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Originally Posted by BWinmill
For that specific example: true. On the other hand, Amazon is a glorified mail-order company. Mail order companies existed before the internet in multiple forms, from the mail-order catalogue to the home shopping channel. Like Amazon, they were typically cheaper than B&M stores because they didn't have the same overhead. In their heydays, they were generally despised by B&M stores because this lower overhead allowed mail-order companies to undercut retail outlets.
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Yep. Sears got its start by offering a catalog of merchandise that the customer could look over from the comfort of their own living room. I.E. Sears Roebuck catalog.