Shifting attitudes around antitrust issues in both major U.S. political parties has been a headache for Amazon that has only grown with time and the company’s size. The big tech legislation introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives is just the latest potential salvo in various run-ins between the company and government.
In Huseman’s post, and in past statements by the company and executives, Amazon has maintained that its market should be viewed as the same as other mass merchants and retailers. Viewed by all the categories it sells in, the company that has long aimed to be the “everything store” has a relatively small share of the total retail market, of which e-commerce is still just a fraction.
