“bringing new growth where there was none and offering new possibilities for workers”
Lost count how many times I heard that statement from Plant Managers and VP’s and then my job was offshored. Fact is Amazon is just a Warehouse distributor. FIFO, stick it on a UPS truck. Not much opportunity other than for a younger guy with a healthy back. Definitely Women and and older folks affected.
Actually there is tremendous opportunity to start a small business by piggy backing on Amazon.
Amazon sellers are an integral part of Amazon. Amazon has provided a platform that they can use to reach customers across America and the world. They can work with manufacturers and drop ship, mail themselves or utilize Amazon drop off sites so that Amazon handles their shipping needs.
Originally the focus was drop-shipped items but now groceries, food specialty producers, crafts people and a myriad of other sellers market through Amazon. In addition companies, one example is Fabric.com, offer the opportunity to use Amazon checkout on their own websites for customer convenience and to simplify their billing process.