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Why industries should fear Amazon

Geoff Riley

19th September 2019

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How great is the competitive threat from Amazon facing businesses in markets such as food delivery, retail pharmaceuticals and commercial banking? This FT video is business economics gold-dust especially when considering the scale and extent of barriers to entry.

Why industries should fear Amazon

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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