When Was The Last Time You Went Out To Buy Something Non-Perishable?

Name: Nathan Best
Topic: Amazon
Period: 5
Date: 11-21-17

When was the last time you went out to buy something non-perishable? For the average person it might be once a week. This is because Amazon has changed how often we shop at stores. Back in 1998, brick and mortar stores were the only way to get just about everything, until Amazon came out with a plan to get people to shop online. They got us to shift how we make purchases. Now you browse on the Amazon website, fill your cart, place the order online, and get your items within a week. How did a young entrepreneur named Jeff Bezos start a multibillion dollar business called Amazon , and take over in an enormous way the way that Americans had shopped since the founding of our country?

Amazon has taken over and made itself a formidable opponent because it is easy and convenient to use according to most users. This came into play when Borderers book store had to compete with them. Borders failed to compete effectively online, went bankrupt, and had to close all of its stores. After this anyone who wanted to compete had to change their pricing strategy and to move into online territory. Most stores had this problem, so to compete, they started their own websites, but were not as prepared as Amazon. They’ve had to make changes on pricing. Walmart offers free two-day shipping, Target has same day pickup at their store. Amazon is staying ahead of the game, they just announced that the delivery men will be given permission by prime users to gain access to your house when you’re not home and put the packages inside, so no one can steal them. Amazon delivery by drone is in development. Amazon has also created their own products such as kindles, Alexa, the voice operated assistant, streaming movies and music, and creating and developing their own movies and shows. Competitors have had to push and create their own products and services, rather than just serve as a

In paragraph two I say “Amazon’s charitable donations are revolutionary,” and then go more indepth and explain what they do whether it be by supporting charities or helping education. In paragraph three it comes together with the statement “ Amazon is the killer of brick and mortar stores,” and then go into how they've changed stores and made them have to expand into uncharted waters. Overall Amazon has changed the world in many ways. Shifting how people buy things from real stores to online, old businesses failing because of the “new” guy, or, just helping you not have to worry about going shopping and getting the list done quicker and easier and at a competitive or cheaper price. Amazon continues to be known and loved by it’s millions of customers, and distressing to others for their relentless and unstoppable domination of the