Amazon Australia Essay

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In welcome news to Australian consumers, US e-commerce giant Amazon has launched its Australian services. Amazon has had an Australian website in operation since 2013 which up until now has had limited offering. Amazon is now rolling out its full suite of services in Australia. Whilst it is widely agreed that Amazon’s strategy of undercutting prices of goods offered by local retailers will shake up the retail sector, the online payments landscape could also be set for change. Amazon is active in the payments space as it processes its payments through its own subsidiary Amazon Pay, acquired Indian online payments process Emvantage in 2016 and even offers its own credit card to consumers in the US. Data from RFi Group shows that 88% of consumers