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> Huh? So how does Amazon actually make money?

They sell at/near their cost (including warehousing, delivery, technology, etc.) which is lower than the cost of Walmart's brick and mortar presence.

Costco also sells at cost, almost all their profit is from membership fees (see Amazon Prime for Amazon's take on this.)




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