blog post about the study.<\/p>\n<p>Walker goes on to list five threats to the online retailer&#8217;s profitability:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flopping in key emerging markets<\/li>\n<li>Facing hostile retailers<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding key talent<\/li>\n<li>Succumbing to Jeff Bezos&#8217;s management distractions<\/li>\n<li>Just getting too big<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report also delves into the growing distrust that brands and retailers have for Amazon. There&#8217;s a feeling out there that &#8220;they are teaching Amazon too much by selling to or through Amazon,&#8221; Walker writes. &#8220;If a significant number of retailers leave the Amazon Marketplace, its flywheel falls apart, and the fundamental drivers of growth to date will instead drive its decline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You can read more about the report at <a title=\"Amazon.com: Friend or foe\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forrester.com\/brian_walker\/12-07-26-amazoncom_friend_or_foe?cm_mmc=RSS-_-MS-_-78-_-blog_1919\" target=\"_blank\">blogs.forrester.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forrester Research has released an in-depth look at how retailers can compete and coexist with Amazon. 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