Amazon brick/mortar stores coming to Australia soon - "We are going to destroy the retail environment in Australia"

scrimshaw on 04/11/2016 - 12:49
Last edited 04/11/2016 - 12:49

https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/5aulpd/amazon_is…
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/fund-manager-amazon-is-com…

Dick Smith crumbled thanks to the emergence of dropshipping sellers on eBay, and Woolworth's is having a hard time coming up with ways to fight against Coles and Aldi, but now that we have what is possibly the world's most successful e-commerce company (beating Walmart), the retail landscape is starting to look rather unpredictable for the next few years.

Would you shop at Amazon for your daily neccessities and fresh produce? Will Amazon mean the death of your favourite clothing store / computer store / MSY / BookDepository? Will Gerry Harvey finally die of heart attack? Who knows? All we know is we love Amazon!

[Scrimshaw is not affiliated with Amazon in any means]

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  • cypher67 on 04/11/2016 - 13:05
    +12

    Depends if Amazon give us US based pricing (relatively close) or prices just to compete with the Australian inflated market.

    Take Ikea for example, they entered the Australian market but jacked up all their pricing compared to their overseas counterparts. They entered the market successfully, but I don't believe made any real impact. Or CostCo, they were suppose to be the supermarket killers, but alas they barely made a dent.

    Amazon will see the increased profits to be made in Australia, thus making it appealing to expand too. If they are aggressive and offer amazing prices and quality, sure they will crush it. But I expect them to barely beat aussie pricing, offer a limited range and little will change.

    • scrimshaw on 04/11/2016 - 16:52
      +1

      Maybe they will use this formula

      1. Underprice
      2. Kill the competition
      3. Raise prices

      Amazon has very deep pockets so no doubt they might be able to bear the grunt of loss leaders in the first or second quarter to squeeze retailers dry, then get everyone hooked on Amazon Prime subscription before slowly turning up the profit margins.

  • spackbace on 04/11/2016 - 13:07
    +3

    Strange that they would open physical stores, I would've more expected warehouses.

    Also, what's the bet that they guy divulging the info, holds shares in Amazon. He divulges all this awesome info, people buy up the shares, he makes money ;)

    • scrimshaw on 04/11/2016 - 17:00

      The older generation of shoppers prefer Brick and mortar physical stores, for the peace of mind of easy product returns. to quote a redditor 'how are you supposed to return an item, if they don't have a store!?'

  • rompastompa on 04/11/2016 - 13:08

    All we know is we love Amazon!

    . - Jeremy Clarkson, The Grand Tour 2016

  • verio on 04/11/2016 - 14:10

    I would take these rumours (because that what it is without official confirmation) with a grain of salt.

    Why would they ignore Australia for many years and then all of a sudden decide to open physical stores in every state? I don't think that they have ever done that before in any other country. Makes no sense.

    Besides, if they were actually looking to open that many physical stores, that would not go unnoticed. It takes a lot of time and effort to organise all of that. Building distribution centres is also not that fast and easy.

    • unknown on 04/11/2016 - 17:51

      Yeah I don't see physical stores happening either. Although, Masters has a fair bit of real estate up for grabs…

  • bargainslut on 04/11/2016 - 14:15
    +1

    I would love to go up your amazon scrimmyshaw:)

    • Savas on 04/11/2016 - 16:15
      +3

      Username checks out

    • scrimshaw on 04/11/2016 - 16:54
      +2

      my amazon rain forest is tropical, warm and moist

      • rompastompa on 04/11/2016 - 20:32
        +2

        And full of creatures…?

  • StewBalls on 04/11/2016 - 14:32
    +5

    All your retail bases are belong to us…

  • shanakatak on 04/11/2016 - 15:31

    I for one welcome our glorious corporate overloads.

  • Diji1 on 04/11/2016 - 15:34
    +2

    Why would I believe this internet news? Internet news is made most of the time (and sometimes not even written by a human being) for the sole purpose of getting people to click ads.

    • shapers on 04/11/2016 - 17:29

      Its on 7 news tonight too

      • wanderingoz on 04/11/2016 - 19:35
        +2

        Hahahahaha.. well it must be true then!

  • Baebs on 04/11/2016 - 15:47

    Better off destroying things so they can be rebuilt.

  • goosegog on 04/11/2016 - 16:29
    +2

    Touché to Savas - the only person to describe themselves as a slut, obviously is.

  • fruit on 04/11/2016 - 16:45
    +1

    All they will do is offer discounts at the start to kill off all the other sellers then jack up the prices.

  • cdaddy on 04/11/2016 - 17:19
    -2

    K

  • Safman on 04/11/2016 - 17:41

    Bookdepository is already owned by Amazon lol. As for me, I'm going wherever things are cheaper.

  • wkd on 04/11/2016 - 19:50

    i hope they sell items similar to the ones on the american site.

    there are so many specific brands and styles i can never find in aussie stores yet are readily available on amazon.

  • coco1458 on 05/11/2016 - 09:24

    I guess soon enough we'll be having our own Prime Day :)

  • gringo on 07/11/2016 - 04:59

    how GST works will be interesting.. wonder if the Aust govt will tolerate them grey marketing everything

    • StewBalls on 07/11/2016 - 08:53

      Won't be a problem for a big corporation like Amazon; as other multinationals have discovered, we have the best politicians money can buy…

      • cwongtech on 07/11/2016 - 12:43

        we have the best politicians money can buy…

        Jawbs and Growth.

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