Amazon announced its next move in the shipping wars. But the battle is moving to an area where Walmart has a distinct advantage.
The move would make sense for a few reasons, and it may even be easier for a more traditional retailer like Walmart to pull off.Amazon's latest move will likely change the way online shopping is done across the board forever.
Walmart, which has emerged as Amazon's chief rival both online and off, didn't miss a chance to chime in.Read more: Amazon has built up an immense network of fulfillment centers to bring its product closer to customers and ship things out more quickly than ever. Moving that to one-day shipping will no doubt be more costly, as Amazon told analysts on Thursday that in the upcoming quarter it will absorb $800 million in costs related to making one-day shipping a reality for millions of items.
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