‘Dark days’ for retailers as Cyclone Amazon approaches

The arrival of Amazon will be an existential moment for some retailers and it will almost certainly trigger of wave of industry rationalisation. But it will also have a Darwinian flavour – a test of adaptive skills and survival of the fittest.
Since the US e-commerce giant last month formally announced its intention to expand in Australia, there has been a rash of analysis on the extent of the damage Cyclone Amazon will inflict on the retail sector, most of which has been extrapolated from its arrival in other countries. Sydney Morning Herald – Read more…