10 Minute Take | How the crisis became prime time for Amazon

September 06, 2024 | Rhonda Hymers


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While most people have been under lockdowns, The Everything Store has been everywhere. The explosive demand for online shopping and surge in remote work have been boons for both Amazon’s core retail offering and AWS, its cloud computing business. But can the company capture and sustain this once-in-a-generation opportunity? And how will ongoing antitrust probes in both the U.S. and E.U. affect its growth? Mark Mahaney, RBC Capital Markets’ Internet Analyst, shares his take on Amazon.


"A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well." ~ Jeff Bezos