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To: H James Morris who wrote (36227)	1/23/1999 2:12:00 PM
From: Mark Fowler	Respond to of 164684

It will be interesting to see if he can sign up a major retailer.<, James i think you and i are finally on the same side of the street on this...excellent post. ;-)

To: H James Morris who wrote (36227)	1/23/1999 5:23:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Respond to of 164684

To such an extent that every individual and corporate customer @ Costco wouldn't consider shopping anywhere esle, unless there's not a Costco warehouse that's not convenient. Ps Costco is going full steam to open up its web-site. If I had been Bezos I would have tried to sigh Costco up. After all they're both based in Seattle. He could have just walked across the street to sign the deal. H James, how much do you suppose such a deal (whatever it consists of) would be worth? I'm assuming Amazon would be paying Costco to have a link on Costco's web page.

To: H James Morris who wrote (36227)	1/23/1999 9:56:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

lenn, I believe Bezos can collect substantial revenues by being the processor for any retailer that would prefer to sell their wears and use his brand name. I also think its possible that if he really does become the "Giant Internet e-tailer". He could eventually charge every one of his customers an annual membership fee. James, I doubt any major player would wish to pay AMZN to help sell their products. AMZN has a smaller reach than many portals and the traditional retailers are quite experienced in marketing. It is not in their interests in sharing their gross margins with AMZN. AMZN has very little to "bring to the table." As you know Costco does that now by appearing to have the very best deals for their customers. To such an extent that every individual and corporate customer @ Costco wouldn't consider shopping anywhere esle, unless there's not a Costco warehouse that's not convenient. Costco is retailing product they inventory so they are not sharing their margins. Costco is going full steam to open up its web-site. If I had been Bezos I would have tried to sigh Costco up. After all they're both based in Seattle. He could have just walked across the street to sign the deal. It will be interesting to see if he can sign up a major retailer. Bezos may of contacted Costco and was turned down. If I were Costco, that is what I would do. Turn him down and do their own page. Costco clearly knows how to retail so why pay an amateuer such as Bezos to do it? Glenn