Amazon Is No Longer A Retail Company (amzn, Wmt)

feedback@businessinsider.com (Adam Levy), Business Insider
Fri, 10/13/2017 - 6:18pm

AmazonAmazon is practically synonymous with online retail. A growing majority of Americans start their online shopping searches at Amazon.com. It recently made a big expansion into the brick-and-mortar world with the purchase of Whole Foods Market. But comparing Amazon's business to Wal-Mart Stores or other big retailers doesn't do it justice.

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