Amazon

• How has the retail industry been reshaped recently?

  By e-tailers during the covid pandemic
• What is a key operational advantage for Amazon?

  Quick order/delivery reduces costs
• How does Amazon's global connection impact its operating costs?

  It reduces labour and storage costs
• What tax advantage does Amazon have?

  They pay little tax
• What is an economic benefit of Amazon buying in bulk?

  It leads to cheaper products
• What is a disadvantage of Amazon's low tax payments for governments?

  Less funding for social infrastructure
• What environmental issue arises from Amazon's business model?

  People buy cheap products and discard them
• How do low labour costs affect workers in countries like Bangladesh?

  Workers have poor working conditions
• How does the pay of Bangladeshi workers compare to US workers?

  4 times less than US workers