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0 pointskube-system2y ago0 comments

I think the difference is that Best Buy retail stores are not a marketplace, there are no third-party sellers in a Best Buy.

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sib2y ago

In fact, there are, as in much of Big Box retail.

kube-systemOP2y ago

There's store-within-a-store, but it's not really the same thing as a marketplace, and not the type of thing where any provider dominates the market enough to have a monopolistic power on it.

rescbr2y ago

A large part of what you see on shelves are not the retailer's, but are on consignment from the manufacturer.

The manufacturer also pays for the product to be displayed, with different rates for different positioning.

The limit is physical space on the storefront, and that's a problem that Amazon doesn't have.

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