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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4255904" data-attributes="member: 63706">I understand that, but if they have been able to show any kind of profit at all, it will have been at least partly due to shippers like USPS shipping for them at a loss, and UPS shipping for them at an extremely thin margin, if any. Amazon thinks they can control their shipping costs by starting their own service, all that means is they will be cutting out the other companies who have been eating a loss for them. Everyone thinks UPS is doomed, maybe, but it isn&#039;t due to Amazon shipping.If you&#039;ve followed what&#039;s been happening, you&#039;d know that many of the brick and mortar stores have finally gotten their heads out their butts and are starting to put the pressure on Amazon for online sales. Amazon is starting to realize they need physical locations for people to go and pick up their orders as part of their strategy to get stuff to people as fast as possible. The problem is, the brick and mortars figured that out too, and they are already way ahead in that aspect. So, no, Amazon is not as dominant as everyone seems to believe. They have their competitors, and they are feeling the squeeze.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4255904, member: 63706"] I understand that, but if they have been able to show any kind of profit at all, it will have been at least partly due to shippers like USPS shipping for them at a loss, and UPS shipping for them at an extremely thin margin, if any. Amazon thinks they can control their shipping costs by starting their own service, all that means is they will be cutting out the other companies who have been eating a loss for them. Everyone thinks UPS is doomed, maybe, but it isn't due to Amazon shipping. If you've followed what's been happening, you'd know that many of the brick and mortar stores have finally gotten their heads out their butts and are starting to put the pressure on Amazon for online sales. Amazon is starting to realize they need physical locations for people to go and pick up their orders as part of their strategy to get stuff to people as fast as possible. The problem is, the brick and mortars figured that out too, and they are already way ahead in that aspect. So, no, Amazon is not as dominant as everyone seems to believe. They have their competitors, and they are feeling the squeeze. [/QUOTE]

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