• wuffah@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    15 days ago

    Why would a retailer turn down an additional resource that drives customers to their site?

    Amazon also rolled out a “Buy for Me” feature last year that surfaces products from other brands’ websites and lets shoppers complete purchases without leaving the Amazon app.

    Ah, that’s why.

    • criss_cross@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      15 days ago

      It’s like the skievier part of DoorDash listings, where they’d list restaurants that weren’t on the platform, make deliveries for them and send angry customers to them when DoorDash fucked it up.

    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      15 days ago

      Why would a retailer turn down an additional resource that drives customers to their site.

      Why would independent artisans be obligated to sell their products through Amazon?

      • IronBird@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        14 days ago

        cause it’s a monopoly?, and that’s how they work?

        amazons whole business plan is undercutting popular items by contacting suppliers/manufacturers behind the scenes to capture any new trends, you either have to have a very strong moat/control of your suppliers etc. or you will get boxed out by cheaper amazon brand eventually.