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Creative Destruction - What Could Threaten Amazon?

26th March 2017

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The Economist looks in this short video at the expectations of Amazon shareholders and the extent to which it has already met them and the future regulatory challenges that may remain. It really is a remarkable company that straddles a range of markets and has affected many aspects of modern life, not least retailing and cloud computing.

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Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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