Nearly each one of us within the US and Canada has purchased one thing from both Walmart or Amazon in our lifetimes. Not solely are these two retailers ubiquitous, however they’ve eternally altered the best way we purchase items by their experiments with issues like free delivery, aggressive pricing, speedy supply, membership companies, and modern brick-and-mortar experiences.
Amazon and Walmart are clearly totally different in some ways, however the two corporations are additionally surprisingly comparable. This turns into significantly evident whenever you chart the historical past of their rivalry, as they race to compete for on-line procuring beneficial properties, or after they battle it out to purchase the identical corporations. Journalist and creator Jason Del Ray writes in regards to the dueling giants in his new e-book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets, which traces the strikes each corporations have made of their decades-long slugfest.
This week, we speak to Jason Del Rey about Amazon and Walmart’s technological advances, their strategic acquisitions, and how the pandemic pressured them each to change course.
Show Notes
Jason’s e-book, Winner Sells All, is out now from HarperCollins. Read all of our Amazon and Walmart protection.
Recommendations
Jason recommends season two of The Bear on Hulu. Mike recommends “Life After Roe,” WIRED’s collection of tales in regards to the present state of abortion rights. Lauren recommends shopping for presents for folks year-round, storing them in your house, then delivering them on the one time of yr whenever you see them.
Jason Del Rey might be discovered on Twitter @DelRey. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the primary hotline at @GadgetLab. The present is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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