I saw this chart today in the Silicon Alley Insider and thought it was an interesting visual and as you know they say a picture is worth a bunch of words. If you look the inflection point when Amazon started to really accelerate, it co-incides with the launch of Prime and the ramping up of the seller business (aka 3P).
Chart: Amazon vs. Ecommerce vs. Retail…
May 27, 2009
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