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Jeff Off: Are Bezos and Amazon unstoppable? – Ros Taylor finds out
Season 1
Episode 1127
Published 2 years, 5 months ago
Description
Amazon is so dominant that the US government wants to break it up. Jeff Bezos’s empire has been described as an e-commerce monopoly – that harms consumers, sellers and the retail landscape. Senior lecturer at Lancaster University, Dr. Renaud Foucart, joins Ros Taylor in The Bunker to find out how a US court decision could impact online shopping around the world.
- “You cannot open a small business and compete with Amazon. You would need billions to even consider it.” – Dr. Renaud Foucart
- “There is an agreement across the US political spectrum that they need to deal with big tech monopolies.” – Dr. Renaud Foucart
- “Arguably, Amazon is the thing that saved the unique traditional bookshop.” – Dr. Renaud Foucart
Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Robin Leeburn. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.
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